‘Tiger King’ Creator on Joe Exotic and Watching a Murder-for-Hire Plot Unfold Before His Eyes

Eric Goode is a filmmaker, conservationist, and a former nightclub owner. His Netflix docuseries Tiger King, about zookeeper and convicted felon Joe Exotic, became a massive cultural phenomenon at the start of the pandemic. In this episode, Eric joins Guy to discuss his eclectic career path - from pinning dead flies to canvas as an eccentric young artist to opening the infamous Area nightclub in 1980s New York, frequented by the likes of Andy Warhol, Jean-Michael Basquiat, and Keith Haring. He also shares how his lifelong fascination with animals led him to conservation work and filmmaking, and behind the scenes of documenting Joe Exotic and the murder plot that unfolded while filming for Tiger King. Watch Eric Goode’s latest documentary “Chimp Crazy” on HBO Max here: Links from the Show: Tiger King on Netflix Chimp Crazy Trailer Eric Goode’s Turtle Conservancy For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to . See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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‘Tiger King’ Creator on Joe Exotic and Watching a Murder-for-Hire Plot Unfold Before His Eyes is an episode from The Great Creators with Guy Raz by Guy Raz | Wondery.

This episode is 00:54:50 long.

This episode was published on Aug 27, 2024.

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