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
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...
Alan Rabinowitz, Zoologist-Conservationist-Author
Alan Rabinowitz--the world-renowned zoologist, conservationist and field biologist, whose latest book, "Life In The Valley Of Death: The Fight To...
Laurie Anderson, Artist-Musician
Laurie Anderson--the long-celebrated artist-musician who recently released the acclaimed album, "Homeland," her first new collection in nearly a...
W. Bruce Cameron–columnist and author
W. Bruce Cameron--award-winning humor columnist and New York Times bestselling author of "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" and...
Gordon Grice–journalist and author
Gordon Grice--the journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and author, most recently, of "Deadly Kingdom: The Book Of Dangerous...
Ralph Heath–zoologist and founder of the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary
Ralph Heath--the zoologist who in 1971 founded the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores, Florida, the largest wild bird hospital and...
Joyce Poole, Elephant Expert Extraordinaire
Joyce Poole--co-founder of ElephantVoices and considered one of the world's foremost elephant experts--discusses some of her pioneering work in...
Shelley Thayer–Executive Director of Sarasota’s Cat Depot
Shelley Thayer--Executive Director of Sarasota's Cat Depot, one of the largest non-profit, no-kill feline rescue and adoption centers in the...
Joan Jett–singer-songwriter-guitarist
Joan Jett--the singer-songwriter-guitarist who's portrayed by Kristen Stewart in the new feature bio-pic "The Runaways," for which Joan also...
Patti Ragan- Founder of The Center For Great Apes
Our guest is Patti Ragan--founder of The Center For Great Apes, a 100-acre sanctuary in Wauchula, FL which houses 40+ chimpanzees (including...