Tracie Hotchner

Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!)

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DOG TALK® features Tracie's interviews with authors, pet experts and animal welfare advocates from around the world, discussing practical and philosophical issues regarding our relationships with dogs, cats, other pets, wildlife and the natural world. The show broadcasts from WLIW FM 88.3 in Southampton, the only NPR station on Long Island, reaching from the East End across Long Island into Southern Connecticut and Westchester. The show’s theme song is “Mmm My Best Friend” by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album

Author

Tracie Hotchner

Episodes

Supporting That One Lonely Cat Trapper 17.04.2023 20:22

Stacy LeBaron (Community Cats Podcast) celebrates 500th episode and how she started out to support one lonely TNR trapper and one cat needing rescue, which is still the mission

How Are City Dogs Different? 17.04.2023 20:11

Jennifer Wheeler (NYC Doggies, author of "Whole Dog Parenting") on raising and training an urban dog, even those with more grass than concrete under their paws

Awe Inspiring Photos of People and Their Pets 17.04.2023 20:46

Johanna Seigmann ["In Good Company (Notable People and their Pets)"] on celebrating human-animal bond in photographic essays, with dogs, cats, and other animals

Animal Action Wellness Comes to Vermont in a Big Way 10.04.2023 21:38

Bob Galvin (Director of Animal Action Wellness for Vermont) on alternatives to wild animal trapping, which is cruel to those victims & has caused devastating deaths to pet dogs

Animal Welfare Research Doctor Doing Outreach on the Streets 10.04.2023 20:40

Dr. Ari Aycock-Williams (Department of Animal Resources at USC, Project Street Vet) explains how animal research is done with oversight, honoring animals used

The Elephants Are STILL in Her Kitchen! 10.04.2023 20:18

Francoise Malby-Anthony --- from her elephant sanctuary in South Africa --- discusses her newest memoir "The Elephants of Thula Thula" and and pandemic's effects on conservation efforts

There is a Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association to Combat Lack of Diversity 03.04.2023 19:17

Dr. Marie Sato Quicksall (Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association) on how diversity in veterinary professions encourages people of color into the field

Next Gen Vet Promotes Inclusion and Diversity in the Veterinary Community 03.04.2023 19:53

Dr. Niccole Bruno (BLEND) on nuturing more welcoming environment for non-whites in the veterinary space

Is the Veterinary Field America’s Most Segregated Profession? 03.04.2023 20:02

Lisa Greenhill (Senior Director, Institutional Research and Diversity at American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges) on demographics of veterinary schools/profession

Your Pet’s Wellness Starts in Their Mouth 27.03.2023 19:24

Microbiologist Dr. Emily Stein on creating the award-winning TEEF, a water additive for pets because overall health starts in the mouth

Compassion Please for Shelter Workers and Volunteers 27.03.2023 18:54

Victoria Wells (former dog trainer at the ASPCA in NYC) on lifting the burden of emotional trauma experienced by shelter workers

Basepaws Wants to Use Cat DNA to Improve Their Health 27.03.2023 19:36

Dr. Ernie Ward praises DNA test Basepaws, for the benefit of cats, by identifying genetic markers for disease, improving feline health

Wiggle-Butt Cuddle-Bug Ex-Puppy Mill Breeder 20.03.2023 16:14

Mourning death of her beloved companion Cocker Spaniel, 76-years-old Margaret adopted Kylie Rae, a discarded puppy mill breeding mom, transforming the dog with love

Helping the Homeless Even Before She Became a Vet 20.03.2023 16:29

Kristin Schmidt on ministering to the needs of pets of the unhomed population as a Project Street Vet in Atlanta, husband by her side

How a Vet in Crisis Was Saved by the Homeless & Their Pets 20.03.2023 26:56

Dr Kwane Stewart (Project Street Vet) on tending to the needs of people living on the streets in Los Angeles and their pets

Veterinarian to Those That Slither & Fly 13.03.2023 18:57

Dr. Doug Mader ("The Vet at Noah's Ark") on surprising story of how he started out as a vet by opening a clinic in a dodgy neighborhood, with rollicking tales, challenging patients

Peter Pan to the Rescue from Fairfax VA to Earthquake in Turkey 13.03.2023 36:26

Matt Cox (Battalion Chief, Fairfax VA Fire Department & Canine Specialist) on search & rescue in Turkey after earthquake with his brilliant Labrador Peter Pan

The Other Family Doctor 06.03.2023 19:32

Dr. Karen Fine ("The Other Family Doctor") on lessons animals can teach us about love, life, and mortality

Earth Animal is Everything a B-Corp Should Be 06.03.2023 19:31

Stephanie Volo (Earth Animal) on what it means to be a certified B Corp, using business as a force for good

Robo the Tracking Dog Returns 06.03.2023 19:06

Margaret Mizushima ("Standing Dead") on her latest Timber Creek K-9 mystery, which celebrates relationship between working dog and handler

NIH Funded the University of Iowa to Feed Dogs to Sand Flies 27.02.2023 19:23

Justin Goodman (Whitecoat Waste Project) reveals cruel, unnecessary NIH-funded animal experiment in which the Univ. of Iowa fed dogs to sand flies, then killed the dogs

The British Declared Wellbeing as a Right for All Animals 27.02.2023 16:54

Zazie Todd (author of "PURR" and "WAG") on Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness, the concept that all animals have emotions, awareness of surroundings, need positive experiences

Black Veterinarian Owns 3 Clinics in Atlanta 27.02.2023 21:53

Dr. Charles McMillan (owner of 3 GoodVets clinics in Atlanta) on advantages of offering veterinary care in neighborhoods where his clients live, looks like him, feel welcome

2 Crazy Cat Ladies 20.02.2023 19:45

Jae & Adrienne (2 Crazy Cat Ladies) on their informational website and products developed to improve lives of kitties everywhere

Humans, Not Cats, Are the Greatest Threat to Other Species 20.02.2023 18:50

Andrew Rowan (Wellbeing International) talks about battle between wildlife conservation biologists and animal protectionists when the real problem is humans