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Duncan Strauss

Talking Animals: Veteran veterinarian recounts her evolution from conventional training to practicing holistic medicine

Dr. Marcie Fallek–a veteran veterinarian and author of the memoir, “Little Miracles Everywhere: My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary Medicine”—recalls what prompted her to attend veterinary school in Italy. Fallek enumerates the significant challenges of...

Talking Animals: Founder of sanctuary with big cats and bears discusses challenges of rescuing, housing exotic wildlife

Bobbi Brink recalls living in Texas, planning to open a restaurant, and seeing her first advertisement offering the sale of big cats.

Talking Animals: Blind author recounts surviving 9/11 and other experiences–lessons learned–with his eight guide dogs

Michael Hingson recounts how he had the brilliant idea for writing his book titled “Live Like A Guide Dog.”

Talking Animals: anti-captivity activist (& author) founded his first organization—and received national acclaim–at age 13

Justin Barker recalls the family culture his parents cultivated that yielded a teen activist empathetic to zoo animals.

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.”  

Talking Animals: veteran advocate delivers anatomy of a victorious, major animal rights campaign

Jodie Wiederkehr, Executive Director of Chicago Alliance for Animals recounts details of how CAA was formed in 2015.

Talking Animals: New York Times reporter discusses her extraordinary exposé on China’s Panda Program

Mara Hvistendahl, a The New York Times reporter who wrote “The Panda Factories”, recounts the genesis of the story.

Talking Animals: local organization rescues and rehabilitates birds of prey, preparing for its wonders of wildlife festival

Nancy Murrah--President of RCTB, describes the preparations required before Hurricane Milton, and how the facility fared through the storm.

Neuroscientist-Professor’s new book chronicles his adventures buying a farm, developing a herd of cattle—and becoming friends with them

Dr. Gregory Berns, introduces his book called "Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and A Scientist’s Journey into The Secret World of Cows.”

Talking Animals: Curator of CatVideoFest Discusses His Filmmaking Career, Plus Watching and Selecting Cat Videos For A Living

Will Braden recalls what first drew him to film. he realized that he was intrigued by structure, echoing his fascination with puzzles. 

Talking Animals: Filmmaker’s New Doc Explores The Realm of Animals and Animal Welfare, Yielding Some Surprising Results

Mark Devries is a documentary filmmaker who specializes in exploring the realm of animals. Devries discusses his new movie with us.

Talking Animals: Small But Mighty Rescue Helps Dogs—And People—Across Tampa Bay

Art Shaul—founder-director of Safe Paws Rescue, recalls growing up watching his Dad bring home ill animals, then making them family.
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