JULY 5, 2004 GUEST:
Tanya Petrovna--Chef (that's no typo!) Executive Officer of
Native Foods California Vegan restaurants--discusses her background,
how she got into veggie cooking, some of the philosophy behind
her Native Foods restaurants & menus, her cookbooks ("The
Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook" & "The Meat
Lover's Vegetarian Cookbook"), her cooking classes &
seminars, animals and animal organizations she loves,
& more...all while sautéing her tempeh & preparing
Bali Burgers for some lucky in-studio guests! [www.NativeFoods.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Dana Gould's "Los
Angeles, CA" [www.DanaGould.com,
www.UproarComedyCD.com] MUSIC: Consolidated's "The Sexual Politics
Of Meat," Tom Tom Club's "Dogs In The Trash,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Happy
Monster & Lizard's version of “Old McDonald (Had A
Farm)"
JULY 12, 2004 GUEST:
Justin Rudd, a Long Beach-based canine-centric activist and
organizer who oversees a number of animal-oriented events and
organizations, discusses the activities and accomplishments
of the two chief organizations he founded, Community Action
Team (CAT) and Haute Dog--including persuading the City Of Long
Beach to approve the Dog Zone, a three-acre area along the beach
for, off-leash dogs and their human companions to run &
play -- as well as the DOG E-Newsletter, a weekly missive e-mailed
to 3000+ subscribers, among other topics. [www.JustinRudd.com]
COMEDY CORNER: George Carlin's "I
Love My Dog" (first 2 minutes) [www.GeorgeCarlin.com] MUSIC: Harold Budd & Brian Eno's "An
Arc of Doves," Skip's Animal Co.'s "Please Let Me
Know," Wilco's "Hummingbird," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Loudon Wainwright
III's "Dead Skunk"
GUEST: Linda McLeod--founder & director
of Pacific Wildlife Project, an Orange County-based wildlife
rescue and recovery center with some international distinctions
(including that PWP has treated more pelicans than any other
facility worldwide)--discusses her long history of rescuing
& rehabilitating wild birds and other creatures, the
evolution and current mission of the Project, a current
crisis with starving brown pelicans, the Project's volunteer
program and unusual funding approach, & more. [www.PacificWildlife.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Bill Engvall's "Deer
Hunting" [www.BillEngvall.com] MUSIC: Pulp's "Birds In Your Garden" Ike
Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm's "Catfish Blues,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Split Enz's
"Dirty Creature"
JULY
26, 2004 GUEST: HeatherHerman--the
15-year-old Denver activist who made national news when her
stand against the plight of circus animals resulted in her
spearheading an effort to place an initiative on the primary
ballot that would ban wild animal performances in Denver--discusses
how she arrived at her position on circus animals, formed
an organization to address the situation, and approached
the task of placing the measure on the ballot, as well as
other animal issues that particularly concern her. [www.yotaa.org,
www.voteyes100.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Eddie Izzard's "Hatred
& Sharks" [www.EddieIzzard.com] MUSIC: The Sugarcubes' "Chihuahua,"
Badly Drawn Boy's "Bewilderbeast," Joe Henry's
"Monkey" instrumentals NAME THAT
ANIMAL TUNE: Three Dog Night's “Joy To
The World"
GUEST:
Dr. Kathryn Marocchino--founder and president of The
Nikki Hospice Foundation For Pets--discusses the genesis
of the Foundation (including the awful final days &
moments of the Marocchinos' late, beloved cat Nikki),
how the national program currently operates, where it's
headed over time, as well as the various resources it
provides on its website & through its 24-hour hotline:
(707) 557-8395 [www.csum.edu/pethospice]
COMEDY CORNER: Ellen DeGeneres'
"Cat In Heat" [www.EllenDeGeneres.com] MUSIC: Ella Fitzgerald (with The Duke
Ellington Orchestra)'s "Lullaby Of Birdland," Grant
Lee Buffalo's "Soft Wolf Tread," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Led Zeppelin's
“Black Dog"
AUGUST 9, 2004
GUEST: Julie Woodyer--director of Zoocheck Canada,
a Canada-based organization devoted to protecting wild animals,
with a particular emphasis on captive wild animals & issues--discusses
its history & evolution, array of concerns (primarily
focused in Canada, but with a global reach), as well as some
of its more recent, successful campaigns, and her own hair-raising
tale of being struck by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel while protesting
a Makah whale hunt in Washington.[www.zoocheck.com] COMEDY CORNER: Woody Allen's "The
Moose" MUSIC: Tindersticks' version
of Tom Waits' "Mockingbird," Dirty Dozen Brass Band's
