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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
Amy Munns, 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year
Amy Munns--named the 2026 Pet Sitter of the Year by Pet Sitters International, (PSI), considered the world’s leading educational association for...
Deborah Howard, President of Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)
Deborah Howard—founder-president of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), self-described, you may recall, as “the only national...
Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—which blazed a trail in animal rescue, welfare,...
Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist and author–The Sequel
In what might be called The Sequel, this represents the second portion of the interview I conducted on Feb. 12 with Temple Grandin, onstage at...
Temple Grandin, autistic animal scientist and author
Temple Grandin--sometimes referred to as the world’s most famous autistic person, amidst several ways to describe her, including expert on animal...
Josh Fox, founder of The Brady Hunter Foundation
Josh Fox--founder of the Brady Hunter Foundation, a Miami-based nonprofit whose mission reflects a commitment to helping end animal cruelty,...
Deborah Howard, founder of the Companion Animal Protection Society
Deborah Howard, founder of the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS)--self-described as “the only national nonprofit organization dedicated...
Dr. Daniel Promislow, principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project
Dr. Daniel Promislow--a biogerontologist, professor at the University of Washington, and principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project, a...
Jessica Kelly, co-leader of Cat Trap Fever
Jessica Kelly—who, along with Sue Rountree, runs Cat Trap Fever, a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of feral cats, chiefly in Pinellas...
Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 9th Edition
As we’ve done eight times prior—spanning the better part of three years--today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals”...