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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
Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”
Kirk Johnson—paleontologist, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin...
Dr. Eric Eisenman, founder of International Veterinary Outreach (IVO)
Dr. Eric Eisenman discusses founding International Veterinary Outreach (IVO), which provides veterinary services and training to rural areas in countries sorely lacking both.
Father Andrew Heyes, Rector of St. Clement’s Church & Dog Nut
Father Andrew Heyes is the dog-loving Rector of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Tampa, an unusually animal-friendly church
John Turner, President of Project PUP
John Turner—the president of Project PUP (Pets Uplifting People), which, since 1984 has offered visits by therapy dogs to nursing homes, rehab...
Allison Argo: Director of Acclaimed Animal Films
Allison Argo, a writer-director who, over the course of a 25-year career, has specialized in making often-acclaimed films about animals.
Katrina Shadix, founder of Bear Warriors United
Katrina Shadix is founder of Bear Warriors United (BWU), whose mission includes preserving and protecting bears in Florida
Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong—a science journalist, staff writer at The Atlantic, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and author, most recently of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 5th Edition
We reprised “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions for dog trainer Glen Hatchell to answer about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues.
Samantha Wishman & Christina Thomas, co-directors of “Free Puppies!”
Christina Thomas and Samantha Wishman are co-directors of “Free Puppies!,” a documentary examining rescue dogs being regularly transported from the South to the North for adoption, probing deeper into why the South is a repository for so many homeless dogs.
Katherine McGill & Kate MacFall: discussing proposed changes to Florida’s trapping regulations
Two experts on Florida wildlife, Katherine McGill and Kate MacFall, discuss proposed changes to the state's trapping regulations