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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
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–15th Edition
As we’ve done 14 times before—spanning the better part of five years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in...
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...
Janice Wolf, founder of The Rocky Ridge Refuge
Janice Wolf—founder of The Rocky Ridge Refuge, a rescue sanctuary in Midway, AK that’s gained notoriety on Facebook and elsewhere online for its...
Laura Fletcher-Taylor, co-Founder of Loving Friends Transport
Laura Fletcher-Taylor—co-founder of Loving Friends Transport, a Clearwater, FL-based nonprofit that transports animals from overcrowded shelters...
Francis Battista, Best Friends Co-Founder And NKLA Leader
Francis Battista—a co-founder of Best Friends Animal Society, who helped form a coalition of 70 L.A. organizations in 2012, working with Los...