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 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 
Cat Film Fest Preview: A Life Depicted Through Siamese Cats
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (09-21-2019) #641: Featuring Fredde Duke, Steve latham, and Laurien Berenson. Los-Angeles based filmmaker Fredde Duke talks about her outrageously original autobiographical film depicting her life through the Siamese cats who have graced it in “6 Degrees of Pussy,” which will premiere at the 3rd Annual Cat Film Festival; Steve Latham talks about his groundbreaking project to gather dozens of professional photographers to do a mass photoshoot of the dogs in the Los Angeles shelters and a simultaneous adoption event “Seen Equals Saved”; Laurien Berenson discusses her novel BITE CLUB, set in the dog showing world.
