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 
The Serious Problem of People Getting Rabies in India
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (10-19-19) #645: Featuring James Gorman, Paul Jason Hoffman, and Terri Markle. New York Times reporter Jim Gorman discusses the serious problem of people getting rabies in India in an article about the nearly 60,000 dog bites to people in India yearly, many of them fatal; filmmaker Paul Jason Hoffman talks about his and co-director Christian Chapman’s mind-bending film “Dog in the Woods,” which had the participation of dozens of artists from around the world, and which the co-drectors will come in person to see as part of the 5th annual NY Dog Film Festival on November 3rd; Terri Markle travels the world and finds animals in need, which she writes about on her blog www.FemaleSoloTrek.com.