"Dead Dog In The Street," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: "Pop Goes The Weasel"
GUEST: Les Schobert, a consultant on zoos and
captive wildlife with 30+ years of experience--including
a 15-year tenure as General Curator of the North Carolina
State Zoo & a somewhat more recent stint as Animal
Collection Curator at the L.A. Zoo--discusses the key
challenges and changes facing zoos now and in the years
ahead, outlines the notion of zoo alternatives in the
form of more expansive facilities that would foster
a far better experience for the human side and animal
side (using elephants as a primary example) of the equation,
and more. COMEDY CORNER: Bill
Cosby's "Dogs" MUSIC:
Jim White's "Bluebird," The Untouchables'
version of Herb Alpert's "The Lonely Bull,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Lynyrd
Skynyrd's “Freebird"
GUEST:
Co-founder and executive director of The Elephant
Sanctuary, Carol Buckley discusses her nearly 30 years
with Tarra (the Asian elephant she started working with
as a college student) and how those experiences &
stages of development with Tarra--while traveling extensively,
working in circuses, zoos & elsewhere, etc.--led
to realizing that Tarra & others like her really
shouldn't live that life, but should live like elephants,
as they now do at the 2700-acre Elephant Sanctuary,
located not far from Nashville. [www.elephants.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's
"Flipper & Gentle Ben" [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: Badly Drawn Boy's "Year
Of The Rat," Adrian Legg's "Chicken Little's
Last Ride," Antibalas' "Elephant" (first
6 minutes), instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL
TUNE: Jr. Walker & The All-Stars'
“(I'm A) Road Runner"
GUEST:
Elayne Boosler--the veteran comedian, longtime animal
advocate and host of the new Pax TV game show "Balderdash"--discusses
her longstanding passion for animals, and how it (and
her years of rescue experience, among other factors)
led to creating her own multi-faceted non-profit animal
organization, Tails of Joy, which offers such services
as assisting with educational outreach, providing small
grants and fostering animal-friendly legislation. [www.tailsofjoy.net,
www.ElayneBoosler.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Jerry Seinfeld's
"Horses" (first part) [www.JerrySeinfeld.com] MUSIC: Robyn Hitchcock's "Antwoman," The
Bad Plus' "Keep The Bugs Off Your Glass & The
Bears Off Your Ass," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Henry Mancini's “Baby
Elephant Walk"
GUEST:
Walter Boyce--Director of the UC Davis Wildlife
Health Center, wildlife veterinarian and researcher
and the expert various state & county agencies bring
in when there's been a mountain lion attack, or to assess
the threat of one--discusses various aspects of mountain
lion behavior, what prompts the attacks (still extremely
rare) & how to respond, as well as some info about
the Wildlife Health Center and its objectives. [www.wildlifehealthcenter.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Bill Engvall's
"Dorkfish" [www.BillEngvall.com] MUSIC: They Might Be Giants' "Ant,"
John Lee Hooker's "Black Snake," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Doors'
"Twentieth Century Fox"
GUEST:
Darlene Arden--award-winning journalist and author,
most recently of "Unbelievably Good Deals And Great
Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're
A DOG"--discusses the wide-ranging resources and
tips provided in the new book, the fun she had researching
and compiling that material, and an assortment of other
topics, including canine freestyle (that's right: doggie
dancing!) and wellness & preventative care for dogs
[www.DarleneArden.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Steve Martin's
"Cat Handcuffs" MUSIC:
Talking Heads' "Animals," John Renbourn's
"Goat Island," Southern Culture On The Skids'
"Camel Walk," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Harry Chapin's "Cats
In The Cradle"
GUEST:
Sybil Erden--director of The Oasis Sanctuary,
a rescue and retirement facility for exotic and endangered
birds--discusses the history and operation of this 71-acre
sanctuary in Southeastern Arizona, some of the fundamental
instinctive and behavioral traits of parrots and other
birds that people commonly bring into the home as companion
animals, and how those traits and others (including
life expectancies that can reach 60-80 years old) pose
unique challenges that the humans involved didn't fully
understand initially or aren't otherwise equipped to
deal with. [www.the-oasis.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Jonathan
Winters' "A Mouse Just Caught In A Trap" [www.JonathanWinters.com]
