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