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
Anton Ptushkin, director of “Saving the Animals of Ukraine”
By Duncan | 3 min read
Anton Ptushkin--director of the PBS Nature documentary profiling the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to rescue animals amidst the destruction of...
Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist
Dr. Temple Grandin--who truly wears multiple hats: fervent activist for autistic people, longtime professor of animal science at Colorado State...
Duncan | Aug 9, 2023 | 2 min read
Gene Baur, co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary
Gene Baur--co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, which Baur helped launch in 1986—responds to the observation that, nearly 40 years later,...
Duncan | Jul 19, 2023 | 2 min read
Susan Hanus, executive director of Cat Depot
Susan Hanus--executive director of Cat Depot, a unique feline-only shelter in Sarasota—recalls when she first became a cat person. Hanus has...
Duncan | Jul 12, 2023 | 3 min read
Kathy Finelli, director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue
Kathy Finelli--the director of Gainesville Rabbit Rescue (GRR), a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by two University of Florida...
Duncan | Jul 5, 2023 | 3 min read
20th Anniversary Show (sort of)
We did things a little differently on today’s show—an understated, somewhat belated, acknowledgment that June marks the 20th anniversary of...
Duncan | Jun 28, 2023 | 3 min read
Valerie Benka, Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs
Valerie Benka--the Director of Programs for the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D)—recalls being someone who was nuts about...
Duncan | Jun 21, 2023 | 2 min read
pattrice jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary
pattrice jones--co-founder of VINE Sanctuary, sprawling across 100 acres in Springfield, Vermont, and a self-described “LGBTQ-led farmed animal...
Duncan | Jun 14, 2023 | 3 min read
Donna Kalil, python hunter
Donna Kalil--a python removal contractor (aka “python hunter”)—recalls growing up in Venezuela, with close proximity to the jungle helping...
Duncan | May 31, 2023 | 2 min read
Jane O’Hara, animal advocate and artist
Jane O’Hara, the animal advocate and artist--whose paintings tend to celebrate animals or explore animal issues—recalls a regular upbringing,...
Duncan | May 24, 2023 | 2 min read