Welcome to
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...
Caleb Smith, 16-year old entrepreneur, author, & comfort rabbit guy
Caleb Smith—who, at 16 years old, is already an accomplished entrepreneur and the author of a memoir of sorts, “Peacebunny Island: the...
Callers As Guests
Periodically, I table the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some...
Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society’s cat initiatives analyst
Peter J. Wolf—who works for Best Friends Animal Society as cat initiatives analyst, which involves helping the organization shape its community...
Dr. Justin Perrault, Director of Research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Dr. Justin Perrault—Director of Research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education, and...
Caitlin O’Connell, author of “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves”
Caitlin O’Connell—a noted scientist who’s spent much of her career studying elephants and their communication, and author of several books, most...
Elizabeth Lo, Director of (who also produced, filmed & edited) “Stray”
Elizabeth Lo—an award-winning filmmaker who directed “Stray,” a wildly-inventive documentary about the stray dogs who roam freely in Turkey (by...
Ginny Sweet, co-founder of Corsos for Heroes
Ginny Sweet—co-founder (with Harry Toro) of Corsos for Heroes, an organization based in Lutz, Florida, that donates specially-trained service...
Kim Sturla, executive director of Animal Place
Kim Sturla—executive director of Animal Place, the 600-acre farmed animal sanctuary in Grass Valley, California she co-founded in 1989—recounts...
Rob Chaney, author of “The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears To A Crowded American West”
Rob Chaney—a lifelong resident of Montana, a veteran reporter for the Missoulian (and 2020 Nieman Fellow), and author of “The Grizzly in the...