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 
The Dog’s World of Smell
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (12-31-2016) #505: Alexandra Horowitz talks about how dogs experience the world through their amazing olfactory abilities in her newest book, BEING A DOG: FOLLOWING THE DOG INTO A WORLD OF SMELL;
Mel Miskimen talks about her uplifting memoir SIT, STAY, HEAL: HOW AN UNDERACHIEVING LABRADOR WON OUR HEARTS AND BROUGHT US TOGETHER; Paula Fasseas founded the seriously successful shelter PAWS Chicago and is still the hands-on director 20 years later, after drastically reducing the number of dogs and cats that were being euthanized in the city shelter.