MUSIC: Derick Sebastian & Pure Heart's version of
"The Pink Panther Theme" Brian Wilson's
"Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," eels' "I Like Birds,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Ted
Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever"
GUEST:
Professor since 1974 of Marine Science at Orange
Coast College, Dennis Kelly primarily discusses the
Coast Dolphin Project, a multi-faceted study he launched
in 1978 (and still directs) that, among other objectives,
seeks to determine the population dynamics, biology
and ecology of the coastal bottlenose dolphin population
In Orange County, CA and has yielded some significant
discoveries and papers about dolphin behavior--including
the phenomenon of Birthing Circles, in which a group
of dolphins surrounds, protects & essentially midwives
a pregnant dolphin as she's giving birth. [www.dkatantarctic.com/CoastDolphinSurvey.html]
COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's
"Whale Noises" [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: Paul Weller's version of Neil
Young's "Birds," Elvis Costello's "Monkey
To Man," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL
TUNE: Baby Genius' version of “Itsy
Bitsy Spider
GUEST:
Michael Hingson, blind since birth--and working as a
sales executive on the 78th Floor of The World Trade
Center's North Tower when it was attacked on 9/11, then
led to safety by his guide dog, Roselle--discusses the
training, relationship and teamwork he & Roselle
tapped to navigate their way out of the Tower, as well
as the myriad ways his life changed that day, including
a career switch that now has him working with Guide
Dogs For The Blind. [www.guidedogs.com]
COMEDY CORNER: The Smothers
Brothers' "Gnus" MUSIC:
Soul Coughing's "Bug," Geraint
Watkins' "Turn That Chicken Down,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Mark
Lindsay's "Silverbird"
GUEST: Alison Gianotto--an expert
on animal abuse & cruelty who created pet-abuse.com,
a web site that seeks to reduce animal abuse through
providing education & information, including a data
base of animal abuse cases across the country--discusses
the impetus for launching the site (an awful attack
on her neighbor's cat Bert), how the site operates,
the frequent correlation between those who abuse animals
and have abusive relationships with humans, the importance
of early & careful intervention whenever children
are abusing animals, and more. [www.pet-abuse.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Bob Newhart's
"The Siamese Cat" MUSIC:
Medeski, Martin & Wood's "Midnight
Poppies/Crooked Birds"," The Pixies'
"Caribou," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: U2's “Who's Gonna
Ride Your Wild Horses"
GUEST:
Ann Palik--a Los Angeles-based therapist specializing
in grief counseling, including pet bereavement--discusses
the process of grief, particularly the phases and feelings
specfic to pet loss, including the way guilt can take
on a different form ("maybe I should've done more,"
etc.), as well as suggested steps toward recovery. [www.therapy-conscious.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Jerry Seinfeld's
"Horses" (part two) MUSIC: Was
(Not Was)'s "What Up Dog," John Delafose
& The Eunice Playboys' "Watch That Dog,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Sarah
McLachlan's version of The Beatles' “Blackbird"
GUEST:
Mike Arms--the president and executive director of the
Helen Woodward Animal Center, a nationally-recognized
facility in Rancho Santa Fe, CA--discusses his background
& career in animal welfare, the Center's distinctive
array of programs and services (including Home 4 The
Holidays--which last year involved 1300 animals shelters
from 20 countries, resulting in the adoption of 261,000
pets--and Animeals, which in cooperation with Meals
on Wheels, offers free pet food for the dogs & cats
of the elderly or disabled throughout San Diego County),
and more. [www.animalcenter.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Suzanne Westenhoefer
"The Needy Cat" (first 3 min.) [www.SuzanneWestenhoefer.com,
www.UproarComedyCD.com] MUSIC: Joan Armatrading's "I'm
Eating The Bear," Lily Wilde & The Jumping
Jubilee Orchestra's "Insect Ball," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: B-52's
“Rock Lobster"
GUEST:
Ingrid Newkirk--the co-founder & president
of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)--discusses
some of the organization's high-profile campaigns over
its nearly 25-year history, her take on the pros and
cons of its more controversial tactics, a handful of
the group's victories, the interviewer's perception
that PETA has somewhat softened its M.O. (Ingrid agreed!),
what efforts are on tap for 2005 and beyond, and more.
