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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
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...
Dr. Faraz Harsini, biomedical scientist and veganism advocate
Dr. Faraz Harsini--biomedical scientist and speaker at the 2023 Tampa Bay Veg Fest—remembers growing up in Iran, including a possible...
Pete Walsh, platypus partisan
Pete Walsh--who lives in Tasmania, where he found himself becoming deeply concerned about the plight of local platypuses in the capital city of...
Ann Paul, an organizer of the 2023 Florida Birding and Nature Festival
Ann Paul--an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, a multifaceted, multi-day extravaganza, scheduled to take place Oct. 12-15, in...
A Discussion All About Making Homemade Dog Food
Today’s program was unusual in a few ways, not least that I interviewed more guests than usual—and that those guests consisted of family (Karen...
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 8th Edition
As we’ve done seven times prior—spanning about two years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to...
Mark Meyers, founder of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue
Mark Meyers--founder and executive director of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, the largest donkey rescue operation in the U.S.—recalls how it all...
Dr. Catherine Macdonald, shark expert
Dr. Catherine Macdonald--a marine conservation biologist and assistant professor at the University of Miami, who conducts, and oversees, research...
Scott Blais, co-founder of Global Sanctuary for Elephants
Scott Blais--co-founder of the Global Sanctuary for Elephants, whose initial facility is the Elephant Sanctuary Brazil (ESB); he also co-founded...
Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist
Dr. Temple Grandin--who truly wears multiple hats: fervent activist for autistic people, longtime professor of animal science at Colorado State...