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
Patrick Hardy, founder of Bee Platoon
Please Note: Owing to a major accident that closed down Highway 60—a central route I take in commuting to WMNF each Wednesday—I was unable to...
John Lukas, president of The Okapi Conservation Project
John Lukas—President of The Okapi Conservation Project—describes some of the key traits of this distinctive-looking, fascinating animal found...
Amy Shever, founder of 2nd Chance 4 Pets
Amy Shever—the founder of 2nd Chance 4 Pets, an animal welfare organization that seeks to reduce the number of family pets unnecessarily...
Jon Katz, author of “The Second Chance Dog”
Jon Katz—the New York Times bestselling author of 25 books, most recently “The Second Chance Dog: A Love Story”—discusses writing, dogs, and the...
Ellen Jaffe Jones, author of “Kitchen Divided”
Ellen Jaffe Jones—the running coach, cooking instructor and author of the enormously popular book, “Eat Vegan On $4 A Day”—discusses her new...
Jane Hoffman, president of Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals
Jane Hoffman—president and co-founder of the Mayor’s Alliance of NYC’s Animals, a coalition of more than 150 animal shelters and rescue...
Philip Jenni, exec. dir., Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
Philip Jenni—executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota—discusses the history, evolution and current operation of the...
Mark Devries, director of “Speciesism: The Movie”
Mark Devries—director of the new documentary, “Speciesism: The Movie”—discusses how the film came about, and how he first became interested in...
Scott Blais, elephant expert & ambassador
Scott Blais—CEO and Board President of the newly-formed Global Sanctuary for Elephants—discusses his more than 20 years experience working...
John Bradshaw, anthrozoologist, cat expert & author
John Bradshaw—international cat expert, anthrozoologist, and author of The New York Times bestseller "Dog Sense"—discusses his new book, “Cat...