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 
Setting “It’s Bruno” in Brooklyn With Its Diverse & Wacky Characters
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (05-25-2019) #624: Featuring Rapper “Slick” Naim, Jacky Colliss Harvey, and Guillermo “Memo” Roa. Rapper “Slick” Naim, the creator/writer/director/producer of the new Netflix show “It’s Bruno” talks about setting the show in his native Brooklyn with all its diverse and wacky characters, and how efforts at inclusion in the film industry have benefited him; Jacky Colliss Harvey discusses her book THE ANIMAL’S COMPANION: PEOPLE & THEIR PETS, A 26,000-YEAR LOVE STORY, looking at people’s’ innate need to live in the close company of animals from prehistoric days up to the present; Guillermo “Memo” Roa is a Columbia immigrant, a dog trainer and AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator, who handles Molly, a bilingual therapy dog (owned by June) and they regularly visit Covenant House in New York City.
