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 
World Animal News
Dog Talk (and Kitties Too!) (06-25-2016) #478: Actress/model/animal welfare activist (and winner of a 2016 Pet Hero Award from the Pet Philanthropy Circle) Katie Cleary created World Animal News to promote animal welfare issues and actions across the globe; Rhonda Lieberman created the Cats in Residence show at the Worcester Art Museum (MA) highlighting adoptable kitties, exploring the concept of art as social purpose, not commerce; Cate Folsom’s book SMOKE THE DONKEY chronicles her husband — Retired Colonel John Folsom’s — tireless efforts to bring one special donkey back to the U.S. from the war zone, leaving “no one behind.”
