#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's 01:29:32 - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices