GUEST: Peggy Hoyt,
a Florida-based attorney with an MBA whose law firm, Hoyt
& Bryan, specializes in estate planning, including pet
estate planning--and author of "All My Children Wear
Fur Coats: How To Leave A Legacy For Your Pet" which
provides all types of information and guidelines about pet
estate planning--discusses the dovetailing of her longtime
passion for animals and her professional path, the importance
for people of all ages to have a will that includes specific
instructions about caring for their pets, how to go about
locating a reputable estate planning attorney and other initial
steps in this direction, and more. [www.LegacyForYourPet.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Cindy Benson's "Pets"
[www.CindyBenson.com]
MUSIC: Ursula 1000's "Tigerbeat,"
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions' "Rattlesnakes,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
The Marvelettes' “Too Many Fish In The Sea"
GUEST: Marcia
Martin, an ordained minister, artist, sculptor--and author
of "Bandy: The True Tale Of A Courageous Cape Cod Canada
Goose"--discusses the uncommon background and path that
ultimately led to her enormously uncommon relationship with
a Canada goose named Bandy, an enchanting saga about trust,
friendship, faith (and a goose!) that she's chronicled in
this warm, sprightly book. [www.BandyTheGoose.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Paul F. Tompkins' "Alternative
Pets" [www.PaulFTompkins.com]
MUSIC: Spoon's "The Beast &
Dragon, Adored," Echo & The Bunnymen's "Monkeys,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
Beastie Boys' "Brass Monkey"
GUEST: Kristal
Parks, a Denver-based veteran activist and elephant advocate--who
last year mounted a 12-day hunger strike in Denver while the
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus was performing
there, to call attention to the suffering of circus elephants--discusses
her background as an activist, when & how she decided
to focus on elephants, details of the water-only hunger strike
and the attention it generated from both the media and circus-goers
of all ages, the importance of civility when staging a circus
protest and approaching audience members (and the greater
goal of educating folks about circus animals' plight before
anyone buys tickets and turns up at the arena), and her recent
elephant fact-finding mission to Africa. [www.KristalParks.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Ellen DeGeneres' "Birds
Mating" MUSIC: Ry Cooder's version
of Leiber & Stoller's "3 Cool Cats," Paul Weller's
"Horseshoe Drama," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Henry Mancini's “Baby Elephant
Walk"
GUEST: Pattrice
Jones, co-founder of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary And Education
Center--a Maryland sanctuary primarily for chickens (but also
for ducks), and the only such sanctuary to rehabilitate former
fighting cocks; she's also an ecofeminist activist, writer,
college instructor and speaker--discusses the unlikely launching
of the Sanctuary and details of its evolution and day-to-day
operation, as well as some of her views on the connections
between the animals liberation movements and other movements,
her "Golden Rule of Activism," and more. [www.BraveBirds.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Sabrina Matthews' "Kitty
Confusion" [www.SabrinaMatthews.com]
MUSIC: John Hiatt's "Thunderbird,"
Split Lip Rayfield's "Tiger In My Tank," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Burl Ives' "The
Little White Duck"
GUEST: 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 the many
causes and campaigns he's worked on or led in the ensuing
years, explains why the commercial seal slaughter in his native
Canada remains the issue he's most passionate about (and addresses
the related boycott of Canadian seafood--very much including
that offered at Red Lobster restaurants), recounts some of
his more notable or nutty experiences globally, and more.
[www.SeaShepherd.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's "Fishing
On TV" [www.BrianRegan.com]
MUSIC: Erin McKeown's "Blackbirds,"
Magnetic Fields' "Zebra," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Michael Jackson's “Rockin'
Robin"
GUEST: Hershey and Trace--federally-certified
mold detection dogs (chocolate lab & black lab, respectively),
these rescue dogs have been specially trained to detect mold
in homes and offices that otherwise undetected could endanger
the health of those who live or work in those buildings--and
their human colleagues, Celeste and Jack Clausen, who discuss
the perils of mold, the birth and development of the field
of Canine Mold Inspections, the extensive training that CMI
dogs and their handlers undergo, and the different but complementary
personalities/working styles of Hershey and Trace, etc. Jack
also guided the dogs through a demonstration to locate five
mold samples hidden in various locations at the station. Please
note: Unfortunately, the sound volume during some of the demonstration
is very low, sometimes inaudible. Do not adjust your set.
[www.JLCInspections.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Woody Allen's "The
Moose" MUSIC: Kirk Olsen's "The
Dog Beach Boogie," Laurel Canyon Radio Co.'s "Talking
To The Dogs," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL
TUNE: Marvin Gaye's “I'll Be Doggone"
GUEST:
Steve Hindi, founder and president of SHARK (Showing Animals
Respect and Kindness), was our scheduled guest, but was
somehow unavailable for the interview. Still, in his absence,
we nonetheless provided some of the info that surely would've
come up in conversation, particularly about SHARK's rodeo
campaign, that Campbell Soup is a major sponsor of rodeos,
etc. [www.SharkOnline.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Jerry Seinfeld's "Horses"
(part one) MUSIC: Tom Waits' "Get Behind The
Mule," The Specials' "Do The Dog," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Stray Cats'
“Stray Cat Strut"
GUEST: Roland
Smith--co-author with his wife Marie of the new children's
book, "Zoo Is For Zookeeper: A Zoo Alphabet,"
a beautifully-illustrated work that provides two levels
of animal info (one for toddlers, the other for much older
kids & adults)--discusses his approach to writing this
book, his background of 20 years working at zoos, his role
reintroducing the then-extinct red wolf into its native
range, his view of the current controversy surrounding elephants
in zoos and other zoo issues, his other books, and more.
