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Paul Watson, Captain Paul Watson Foundation

Duncan — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:00:08 +0000

Captain Paul Watson–a major figure for decades in the realm of animal rights, he founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977—describes what he sees as the initial events that led to his ouster from his own organization. Watson recalls being told that his reputation was a liability to the reimagined mission of Sea Shepherd, […]

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Vincent Kelner, director of “A Taste of Whale”

Duncan — Wed, 25 May 2022 04:00:33 +0000

Vincent Kelner—writer-director of “A Taste of Whale,” a documentary examining the “grind,” Faroe Islanders’ ritual slaughter of pilot whales, but an intricate film with a lot more on its mind than that—addresses the question that I customarily ask documentary filmmakers: What was it about this subject matter that he found so compelling he was willing […]

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pattrice jones, cofounder of LGBTQ-led VINE Sanctuary

Duncan — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 04:00:05 +0000

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 initial incarnation as Eastern Shore Sanctuary, which primarily housed chickens, and was located in Maryland. jones recalls the impetus […]

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Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now, advocate for captive elephants

Duncan — Wed, 05 May 2021 04:00:34 +0000

Barbara Trask Lovett—president of Save Nosey Now, member of the Board of Directors of The Elephant Advocacy Project, and generally a veteran advocate for improving the lives of captive elephants—recounts part of her background and how earlier efforts for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (at times, working closely with Paul Watson) gradually mutated into parallel concerns […]

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Tampa Bay Veg Fest: Former & original organizers, plus keynote speaker Grey

Duncan — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:00:59 +0000

On this edition of the show, we reconfigured the regular format a bit, so as to accommodate taking a good look—from a couple of angles—at the Tampa Bay Veg Fest (TBVF), set this year for Nov. 9 at Perry Harvey Sr. Park. First, in recognition that Veg Fest is marking its 10th anniversary, I invited […]

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Peter Jay Brown, filmmaker of “Eco-Terrorist: The Battle For Our Planet”

Duncan — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:00:10 +0000

Peter Jay Brown—filmmaker and crew member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for upwards of 40 years, whose new documentary is “Eco-Terrorist: The Battle For Our Planet”—recounts the beginning of the affiliation, being sent to cover Sea Shepherd and its founder, Paul Watson, as a producer-director with the early-80s George Schlatter-produced reality series, “Real People.” […]

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Jason M. Colby, author of “Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean’s Greatest Predator”

Duncan — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:00:15 +0000

Jason M. Colby—an environmental and international historian, and professor, at the University of Victoria and author, most recently of “Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean’s Greatest Predator”—recounts the impetus for writing the new book, acknowledging that “Orca” was hardly telegraphed by his academic fields, or his previous book. Colby does note […]

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Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Duncan — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:00:16 +0000

Captain Paul Watson—the founder, president, and executive director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the marine conservation organization he launched in 1977, and whose profile rose dramatically in the wake of the Animal Planet series “Whale Wars”—discusses his recent period of exile in France, and the international legal troubles that led to it. Watson explains these […]

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Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now!

Duncan — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:00:46 +0000

Barbara Trask Lovett—the president of Save Nosey Now! (SNN), an organization that helped a high-profile, long-suffering circus elephant (Nosey) win freedom from the neglectful, exploitative treatment of her owner…and seeks to educate the public about the plight of captive elephants, and pursue elephant-related litigation, legislation, protests, and other measures designed to improve their lives—recounts a […]

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Bob Barker, retired host, “The Price Is Right” & philanthropist

Duncan — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:47 +0000

Bob Barker–the retired host of “The Price Is Right” who, over the years, has underwritten a huge array of animal welfare organizations, projects and programs–discusses his lifelong love of animals and how this, combined with the wealth he accumulated over some 35 years of hosting “The Price Is Right,” accounts for his large-scale philanthropy. […]

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Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, also known from television’s “Whale Wars.”

Duncan — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:00:25 +0000

Captain Paul Watson–the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a co-founder of Greenpeace, and the reluctant star of the reality TV series “Whale Wars”–discusses how he and his mostly-volunteer Sea Shepherd colleagues recently made international news by halting the Japanese whale hunt, mid-season, in the Southern Ocean. This includes addressing the tactics […]

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Captain Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace

libby — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:30:49 +0000

Captain Paul Watson, a co-founder of Greenpeace who went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society–and whose lifelong activism as a defender of all creatures of the sea has been recogized globally (for instance, Time magazine in 2000 named him one of the environmental heroes of the 20th century)–discusses the annual seal hunt in […]

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Captain Paul Watson–legendary figure in the animal world

libby — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:00:27 +0000

Captain Paul Watson, a veteran activist and truly legendary figure in the animal world–he was a co-founder of Greenpeace, and went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society; in 2000, Time magazine named him one of the environmental heroes of the 20th Century–discusses how his animal activism began when he was 9, some of […]

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