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DOG TALK® (and Kitties, Too!) originated on the only NPR station on Long Island, WLIW-88.3, where it has been on the air for 13 years and over 675 consecutive shows. This Gracie® Award-winning show (for “Best entertainment and information program on local public radio”), is produced and hosted by pet wellness advocate Tracie Hotchner. Each show features Tracie’s interviews with authors and pet experts from around the world, discussing far-ranging topics involving practical and philosophical ...
Bird news airs on Wednesdays at 8:35am, Thursday at 12:35pm and Fridays at 4:30pm.E. Vernon Laux is an author and ornithologist who's been birding the Cape and Islands for nearly 40 years. He's the resident naturalist and land manager for the Linda Loring Foundation on Nantucket.
Creative Life offers an audio tour of arts, culture, and inspiration on Cape Cod, the Islands, and the South Coast. Our region is rich with creative diversity, and so are the stories we tell. Creative Life airs every second Monday on WCAI, the local NPR station for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the South Coast.. Creative Life is edited by Jay Allison.
How purebred cats differ from regular domestic short hair cats; Marc Bekoff ("Do Dogs Know They Are Dying?"); Oliver: the True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought TogetherBy Tracie Hotchner
Michael Shikashio (AggressiveDog.com) on dog attack suffered by New York Times journalist Susanne Craig; saluting World wildlife day March 3rd; tips for "winterizing your pet"By Tracie Hotchner
Pamela Houston reads from Sighthound; Hounds Town USA, a doggy daycare in Pt. Jefferson; Stacy LeBaron (Community Cats Podcast) on upcoming educational online conferencesBy Tracie Hotchner
Laura Clark (MEATME) on making Certified Organic/Certified Humane raw meals for dogs & cats, aggressive dogs on leash and off; Kerry D'Amato (Pet Haven) on cat rescue idea from pandemicBy Tracie Hotchner
Dangers of unleashed dogs; Emily Larlham on her Guinness World Records title "Most Tricks Performed by 2 dogs in 1 minute"; matching volunteers with fostering & transport opportunitiesBy Tracie Hotchner
Dr. Margit Muller (Your Pet, Your Pill) on dealing with negativity as a woman in United Arab Emirates; Dog Aging Project; CatWater: special drinking water for cats' urinary tract healthBy Tracie Hotchner
Belinda Alexandra dispels notion of "crazy cat ladies" in The Divine Feline; pet industry is forward-looking with sustainability and recycling; make guardianship plans for pet catBy Tracie Hotchner
Paul Koudounaris (A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History); train a cat to manage scratching, counter-surfing & litter box problems; Leah Lyman (Jaggers Journey Black Cat Rescue)By Tracie Hotchner
Zina Goodin (Homecoming Tales) on creating Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary; Kelly Conaboy (The Particulars of Peter); are pet adoption numbers during Covid-19By Tracie Hotchner
Fossil canine genomes reveal surprises about lives of dogs & humans in prehistoric times; Animal Lighthouse Rescue brought stray dogs from Puerto Rico to New York; practicing Reiki with catsBy Tracie Hotchner
Dion Leonard (Lara the Runaway Cat: One Cat's Journey to Discover Home is Where the Heart Is); Black Cat rescue, Boston, Massachusetts; Cate Conte discusses "cat cafe mystery" A Whisker of a DoubtBy Tracie Hotchner
Avery's Pawsitive Change sends $5 gift cards to shelters across the country; evolving legal rights of animals; "compassion fatigue" & high suicide rate in veterinary professionBy Tracie Hotchner
How dogs grow and age may provide useful similarities to people; AlivePets.com's upcoming Italian dog-centric holiday; "Paws Across the Pacific" airlift of 650+ animals from Hawaii to U.S. mainland sheltersBy Tracie Hotchner
Steven Applebaum (Animal Behavior College CEO) on evolution in dog training; how "human-animal bond" concept has changed; Bassel Abou Fakher (Saving Stella: A Dog's Dramatic Escape from War)By Tracie Hotchner
Jackson Galaxy discusses free online Cat Camp, Dec 5; nurturing larger aging dogs at Marty's Place Senior Sanctuary; bringing pets into the lives of senior peopleBy Tracie Hotchner
Simon Garfield (Dog's Best Friend) on the British view of the human-canine bond; Jeff Allen (Monkeys House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary); "Paws Across the Pacific" rescue flightBy Tracie Hotchner
Anthony McGowan (How to Teach Philosophy to a Dog) on understanding philosophy through the eyes of his dog; Seniors, A Dogumentary; The Cat Connection "Whiskers & Whiskey" fundraiserBy Tracie Hotchner
Kathy Callahan (101 Rescue Puppies); Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary in Petaluma, CA; the lives & natural behaviors of "streeties," free-ranging dogs in IndiaBy Tracie Hotchner
Diane Kelly (Bending the Paw, Paw of the Jungle); Why Do Some Dogs Fear Strange Dogs & Unfamiliar Humans?; Overcoming Your Child's Fear of DogsBy Tracie Hotchner
Dean Nicholson discusses traveling the world on a bike with his rescue cat; Nicole England (Resident Dog); the need for emotional support for pets in medical situationsBy Tracie Hotchner
Teresa Rhyne's (Poppy In The Wild) devotion to dogs; Peter Abraham (aka Spencer Quinn) Queenie and Arthur novels for children; Grey2KUSA Worldwide's efforts to ban dog racingBy Tracie Hotchner
