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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
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...
Michael Paterniti, author of “Hero Dogs: A Soldier’s Best Friend”
Michael Paterniti—the New York Times bestselling author of “The Telling Room” and journalist who’s written for such publications as Harpers,...
Allan Havey, comedian, actor, animal guy
Allan Havey—the comedian and actor best known at the moment as Lou Avery on “Mad Men”—recalls his formative years as a budding animal lover with...
Amy Rowland, co-founder of Dogma Pet Rescue
Amy Rowland—co-founder and co-director of Dogma Pet Rescue, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization based in Riverview, FL—recalls traveling the...
Anthony Damiano, president of Alliance for Earth, Life, Liberty & Advocacy (AELLA)
Anthony Damiano—president and co-founder of the Alliance for Earth, Life, Liberty & Advocacy (AELLA), an environmental, animal and human...
Dr. Melanie Butera, veterinarian and adoptive mom to Dillie The Deer
Dr. Melanie Butera—a veterinarian who lives in Canal Fulton Ohio, but may be far better known as the adoptive “mom” to Dillie The Deer—recounts...
Alexandra Crockett, “Metal Cats” photographer
Alexandra Crockett—the photographer responsible for the book “Metal Cats,” featuring a wide array of images of male musicians from the metal...
Scott Trebatoski, Director of The Pet Resources Division of Hillsborough County
We reconfigured the format for today’s program, truncating the Comedy Corner, altogether jettisoning most other segments. These changes were...
Don Goldstein, veteran greyhound advocate
Don Goldstein—veteran greyhound advocate and member of the Board of Directors of Greyhound Rescue Adoptions of Tampa Bay, Inc. (GREAT)—discusses...
Lily Tomlin, actress, comedian and animal advocate
Lily Tomlin, who’s collected a trunkful of major awards, including Emmys, Tonys, a Grammy and two Peabody Awards—and who has a similarly...