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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”
By Duncan | 3 min read
Kirk Johnson—paleontologist, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin...
Dr. Jennifer Conrad, founder of The Paw Project
Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian and founder of The Paw Project—explains exactly what de-clawing is, confronting head-on what for many is a...
Duncan | Jun 26, 2013 | 2 min read
Talking Animals Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Live Broadcast of Animal Songs
I marked the 10th anniversary in high style and with elephantine amounts of fun, assembling a live broadcast of animal songs performed by top...
Duncan | Jun 19, 2013 | 2 min read
Richard Martin, Co-Director of Lutheran Church Charities’ K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry
Richard Martin—Co-Director of Lutheran Church Charities’ K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, which in recent months, has deployed comfort dogs to Moore, OK...
Duncan | May 29, 2013 | 2 min read
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers, co-authors of “Zoobiquity”
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers–co-authors of “Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human And Animal Health,” a New...
Duncan | May 22, 2013 | 2 min read
Ian Hallett, Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services
Ian Hallett—Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services—discusses his formative years in Riverview, the sort of animals he grew up...
Duncan | May 15, 2013 | 2 min read
Paul Shapiro, VP Farm Animal Protection, HSUS
Paul Shapiro—Vice President, Farm Animal Protection, at The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)—recounts his formative years as an animal...
Duncan | May 8, 2013 | 2 min read
Lauren Scheuer, author of “Once Upon A Flock: Life With My Soulful Chickens”
Lauren Scheuer—veteran illustrator who maintains the popular blog, “Scratch And Peck,” and author of the new book, “Once Upon A Flock: Life With...
Duncan | May 1, 2013 | 1 min read
Becky Robinson, co-founder of Alley Cat Allies
Becky Robinson—co-founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, which bills itself the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the...
Duncan | Apr 24, 2013 | 1 min read
Callers And E-Mailers As Guests
As part of an ongoing effort to continue experimenting with different approaches to presenting guests and information on “Talking Animals”–and a...
Duncan | Apr 17, 2013 | 1 min read