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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
Kate MacFall & Katherine McGill, discuss FWC’s possible rule changes for trapping
By Duncan | 3 min read
Kate MacFall and Katherine McGill—longtime wildlife experts joining me for a discussion devoted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Deborah Shelton & Dr. Steve Bock discuss Lyme Disease
Deborah Shelton & Dr. Steve Bock discuss little-known aspects of Lyme Disease--she has had the disease for more than six years, and has done...
libby | Oct 17, 2005 | 1 min read
John Doe–Founder-bassist of punk band X
John Doe--founder-bassist of legendary punk band X, a member of the country-folk X-offshoot The Knitters (who, after a 20-year gap, recently...
libby | Oct 10, 2005 | 1 min read
Margaret Cho–Comedian-activist
Comedian-activist Margaret Cho, a whip-smart provocateur and woman of many talents and wearer of many hats--from a "Talking Animals"-centric...
libby | Oct 3, 2005 | 1 min read
Casting aside our usual format of speaking at some length with one guest, today we presented a program looking very specifically at the animals...
libby | Sep 26, 2005 | 1 min read
Monty Roberts–internationally-renowned horse expert
Monty Roberts--the internationally-renowned horse expert, creator of the equine training technique called "Join-Up," and author of such books as...
libby | Sep 19, 2005 | 1 min read
Roland Smith–co-author of new children’s book
Roland Smith--co-author with his wife Marie of the new children's book, "Zoo Is For Zookeeper: A Zoo Alphabet," a beautifully-illustrated work...
libby | Aug 29, 2005 | 1 min read
Hershey and Trace–Federally-certified mold detection dogs
Hershey and Trace--federally-certified mold detection dogs (chocolate lab & black lab, respectively), these rescue dogs have been specially...
libby | Aug 15, 2005 | 1 min read
Captain Paul Watson–legendary figure in the animal world
Captain Paul Watson, a veteran activist and truly legendary figure in the animal world--he was a co-founder of Greenpeace, and went on to found...
libby | Aug 8, 2005 | 1 min read
Pattrice Jones–co-founder of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary And Education Center
Pattrice Jones, co-founder of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary And Education Center--a Maryland sanctuary primarily for chickens (but also for ducks),...
libby | Aug 1, 2005 | 1 min read