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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
The Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special
This morning, I once again set aside the customary show format to deliver the "Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special." I noted the...
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomologist and author of four ant guides, including “Dr. Eleanor’s Book of Common Ants”
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice—an entomologist and writer who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and who just published four new guides on ants—recalls...
Tracy Voss, founder of TracysDogs
Tracy Voss—the co-founder of TracysDogs, a San Antonio, Texas-based organization that pulls dogs from high-kill shelters, rehabilitates them,...
Listeners Share Hurricane Irma Animal Stories
For this edition of “Talking Animals,” we broke format and did something a little different: Setting aside our customary approach of a long-form...
Patti Ragan, founder of The Center For Great Apes
Patti Ragan—the founder of The Center For Great Apes, a 120-acre sanctuary in Wauchula, FL that houses nearly 50 chimpanzees and...
Dr. Keith Lindsay, author of “Solitary Elephants in Japan” report
Dr. Keith Lindsay—the conservation biologist whose career reflects a longstanding dedication to studying elephants—recalls how he got started in...
Jo-Anne McArthur, photojournalist with new book, “Captive”
Jo-Anne McArthur—the acclaimed photojournalist who specializes in documenting animals and their stories---explains how her work, compared with...
Jason Meltzer, co-founder & Chief Dog Officer of Wag
Jason Meltzer—co-founder and Chief Dog Officer of Wag, the on-demand dog walking app—describes being a dog guy since childhood, growing with dogs...
Yuan Wang, co-founder of American Marine Research Company
Yuan Wang—co-founder of American Marine Research Company, essentially a quartet of young engineers (recent graduates from M.I.T., Cornell, and...
Shawn Flynn, author of “THE KITTY Who Rescued Me After I Rescued Him”
Shawn Flynn—author of “THE KITTY Who Rescued Me After I Rescued Him”—recalls growing up in a household that had dogs, but not cats, and how he...