Talking Animals

Duncan Strauss
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  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
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A radio show about animals & animal issues

  1. DEC 17

    Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special–2025

    ‘Tis the season: This morning, I yet again set aside the customary show format to deliver the “Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special.”  I noted the title is intentionally unwieldy, which I enjoy in an odd way, mostly because it reflects the tongue-in-cheek, nutty nature of the show. On the other hand, this year, […] The post Talking Animals Annual Holiday Animal Song Special–2025 first appeared on Talking Animals.

  2. DEC 10

    Dawn Barbone, founder of Samadhi Wildlife

    Dawn Barbone–founder of Samadhi Wildlife, a nonprofit refuge in Ormond Beach that rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife native to Florida—explains that she hasn’t merely loved animals since she was a child, but has also loved healing them since then. It’s not uncommon in the animal welfare world to encounter someone who was that kid […] The post Dawn Barbone, founder of Samadhi Wildlife first appeared on Talking Animals.

  3. DEC 3

    Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer

    Artist-photographer-writer Claire Rosen—who’s cultivated a long, lauded career, with much of her work reflecting a longstanding passion for animals, and celebrated for its sense of whimsy—traces the shaping of this sensibility back to her childhood, reading Beatrix Potter, regularly visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and going to the zoo and the circus whenever […] The post Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer first appeared on Talking Animals.

  4. NOV 26

    Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–15th Edition

    As we’ve done 14 times before—spanning the better part of five 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. The Trainer these listeners have an […] The post Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–15th Edition first appeared on Talking Animals.

  5. NOV 19

    Dr. Holly Dutton, about Holiday-related emergency vet visits

    Dr. Holly Dutton–Medical Director at the Tampa and Clearwater locations of VEG ER for Pets, a national operation specializing in around-the-clock emergency care for pets—reviews some of the VEG ER distinguishing traits we covered in her June 2025 appearance on “Talking Animals,” as a prelude to today’s discussion focusing on Holiday-related emergency vet visits, and […] The post Dr. Holly Dutton, about Holiday-related emergency vet visits first appeared on Talking Animals.

  6. NOV 12

    Dr. Jennifer Conrad, veterinarian & founder of The Paw Project

    Dr. Jennifer Conrad—veterinarian, founder of The Paw Project, tireless crusader against declawing cats for a quarter century—recalls the initial impetus for her anti-declaw advocacy: her work, as a newly-minted veterinarian, with declawed big cats at a wildlife sanctuary. Conrad’s own history ended up dovetailing with answering my question about the history of feline declaw itself, […] The post Dr. Jennifer Conrad, veterinarian & founder of The Paw Project first appeared on Talking Animals.

  7. NOV 5

    Steve Hindi, founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)

    Steve Hindi–founder of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), a national animal welfare organization concerned with halting and/or educating the public about pigeon shoots, rodeos, bullfighting, and canned hunts, among other issues—recounts the extended process by which he transformed from avid fisherman and hunter to passionate animal advocate. In his telling, this metamorphosis was lengthy, […] The post Steve Hindi, founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) first appeared on Talking Animals.

  8. OCT 29

    Joshua Lisbon, researcher/educator/storyteller central to “Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion”

    Joshua Lisbon–a researcher/educator/storyteller at the center of a new PBS/Nature documentary, “Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion”—describes his background and experience (and academic training) before working on the 10-year study that formed the core content of this doc.Tongue partly in cheek, Lisbon tried to dismiss his education-heavy history as “wrong” for this project. But given […] The post Joshua Lisbon, researcher/educator/storyteller central to “Willow: Diary of a Mountain Lion” first appeared on Talking Animals.

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A radio show about animals & animal issues

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  • Creator
    Duncan Strauss
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2025
  • Episodes
    75
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Talking Animals

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