by Duncan | Jun 19, 2024 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior
This was a truly distinctive edition of “Talking Animals”: For starters, the show was part of WMNF’s full day of special programming devoted to celebrating Juneteenth. Second, my two (in-studio!) guests were both stellar, veteran WMNF programmers: Harrison Nash, the...
by Duncan | Jun 12, 2024 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice–an entomologist by training who’s appeared on the show multiple times, discussing ants, spiders, homing pigeons, and microbes (often tied to a book she’s written on the topic)—acknowledges that writing for young readers has officially...
by Duncan | Jun 5, 2024 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Rhonda Eldridge–Executive Director of The Community Pet Project, which provides pet food and several other resources to homeless and at-risk communities throughout Hillsborough County—discusses the organization’s origin story, beginning in 2017 as an offshoot of...
by Duncan | May 22, 2024 | Actors & Filmmakers, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Horses, Legislation
Melissa Hoppert–a horse-racing writer for The New York Times, and one of two reporter-producers (with Times colleague Joe Drape) featured onscreen in the new horse-racing documentary, “Broken Horses,” a New York Times/FX production streaming on Hulu—recalls...
by Duncan | May 15, 2024 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Captive Exotic, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Anton Ptushkin–director of the PBS Nature documentary profiling the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to rescue animals amidst the destruction of the war—describes the sort of travel pieces he produced as a YouTuber, before he morphed into a war correspondent....
