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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
Anton Ptushkin, director of “Saving the Animals of Ukraine”
By Duncan | 3 min read
Anton Ptushkin--director of the PBS Nature documentary profiling the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to rescue animals amidst the destruction of...
Deborah Howard, founder of the Companion Animal Protection Society
Deborah Howard, founder of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)--self-described as “the only national nonprofit organization dedicated...
Duncan | Jan 31, 2024 | 3 min read
Dr. Daniel Promislow, principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project
Dr. Daniel Promislow--a biogerontologist, professor at the University of Washington, and principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project, a...
Duncan | Jan 24, 2024 | 3 min read
Jessica Kelly, co-leader of Cat Trap Fever
Jessica Kelly—who, along with Sue Rountree, runs Cat Trap Fever, a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of feral cats, chiefly in Pinellas...
Duncan | Jan 17, 2024 | 3 min read
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 9th Edition
As we’ve done eight times prior—spanning the better part of three years--today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals”...
Duncan | Jan 10, 2024 | 2 min read
The Annual Holiday Animal Song special
I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to deliver the Annual Holiday Animal Song special—that is, a show almost entirely...
Duncan | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 min read
Jason Schramm, founder of VegMovies
Jason Schramm--a web developer and founder of Veg Groups, where he creates websites intended to help people go vegan, stay vegan, or become...
Duncan | Dec 13, 2023 | 3 min read
Mark E. Hauber, ornithologist & author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”
Mark E. Hauber—professor, ornithologist, and author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”—recalls becoming seriously interested...
Duncan | Dec 6, 2023 | 3 min read
Jill Horstmann, founder of Squirrelly AF Rescue
Jill Horstmann--founder of Squirrelly AF Rescue, a squirrel-focused rescue and rehabilitation operation she runs at her St. Petersburg...
Duncan | Nov 29, 2023 | 2 min read
Dr. Justin Perrault, VP of research, Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Dr. Justin Perrault--vice president of research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC), a nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation,...
Duncan | Nov 15, 2023 | 3 min read