Interviews about animals and animal issues, animal songs, animal comedy, animal news, and even a “Name That Animal Tune” quiz, with host Duncan Strauss. More information–including guests and topics featured since the program’s inception in 2003–can be found on the show website: http://www.talkinganimals.net/
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Bobbi Brink recalls living in Texas, planning to open a restaurant, and seeing her first advertisement offering the sale of big cats.
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Michael Hingson recounts how he had the brilliant idea for writing his book titled “Live Like A Guide Dog.”
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Justin Barker recalls the family culture his parents cultivated that yielded a teen activist empathetic to zoo animals.
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Talking Animals: Former WMNFer Hatchell helps pet owners with behavioral issues on “Ask The Trainer”Today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.”
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Jodie Wiederkehr, Executive Director of Chicago Alliance for Animals recounts details of how CAA was formed in 2015.
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Talking Animals: New York Times reporter discusses her extraordinary exposé on China’s Panda ProgramMara Hvistendahl, a The New York Times reporter who wrote “The Panda Factories”, recounts the genesis of the story.
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Nancy Murrah--President of RCTB, describes the preparations required before Hurricane Milton, and how the facility fared through the storm.
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Dr. Gregory Berns, introduces his book called "Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and A Scientist’s Journey into The Secret World of Cows.”
Duncan Strauss is the host of “Talking Animals,” a show about animals and animal issues that he launched at a Southern California station in June of 2003, bringing it to WMNF at the end of 2005. It currently airs Wednesdays from 11AM-Noon. Past guests include Jane Goodall, Alec Baldwin, Temple Grandin & Triumph The Insult Comic Dog. Strauss lives in Jupiter Farms, FL with his family, including three cats, two horses and one dog. He spends each day talking to those animals, and maintains they talk right back to him, an as yet unverified claim. More information and other features--including audio archives of every single show--can be found at http://www.talkinganimals.net