THE PETA PODCAST

By Emil Guillermo, author, broadcasterSociety & Culture News

THE PETA PODCAST episodes

April 01, 2020 Ep.113: How PETA Tamed Tiger King Joe Exotic
Brittany Peet, PETA Foundation's Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement talks to Emil Guillermo about her dealings with convicted tiger abuser Joe Maldonado-Passage, a/k/a "Joe Exotic."
Go to PETA.org for more.
Contact host Emil Guillermo
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
First released April 1, 2020; reprised material from Ep.91, 2019.
35 min
March 25, 2020 Ep: 112: PETA: Ban Covid-19 Cause--Live Animal Markets
If you must point a finger at covid-19, don't forget the live animal/wet markets. PETA is calling on the WHO to ban such markets not just in China, but all over the world. The wet markets have been the source of disease as wild and domestic animals mix, and then virus jump species to humans. Sr. VP Kathy Guillermo, and activist Eric Mills talk to Emil.
Go to PETA.org for more.
Contact host Emil Guillermo
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
First released March 25, 2020
30 min
March 17, 2020 Ep.111: Skipping Animal Tests Key in Coronavirus Vaccine Race; PETA Wants New Normal to Save Animals
The race to a Coronavirus vaccine was supercharged when reseachers were allowed to skip long required animal tests that are cruel and useless. PETA--which has fought for more than 20 years to end regulatory animal testing--sees it clearly as a significant acknowledgement and calls for a new normal.
PETA's Jeff Brown calls it an historic moment in conversation with Emil Guillermo.
Go to PETA.org for more.
Contact host Emil Guillermo
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
37 min
March 11, 2020 Ep. 110: Part Two--Former SeaWorld Trainer John Hargrove And The Case of The Missing Orca Semen
In part two of our conversation, John Hargrove talks about why he came forward with the truth about orcas in captivity in the documentary "Blackfish." He also reveals what could determine how long SeaWorld stays in business. A stash of orca semen collected by Hargrove is currently unaccounted for.
Hargrove says it could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, enough to keep SeaWorld in the Orca business for some time.
Contact host Emil Guillermo
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
46 min
March 04, 2020 Ep.109: Part One--John Hargrove,SeaWorld Whistleblower in "Blackfish," talks of his love for Orcas and why he broke up with SeaWorld
In the first of a two part episode, John Hargrove--former SeaWorld orca trainer who spoke the truth in the documentary "Blackfish," and then wrote the NYT bestseller, "Beneath the Surface,"--talks to Emil Guillermo about how he gained the moral courage to save the orcas at SeaWorld.
In part 2, to be released March 11. Hargrove talks about the future of orcas in captivity and the end of SeaWorld.
For more, go to PETA.org
Contact host Emil Guillermo
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
56 min
February 26, 2020 Ep.108: PETA Exposes NIH Monkey Torture In Newly Obtained Videos
Dr. Katherine Roe, Researcher with PETA's Laboratory Investigations Department, talks to Emil Guillermo about the monkey torture tests that have gone on for decades costing nearly $40 million.
To see the videos, go to PETA.org
Contact host Emil Guillermo
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
32 min
February 19, 2020 Ep.107: Sacred Violations--PETA Exposes India's Animal Cruelty
In the land where cows are sacred, meat consumption has doubled in a decade. And dairy products are on the rise. PETA Sr. VP Poorva Joshipura talks to Emil Guillermo about her new book, "For A Moment of Taste," which exposes how the cruel meat and dairy industries are connected in India.
Go to PETA.org for more.
Contact host Emil Guillermo
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
37 min
February 12, 2020 Ep.106: Joaquin Phoenix's Oscat Moment at the Oscars
He was already winning an Oscat, PETA's awards for the most animal friendly in the film industry. But when Joaquin Phoenix won the best actor award his acceptance speech was worthy of another Oscat. We talk about the show, Phoenix's speech, and other Oscat winners with PETA's Lewis Crary.
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Contact host Emil Guillermo
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
40 min
February 05, 2020 Ep.105: PETA's First Amendment Victory In Texas A and M Dog Lab Fight
Gabe Walters, PETA lawyer, talks to Emil Guillermo about the First Amendment rights of PETA in the Texas A&M Facebook case. The University settled a lawsuit recently and paid PETA's legal fees in the case where Texas A&M blocked PETA activists' postings on the A&M Facebook page.
Go to PETA.org for more.
Contact host Emil Guillermo
See his show, "Married to PETA..." at San Francisco's Potrero Stage, Feb. 1 and 6.
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
29 min
January 31, 2020 Ep. 104: The Story Behind PETA's Super Bowl Ad--Inspired by Kaepernick--From Inception to Rejection; See It Here Now.
PETA's one-minute ad, inspired by Colin Kaepernick and expressing an animal rights, human rights, and anti-speciesist theme was in the works for months. Then Lisa Lange, PETA Sr.VP says pressure was applied to keep the spot off TV. She talks to Emil Guillermo about the ad and the message.
Go to PETA.org for more.
Contact host Emil Guillermo
See his show, "Married to PETA..." at San Francisco's Potrero Stage, Feb. 1 and 6.
Twitter@emilamok
Music provided by CarbonWorks.
30 min