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
Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary
Gene Baur--president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, considered the world’s first farm animal sanctuary and advocacy organization, now marking...
Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Captain Paul Watson—the founder, president, and executive director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the marine conservation organization he...
Sy Montgomery, author of numerous books, most recently, “How to Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals”
Sy Montgomery—the author of numerous acclaimed books about animals, including bestsellers “The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of...
Kinky Friedman, songwriter-satirist-animal rescuer
Kinky Friedman—the singer-songwriter-author-satirist-animal rescuer and veteran cigar-chomping wag—describes how his longtime friend and...
Don Hardy, co-director of “Pick of the Litter”
Don Hardy—co-director of the new documentary feature, “Pick of the Litter,” which tracks a litter of puppies from birth as they travel the...
Marco Adda, canine researcher, dog trainer, behaviorist
Marco Adda—part of a team of researchers who conducted a recently-published study of so-called “free-ranging dogs” and pet dogs in Bali,...
Cameron O’Steen, photographer-founder of the Yoga Animalia Project
Cameron O’Steen—a photographer who created the Yoga Animalia Project, which involves traveling to farm animal sanctuaries across the country, and...
Dr. Kerry Kriger, founder of Save The Frogs!
Dr. Kerry Kriger—the founder of Save The Frogs!, which describes itself as the world’s leading amphibian conservation organization—reconstructs...
Dr. Bryna Donnelly, co-founder of Rescue Rebuild
Dr. Bryna Donnelly—the co-founder of Rescue Rebuild, an animal shelter renovation program that travels nationally (sometimes, internationally),...
Jim Oesterle, Asst. U.S. Attorney for Western District of Washington
Jim. Oesterle—an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, who, earlier this summer, served as a faculty member...