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 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.
The show's theme song is "Mmm My Best Friend" by Sophie B. Hawkins from her album 
New York Poised to Become First State to Ban Declawing
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-08-2019) #626: Featuring Linda Rosenthal, Marc Bekoff, and Rich Kelleman. NY State Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (Democrat, Manhattan) discusses how the New York Assembly and Senate overwhelmingly passed the anti-declaw bills, A1303 (L Rosenthal) and S5532 (Gianaris) which, when signed by Governor Cuomo, will become law effective immediately; Marc Bekoff discusses the power and pleasure of letting dogs run free in his new book UNLEASHING YOUR DOG; Rich Kelleman explains the cellular agriculture being developed at his company The Bond Pet Foods to make alternative protein (non-meat meat) for pet food.
