Justin Rudd, a Long Beach-based canine-centric activist and organizer who oversees a number of animal-oriented events and organizations, discusses the activities and accomplishments of the two chief organizations he founded, Community Action Team (CAT) and Haute...
Tanya Petrovna--Chef (that's no typo!) Executive Officer of Native Foods California Vegan restaurants--discusses her background, how she got into veggie cooking, some of the philosophy behind her Native Foods restaurants & menus, her cookbooks ("The Native...
Local veterinarian extraordinaire Dr. Mary Sebzda--the only guest thus far to make multiple appearances on "Talking Animals"--returns to discuss and answer caller questions about such Summer pet concerns as greater vigilance against fleas, higher incidence of...
Geneen Roth--an author whose books include the New York Times bestseller "When Food Is Love" and whose work has primarily dealt with emotional eating and related topics--discusses her new book, "The Craggy Hole In My Heart And The Cat Who Fixed It," a memoir of...
Pat Derby, a major, internationally-recognized figure in the animal world--former Hollywood animal trainer, author of "The Lady And Her Tiger" & "In The Presence Of Elephants," co-founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)--discusses various facets...
Tammy Grimes--founder of Dogs Deserve Better, a national education/legislation/rescue organization dedicated to freeing chained and penned dogs, and bringing them into the home--discusses the history and mission of this award-winning and growing (57-plus chapters...
Cheryl Barnes--an author and illustrator, who with her husband, Peter Barnes, has written a children's book called "President Adams' Alligator And Other White House Pets"--discusses the wide array of animals who have lived with Presidents at The White House, the...
Jean-Michel Cousteau--son of Jacques Cousteau and an accomplished explorer, environmentalist, educator & film producer in his own right--discusses the Ocean Futures Society, the non-profit marine conservation and education organization he founded in 1999, his...
Michael Bell--a veteran animal activist, actor and animation voice-over maven--discusses plans for the Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary, which will be the world's largest such facility (the Cambodian government granted the Sanctuary a million acres), including pivotal...
Nellie McKay--the 19-year-old piano-playing, genre-traversing singer-songwriter, whose recently-released double-disc debut, "Get Away From Me," has drawn a boatload of rave reviews--discusses the animal songs and references on her album, her commitment to animal...
