Talking Animals

Duncan Strauss

A radio show about animals & animal issues

  1. hace 4 d

    Throwback Wednesday: Animal News and Animal Songs

    Owing primarily to Holiday weekend-related snags in booking guests—and retaining guests that had seemed booked–we set aside our typical format, operating guest-free in something of a throwback to the earlier days of “Talking Animals,” when Animal News segments and multiple animal songs were the order of the day. So, we returned to our fabled Rip-&-Read […] The post Throwback Wednesday: Animal News and Animal Songs first appeared on Talking Animals.

  2. 1 jul

    Deni Elliott, author of “Catching Sight: How A Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself”

    Deni Elliott–author of the new memoir, “Catching Sight: How A Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself,” and writer or editor of ten previous books—explains the impetus for penning the new one. Befitting a longtime teacher—she’s professor emerita in the Department of Journalism and Digital Communication at the University of South Florida—Elliott emphasizes her desire to […] The post Deni Elliott, author of “Catching Sight: How A Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself” first appeared on Talking Animals.

  3. 10 jun

    Kevin S. Fridy, Tampa Political Scientist

    Kevin S. Fridy–Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Tampa, and slated after this interview to deliver a talk, “Human Bycatch in a West African Wildlife Corridor,” as part of the Pints of Science lecture series offered monthly at venerable Tampa concert venue New World Brewery—traces his path from kid growing […] The post Kevin S. Fridy, Tampa Political Scientist first appeared on Talking Animals.

  4. 27 may

    A.J. Sanjar, field biologist studying Burmese pythons and opossums

    A.J. Sanjar–a field biologist who’s conducted research with significant implications for reducing the Florida population of the Burmese python, often-massive snakes with few natural predators, an apex invasive species in areas like the Florida Everglades. He recalls growing up in Austin, loving to be outside amidst nature and animals. Recognizing that, over the years, Sanjar […] The post A.J. Sanjar, field biologist studying Burmese pythons and opossums first appeared on Talking Animals.

  5. 20 may

    Laura Hagen, managing director of wildlife at Humane World for Animals

    Laura Hagen–managing director of wildlife at Humane World for Animals (formerly the Humane Society of the United States)—explains the rationale behind the organization changing its name some 70 years after its inception. Hagen addresses the effectiveness of the re-branding, including erasing the longstanding confusion that was triggered by, for example, donations to HSUS when the […] The post Laura Hagen, managing director of wildlife at Humane World for Animals first appeared on Talking Animals.

  6. 6 may

    Ronan Donovan, visual storyteller

    Ronan Donovan–a wildlife biologist turned visual storyteller, whose work is featured in an exhibition, Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan, on display at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, in St. Petersburg—recalls a lifelong love of animals, and exploring the wilderness, that he forged growing up in rural Vermont. Give or take a detail, […] The post Ronan Donovan, visual storyteller first appeared on Talking Animals.

  7. 29 abr

    Tammy Thies, founder and executive director of The Wildcat Sanctuary

    Tammy Thies–founder and executive director of The Wildcat Sanctuary, a nonprofit rescue refuge in Minnesota specializing in exploited, aging, and illegally-owned wild cats—recalls how her work in advertising (an earlier career) took her to a photo shoot featuring two Bengal tiger cubs, where she found the cats’ mistreatment concerning, spurring her to volunteer at some […] The post Tammy Thies, founder and executive director of The Wildcat Sanctuary first appeared on Talking Animals.

  8. 22 abr

    Mike Birkhead, producer-director

    Mike Birkhead–longtime producer-director of wildlife documentaries (grounded by no less than a doctorate in zoology from Oxford), who served as co-director, co-producer, and co-writer of  “Legendary Tigers Of India,” an episode of Nature that premiered on Earth Day—seems disinclined to highlight the credentials populating his long résumé. Rather, he spends much of this interview enthusiastically […] The post Mike Birkhead, producer-director first appeared on Talking Animals.

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A radio show about animals & animal issues

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  • Creado por
    Duncan Strauss
  • Años en activo
    2007 - 2026
  • Episodios
    74
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Sitio web del podcast
    Talking Animals