Ernest Freeberg (A Traitor To His Species); switching carb-addicted, food thief kitty Levi to wet food; Cara Sue Achterberg (One Hundred Dogs and Counting)By Tracie Hotchner
Margaret Mizushima (Hanging Falls, Timber Creek K-9 mystery #6); keeping peace when you have multiple cats; Mark Cushing (Pet Nation) on changes in veterinary medicineBy Tracie Hotchner
Explaining common cat behaviors and how to prevent/change unwanted ones; studying aging and diseases in dogs; Dr. Gary Weitzman on POUNCE & FETCH, his books for young pet loversBy Tracie Hotchner
Peter Abrahams (aka Spencer Quinn) on new Chet & Bernie mystery, OF MUTTS AND MEN; defunding VA's use of dogs for medical testing; Big Barker orthopedic bed for large dogsBy Tracie Hotchner
Mark Cushing (Pet Nation: The Love Affair that Changed America) on shortage of puppies & dogs; Julia London discusses You Lucky Dog; health benefits of pumpkin for dogs and catsBy Tracie Hotchner
Dr. RuthAnn Lobos (Merrick Pet Care) on AVMA's designation of obesity as a disease; Trevor Jones discusses his children's book, MAJOR: A SOLDIER DOGBy Tracie Hotchner
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Subaru fills Phila Union MLS stadium with life-size cut-outs of adoptable dogs. Is a dog's diet connected to cardiac disorder? Barney "Scout" Mann (Journeys North: the Pacific Crest Trail)By Tracie Hotchner
Harder-to-train dogs known as "primitive" breeds; ending dog experimentation/research by the U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs; Fido Fixers: mobile spay/neuter vehiclesBy Tracie Hotchner
Tracie talks to JoAnn in Olympia WA about her carb-addicted cat; AirVet (telehealth & telemedicine app for pet owners); Making Good Work, promoting human-animal bondBy Tracie Hotchner
America's VetDogs raises and trains dogs for a specific veteran's needs, at no cost to them; Dr. RuthAnn Lobos (Merrick Pet Care) on importance of oral care for dogs & catsBy Tracie Hotchner
Anne Beall (Heroic, Helpful, Caring Cats) talks cats as emotional ballast for people; Space Cat Academy, teaching cats sport & tricks; cats as emotional support animalsBy Tracie Hotchner
Senior chihuahuas adopted from Muttville in San Francisco; keep post office employees safe from dogs; Mikael Lindnord (Rescue Dog Tales) on rescued dogs worldwideBy Tracie Hotchner
How chiropractic treatments work for dogs; children's book shows community cats and TNR (trap-neuter-release) from cat's perspective; how animal cloning worksBy Tracie Hotchner
Jeffrey Burton's new novel features Golden Retriever cadaver detection dog; Stop Puppy Mills Campaign worst-of-the-worst report; make dog training fun on both ends of the leashBy Tracie Hotchner
Prolific author Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (Lost Companions: Reflections On The Death Of Pets) on the emotional life of pets & their people, and debates other controversial ideasBy Tracie Hotchner
What Do Dogs Know and Feel About Death and Dying? Adjustments to fostering/adoption during pandemic; effects of pandemic on domestic violence shelters in NYCBy Tracie Hotchner
Why Precious Cat has underwritten National Kitten Coalition's webinars for kitten caregivers; summer safety tips for pets; what VCA PetCancer Care offers cats & dogs battling cancerBy Tracie Hotchner
A show devoted to extraordinary poet, essayist, and memoirist Mark Doty, who discusses dogs in his life and reads passages from his exquisite book Dog YearsBy Tracie Hotchner
Mark Semos (Seal Team, CBS) on NO ORDINARY DOG; heart-warming PSA on aging by Grey Muzzle Organization; Dr. Jennifer Conrad (The Paw Project) discusses declawing banBy Tracie Hotchner
Kylie Logan (The Secret of Bones); people/pets coping with COVID-19 in Beijing; social media sensation Madeline Traver on her French Bulldogs & pot-bellied pigsBy Tracie Hotchner
Carlie Sorosiak discusses I, COSMO; K9s for Warriors helps train shelter dogs to be service dogs; free temporary foster care for deployed military membersBy Tracie Hotchner
Dr. Ebenezer Satyaraj on developing LiveClear cat food for Purina; a Tracie cat Q & A; Philippa Sandall (Trim: The Cartographer's Cat)By Tracie Hotchner
Beth Morrey discusses The Love Story of Missy Carmichael (a sensation in England); WAG: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy; the inspirational Texas school children who created a dog rescueBy Tracie Hotchner
Carl Safina (Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace) on the meaning and value of beauty in the animal kingdomBy Tracie Hotchner
Victoria Schade on Who Rescued Who; Liz Brown discusses Virtual Cat shows; emergency pre-planning for your pets in case you can't come homeBy Tracie Hotchner
A show inspired by Ann Patchett's New York Times essay about the power of the books of award-winning children's book author Kate DiCamillo, which changed Ann's lifeBy Tracie Hotchner
Sarah Salva helped develop the unique dailydose dental chew and describes how each chew is a double dose of preventive wellness care.By Tracie Hotchner
UNLEASHED: Poems by Writers' Dogs. A whole show dedicated to UNLEASHED, featuring poems read by Jim & Karen Shepard, Honor Moore, Charles Baxter and Jill CimentBy Tracie Hotchner
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 awayBy Tracie Hotchner
