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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
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–15th Edition
As we’ve done 14 times before—spanning the better part of five years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in...
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...
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...