Duncan P. Forgey, author of “Flyin’ Kai: A Pelican’s Tale”
Author Duncan Forgey discusses his inventive novel featuring a pelican hero and protect-environment themes.
Duncan P. Forgey, author of “Flyin’ Kai: A Pelican’s Tale”
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Kimberly Carroll, Toronto-based animal activist, leader, and consultant
Kimberly Carroll, Toronto-based animal activist, leader, and consultant
Kimberly Carroll— a veteran Toronto-based animal activist, leader, and consultant—recalls growing up in Manitoba, a sensitive child with a precocious connection to animals, yet like her family members and most fellow Manitobans, she was also an enthusiastic meat...
Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef, author & educator
Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef, author & educator
Mark Reinfeld— the award-winning vegan chef and author of numerous books, including “Healing The Vegan Way: Plant-Based Eating for Optimal Health and Wellness”—returns to the show, this time offering more early biographical information than we’ve discussed in past...
Ally Burguieres, opossum advocate and rehabilitator
Ally Burguieres, opossum advocate and rehabilitator
Ally Burguieres— an opossum advocate and rehabilitator, whose passion to protect and serve, and heal, these marsupials is reflected in a recent HuffPost piece and in her new book, “Possums Are Not Cute! And Other Myths about Nature’s Most Misunderstood...
Liz Marshall, director of “Meat The Future”
Liz Marshall, director of “Meat The Future”
Liz Marshall—a documentary director whose latest film, “Meat The Future,” examines the realm of “cultivated meat,” generated in a lab setting, from animal cells, but these animals remain unharmed—explains the criteria she considers when deciding what topic or...
Dr. Heather Johnston, Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
Dr. Heather Johnston, Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
Dr. Heather Johnston—a veterinarian who serves as the Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a multifaceted operation in Jupiter, Florida that, in celebration of March being Women’s History Month, is slated to present a “Women in Wildlife Panel Discussion”...
Patrick Battuello, the founder of Horseracing Wrongs
Patrick Battuello, the founder of Horseracing Wrongs
Patrick Battuello—the founder and president of Horseracing Wrongs, an organization formed in 2013, and based in Albany, New York, which seeks to end horse racing--describes an unexceptional childhood when it comes to animals, growing up in a family that loved dogs....
pattrice jones, cofounder of LGBTQ-led VINE Sanctuary
pattrice jones, cofounder of LGBTQ-led VINE Sanctuary
pattrice jones —cofounder of VINE (Veganism is the Next Evolution) Sanctuary, 100-acre facility in Vermont, a self-described “LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary” we wanted to spotlight as we celebrate Pride Month—outlines VINE’s history and evolution, including its...
William Finnegan, New Yorker staff writer, author of “Can Horse Racing Survive?”
William Finnegan, New Yorker staff writer, author of “Can Horse Racing Survive?”
William Finnegan—a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1987, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of extended exploration of horse racing in the current (May 24) issue of the magazine—describes how he ended up with the assignment to do the story, and the array of...
Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society’s cat initiatives analyst
Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society’s cat initiatives analyst
Peter J. Wolf—who works for Best Friends Animal Society as cat initiatives analyst, which involves helping the organization shape its community cat policies, and has overseen some of its national cat programs—starts the conversation by answering the...
