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 
Yes! Giraffes on Dog Talk
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (04-24-2022) #776: Featuring Lynda Rutledge, Meredith May, and Brandi Munden. Lynda Rutledge discusses the backstory of her historically based novel, West with Giraffes; Meredith May talks about what bees — and her Grandfather — meant to her in her memoir The Honey Bus; Brandi Hunter Munden from the AKC was quoted in the NYT article for her opinion about people feeding dogs the same way they eat, and she and Tracie discredit the human narcissism behind this idea.
