GUEST: Barbara Davis--author
of "Darkside Of Debonair: The Bushmeat Trade," a novel
that shines a light on the bushmeat trade (the hunting of wild
animals to supply the growing demand for exotic meat)--discusses
the bushmeat crisis, its causes, its wide and serious implications,
and its relative underexposure in the media. [www.RedBarnPress.com,
www.Bushmeat.org] COMEDY CORNER: Bill Cosby's "The
Story Of The Chicken" MUSIC: Morphine's
"Sharks," Kid Creole & The Coconuts' "In
The Jungle," Kirk Olsen's "If My Dog Could Talk,"
Midnight Oil's "Bullroarer," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Who's “Boris The
Spider”
GUEST: Betsy Lipscomb--a
cat behavior expert who created The SmartCat "Peek-A-Prize"
Toy Box, a device designed to reduce boredom and obesity in
housecats (and which got a rave review from the show's in-house,
overweight test cat, Curtis)- discusses the development of
Toy Box, including the cat behavior principles and different
versions involved, as well as Cats International, an organization
she founded that provides free information and advice about
cat behavior problems.
[www.esmartcat.com,www.CatsInternational.org] COMEDY CORNER: Cindy Benson's "Pets"
[www.CindyBenson.com] MUSIC: The Stone Roses' "Elephant Stone,"
Laurel Canyon Animal Company's
"Felinicity," The Old 97s' "Bird On A Wire,"
Throwing Muses' "Crabtown," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Steely Dan's
“Monkey In Your Soul”
GUEST: Steve Brooks, a dog trainer
who's trained over 1000 dogs, including his companion Sven--who
under the name K9 Fusion recorded a CD, "Who Really
Loves You," on which Sven sings and plays all the instruments,
except drums, which Brooks plays--discusses rescuing Sven, teaching
him to play instruments and how they recorded the CD, as well
as dog-training services Brooks offers. [www.K9U.net] COMEDY CORNER: Triumph The Insult Comic
Dog's "Call From Triumph's Son" [www.TriumphTheInsultComicDog.com] MUSIC: Atomic Fireballs' "Swing Sweet
Pussycat," portions of "Who Really Loves You,"
Lyle Lovett's "Big Dog," Frank Black & The Catholics'
"Dog In The Sand," Minus The Bear's "Monkey Knife
Fight," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL
TUNE: The Beach Boys “Pet Sounds”
GUEST:
Local veterinarian Dr. Mary Sebzda--who was first a guest
on June 23, 2003--returns to discuss pet obesity and how a
visiting animal introduced into a household can trigger stress
(including diarrhea) in the resident animals, and takes caller
questions on "hot spots" and the best techniques
for giving an animal a pill. [www.newportharborvets.com.]
COMEDY CORNER: Bob Newhart's "On
Poodles and Planes"
[www.BobNewhart.com] MUSIC: Kid Creole & The Coconuts' "Stool
Pigeon," Jimmy Smith's "Ape Woman," Kula
Shaker's "Smart Dogs," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Elton John's
“Honky Cat”
GUEST: Janeane Garofalo--comedian,
actress, activist and longtime animal lover--discusses the dogs
in her life, two NYC animal rescue organizations, the pros and
perils of high-profile activism, her move into hosting a show
on the liberal radio network (Central Air), and a number of
other topics. COMEDY CORNER: Brian
Regan's "Animals" [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: The Eels' "I Like Birds,"
Luna's "Hedgehog," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Jefferson Airplane's "White
Rabbit"
GUEST: Joy Nadel--of Rescue Me Inc., a Woodland
Hills-based non-profit animal rescue hospital and sanctuary--discusses
both the history and future of the organization, its educational
efforts, its rehabilitation and adoption placement programs, a forthcoming
fundraiser, and more. COMEDY CORNER: Roy D. Mercer's "Dead
Hamster" [www.RoyDMercer.com] MUSIC: They Might Be Giants' "Birdhouse In
Your Soul," Charles Mingus' "Gunslinger Bird,"
Ian Brown's "Dolphins Were Monkeys," Royal Crown Revue's
"One-Eyed Cat," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Herb Alpert's "Spanish
Flea"
GUEST: Fred Bergendorff--creator,
executive producer and host of "The Pet Place," a
long-running TV show airing in Orange County and Long Beach
that presents dogs and cats from various shelters, pounds and
humane societies in the hope they'll be adopted--discusses the
history of the show, the program's tremendous success rate of
adoptions, the wealth of info and resources available on the
show web site, among other topics. [www.ThePetPlace.org] COMEDY CORNER: Eddie Izzard's "Talk
To The Animals" [www.EddieIzzard.com] MUSIC: Ky-Mani Marley's "Heart Of A Lion,"
Charlie Parker's "Leap Frog," Burning Sensations'
"Belly Of The Whale," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Peter Gabriel's “Shock
Den Affen" ("Shock The Monkey" in German!)FEBRUARY
16, 2004
GUEST: Michele Hunter--director of Friends
of The Sea Lion Marine Mammal Center, a Laguna Beach facility
that rescues and rehabilitates seals, sea lions, sea elephants,
etc.--discusses the Center's 30-plus year history, the types
of care and service it provides, as well as its education
and volunteer program, among other topics. [www.fslmmc.org,] COMEDY CORNER: Bill Cosby's "Animal
Stories" (first part) MUSIC: Oscar Aleman's "Tiger Rag,"
Julie Plug's "Dolphin in Me," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Patti Page's "How
Much Is That Doggie In The Window?"
