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 
NIH Uses Your Tax Dollars to Turn Beagles into Cocaine Addicts
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (03-20-2022) #771: Featuring Justin Goodman, Mikel Maria Delgado, and Julianna Carella. Justin Goodman talks about his Washington-based White Coat Waste project and the travesty of the NIH funding cocaine experiments on Beagles; cat behaviorist Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado from Feline Minds talks about whether it is possible to “change” a cat’s personality; Julianna Carella discusses her long professional history at the forefront of medical marijuana in California, and then being an early developer of CBD for pets in her company Treatibles, which just won a Pet Product News industry award for their CBD soft chews.
