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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
Lenore Braford and Paul Drake, co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Lenore Braford and Paul Drake--co-founders of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, a highly-innovative animal sanctuary in North Carolina; owing to Drake...
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...
Dr. Nancy Bell & Dr. Kenneth Shapiro, Experts in AniCare
Dr. Kenneth Shapiro--cofounder and executive director of the Animals and Society Institute and director of the Institute's AniCare program (a...
Carole Baskin, Founder, Big Cat Rescue
In a return appearance to "Talking Animals," Carole Baskin--founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue, the largest accredited sanctuary in the world...
Darlynn Czerner, Founder, Darlynn’s Darlins
Darlynn Czerner--founder of Darlynn's Darlins, a Polk City, FL animal sanctuary, advocacy and education organization--discusses the history of...
Laurie Crawford, President, Animal Network, Inc.
Laurie Crawford--president of the Animal Network, Inc., a nonprofit based in Manatee County, FL--discusses the history and evolution of the...
Matt Ellerbeck, Salamander Advocate & Conservationist
Matt Ellerbeck--salamander advocate and conservationist, aka The Salamander Man--discusses his longstanding interest in amphibians and reptiles,...
Nancy Perry, Vice-President of Government Relations, ASPCA
Nancy Perry--Vice-President of Government Relations for the American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (ASPCA)--first offers an...