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
Katrina Shadix, founder of Bear Warriors United, advocate extraordinaire
Katrina Shadix--founder and executive director of Bear Warriors United (BWU), whose stated mission is to preserve and protect bears, and all of...
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors”
Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice--an entomologist by training who’s appeared on the show multiple times, discussing ants, spiders, homing pigeons, and...
Rhonda Eldridge, Executive Director of The Community Pet Project
Rhonda Eldridge--Executive Director of The Community Pet Project, which provides pet food and several other resources to homeless and at-risk...
Melissa Hoppert, horse-racing writer for The New York Times, reporter-producer “Broken Horses”
Melissa Hoppert--a horse-racing writer for The New York Times, and one of two reporter-producers (with Times colleague Joe Drape) featured...
Anton Ptushkin, director of “Saving the Animals of Ukraine”
Anton Ptushkin--director of the PBS Nature documentary profiling the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to rescue animals amidst the destruction of...
Jennifer Langston, founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue
Jennifer Langston--founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue, a specialized refuge for senior and hospice dogs in Wesley Chapel, FL—recalls...
Arin Greenwood on loving & living with dogs
Arin Greenwood--a wearer of many hats, mostly animal-related, including Director of Philanthropy Communications at Austin Pets Alive! former...
Lee Asher, dog adoption champion, social media juggernaut
Lee Asher--a staunch advocate of dog adoption whose profile has risen dramatically in recent years, owing to a handful of factors, including...
Matt Hamilton–writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers”
Matt Hamilton--writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers,” an unusual two-part edition of the PBS series, “Nature,” which premiered April...
Deborah Howard, President of Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)
Deborah Howard—founder-president of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), self-described, you may recall, as “the only national...