After ‘Tiger King,’ Eric Goode goes deeper into the reptile world
About this episode
Filmmaker Eric Goode discusses his documentary work and the issues surrounding exotic reptile smuggling and conservation.
This week, Kim sits down with filmmaker Eric Goode to talk about his HBO documentary series, Monsters of God. Goode discusses how he pivoted from a successful career in New York’s hospitality world to making documentaries about the extinction crisis, exotic reptile smuggling, and eventually, a little project called Tiger King. He also talks about self-financing his animal-conservation projects rather than waiting around for a studio, and he has a few things to say about Netflix. Plus, Masters and Matt Belloni break down another busy week in the Warnermount saga, beginning with the company decrying a critical social media post from actor Mark Ruffalo as antisemitic. They also discuss California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceling a tentative settlement discussion with the studio after news of the meeting leaked.
People in this episode
Host: Kim
Guest: Eric Goode
Topics covered
- documentary
- reptile smuggling
- animal conservation
- entertainment industry
- extinction crisis
Keywords
- Tiger King
- Monsters of God
- Eric Goode
- documentary
- reptile smuggling
- animal conservation
- extinction crisis
- Mark Ruffalo
- Warnermount
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: HBO, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Warnermount
Books & works: Monsters of God, Tiger King
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