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Hosted by Duncan Strauss, Talking Animals is a weekly radio show about animals and animal issues. It currently airs Wednesdays, from 10-11am ET, on WMNF (88.5 FM), a 70,000-watt NPR affiliate in Tampa.
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- 7
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- Sep 2, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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Gretchen Primack, poet-activist-march organizer (opens the original)
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Gretchen Primack–the poet, teacher, and animal activist who first appeared on “Talking Animals” a dozen years ago, discussing her animal-focused collection of poetry, Kind—catches me up on her undertakings in recent years, including the prison education program she’d decided to step away from after 20 years of teaching, so as to have time for other […] The post Gretchen Primack, poet-activist-march organizer first appeared on Talking Animals .
Ron King, Co-Founder of Oscar’s Place & Donkey Rescuer Extraordinaire (opens the original)
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Ron King, co-founder of Oscar’s Place—a California-based nonprofit which rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes donkeys—discusses not being an animal fan earlier in his life, but having transformed into a veritable donkey zealot, a point underscored by King nuzzling a pair of donkeys: 5-day-old Sherlock and his Mom, Maisy. Tranformation of lives—or, maybe more precisely, reinvented lives—is […] The post Ron King, Co-Founder of Oscar’s Place & Donkey Rescuer Extraordinaire first appeared on Talking
Glen Hatchell, dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer,” 18th edition (opens the original)
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As we’ve done 17 times before—spanning five-plus years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or email (or text) questions about their dogs or cats, mainly behavior or training issues. The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity to consult […] The post Glen Hatchell, dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer,” 18th edition first appeared on
Laurie Sumiye, director of “A Paradise Lost” (opens the original)
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Laurie Sumiye–the artist-filmmaker who directed the striking documentary “A Paradise Lost,” a live action/animation hybrid telling the story of the Palila, a small, yellow bird, found only on the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, and for whom a landmark lawsuit was filed in 1978 to prevent its extinction—recalls growing up in Hawaii, more interested in […] The post Laurie Sumiye, director of “A Paradise Lost” first appeared on Talking Animals .
Dr. Edie Dopking, founder of Quantum Leap Farm (opens the original)
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Dr. Edie Dopking–founder of Quantum Leap Farm, an Odessa, FL-based facility that, for 25 years, has offered an array of equestrian therapy programs, addressing a wide range of conditions, serving constituents who “range from age 2 to 92”—describes her lifelong passion for horses, growing up in Bowling Green, KY, and escalating when her Dad bought […] The post Dr. Edie Dopking, founder of Quantum Leap Farm first appeared on Talking Animals .
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