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Dr. Gregory Berns, neuroscientist, professor, author of “Cowpuppy”

Duncan — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:00:27 +0000

Dr. Gregory Berns—author, neuroscientist, professor of psychology at Emory University (and an M.D.)—addresses the change he was seeking when he and his wife decided to buy a farm outside of Atlanta, a saga that’s among the experiences chronicled in Berns’ new book, “Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and A Scientist’s Journey into The Secret World of […]

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Harrison Nash & Glen Hatchell: 10th “Ask The Trainer” on Juneteenth

Duncan — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:00:57 +0000

This was a truly distinctive edition of “Talking Animals”: For starters, the show was part of WMNF’s full day of special programming devoted to celebrating Juneteenth. Second, my two (in-studio!) guests were both stellar, veteran WMNF programmers: Harrison Nash, the universally-beloved DJ, in his 36th year at MNF, currently the host of “It’s The Music, […]

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Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 8th Edition

Duncan — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000

As we’ve done seven times prior—spanning about two years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” Listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues or training concerns. The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity to consult […]

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Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 5th Edition

Duncan — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 04:00:39 +0000

We reprised “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions for dog trainer Glen Hatchell to answer about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues.

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Callers and Emailers as Guests

Duncan — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:33 +0000

Every year or two, I jettison the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a longform interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. As part of that occasional effort to temporarily reconfigure the program, and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations, leaders […]

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Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist: “Ask The Trainer” IV

Duncan — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:00:37 +0000

As we’ve done three times prior, today’s show involved setting aside the customary “Talking Animals” format in order to present the extended feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues. The Trainer these listeners were communicating with is Glen Hatchell, […]

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Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist: “Ask The Trainer” III

Duncan — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:00:43 +0000

As we’ve done twice before, today’s show involved setting aside the customary “Talking Animals” format in order to present the extended feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues. The Trainer these listeners were communicating with is Glen Hatchell, the […]

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Jacky Poon, producer-cinematographer of “Pandas: Born to be Wild”

Duncan — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:00:04 +0000

Jacky Poon—filmmaker-producer-cinematographer of “Pandas: Born to be Wild,” a new documentary in PBS’ “Nature”—recounts that he did not have a particular passion for animals or wildlife while growing up in China, but those interests were spurred after he moved to the UK at 12 years old. Subsequently, Poon says, he additionally gravitated toward cameras, enrolling […]

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Zina Goodin, co-founder of Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary

Duncan — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:00:57 +0000

Zina Goodin— co-founder, with her husband, Michael, of Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary, a Mount Juliet, Tennessee haven housing 95 elderly dogs on a two-acre parcel of land–recalls becoming a dog person somewhat later in life, and feeling lukewarm enthusiasm initially when her family adopted its first dog in 1990. But, in relatively short order, she […]

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Cathy Unruh, co-founder of MEOW Now

Duncan — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 04:00:29 +0000

Cathy Unruh—a co-founder of MEOW Now (the acronym stands for Managing & Ending Overpopulation Wisely), which is devoted to helping reduce the community cat population in Pinellas County—addresses the impetus for Unruh and her co-founders launching, in 2014, an organization with such a specialized focus. Unruh notes that, employing a long-trusted formula devised by Best […]

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Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now!

Duncan — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:00:46 +0000

Barbara Trask Lovett—the president of Save Nosey Now! (SNN), an organization that helped a high-profile, long-suffering circus elephant (Nosey) win freedom from the neglectful, exploitative treatment of her owner…and seeks to educate the public about the plight of captive elephants, and pursue elephant-related litigation, legislation, protests, and other measures designed to improve their lives—recounts a […]

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Patti Ragan, founder of The Center For Great Apes

Duncan — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 04:00:24 +0000

Patti Ragan—the founder of The Center For Great Apes, a 120-acre sanctuary in Wauchula, FL that houses nearly 50 chimpanzees and orangutans—recalls how she first became interested in great apes. That history, Ragan explains, dates back to 1984, when he volunteered on a rehabilitation project for orangutans in the rain forests of Indonesian Borneo. That […]

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Alison Eastwood, actress-director-animal advocate

Duncan — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 05:00:24 +0000

Alison Eastwood —the actress, director and animal advocate whose Eastwood Ranch Foundation recently launched FosterFurkids.com, a website that connects rescue groups and animal shelters with a nationwide network of pet fosters and transporters—discusses a childhood growing up amidst an array of animals. But not so much the conventional critters, like dogs and cats—which her Dad […]

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Helena Kriel, founder of Baby Rhino Rescue

Duncan — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 04:00:22 +0000

Helena Kriel—founder of Baby Rhino Rescue, which seeks to raise awareness of the rhino poaching crisis, and raise money for the care of baby rhinos who’ve become orphaned through that poaching—recalls her formative years in South Africa, growing up with a strong affinity for animals. Still, as she reached adulthood, she explains, working with animals […]

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Sherry Silk–Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay

Duncan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:00:40 +0000

Sherry Silk–Executive Director of the Humane Society of Tampa Bay–discusses the history and chief mission of the organization, the Fall Adoption Expo slated for Nov. 15, HSTB’s myriad efforts in the area of animal adoption (including MAC, a 32-foot Winnebago outfitted as a mobile adoption center), addresses the impact the economic crisis has had on […]

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