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 
Foxes… Are Not What You Think
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (10-24-2021) #750: Featuring Catherine Raven and Christina Ha. Tracie says that her whole perception of the natural world was expanded and illuminated by reading Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship. In her longer-than-usual conversation with the author, Catherine Raven, they venture into the many fascinating aspects of the natural world — right down to insects and the seeds of weeds — that the book explores, along with the author’s very special relationship with a wild fox. Then Christina Ha from the Meow Parlour in New York City talks about the adoption initiative from Dr. Elsey’s called the Power of Purrsuasion in which Dr. Elsey’s covers the visiting fees for potential adopters and part of the adoption fee.
