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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
Stephen S. Hall, author of “Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World”
By Duncan | 3 min read
Veteran science journalist Stephen S. Hall--the author of several books, most recently, Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate...
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...
Duncan | May 22, 2024 | 3 min read
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...
Duncan | May 15, 2024 | 3 min read
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...
Duncan | May 8, 2024 | 3 min read
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...
Duncan | May 1, 2024 | 3 min read
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...
Duncan | Apr 24, 2024 | 3 min read
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...
Duncan | Apr 10, 2024 | 2 min read
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...
Duncan | Apr 3, 2024 | 3 min read
Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—which blazed a trail in animal rescue, welfare,...
Duncan | Mar 27, 2024 | 3 min read
Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist and author–The Sequel
In what might be called The Sequel, this represents the second portion of the interview I conducted on Feb. 12 with Temple Grandin, onstage at...
Duncan | Mar 6, 2024 | 2 min read