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...
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...
Steven Wise, founder of The Nonhuman Rights Project
Steven Wise--the founder and president of The Nonhuman Rights Project; he's also an attorney, author, legal scholar and professor who's taught at...
John Homans, author of “What’s A Dog For?”
John Homans--the longtime executive editor of New York magazine who published his first book, "What's A Dog For?: The Surprising History,...
Dr. Temple Grandin, author, professor, expert on autism and animal cognition
This interview with Dr. Temple Grandin was delayed because the flight she was on that morning was very late landing, which we didn't know in the...
Featuring Two Activists, The Co-Founder Of The Elephant Sanctuary & The VP of Corporate Communications at Feld Entertainment/Ringling
GUEST: Scott Blais, Suzanne House, Stephen Payne, Bryan Wilson--Panel Discussion About Ringling Circus Every year since we launched "Talking...
Steve Hindi, Founder of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)
Steve Hindi--founder of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), a national animal welfare organization concerned with halting and/or...
Brian McGrory, Journalist & Author of “Buddy: How A Rooster Made Me A Family Man”
Brian McGrory--a veteran, award-winning journalist and editor at The Boston Globe, currently writing a twice-a-week column for the paper and...