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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
Gretchen Primack, poet-actvist-march organizer
Gretchen Primack--the poet, teacher, and animal activist who first appeared on “Talking Animals” a dozen years ago, discussing her animal-focused...
All Christmas Animal Songs
We presented something a little different—a very special edition of “Talking Animals” you might say (we wouldn’t say that, but you might!) It...
John Lukas, president of The Okapi Conservation Project
John Lukas—President of The Okapi Conservation Project—describes some of the key traits of this distinctive-looking, fascinating animal found...
Amy Shever, founder of 2nd Chance 4 Pets
Amy Shever—the founder of 2nd Chance 4 Pets, an animal welfare organization that seeks to reduce the number of family pets unnecessarily...
Jon Katz, author of “The Second Chance Dog”
Jon Katz—the New York Times bestselling author of 25 books, most recently “The Second Chance Dog: A Love Story”—discusses writing, dogs, and the...
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...