DOG TALK® (and Kitties, Too!) originated on the only NPR station on Long Island, WPPB-Peconic Public Broadcasting, 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 issues regarding our relationships with dogs and cats.
The show broadcasts from the East End and reaches all across Long Island, into Southern Connecticut and Westchester. It is also carried on the NPR stations WHDD 91.9 FM “Robinhood Radio” in Sharon, Connecticut.
The show’s theme song is “Mmm My Best Friend” by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album TIMBRE.
Hosted by Tracie Hotchner
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-12-2020) #683: Featuring Jeffrey Burton, John Goodwin, and Kate Naito. Jeffrey Burton talks about his new mystery novel THE FINDERS, featuring a Golden Retriever cadaver detection dog; John Goodwin, senior director of the Humane Society of the United States’ Stop Puppy Mills Campaign discusses their most recent evaluation of the […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (07-05-2020) #682: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson speaks from Bondi Beach, New Zealand about his newest book that explores the emotional life of pets and their people in LOST COMPANIONS: REFLECTIONS ON THE DEATH OF PETS, engaging in lively conversational debates with Tracie about his controversial ideas that the death of a […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-28-2020) #681 Featuring Marc Bekoff, Sherri Franklin, and Nathaniel Fields. Marc Bekoff discusses his recent Psychology Today article “What Do Dogs Know and Feel About Death and Dying?” and Tracie recounts her personal experiences; Sherri Franklin, the Founder of Muttville senior dog rescue in San Francisco, talks about adjustments to […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-20-2020) #680: Featuring Dr Elsey, Dr Ruthann Lobos, and Dr Philip Bergman. Dr. Bruce Elsey discusses why his private company, Precious Cat, has underwritten the National Kitten Coalition’s webinars for kitten caregivers and explains the fragility of little kittens are and the challenges of managing their health. Wednesday, July 8th […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-13-2020) #679: Featuring Mark Doty, Dog-Loving Man of Letters. The whole show is devoted to the extraordinary poet, essayist, and memoirist Mark Doty, who discusses dogs in his life and reads passages from his exquisite book DOG YEARS. This book is what “social science” about dogs would look like if […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-06-2020) #678: Featuring Mark Semos, Michael Levitt, and Jennifer Conrad. Mark Semos (a former US Navy SEAL and GWOT veteran, who writes and produces the television show “SEAL Team” on CBS) talks about the powerful new book NO ORDINARY DOG which chronicles the feats of Cairo, the Military Working Dog, […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-30-2020) #677: Featuring Kylie Logan, Mary Peng, and Madeleine Traver. Kylie Logan’s second book in her canine-centric mystery series is THE SECRETS OF BONES (the first book in the series, THE SCENT OF MURDER has just come out in paperback); Mary Peng speaks from Beijing, where she founded and runs […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-23-2020) #676: Featuring Carlie Sorosiak, Brett Simon, and Buzz Miller. Author Carlie Sorosiak talks about her charming book I, COSMO written from the perspective of a wonderful Golden retriever for younger readers (but grown ups will love it, too!); Brett Simon discusses all the ways that K9s for Warriors helps […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-16-2020) #675: An All Cat Show featuring Dr. Ebenezer Satyaraj, a Tracie Cat Q & A, and Philippa Sandall. Dr. Ebenezer Satyaraj talks about the 14 years he spent developing LiveClear cat food for Purina, which can make cats non-allergenic by feeding them only 1/4 cup a day; Tracie does […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-09-2020) #674: Featuring Beth Morrey, Zazie Todd, and Diane Trull. Beth Morrey talks about her debut canine-centric novel – which has been a publishing sensation in England – “The Love Story of Missy Carmichael;” Dr. Zazie Todd discusses the facts behind a dog’s happiness from her book “WAG: The Science […]
