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Animal Rights
Beneath the Sea: Octopuses’ Tales on Talking Animals
Sy Montgomery has written 20 nonfiction books, including some New York Times best sellers, but if you were unfamiliar with the focus of Montgomery’s work, within the first 90 seconds of my interview with her,...
The economic movement for animal welfare; FL senate debate questions will be picked by citizens
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday we discuss the growth of policies that ensure animal welfare. Now more than ever, cosmetics companies are promising no-animal testing with their products, Amusement parks and circuses are moving...
Environmental ethics and morality of shark fin harvesting
Some of the ocean’s top predators are facing massive population crashes-and human may be to blame. An environmental activist is urging law students to help him fight for the survival of hammerhead sharks. Yesterday at...
Environmentalist Randall Arauz recounts his fight to ban shark fin harvesting
Randall Arauz is an environmental activist hailing from Costa Rica. He has been instrumental in his crusade to ban the shark fin harvesting industry around the world. In 2010 he was awarded the Goldman Environmental...
The Dangers of Coal Ash ;Veganism as an act of nonviolence
By Rob Lorei Today we talk about pollution caused by coal-ash, which is a byproduct of coal-burning power plants. In Florida there are over 13 coal power plants and 100 coal ash pits. Many of...
Old Soul Nellie McKay Sounds Off on…Everything
This article has been reprinted with permission from Deep Roots magazine, which features articles about music and meaningful matters. When Nellie McKay zoomed onto the music scene in 2004 with her scintillating debut album, Get...
Duncan’s guest on Talking Animals this Wednesday will be Laurie Anderson, the long-celebrated artist and musician, who recently made an acclaimed film, “Heart of a Dog.” An inventive work offering a spirited visual mélange, “Heart of a...
Animal cruelty protest at Tampa McDonald’s
An animal advocacy group is calling on McDonald’s restaurants to put animal welfare standards in place after undercover videos surfaced showing abuse of chickens at farms that had supplied chickens to the large fast-food chain;...
Listeners Request’s on Life Elsewhere
When the killing of Cecil the lion made headlines, Norman B immediately contacted Gareth Patterson, the acclaimed authority on African wildlife. The resulting interview received numerous compliments, and generated a flood of requests to hear it again. Speaking from his...
A look back at Florida’s shortened black bear hunt
Over the weekend the controversial hunt of black bears in Florida was called off after almost two days because so many bears were killed; our guest on WMNF’s MidPoint was Tampa Bay Times staff writer Craig Pittman, who...
Law, Politics, and the Animal Advocacy Movement on Talking Animals
Duncan Strauss’s guest on Talking Animals this Wednesday Sept. 9 at 10am ET will be Dr. Steven Tauber, USF Associate Professor in the Department of Government & International Affairs, who’s just published a new book, Navigating The...
Cecil The Lion. Donald The Caricature. Mama Africa.
The death of Cecil the lion resulted in headlines around the world, filled with outpourings of concern for the welfare of African wildlife. Gareth Patterson has dedicated his life to caring for and understanding African wildlife. From his home...
