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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
Callers & Emailers Are The Guests
By Duncan | 2 min read
Occasionally, I jettison the chief component of the "Talking Animals" format--a long form interview with a single guest--to give voice to a...
Stephen S. Hall, author of “Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World”
Veteran science journalist Stephen S. Hall--the author of several books, most recently, Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate...
Duncan | Apr 30, 2025 | 3 min read
Kate MacFall & Katherine McGill, discuss FWC’s possible rule changes for trapping
Kate MacFall and Katherine McGill—longtime wildlife experts joining me for a discussion devoted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Duncan | Apr 23, 2025 | 3 min read
Kari Bagnall, founder of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary
Kari Bagnall--founder and executive director of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, which offers permanent care to nearly 200 monkeys retired from...
Duncan | Apr 9, 2025 | 2 min read
Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca, co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm
Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca--co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm, a sanctuary in Duette, FL, devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating, and...
Duncan | Apr 2, 2025 | 3 min read
Jocelyn Stokes and Katie Schuler, co-creators of “In Her Nature”
Jocelyn Stokes and Katie Schuler—co-creators of “In Her Nature,” a new digital series carried on the YouTube channel for the longstanding PBS...
Duncan | Mar 19, 2025 | 3 min read
Michael Schneider, founder of Pilots To The Rescue
Michael Schneider, a pilot and founder of Pilots To The Rescue—which flies animals from shelters plagued by low rates of adoption (and, often,...
Duncan | Mar 12, 2025 | 2 min read
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–12th Edition
As we’ve done 11 times prior—spanning nearly four years--today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to...
Duncan | Mar 5, 2025 | 3 min read
Dr. Alex Travis, director of Cornell Public Health and chair of the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health in the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Alex Travis--director of Cornell Public Health and chair of the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health in the Cornell University College...
Duncan | Feb 26, 2025 | 3 min read
Howard Baskin, financial guiding light of Big Cat Rescue
Howard Baskin—often identified as Advisory Board Chairman of Big Cat Rescue, and spouse of Carole Baskin, the founder of the sanctuary that...
Duncan | Feb 12, 2025 | 3 min read