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 numerous 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.
The show's theme song is "Mmm My Best Friend" by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album 
Author Pam Houston Reads from Waltzing the Cat
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-01-2019) #625: Featuring Pam Houston, Nancy McKenney, and a listener’s cat question answered. Author Pam Houston reads from her short story collection WALTZING THE CAT, and talks about the sold out Truth I’d Dare performance in which she participated in Portland, Oregon; Nancy McKenney, Director of the Marin Humane Society, discusses reactions to topics in films in the NY Dog Film Festival — she and Tracie talk about what “cruelty” is and who gets to judge; Tracie answers a “cat question” sent in by a listener who received a coupon for a free Comfort Zone pheromone diffuser.
