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
Amy Munns, 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year
Amy Munns--named the 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year by Pet Sitters International, (PSI), considered the world’s leading educational association for...
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...
Dr. Milton Mills, physician & preventative medicine advocate
Dr. Milton Mills—the Associate Director of Preventative Medicine with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)—recounts the...
Claudine André, bonobo partisan
Claudine André—a Belgian conservationist who in 1994 founded Lola Ya Bonobo, the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, located in the...
Vicki Kilmer, Best Friends Animal Society
Vicki Kilmer—Director of Brand Management & Business Intelligence for Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation’s largest...