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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tom Kenny, voice of SpongeBob SquarePants & other talking animals
Tom Kenny--actor, comedian, musician and voiceover actor extraordinaire, perhaps best known as the voice of SpongeBob...
Jack Talman, founder of Fostering Is Cool
Jack Talman--founder of Fostering Is Cool, a Tampa organization that promotes the fostering of cats and dogs, with an emphasis on on the animals...
Deborah Howard, founder of Companion Animal Protection Society
Deborah Howard--founder and president of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), the only national nonprofit organization dedicated...
Mieshelle Nagelschneider, cat behaviorist
Mieshelle Nagelschneider--veteran cat behaviorist and author of the new book "The Cat Whisperer: Why Cats Do What They Do--And How To Get Them To...