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...
Moby–songwriter-musician-DJ-veteran animal activist
Moby--the songwriter-musician-DJ-veteran animal activist who enjoys the status of a recording artist who's enormously successful both...
Janeane Garofalo–comedian-actress-activist
Janeane Garofalo--the comedian-actress-activist and former Air America radio host who's also a longtime animal lover and advocate (with a...
Melanie Bowles–cofounder of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary
Melanie Bowles--cofounder, with her husband Jim, of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary--discusses the history of the Sanctuary (it began some 18 years...
Karen Dawn–media watchdog
Karen Dawn--a veteran Los Angeles-based and nationally-recognized media watchdog, specializing in animal coverage; her DawnWatch e-mail alerts...
Gene Baur–cofounder and president of The Farm Sanctuary
Gene Baur--the cofounder and president of The Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization--discusses his new book,...
Amy Sutherland–journalist and author
Amy Sutherland--journalist and author, most recently of "What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage"--discusses some of the techniques...
Pete Gallagher–award-winning journalist and writer
Pete Gallagher--a Florida native and Renaissance Man of sorts who hosts WMNF's weekly "Florida Folk Show," he was an award-winning journalist and...
Marty Sanders–guitarist and herpetologist
Marty Sanders--guitarist with Jay And The Americans, perhaps best known for such 60s hits as "Come A Little Bit Closer" and "This Magic Moment,"...
Leslie Griffith–Emmy-winning journalist
Leslie Griffith--a veteran television journalist who's won numerous awards, including nine Emmys, and also won awards and acclaim for a TV piece...