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 
Caticons: 4,000 Years of Art Imitating Cats
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-29-2019) #629: Featuring Sandy Lerner, Ryan Yamka, and Krister Holm. Sandy Lerner was the co-founder of Cisco Systems, but as a lifetime cat lover, her truest passion is can be seen in her massive, gorgeous book CATICONS: 4,000 YEARS OF ART IMITATING CATS, which captures just a fraction of her own cat-centric art and objects collection; veterinary nutritionist Ryan Yamka talks with Tracie about the worrisome and inappropriate negativity and fear-mongering about commercial pet food, while also discussing the future of pet food ingredients like man-made, meat-substitute proteins; Krister Holm talks about his innovative dog pee-pads, Wizsmart which takes imperfect human baby diapers and reconfigures them into leak proof sturdy pee pads, as seen in the Zak George product video.
