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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
Joshua Lisbon, researcher/educator/storyteller central to “Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion”
Joshua Lisbon--a researcher/educator/storyteller at the center of a new PBS/Nature documentary, “Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion”—describes his...
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...
Amy Fultz, co-founder of Chimp Haven
Amy Fultz--a co-founder of Chimp Haven, the 200-acre Louisiana sanctuary for chimpanzees who had been used for biomedical research (and other...
Jack Murphy, co-founder and director of Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc.
Jack Murphy--co-founder and director of Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc., a Colorado-based non-profit organization that specializes in resolving...
Michael Jernigan & Judy Bordignon, Southeast Guide Dogs’ Paws For Patriots
Michael Jernigan & Judy Bordignon--staff members at Southeastern Guide Dogs; she's the trainer for Veteran Service Dogs And Facility Therapy...