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

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Tracie Hotchner

Episodes

Unleashed: Poems by Writers’ Dogs 12.04.2020 1:00:44

UNLEASHED: Poems by Writers' Dogs. A whole show dedicated to UNLEASHED, featuring poems read by Jim & Karen Shepard, Honor Moore, Charles Baxter and Jill Ciment

Kate Spicer Discusses Lost Dog: A Love Story 04.04.2020 59:00

Kate Spicer discusses her memoir Lost Dog: A Love Story; the Dog Aging Project at Purdue University; Gay Balliet-Perkins on paying tribute to our pets who have passed away

The Cloning of Bengal Cat Prestige 29.03.2020 59:54

Honor Moore (Our Revolution: A Mother And Daughter At Midcentury); Alisha Navarro (2 Hounds Design) on no-pull harness; cloning of Bengal cat Prestige

Worldwide Efforts to Come Up with Meat Alternatives 21.03.2020 59:59

Dr. Ernie Ward (Clean Pet Food Revolution) on future of man-made "meat," both for pets and for people; Carlyn Montes De Oca discusses the ways that pets can teach us forgiveness

Discussing Facts & Controversial Ideas in “The Dog Doc” 14.03.2020 58:19

Discussing facts & controversial ideas in "The Dog Doc"; connection between animal abuse & interpersonal violence; "Through a Dog's Ear" created to calm dogs

Animal Care Sanctuary: 50 Years, 200 Acres in Upstate Pennsylvania 08.03.2020 58:48

Ann Lewis on the Animal Care Sanctuary; Wendy Mitchell (Citizen Canine: Dogs in the Movies); how Earth Animal CBD gel gets into cat's or dog's bloodstream quickly

What Love Actually Means to Our Dogs 29.02.2020 59:31

Marc Bekoff (Dogs are Not Love Muffins); the need for more puppy raisers; HSUS passed & pending legislation to release laboratory dogs/cats for adoption

How Michael Vick’s Dogfighting Compound Became a Haven for Rescue Pups 22.02.2020 1:00:00

Tamira Thayne (It Went to the Dogs); Ingrid Newkirk (Peta Founder), discusses her book, Animalkind; Barby Keel (Gabby: The Little Dog That Had to Learn to Bark)

Natural Products for Pets from Earth Animal 15.02.2020 59:41

Embracing and promoting concept of natural products for pets; Gwen Cooper (My Life in a Cat House); Melissa Starling (Making Dogs Happy)

Paw Project to Outlaw Declawing Cats in All States 09.02.2020 59:30

The Paw Project wants to outlaw declawing cats in all states; Brigitte Schuster (ARCATTECTURE: SWISS CAT LADDERS); David Rosenfelt (Bark Of Night & Dachshund Through the Snow)

Partnering with a Military Working Dog 04.02.2020 59:49

John Migdal (Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 2nd Class) on partnering with Military Working Dog; senior dog sanctuary; Victoria Stilwell (Ultimate Guide to Raising a Puppy)

Are Dogs Really Pack Animals? 25.01.2020 59:01

Marc Bekoff examines if dogs are really pack animals; how overweight dog inspired author's weight loss; Best Friends Roadhouse, pet-friendly destination hotel

Spencer Quinn Discusses Heart of Barkness 18.01.2020 1:00:00

Spencer Quinn discusses Heart of Barkness; Marjie Alonso on how to choose a dog trainer; how Australian fires are affecting people and animals

Sydney Collier (Paralympic Dressage Rider) Discusses her Service Dog 11.01.2020 59:57

Paralympic dressage rider Sydney Collier discusses her service dog; Adrienne McLean (Cinematic Canines: Dogs and Their Work in the Fiction Film); Zani’s Furry Friends

The Case Against Using E-Collars 04.01.2020 59:31

The case against using e-collars on dogs, and what can be done "red zone" dogs; Melinda Miller (Bravo pet foods), on nutritional value and safety of raw foods

Barack Obama’s Photographer Discusses Hope, Never Fear 28.12.2019 57:46

Callie Shell (Barack Obama photographer) on Hope, Never Fear; Sarah Driscoll's newest canine thriller, No Man's Land; Colin Butcher (Molly) on his detective with canine partner

Bruce Cameron Discusses A Dog’s Promise 23.12.2019 59:01

Bruce Cameron discusses his new novel, A Dog's Promise; how having dogs in an audience changes the experience; a permanent home for "unadoptable" dogs

E-Collars Can Be Part of Positive Dog Training Relationship 15.12.2019 1:00:09

Aimee Sadler discusses training techniques to save/rehabilitate "last chance" dogs at risk for euthanasia; whether marijuana cures cancer, using cannabadiol to treat bladder cancer

Why Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Stopped Collaborating with National Canine Center 07.12.2019 59:00

Why Best Friends Animal Sanctuary stopped collaborating with National Canine Center; Annie England Noble (St. Francis Society For Wayward Dogs); supporting pet owners through end-of-life issues

Why Dogs Are Not Pack Animals 30.11.2019 59:56

Marjie Alonso (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants) on misconception dogs are pack animals; new version of Assisi Loop, Calmer Canine; Sue Pethick (Alaskan Catch)

Ways We Can Keep Older Dogs Comfortable 23.11.2019 59:29

Clive Wynn (Dog is Love) on how we share love with dogs; Alex Kava discusses her books, Desperate Creed and Lost Creed; keeping older dogs comfortable

Steve Smith of Pet Releaf on Effective CBD Products 17.11.2019 1:00:40

Steve Smith (Pet Releaf) on finding reliably effective, quality CBD products for you and your pets; Tracie answers cat listener questions

Margaret Mizushima (Tracking Game: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery) 09.11.2019 56:02

Margaret Mizushima (Tracking Game: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery); Maria Goodavage (Doctor Dogs - How Our Best Friends Are Becoming Our Best Medicine); sanctuary for senior dogs

Vincent J. Musi’s The Year of the Dogs 02.11.2019 59:13

National Geographic photographer Vincent J. Musi (The Year of the Dogs); Aysha Akhtar (Our Symphony with Animals); Michael Brandow (Gone Walkabout: Confessions of a New York City Dog Walker)

Author Alexandra Horowitz Discusses Our Dogs, Ourselves 26.10.2019 59:26

Alexandra Horowitz (OUR DOGS, OURSELVES) discusses socially relevant & disruptive ideas; director Sean Cassels describes his funny movie “Bitches at the Beach”