#234 - NASA & Russian Top-Secret Government Animal Experiments | Ric O'Barry

Watch next weeks episode EARLY on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Ric O'Barry is founder of the Dolphin Project, a group that aims to educate the public about dolphin captivity. He was featured in the Academy Award-winning film 'The Cove' which used covert techniques to expose the yearly dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. SPONSORS https://www.rhone.com/danny - Upgrade your closet with Rhone and use DANNY to save 20% https://www.bubsnaturals.com/djp - Use code DJP for 20% off. https://buy.ver.so/danny - Use code DANNY to save 15% on your first order. EPISODE LINKS https://www.dolphinproject.com https://www.instagram.com/richardobarry https://twitter.com/RichardOBarry FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00- Russian spy whale 10:51- "The Cove" documentary 23:44- Japanese Yakuza mafia 32:33- Money for dolphins 42:01- Ric's secret war against Japan 50:29- Who is buying dolphins from Japan 52:06- Confiscating dolphins 54:25- Keiko the Orca (Free Willy) 01:02:07- Keiko's death coverup 01:04:42- SeaWorld trainer deaths 01:12:16- "Rescue" aquariums 01:16:32- Working with Flipper in 1950's01:29:32- Living with dolphins 01:36:32- John Lily's grant from NASA to study dolphins 01:47:51- Dolphin suicides 01:52:34- Dolphin healing therapy myth 01:58:29- Ric's thumb blown off 02:05:48- SeaWorld spies 02:12:19- Fixing dolphin captivity 02:20:46- dolphin trainer stockholm syndrome 02:26:15- Yakuza fighting documentary

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