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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
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,...
Dr. Bonita Bergin, inventor of concept of the service dog
Dr. Bonita Bergin, who, in 1975, invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations—then launched Canine...
Paula Poundstone, comedian and cat devotee
NOTE ABOUT THIS SHOW: I’ve had better mornings. As many know, each Wednesday, around dawn, I drive from my home on the east coast of Florida to...
Max Chesnes, environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times
Max Chesnes--the award-winning environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times—a lifelong Floridian, recalls growing up in Jupiter, where he...
Amy Munns, 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year
Amy Munns--named the 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year by Pet Sitters International, (PSI), considered the world’s leading educational association for...
Allison Argo, award-winning documentary filmmaker
Allison Argo--, and writer-producer of “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants,” a new episode of the PBS series Nature—recounts how her background in...
Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special–2025
‘Tis the season: This morning, I yet again set aside the customary show format to deliver the “Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song...