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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
By Duncan | 2 min read
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...
Liz Marshall, Director of “The Ghosts In Our Machine”
Liz Marshall—an award-winning filmmaker whose latest project is directing the acclaimed documentary “The Ghosts In Our Machine,” which chiefly...
Duncan | Mar 5, 2014 | 2 min read
Gretchen Primack, poet and animal advocate
Gretchen Primack—an accomplished writer, poet and animal activist, who poured her passion, and compassion, for animals into one of her...
Duncan | Feb 26, 2014 | 2 min read
Alisa Johnson, co-founder of Dogs on Deployment
Alisa Johnson—co-founder and president of Dogs on Deployment, an online network enabling military service members to connect with people living...
Duncan | Feb 19, 2014 | 2 min read
Jo-Anne McArthur, photojournalist & activist
Jo-Anne McArthur—an award-winning photojournalist whose passion as an animal activist has informed her work in an ongoing project, “We...
Duncan | Feb 5, 2014 | 2 min read
Sue Martino, executive director of The Pet Project for Pets
Sue Martino—executive director of The Pet Project for Pets, a Fort Lauderdale-based nonprofit that helps enable pet owners who are living with...
Duncan | Jan 29, 2014 | 2 min read
Richie Moretti, founder of The Turtle Hospital
In a broadcast emanating from KUCI in Irvine, CA, Richie Moretti—founder and director of the nationally-regarded Turtle Hospital in Marathon,...
Duncan | Jan 22, 2014 | 2 min read
Dr. Hillary Hart, veterinarian
Dr. Hillary Hart—a Tampa Bay Area veterinarian who operates Vet With Hart Veterinary House Call Practice—describes how she raised a family and...
Duncan | Jan 15, 2014 | 2 min read
Joey Camen: Comic, Voiceover Actor, Author
Joey Camen—a veteran comedian and voiceover actor who has just published his first book, “My Life With Snoopy: How One Shelter Dog’s Love Changed...
Duncan | Jan 8, 2014 | 2 min read
Cynthia Moss, wildlife researcher and author
Cynthia Moss—the author and wildlife researcher who has spent more than 40 years studying the elephants of Amboseli National Park in Kenya (and...
Duncan | Jan 1, 2014 | 2 min read









