by Duncan | Oct 18, 2023 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Advocates, Educators, General, Mammals, Pets
Pete Walsh–who lives in Tasmania, where he found himself becoming deeply concerned about the plight of local platypuses in the capital city of Hobart, part of narrative that unfolds in “The Platypus Guardian,” a documentary kicking off the new season of the PBS...
by Duncan | Oct 21, 2020 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Mammals
Jacky Poon—filmmaker-producer-cinematographer of “Pandas: Born to be Wild,” a new documentary in PBS’ “Nature”—recounts that he did not have a particular passion for animals or wildlife while growing up in China, but those interests were spurred after he moved to the...
by Duncan | Apr 8, 2020 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Mammals
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, this was the second show I broadcast remotely from home, with in-studio help from my friend/WMNF music director Lee “Flee” Courtney, featuring live and recorded elements… Susan Fleming—a filmmaker...
by Duncan | Feb 19, 2020 | Actors & Filmmakers, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators
Mark Emery—one of the cinematographers, and the narrator, on the new documentary “Wild Florida,” part of the PBS series, “Nature”—addresses the early part of his career as a wildlife filmmaker, and how he may have been singularly equipped for it, growing up in Ocala,...
by Duncan | Oct 22, 2014 | Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Musicians, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter
Well, as these show summaries go, this is certainly an unusual one. Quite fitting, really, given how unusual this show was, to say nothing of the morning this show aired. WMNF is in Tampa and as many listeners know, I live on the opposite coast of Florida. Which means...
