The Tiger King After Show Podcast

In this later added episode, hosted by Joel McHale, we check in with some of the most interesting characters from the Netflix popular docuseries, Erick Cowie, Jeff and Lauren Lowe, John Reinke, Kelci "Saff" Saffery, Joshua Dial, John Finlay, and Rick Kirkham. Jeff and Lauren are still planning to open their new zoo. John Finlay has cleaned up, is wearing a shirt and has brand new teeth. Erick Cowie is over Joe Exotic and glad that he is in prison. John Reinke and Saff are still loyal to the Tiger King but are still even more loyal to the animals. Joshua Dial is still dealing with the trauma of witnessing Travis Maldonado's death but does explain how the incident seemed to be an accident. Lastly, Rick Kirkham, now living in Norway with his girlfriend, is still extremely bitter over the loss of time and work he put into his experience with Joe.

• Al Gragg, Courtez Kirkwood, Jessie Zahner

In the finale of the most explosive docuseries on Netflix, the Tiger King, Joe Exotic, finds himself speaking to the camera from inside prison. Joe is tried and faces up to 79 years in prison for animal abuse and for his part in the murder-for-hire of enemy Carole Baskin. Jeff Lowe, James Garrettson and Allen Glover turn on Joe and help the feds with the case. In the meantime, Jeff has taken over Joe's zoo and is starting to build a new zoo elsewhere in Oklahoma. He partners with exotic animal owner, Tim Stark, to build the biggest and nicest zoo in the country but their relationship goes south as Tim is fronting all the money and doing all the initial work on the new zoo. Tim splits in his partnership with Jeff and threatens to take him down, but that is not the only threat we see in this episode. Joe is on a mission to take all the other exotic animal owners down as he partners with PETA to give them information about other roadside zoos and the animal abuse happening in them which leads to a December 2019 investigation into Doc Antle's Myrtle Beach Safari. Meanwhile Joe is serving a 22 year prison sentence.

• Al Gragg, Courtez Kirkwood, Jessie Zahner, Michael Thieling

Joe Exotic and Jeff Lowe have a falling out after Jeff was ordered by court to not get in trouble for a year to avoid a 179 day sentence for having cubs that were illegal, the second big charge against him after he beat his wife up. Joe bails Jeff out of prison on several occasions but when he returns to Oklahoma from Vegas, Jeff and Joe get into it about campaign spending using the Zoo's money, on camera. Joe burns all the records to cover his tracks and then leaves the zoo to an undisclosed location he calls "Belize" yet everyone believes he is actually in Florida. Joe, along with Jeff and Allen Glover, plan to murder Carole Baskin using a crossbow while she rides her bike on the usual trail by her house. Allen is paid $3000 to carry out the murder and heads to Florida. When he gets there he chickens out and goes out partying instead. Joe eventually is arrested.

• Al Gragg, Courtez Kirkwood, Jessie Zahner

After being harassed for years by Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin finally decides to fight back. Episode four uncovers the long legal battle between Carole and Joe which leads to even more erratic behavior from Joe. A fire at the GW Zoo leaves people pointing fingers at each other about who committed the arson. A savior, Jeff Lowe, comes to the rescue in Joe's time of need but is it what he expected?

• Al Gragg, Courtez Kirkwood, Jessie Zahner

Episode three takes a deep dive into the disappearance of Carole Baskin's ex-husband, Don Lewis. Did Carole feed Don to the Tigers? Or is Don under the septic tank? These are theories Joe Exotic has floated out to the world about Don's where-about. Carole said Don was headed to Costa Rica and authorities found his van parked at an airport with his brief case and keys inside. A source close to Don heard that he was pushed out of a plane over the gulf. There are many theories about where Don could be or what happened to Don, but we all may never know. This episode uncovers what we do know about Don's disappearance and the limited evidence available on the case.

• Al Gragg, Courtez Kirkwood, Jessie Zahner

The Big Cat world is not only dramatic but dangerous, Kelci "Saff' Saffery, can tell you that first hand. She had her arm tore to shreds while working at the GW Zoo and decided to forgo the two years of reconstructive surgery to have her arm amputated to beat the media and keep the wellbeing of the cats. In this episode we learn more about the followings of the big cat owners. Doc Antle, a doctor for mystic sciences, has three wives and pays his staff $100 per week. Joe Exotic on the other hand, allows people who have no place to go a chance to work with his animals for $350 a week, he followed in Doc's footsteps and has two husbands, John Finlay and Travis Maldonado. Carole Baskin of Big Cat Rescue has what seems to be hundreds of volunteer workers who must take classes and put in hours to work their way up the chain.

• Show was hosted by Al Gragg and Jessie Zahner.

In episode one of Tiger King, we get an interesting entrance into the world big cat ownership. We meet the most popular figures of the big cat world, Joe Exotic, Doc Antle and Carole Baskin. Joe is the owner of the GW Zoo which houses 227 big cats, he is a flashy, gun toting, country singer, magician and big cat owner. Doc Antle is his idol and who taught him much of the ropes. Owner of the Myrtle Beach Safari, Doc is extremely well known and popular in the world of big cats. Joe's biggest enemy, Carole Baskin, owns Big Cat Rescue is Florida and has made it her mission to put sanctuaries like Joe and Doc's out of business as they breed the animals for financial gain.

• Show was hosted by Al Gragg and Jessie Zahner.