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
Joshua Zeman, director of “Checkpoint Zoo”
Joshua Zeman--award-winning filmmaker whose new documentary, “Checkpoint Zoo,” arrives in timely fashion, providing a distinctive window into the...
Bobbi Brink, founder and director of Lions, Tigers & Bears
Bobbi Brink--founder and director of Lions, Tigers & Bears (LT&B), a 140-acre animal sanctuary in east San Diego she launched in...
Michael Hingson, author of “Live Like A Guide Dog: True Stories from a Blind Man and His Dogs about Being Brave, Overcoming Adversity, and Moving Forward in Faith”
Michael Hingson--blind since birth, acclaimed speaker, and best-selling author whose new book is “Live Like A Guide Dog: True Stories from a...
Justin Barker, anti-captivity activist, author
Justin Barker--an anti-captivity activist with a compelling narrative, starting with launching his first organization, Citizens Lobbying for...
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–11th Edition
As we’ve done 10 times prior—spanning three-plus years--today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to...
Peter Singer, philosopher, professor, author: “Consider The Turkey”
Peter Singer--the philosopher, professor emeritus of bioethics at Princeton University, and author (including his landmark 1975 work, “Animal...
Jodie Wiederkehr, Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals
Jodie Wiederkehr--veteran animal advocate and Founder-Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA)—recounts details of how CAA...
Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times reporter: “The Panda Factories”
Mara Hvistendahl, a The New York Times reporter who wrote “The Panda Factories”--an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism probing the...
Nancy Murrah, President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay
Nancy Murrah---President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay (RCTB), which rescues, rehabilitates, and releases hundreds of native birds of prey...
Melissa Zepeda, attorney, animal rights advocate, Amendment 2 foe
Melissa Zepeda--an attorney and accomplished animal rights advocate, with a notable breadth of interests and topics that have animated her...