Animals On Talk Shows: A Behind-The-Scenes Look with Grant Kemmerer

In this episode, I sit-down with Grant Kemmerer from Grant’s Wild World Of Animals. For over 30 years, Grant and his wife Jamie, have supplied their animal ambassadors to top talent including Robert and Bindi Irwin, Jeff Corwin, Jack Hanna, among many others on national tv shows including The Today Show, The Tonight Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, etc. We discuss the animal entertainment industry and how it has recently gone under fire from extreme Animal Rights Groups. This is a MUST-LISTEN interview!

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November 9, 2020

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Growing Up with Cheetahs, Bearcats, Penguins, & Jack Hanna!

November 9, 2020

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In this episode, I interview Brannon Rapp. She currently works at the Animal Ambassador Programs Department at the world famous, Columbus Zoo. Brannon has been around animals for as long as she can remember. She talks about her favorite memories growing up with exotic animals and what it’s like training cheetahs, bearcats, and penguins. She also goes into detail what it was like growing up around Jack Hanna and filming for Nat Geo’s “Secrets Of The Zoo”.

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December 18, 2019

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Episode #100: 100 Things I've Learned

December 18, 2019

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To celebrate reaching 100 episodes on “The Animals To The MAX” Podcast, I reminisce over the last 100 shows and go over 100 things I’ve learned. ***Thank you listeners! We did it- 100 Episodes! Here’s to another 100!!!

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October 1, 2019

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Episode #83: Jeff The Nature Guy

October 1, 2019

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In this episode, I interview executive director of ZooMontana, Jeff Ewelt. Jeff is most notable for reviving ZooMontana and re-establishing it as a respected organization in the community. We discuss Jeff’s early beginnings selling hotdogs at the Columbus Zoo, to working as a bird trainer for 10 years in Florida, to taking the polar plunge (literally) and moving to Montana to serve as the director of ZooMontana. We discuss zoo’s animal residents including Grizzly Bears, Tigers, Red Pandas, and Wolverines! Other topics include Jeff’s work on TV, loose llamas in New York City, and his future vision for the zoo.

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Episode #67: Jungle Jack Hanna

In this episode, I interview one of my idols, Jungle Jack Hanna. We discuss Jack’s extensive career working with animals. Topics include Jack’s early childhood, what brought him to the Columbus Zoo as a director in 1978, Monkeys loose on the interstate (literally)!, David Letterman, and much more!

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June 18, 2018

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Episode #32: The Cheetah Whisperer

June 18, 2018

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In this episode, I interview Erin Vargo, "The Cheetah Whisperer". Erin has been obsessed with cheetahs her whole life and has worked with over 70 individual cats. We discuss her first encounters with cheetahs volunteering for The Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia. We then dive into her work training a cheetah cub named "David" at The Wildlife Safari Park in Oregon. We end our discussion talking about her current seasonal position at The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in the Animal Programs Department. Other fun topics include feeding baby warthogs, meeting Jack Hanna, and a terrifying baboon encounter!

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