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 
Why Dogs & Carbs Are Complicated
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (06-15-2019) #627: Featuring Linda Case, Brian Duggan, and Sharon Peters. Linda Case explains why the issue of “Dogs & Carbs” is complicated, and invites people to participate in her webinars; Brian Duggan discusses his new historical book GENERAL CUSTER, LIBBIE CUSTER AND THEIR DOGS: A PASSION FOR HOUNDS, FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO LITTLE BIGHORN; Sharon Peters describes her devotion to older shelter dogs, which she and others look after in their Colorado sanctuary The Old Mutt Hut.