[www.peta.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's "Animals"
[www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: Matthew Sweet's "Cat Vs.
Dogs," Charlie Parker's "Moose The Mooche,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Heart's
"Barracuda"
GUEST:
Jen Watkins and Patty Garvey-Darda--two members of the
I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition, a group in Washington
State that formed in reaction to plans to expand Interstate
90 for 15 miles in the Cascades Mountain Range, an area
teeming with wildlife--discuss the Coalition's efforts
to ensure the highest standards of protection for that
wildlife as the expansion is undertaken, explaining
how the bridges they propose (which the array of species
in that area would use to cross over the I-90, vs entering
the Interstate itself) would reduce the roadkill to
as little as zero, and noting how other states and countries
have addressed similar challenges. [www.i90wildlifebridges.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Larry The
Cable Guy's "Shepherd Dog Poem" [www.LarryTheCableGuy.com] MUSIC: Ed Harcourt's "Birds Fly
Backwards," Elvis Costello's "Pony St.,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Leonard
Cohen's “Bird On A Wire"
GUEST:
Bob Tarte--author of "Enslaved By Ducks"--discusses
this wonderful and whimsical book that chronicles his
adventures and misadventures after he moves into an
old Michigan farmhouse and is persuaded by his wife
to adopt/rescue/otherwise take in a long string of rabbits,
birds, ducks, geese, turkeys and other critters that
(initially at least) they're ill-equipped to handle.
[www.enslavedbyducks.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Eddie Izzard's
"Talk To The Animals" [www.EddieIzzard.com] MUSIC: David Byrne's "Monkey Man,"
Kasey Chambers' "Pony," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Genesis'
“The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"
DECEMBER 6, 2004 GUEST: Carrol Clancy, co-founder of
Oasis de los Gatos--a sanctuary for feral cats
in Apache Junction, Arizona--discusses the history of
Oasis de los Gatos and her own history that led to starting
the sanctuary, as well as her theories and time-tested
techniques for taming feral cats.
[www.oasisdelosgatos.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Bill Cosby's
"The Story Of The Chicken" MUSIC:
Jim White's "Buzzards Of Love," Chuck
E. Weiss' "No Hep Cats," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: "Three
Blind Mice"
DECEMBER 13, 2004
GUEST: Claudia Kawczynska, editor of The
Bark (which Time magazine dubbed "The New Yorker
of dog magazines") and co-editor of "Dog
Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers On The World's Oldest
Friendship"--a sparkling anthology of extraordinary
pieces of writing about dogs and how they affect,
enchant and heal their human companions--discusses
the history and evolution of The Bark, how the exquisite
writing that graces the magazine's pages led to the
opportunity to create the "Dog Is..." anthology
of pieces from Bark and other sources, and addresses
a few of those entries. [www.thebark.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Jeff Wayne's "The
Wolf, The Bear & The Alligator"
[www.JeffWayne.com,
www.UproarComedyCD.com] MUSIC: Bill Frisell's "Racoon
Cat," X's "Hungry Wolf," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Elton
John's “Crocodile Rock"
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