All posts tagged Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist

By | August 9, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior | No comments

Dr. Temple Grandin–who truly wears multiple hats: fervent activist for autistic people, longtime professor of animal science at Colorado State University, expert on animal behavior, prolific author, tireless lecturer—discusses her forthcoming book, “The Grandin Papers.” Read more…

In Conversation With Dr. Temple Grandin–Part One

By | February 27, 2019 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior | No comments

This unusual edition of “Talking Animals” featured the first portion of an interview with Dr. Temple Grandin I conducted Feb. 1 in front of 1200 people at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX. Read more…

Robert Grillo, author of “Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture”

By | February 22, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Robert Grillo —an activist and writer who is the founder of Free from Harm, and just published his first book, “Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture”—recounts how his work in advertising, particularly handling food accounts (like working on McDonald’s Happy Meal boxes), along with the experience of adopting three baby chicks, provided the impetus for launching Free from Harm. Read more…

Mark Devries, director of “Speciesism: The Movie”

By | November 6, 2013 | Actors & Filmmakers, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Investigations, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Mark Devries—director of the new documentary, “Speciesism: The Movie”—discusses how the film came about, and how he first became interested in factory farming. Read more…

Dr. Temple Grandin, author, professor, expert on autism and animal cognition

By | January 23, 2013 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Factory Farming, Horses, Mammals, Operations | No comments

This interview with Dr. Temple Grandin was delayed because the flight she was on that morning was very late landing, which we didn’t know in the first part of the show, when we were trying to reach her, and moving elements of the show around in her absence. Once we connected, Read more…