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 
Dog Talk #345 Tracie Hotchner (11-02-2013)
Dog Talk #345: Tracie is mad about Jincy Willett’s social satire Amy Falls Down in which her Bassett Hound sets in motion a huge sea change for a reclusive writer; Corey Hudson from Canine Companion for Independence (cci.org) talks about the moral bankruptcy of people using fake service dog vests so they can take their doggies along with them, making life much harder for people with a true need for their service animals; Sharon Luttrell talks about her book Weekends with Daisy and sharing the raising of a service dog with the prisoner who trained her behind bars during the week.
