DOG TALK® (and Kitties, Too!) originated on the only NPR station on Long Island, WPPB-Peconic Public Broadcasting, where it has been on the air for 13 years and over 675 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. It is also carried on the NPR stations WHDD 91.9 FM "Robinhood Radio" in Sharon, Connecticut.
The show's theme song is "Mmm My Best Friend" by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album 
New “Living Creatures” Film Festival
Dog Talk (and Kitties Too!) (04-09-2016) #468: Jacqui Lofaro (Southampton Take 2 documentary film festival director) is bringing a new movie-going experience to the East End April 17 at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor: “For the Joy of Spring & Love of All Living Creatures” film festival featuring the famed Cat Video Festival content; author Alison Hodgson talks in her memoir about how her profound faith helped her whole family when their house burned to the ground but her daughter never lost her dream of adopting a Pug dog in THE PUG LIST: A RIDICULOUS LITTLE DOG, A FAMILY WHO LOST EVERYTHING, AND HOW THEY ALL FOUND THEIR WAY HOME; Hamptons resident Ellen Myers talks about how she became an owner/breeder of champion Briards and met Tracie ringside in NYC where one of her dogs was strutting at the Westminster dog show.