[www.RolandSmith.com]
COMEDY CORNER: The Smothers Brothers' "Gnus"
MUSIC: Laura Veirs' "Fire Snakes,"
The Wonderstuff's "The Size Of A Cow," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Warren Zevon's “Werewolves
of London"
There
was no Talking Animals show on Monday, September 5, 2005
September 12, 2005
GUEST: Gloria Grow--co-founder
of the Fauna Foundation, a Canadian animal sanctuary located
outside of Montreal that began by rescuing and housing companion
and farm animals, and subsequently broadened its efforts to
also provide sanctuary for retired chimpanzees who had been
used in biomedical research--discusses the history & evolution
of the sanctuary, with particular emphasis on the decision
to take in chimps and the attendant challenges & rewards
of that decision as exemplified by the powerfully poignant
tale of a chimp named Jean. [www.FaunaFoundation.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Triumph The Insult Comic
Dog's "Call To Kennel" [www.TriumphTheInsultComicDog.com]
MUSIC: M. Ward's "I'll Be Yr Bird,"
The Tiptons' "The Penguin," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Steely Dan's “Monkey In Your
Soul"
GUEST: Monty Roberts--the
internationally-renowned horse expert, creator of the equine
training technique called "Join-Up," and author
of such books as the best-selling "The Man Who Listens
To Horses" and the just-published "The Horses In
My Life"--discusses the new book (wherein Roberts takes
a warm, sometimes wistful look at 52 horses that had the most
powerful impact on his life), the way he's adapted some of
the key concepts of "Join-Up" to help underprivileged
and academically underperforming kids excel in school, his
feelings about some of the criticism that's been leveled at
"Join-Up" in the horse world, some of the trainers
he admires, and more. [www.MontyRoberts.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's "Animals"
[www.BrianRegan.com]
MUSIC: John Renbourn's "The Pelican,"
Midnight Oil's "Bullroarer," instrumentals NAME
THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The Who's “Boris The Spider"
GUESTS: Casting
aside our usual format of speaking at some length with one
guest, today we presented a program looking very specifically
at the animals affected by Katrina, through conversation with
three people who traveled to Louisiana and environs to rescue,
treat, care for and otherwise help the animals there:
DR. JENNIFERCONRAD of Animal General
Hospital (& The Paw Project), MICHAELMOUNTAIN of Best Friends Animal Society and
MEG BRUBACHER, a woman who drove from Canada
to Louisiana to rescue more than a dozen dogs--three disparate
guests with disparate stories, and separate, snapshot-chats
with each yielded a uniquely illuminating, revealing mosaic
of the post-Katrina animal situation there. [www.AnimalGeneralHospital.org,
www.BestFriends.org
Brubacher doesn't have a web site, but to help with the considerable
costs she incurred--and continues to, with medical care &
other expenses for some of those animals--send donations to
her at 49 Ronda, Unit 140, Guelph Ontario, Canada, N1H 7A4]
COMEDY CORNER: Eddie Izzard's "Talk
To The Animals" [www.EddieIzzard.com]
MUSIC: The New Pornographers' "Jackie
Dressed In Cobras," Kula Shaker's "Smart Dogs,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: The
Beach Boys' “Pet Sounds"
GUEST: Comedian-activist Margaret
Cho, a whip-smart provocateur and woman of many talents and
wearer of many hats--from a "Talking Animals"-centric
standpoint, she's a longtime animal lover, big into animal
rescue, passionate about animal rights, and her writings include
a piece in the canine literary anthology, "Dog Is My
Co-Pilot"--discusses the current status of the dogs spotlighted
in her "Co-Pilot" piece (and a new one added to
the family), the healing powers of animals, the monastery
for dogs in Tibet she visited, the connections between animal
rights and the other movements or causes that are important
to her, her new book "I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight,"
her work on behalf of the West Memphis 3 (she published Damien
Echols' memoir, "Almost Home"), and more. [www.MargaretCho.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Paul F. Tompkins' "Alternative
Pets" [www.PaulFTompkins.com]
MUSIC: Devendra Banhart's "Queen
Bee" Oscar Aleman's "Tiger Rag," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Peter Gabriel's "Shock
Den Affen" (“Shock The Monkey" in German).
