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...
Jessica Rubin, professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law
Jessica Rubin—a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law who’s at the forefront of a new law in that state, allowing judges to...
Stacy LeBaron, host of The Community Cats Podcast
Stacy LeBaron—a veteran animal welfare advocate (felines, in particular) who hosts The Community Cats Podcast—recalls her first memory of a...
Janet Vorwald Dohner, author of “The Encyclopedia of Animal Predators”
Janet Vorwald Dohner—an author whose specialized books, including “Farm Dogs,” “Livestock Guardians,” and her new one, “The Encyclopedia of...
Dr. Dani McVety, hospice veterinarian
Dr. Dani McVety—a Tampa native and veterinarian who co-founded Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in 2009, and it’s since become the nation’s largest...
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, veteran veterinarian and comedian
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald—a veterinarian for 35 years, featured on Animal Planet’s “Emergency Vets,” which aired for 11 seasons—recounts his pre-vet,...
Anthony Bellotti, founder of the White Coat Waste Project
Anthony Bellotti — founder of the White Coat Waste Project—describes his formative years, and the role animals played in them, highlighting his...
W. Bruce Cameron, bestselling author, most recently of “A Dog’s Way Home”
W. Bruce Cameron — the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including "A Dog's Purpose," made into a feature film starring Dennis...
Ellie Laks, founder of The Gentle Barn
Ellie Laks —the founder of The Gentle Barn, a Southern California sanctuary that houses more than 170 animals that have been rescued from abuse,...
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, author-podcaster-speaker
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau —a nationally-recognized speaker, author (of seven books) and podcaster whose milieu is espousing the virtues of vegan...