Talking Animals
262 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 24 ratingsA radio show about animals & animal issues
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Arin Greenwood, journalist and author of “Your Robot Dog Will Die”
April 18, 2018 04:00Arin Greenwood—a journalist who specializes in writing about animal welfare, and whose sterling new novel, “Your Robot Dog Will Die,” was published Tuesday (April 17)—offers her synopsis of the book, […]
Erika Abrams, co-founder & president of Animal Aid Unlimited
April 04, 2018 04:00Erika Abrams—co-founder and president of Animal Aid Unlimited, a rescue operation, hospital, and sanctuary in Udaipur, India—recalls the circumstances under which she, her husband, Jim, and daughter, Claire, began traveling […]
Rachel McCrystal, executive director of Woodstock Farm Santuary
March 28, 2018 04:00Rachel McCrystal—executive director of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, which rescues farmed animals and provides refuge for them, now housing around 400 animals—recalls a childhood marked by a houseful of animals, featuring […]
Dr. Jaret C. Daniels, entomologist, UF professor, author of “Vibrant Butterflies”
March 14, 2018 04:00Dr. Jaret C. Daniels—an entomologist and professor at the University of Florida, as well as accomplished nature photographer, whose new book is ‘Vibrant Butterflies: Our Favorite Visitors To Flowers And […]
Al Cecere, founder of the American Eagle Foundation
March 07, 2018 05:00Al Cecere—founder and president of the American Eagle Foundation (AEF), a Tennessee-based nonprofit dedicated to bald eagle rehabilitation, recovery, and breeding programs—recalls seeing an Associated Press photo showing more than […]
Panel Discussion About Canine Companions For Independence
February 28, 2018 19:31For this edition of “Talking Animals,” I altered the show’s usual format to convene an in-studio panel discussion about Canine Companions For Independence (CCI), pegged to CCI’s then-upcoming third annual […]
Jane O’Hara, animal advocate and artist
February 21, 2018 05:00Jane O’Hara—the animal advocate and artist whose paintings explore animal issues, depict their plight, and explore our relationships with them–recalls growing up in a family where animals didn’t have much […]
Elaine West, founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary
February 07, 2018 05:00Elaine West—the founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary, a haven housing about 300 rescued farm animals, predominantly pigs, located in Melrose, FL—recalls the first pig she met, as a kid at […]
Singer-songwriter Maria McKee
January 31, 2018 05:00Maria McKee—the singer-songwriter who burst onto the music scene some 35 years ago, fronting the band Lone Justice, going on to a storied solo career—discusses her lifelong love of dogs, […]
Jodie Wiederkehr, campaign director of Chicago Alliance for Animals
January 24, 2018 05:00Jodie Wiederkehr—campaign director for Chicago Alliance For Animals (CAA), she’s spearheading CAA’s campaign to ban horse carriages in Chicago—recalls how her earliest professional animal advocacy work began in 1997, but […]
Dr. Peter Rork, co-founder of Dog Is My CoPilot
January 10, 2018 05:00Dr. Peter Rork—a retired orthopedic surgeon and pilot who co-founded Dog Is My CoPilot, an organization that flys shelter animals to different parts of the country, boosting their prospects of […]
Dr. Ann Weaver, animal behaviorist and dolphin researcher
January 03, 2018 05:00Dr. Ann Weaver—an animal behaviorist conducting a long-term study of bottlenose dolphins off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida—talks about the enormous array of species she has worked with directly […]