GUEST: John Doe--founder-bassist
of legendary punk band X, a member of the country-folk X-offshoot
The Knitters (who, after a 20-year gap, recently released
a terrific new album, "The Modern Sounds Of The Knitters,"
which includes the rollicking tale of a buffoon-ish slaughterhouse
worker, "The New Call Of The Wrecking Ball"), acclaimed
singer-songwriter as a solo artist, and an actor who's appeared
in more than 40 films--discusses the hapless character in
"The New Call Of The Wrecking Ball," the multitude
of animals that live with Doe and his family, his view of
the strong sense of compassion and empathy that's cultivated
in kids (and adults) who live with animals, his work providing
the narration for a documentary film about animals rights,
and more. [www.XTheBand.com/Doe.html]
COMEDY CORNER: Jeff Wayne's "The
Wolf, The Bear And The Alligator" [www.JeffWayne.com]
MUSIC: The Knitters' "The New Call
Of The Wrecking Ball," John Doe's "There's A Black
Horse," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
X's "Hungry Wolf"
GUESTS: Deborah
Shelton & Dr. Steve Bock discuss little-known aspects
of Lyme Disease--she has had the disease for more than six
years, and has done extensive research on Lyme and attendant
topics; he is her physician and an expert on Lyme Disease--including
the multiple means of transmitting the disease (it's not just
deer ticks in the woods anymore--but fleas, mosquitos, mites...and
there's burgeoning evidence that suggests sexual and congenital
human-to-human transfer of the disease), the enormous challenges
of accurately diagnosing Lyme, the no less formidable challenge
of effectively treating it, and such online resources as:
www.calda.intranets.com
& www.ilads.org COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's "Flipper
& Gentle Ben" [www.BrianRegan.com] MUSIC: Frank Black's cover of "Song
Of The Shrimp," Echo & The Bunnymen's "Crocodiles,"
instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
The Doors' "Twentieth Century Fox"
GUEST: Brenda
Carey, an attorney and Executive Director of The Bureau Of
Humane Law Enforcement--a relatively new, California-based,
non-governmental, non-profit organization "devoted to
defending all animals to the full extent of the law"--discusses
her history and longstanding passion for animals and their
protection, how that passion set her on an educational and
career path that led to founding The Bureau, what The Bureau
is authorized to do (animal abuse, neglect and cruelty constitute
its primary concerns) in the way of enforcement and arrests,
and more. [www.BHLEonline.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Ellen DeGeneres "Licking
A Frog" MUSIC: Talking Heads' "Animals,"
Was (Not Was)'s "What Up Dog," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Herb Alpert's "Spanish
Flea"
*This was the final show (so far) on KUCI, Irvine California.
NOVEMBER
2005 - FROM FLORIDA!
"Talking
Animals" Heads East!
In the wake of the move Duncan & his family recently
made to Florida, and seeking to find a new radio home for
the program there, WMNF 88.5 FM (WMNF
88.5FM - Home) allowed him to present a half-hour tryout
show of sorts on Nov. 9. The details are below, followed
by details from Curtis about the next such show on Dec.
14.
November 9, 2005
GUEST: Singer-songwriter
Nellie McKay, whose double-disc debut album, "Get Away
From Me," was named one of the 15 Best Albums of 2004
in the Village Voice poll of nearly 800 critics nationwide--and
now just 21 or thereabouts, she's no less of an accomplished
wunderkind as an animal advocate--discusses her earliest
experiences as an animal rescuer and activist, receiving
the Doris Day Music Award at this year's Genesis Awards,
her particular passion to call attention to & end the
animal experimentation conducted at Columbia University
(plugging the web site www.columbiacruelty.com
& touching on the new version of the protest song, "Columbia
Is Bleeding," included on her soon-to-be-released album,
"Pretty Little Head"), and other projects like
her forthcoming stint on Broadway in "The Threepenny
Opera" alongside Alan Cumming & Edie Falco. [www.NellieMckay.com
] COMEDY CORNER: Dave Attell's "Parrot"
[www.DaveAttell.com]
MUSIC: eels' "I Like Birds," Nellie McKay's "Columbia
Is Bleeding," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Henry Mancini's
"Baby Elephant Walk"
GUEST: Dr. Temple Grandin,
who is autistic, an internationally-renowned animal expert,
a longtime consultant in designing the most humane methods
for transporting and handling livestock in meat-processing
plants, a Ph.D. Associate Professor of Animal Science at Colorado
State University, and author, most recently, of "Animals
In Translation: Using The Mysteries Of Autism To Decode Animal
Behavior"--published earlier this year, the book was
lauded in animal & autism circles, and just generally
(it was a New York Times bestseller), and will be released
in paperback after the Holidays--discusses some concepts and
examples included in the latest book, articulates how she,
as an autistic person, thinks and functions, and takes several
calls from listeners who ask questions about autism and autistic
children. [www.Grandin.com]
COMEDY CORNER: Brian Regan's "Whale
Noises" [www.BrianRegan.com]
MUSIC: John Hiatt's "My Dog &
Me," The Knitters' "The New Call Of The Wrecking
Ball," instrumentals NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE:
Weather Report's "Birdland"
Almost fifteen years ago, when I
began dating Colleen McGarr, who’s now my wife, she
was living with a sleek black cat named Otis.
My first impression of Otis was
that he was an irascible cuss. My second impression, too.
I mean, if you went to pet him, he might allow it; he might
even extend himself to meet your touch. Just as likely,
it seemed, he might scratch and bite you. --> READ
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