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 #397 (11/29/2014)
Dog Talk (11/29/2014) #397: Pet food industry veteran Scott Freeman (who created Nature’s Variety and went on to create Nature’s Logic) discusses the change in quality that consumers might not realize when an entrepreneurial boutique private pet food company sells out to one of the Big Four pet food conglomerates and Tracie questions whether “Selling out is selling your soul?”; artist Mark Ulriksen talks about his delightful book Dogs Rule Nonchalantly; New Jersey Japanese Chin (and German Shepherd) breeder Marisa Schmidt talks about why she only has 1 to 2 litters a year at asian-dog-rescue.org and where else one can find this adorable toy breed.
