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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
Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”
By Duncan | 3 min read
Kirk Johnson—paleontologist, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin...
Stephanie Boydston, founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue & Sanctuary
Stephanie Boydston--founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, a refuge in Myakka City, FL devoted to rescuing,...
Duncan | Sep 24, 2025 | 3 min read
Father Andrew Heyes, Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa
Father Andrew Heyes, Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa—a uniquely canine-centric man of the cloth, rarely going anywhere without...
Duncan | Sep 17, 2025 | 3 min read
Dr. Melissa Miller, lead investigator on University of Florida project using AI trap to halt the Argentine Black and White Tegu
Dr. Melissa Miller--a wearer of multiple University of Florida hats: research scientist, wildlife ecologist with the school’s Institute of Food...
Duncan | Sep 10, 2025 | 3 min read
Patrick Hardy, founder of Bee Platoon
Please Note: Owing to a major accident that closed down Highway 60—a central route I take in commuting to WMNF each Wednesday—I was unable to...
Duncan | Aug 27, 2025 | 3 min read
Joshua Zeman, director of “Checkpoint Zoo”
Joshua Zeman--award-winning filmmaker whose new documentary, “Checkpoint Zoo,” arrives in timely fashion, providing a distinctive window into the...
Duncan | Aug 20, 2025 | 3 min read
Elaine West, founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary
Elaine West--the founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary, a refuge housing rescued farm animals she launched in Melrose, Florida, more than two...
Duncan | Aug 13, 2025 | 3 min read
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–14th Edition
As we’ve done 13 times prior—spanning more than four years now!-–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in...
Duncan | Aug 6, 2025 | 2 min read
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomologist and author of “The Deadliest Series”
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice--an entomologist by training, and author whose books have tackled topics ranging from spiders to microbes—responds to my...
Duncan | Jul 23, 2025 | 3 min read
Marsha Panuce, founder of Donte’s Den
Marsha Panuce—founder of Donte’s Den, a distinctive sanctuary in multiple ways, including that it extends across 50 acres (in Myakka City, FL),...
Duncan | Jul 16, 2025 | 3 min read