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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
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer–17th Edition
By Duncan | 2 min read
As we’ve done 16 times before—spanning five-plus years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to...
Lori Marino, founder and president of The Whale Sanctuary Project
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the 10th program...
Duncan | Jun 17, 2020 | 3 min read
Carl Safina, ecologist, author of “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace”
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the ninth program...
Duncan | Jun 10, 2020 | 3 min read
Jessica Janson, East Coast Coordinator of Food for Thought
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing (though loosening) Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home,...
Duncan | Jun 3, 2020 | 3 min read
Jo-Anne McArthur, photographer, co-editor, and creator of “Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene”
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the seventh program...
Duncan | May 27, 2020 | 2 min read
Alison Eastwood, co-founder of Eastwood Ranch Foundation
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the sixth program...
Duncan | May 20, 2020 | 3 min read
Patti Ragan, founder of The Center for Great Apes
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the fifth program...
Duncan | May 13, 2020 | 2 min read
Jodie Wiederkehr, executive director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the fourth program...
Duncan | May 6, 2020 | 2 min read
Karen Davis, founder-president of United Poultry Concerns
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the third program...
Duncan | Apr 29, 2020 | 2 min read
William Nimmo, founder of Tigers in America, assesses “Tiger King”
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the second program...
Duncan | Apr 22, 2020 | 3 min read









