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William Neal, writer-director of “Long Gone Wild”

Duncan — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:00:08 +0000

William Neal —writer-director of “Long Gone Wild,” a documentary that focuses on captive orcas, arriving as a cinematic successor to “Blackfish”—provides an overview of his pre-doc career, a mix of all sort of television work, writing books, and, early on, coaching hockey at the college and professional levels.He recounts how he began considering the idea […]

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Lori Marino, founder and president of The Whale Sanctuary Project

Duncan — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 04:00:29 +0000

Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the 10th program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida, and likely the final one of its kind for now. We’re due back in the studio on June […]

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Dr. Lori Marino, founder of the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy

Duncan — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 05:00:59 +0000

Dr. Lori Marino—founder and executive director of the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, as well as a neuroscientist and expert in animal behavior and intelligence—explains exactly what a neuroscientist is, and how that academic orientation informs her thinking about animal behavior as opposed to, say, an animal behaviorist without that scientific training. Marino describes what prompted her […]

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Alex Blount, PETA Tour Administrator: “I, Orca”

Duncan — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 04:00:09 +0000

Alex Blount, PETA Tour Administrator—in this case, the tour in question is PETA’s “I, Orca” empathy project, which involves using Google virtual reality goggles to immerse participants in a world where they can swim freely in the ocean with their orca family—recounts what drew him to working for PETA. He notes that touring with “I, […]

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Jo-Anne McArthur, photojournalist & activist

Duncan — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:00:37 +0000

Jo-Anne McArthur—an award-winning photojournalist whose passion as an animal activist has informed her work in an ongoing project, “We Animals”—recounts her first forays into photography. She discusses her evolution as a photographer, deciding to specialize in animals at the urging of a mentor who recommended she follow her passion, as well as a light bulb […]

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