by Duncan | Jan 7, 2026 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Cats, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Wildlife
Allison Argo–, and writer-producer of “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants,” a new episode of the PBS series Nature—recounts how her background in the family business of theater (on Cape Cod) may have made her uniquely equipped to launch a filmmaking career. Her...
by Duncan | Dec 17, 2025 | Musicians
‘Tis the season: This morning, I yet again set aside the customary show format to deliver the “Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special.” I noted the title is intentionally unwieldy, which I enjoy in an odd way, mostly because it reflects the...
by Duncan | Dec 10, 2025 | Advocates, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife
Dawn Barbone–founder of Samadhi Wildlife, a nonprofit refuge in Ormond Beach that rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife native to Florida—explains that she hasn’t merely loved animals since she was a child, but has also loved healing them since...
by Duncan | Dec 3, 2025 | Adoption, Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Pets, Rescue
Artist-photographer-writer Claire Rosen—who’s cultivated a long, lauded career, with much of her work reflecting a longstanding passion for animals, and celebrated for its sense of whimsy—traces the shaping of this sensibility back to her childhood, reading Beatrix...
by Duncan | Nov 26, 2025 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior
As we’ve done 14 times before—spanning the better part of five years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or...
