Carole Baskin is extraordinary!

Katie Piper's Extraordinary People

Sony Music

Health & Fitness, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Carole Baskin was one of the biggest break-out stars of 2020. Having devoted her life to the Big Cat Rescue animal sanctuary, she suddenly found herself at the centre of the cultural phenomenon of the year, as one of the stars of Netflix series Tiger King. On its release, it soon became clear to Carole that the series was not the ‘Blackfish for big cats’ that she signed up for, but rather a deep-dive into co-star Joe Exotic’s vendetta against her, and about her husband Don Lewis’ disappearance, thrusting Carole into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. In this very rare interview, Carole opens up to Katie about how she’s processed the events since Tiger King was released, as well as giving her personal and emotional account of how she dealt with Don’s disappearance. She explains how she found closure in that time, how she’s managed to remain positive since she learned Joe was behind a murder-for-hire plot against her, and reflects on what she felt was a betrayal by Tiger King’s producers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.9	Hello and welcome to Katie Piper's Extraordinary People. It's the podcast where I sit down with an
1:15.5	extraordinary person and they share their story. They might have overcome something amazing or they
1:20.5	might still be on their own journeys with stories that will make you laugh, cry and hopefully
1:25.3	leave you feeling a little bit inspired.
1:35.9	My guest today is one of the biggest breakout stars of 2020. Having devoted her life to Big Cat Rescue Animal Sanctuary, Carol Baskin suddenly found herself at the center of a cultural
1:41.6	phenomenon of the year. When during the first lockdown, we distracted
1:45.6	ourselves from the global pandemic with the world of Big Cat conservationists. Watched by 64 million
1:52.9	people within the first month of its release, Tiger King turned Carol into an international
1:58.1	household name. You may be wondering how she coped with it all,
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