Welcome to
Talking Animals
with Duncan Strauss
Hosted by Duncan Strauss, “Talking Animals” airs every Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET, on WMNF (88.5 FM), a 70,000-watt, community-oriented NPR affiliate in Tampa, Florida.
Recent Shows
Jodie Wiederkehr, Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals
Jodie Wiederkehr--veteran animal advocate and Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA)—recounts details of how CAA...
Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times reporter: “The Panda Factories”
Mara Hvistendahl, a The New York Times reporter who wrote “The Panda Factories”--an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism probing the...
Nancy Murrah, President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay
Nancy Murrah---President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay (RCTB), which rescues, rehabilitates, and releases hundreds of native birds of prey...
Melissa Zepeda, attorney, animal rights advocate, Amendment 2 foe
Melissa Zepeda--an attorney and accomplished animal rights advocate, with a notable breadth of interests and topics that have animated her...
Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)
Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)—a Tampa-based national nonprofit dedicated to securing, protecting, and...
Cathryn Michon, author of “I’m Still Here: A Dog’s Purpose Forever”
Cathryn Michon--the showbiz hyphenate who co-wrote with husband W. Bruce Cameron “A Dog’s Purpose,” the film adaptation of Cameron’s New York...
Dr. Gregory Berns, neuroscientist, professor, author of “Cowpuppy”
Dr. Gregory Berns—author, neuroscientist, professor of psychology at Emory University (and an M.D.)—addresses the change he was seeking when he...
Will Braden, curator of CatVideoFest
Will Braden, filmmaker—and curator of CatVideoFest 2024, a 75-minute compilation of short cat videos, edited into a briskly-paced reel, screening...
Mark Devries, documentary filmmaker, “Humans and Other Animals”
Mark Devries--the documentary filmmaker (https://markdevries.com/) who specializes in exploring the realm of animals and animal welfare—expands...
Art Shaul, founder of Safe Paws Rescue
Art Shaul—founder-director of Safe Paws Rescue, a small but mighty rescue serving the Tampa Bay Area—recalls growing up watching his Dad bring...