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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
Kirk Johnson, onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin Ice”
Kirk Johnson—paleontologist, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and onscreen narrator of “Walrus: Life on Thin...
Dr. Walter Burghardt, Jr., veterinarian & expert on canine PTSD
Dr. Walter Burghardt, Jr.--veterinarian, chief of behavioral medicine since 1995 at the Daniel E. Holland Military Working Dog Hospital at...
Omar Von Muller, animal trainer of Uggie from “The Artist”
Omar Von Muller--trainer of Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who stars in the Oscar-nominated black-and-white silent film, "The Artist"--...
Karen Atwood, of Florida Parrot Rescue
Karen Atwood--Senior West Coast Vice President and Southwest Coast Foster Coordinator for Florida Parrot Rescue--discusses the founding and...
Nathan Winograd, No Kill expert & Advocate
Nathan Winograd--a nationally-known author, speaker and founder-executive director of the No Kill Advocacy Center, slated to speak on No Kill at...
Dr. Dani McVety, hospice veterinarian
Dr. Dani McVety--a Lutz-based veterinarian specializing in hospice care and euthanasia, whose practice is called Lap of Love Veterinary...
Dr. Denise Herzing, pioneering dolphin researcher
Dr. Denise Herzing--a pioneering researcher who has spent 27 summers in Bahamian waters studying Atlantic spotted dolphins: the Wild Dolphin...
Bob Barker, retired host, “The Price Is Right” & philanthropist
Bob Barker--the retired host of "The Price Is Right" who, over the years, has underwritten a huge array of animal welfare organizations, projects...
Deborah Nelson, Pultizer-winning writer of Mother Jones expose on Ringling circus
Deborah Nelson--the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who wrote a major expose on the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus in...
Sue Wiese, founder of Operation Roger
Sue Wiese--founder and director of Operation Roger, a nonprofit organization chiefly consisting of truckers who use their trucks to transport...