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
Deni Elliott, author of “Catching Sight: How A Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself”
Deni Elliott--author of the new memoir, “Catching Sight: How A Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself,” and writer or editor of ten previous...
Kevin S. Fridy, Tampa Political Scientist
Kevin S. Fridy--Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Tampa, and slated after this interview to deliver a...
A.J. Sanjar, field biologist studying Burmese pythons and opossums
A.J. Sanjar--a field biologist who’s conducted research with significant implications for reducing the Florida population of the Burmese python,...
Laura Hagen, managing director of wildlife at Humane World for Animals
Laura Hagen--managing director of wildlife at Humane World for Animals (formerly the Humane Society of the United States)—explains the rationale...
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer–17th Edition
As we’ve done 16 times before—spanning five-plus years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to...
Ronan Donovan, visual storyteller
Ronan Donovan--a wildlife biologist turned visual storyteller, whose work is featured in an exhibition, Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan, on...
Armando Ubeda, shark expert
Armando Ubeda--primarily appearing in his guise as a shark expert, although his CV is notably long and wide, having studied marine fauna ranging...
Lenore Braford and Paul Drake, co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Lenore Braford and Paul Drake--co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, a highly-innovative animal sanctuary in North Carolina; owing to Drake...
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–16th Edition
As we’ve done 15 times before—spanning Just shy of the five-year mark-–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format...
Stan Kroh, manatee ally and expert
Stan Kroh-- whose broad scope of duties at Tampa Electric Company includes overseeing the company’s Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach,...