GUEST:
Alan Young--who played Wilbur Post on "Mister Ed"--discusses
the classic TV series starring his chatty Palomino pal, including
how the horse appeared to talk, and about Young's long and
storied career before & after "Mister Ed" in
stand-up, television (Emmy winner) and film. Now 84, Young
currently provides the voice of Scrooge McDuck--this &
his "Mister Ed" experience may make him the quintessential
"Talking Animals" guest! [www.mister-ed.tv]
COMEDY CORNER: Mitch Hedberg's "Smackie The
Frog" [www.MitchHedberg.net] MUSIC: The Shins' "Mine's Not A
High Horse," "Mister Ed Theme," The Thrills'
"One Horse Town," Me," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: America's "Horse
With No Name"
Recent photo of Alan
Young with his "other" costar on Mr Ed, Connie Hines
(from www.mister-ed.tv)
GUEST: Dr. Dee Boersma, a professor of biology
at the University of Washington and internationally-renowned expert
on penguins--and, who, since 1982, has conducted the Magellanic
Penguin Project at Punta Tombo, Argentina--discusses her history,
what path led her to focus on penguins, the Penguin Project (considered
the longest running study of its kind), and numerous fascinating
facts about penguins. [www.penguinstudies.org] COMEDY CORNER: Bill Engvall's “Discovery
Channel” [www.BillEngvall.com] MUSIC: Robinella & The CC String Band's "Morning
Dove," Badly Drawn Boy's "Have You Fed The Fish?,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Police's "Canary
In A Coal Mine"
GUEST: Francis Battista--Director of Animal Care
and Los Angeles outreach, as well as one of the founders, of Best
Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation's largest sanctuary
for abused and abandoned cats & dogs--discusses his own path
to animal activism and advocacy, the evolution of the sanctuary's
operation, it's Los Angeles outreach approach, including such major
events as Super Adoption and the Lint Roller party. [www.BestFriends.org] COMEDY CORNER: Jeff Wayne's "The Wolf,
The Bear, And The Alligator" [www.JeffWayne.com,
www.UproarComedyCD.com] MUSIC: The Bad Plus' "Frog & Toad,"
Midnight Oil's "Mosquito March," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Tower of Power's “Don't
Change Horses (In The Middle Of The Stream)"
GUEST:
Dr. Monica Diedrich, an Anaheim-based animal communicator
(she communicates with animals, then translates the exchanges
for the humans who live with those animals), discusses her
history--including how she discovered and initially denied
her gift--and how she goes about communicating with animals,
incorporating specifics of a session she had conducted with
our beloved cat Otis [www.petcommunicator.com] COMEDY CORNER: Eddie Izzard's "Mad
European Cows" (snippet: seals, tigers, swans)
[www.EddieIzzard.com] MUSIC: Rickie Lee Jones' "Lap Dog,"
Daniel Johnston's "Fish," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Kool & The
Gang's "Jungle Boogie"
GUEST: Darren Trautwein--one of the founders of
Kissy Kat.com, an online dating service for people with pets, and
other animal lovers--discusses the history and evolution of the
service, how it works, including the site's free features, assorted
current numbers and statistics, and more; he also answers some caller
questions. [www.KissyKat.com] COMEDY CORNER: Sabrina Matthews' "Kitty
Confusion" [www.SabrinaMatthews.com] MUSIC: Kim Lenz's "Ten Cats Down," Cat
Powers' version of "Salty Dog," Jason Falkner's "All
God's Creatures," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Howlin' Wolf's version
of "Little Red Rooster
Real Audio Archive: 
photo from www.penguinstudies.org
