Let’s Go Wild

LET'S GO WILD WITH TOMER BEN-YEHUDA

Please join me in this episode as I talk with my friend Tomer Ben-Yehuda about our recent trip to China and our experience of seeing Red Pandas and a Giant Panda in the wild.  Tomer and I met on our group trip to Sichuan Province in May with Royle Safaris.  

LET'S GO WILD WITH KIM VALENTA

This episode I talk with Kim Valenta, co-founder and co-director of Mad Dog Initiative.  Since 2013, Mad Dog Initiative has led an effort to protect the wildlife of Madagascar through a combination of spay/neuter, vaccination program and wildlife monitoring.  Their mission is promoting wildlife conservation, animal welfare and human health in Madagascar through the care and humane management of domestic and feral dogs.  To learn more, or to donate to MDI, please visit maddogintiative.com. To learn more about Kim's work visit Kimvalenta.com.  

LET'S GO WILD IN ANTARCTICA 3

Please join me for the third and final installment of my journey through Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands.  In this episode I chat with expedition team member Tammy MacKenzie.  

LET'S GO WILD IN ANTARCTICA 2

Please join me as I continue with my journey through Antarctica.  In this episode I talk with our expedition team members Rodrigo Tapia and Kevin Burke.

LET'S GO WILD IN ANTARCTICA PART 1

Please join me as I re-count my cruise to Antarctica and meet several of our expedition team.  This is part one, and in this episode, I introduce you to our expedition team leader Philip Hunter and expedition team members Maggie Yang and Jacob Eberhardt.  

LET'S GO WILD WITH ALASTAIR FOTHERGILL

I was lucky enough to be on a trip to Antartica, South Georgia, and the Falklands and have Alastair Fothergill on the same ship.  He regaled us with many stories from the making of his many documentaries.  Alastair is co-founder of Silverback Films making nature documentaries for clients such as BBC, Disney, and Netflix.  Prior to Silverback Films, Alastair was head of the BBC Natural History Unit and has worked with David Attenborough on numerous documentaries.  Among the many amazing documentaries to his credit are Life in the Freezer, Frozen Planet, and The Hunt.  Alastair lives in Bristol in the UK with his wife Melinda.   Alastair was gracious enough to grant me and interview, and here is our chat.

LET'S GO WILD IN MEMORY OF FOX ANNE

Tribute to my girl Fox Anne.  I am taking a bit of a break from podcasting while I am grieving the tragic loss of Fox.  I am using my platform to help me say goodbye to her.  

LET'S GO WILD WITH JACKIE LIPTAK

In this episode I talk with wildlife specialist Jacqueline Liptak at the Habitat within the Flamingo hotel and casino in Las Vegas.  Jackie is originally from Ohio and graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor of biology focusing on zoology and a bachelor of science in education.  She has been in the animal field since 2007 when she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.  She has been working at the Flamingo habitat for almost 17 years.  

Between work and her animals at home, Jackie is constantly surrounded by animals. In her spare time she loves cuddling with her cats, enjoying all the Las Vegas entertainment, reading, and trying to feed the starving artist with her.