I sometimes think of my little radio broadcast, “Talking To Animals,” in the way I think of Thomas Toscano (a conductor and the director of WBTNAM) and his unruly hair blowing in the wind.

I can’t quite imagine what will become of this. The station is bare of staff or resources, and does almost no promotion of marketing, and the idea that I can build this broadcast into a going concern with supporters and advertisers just on the back of my blog alone seems ludicrous.

But here we are, edging our way along, the calls are picking up, the e-mails are coming in, we’ll see what happens. If the show is on the air in six months, I’ll be a bit surprised. Even shocked.

Still, I am loving the show and it is inspiring me to do a new wave of research into the minds and loves and human relationships of dog and cats and other animals.

I will keep on slugging as long as you participate by calling or e-mailing me questions. Without that, I am just talking to myself, and will not stay in it for long.

Two notes:

One is that there will be no show on this coming Wednesday, March 13, I have to have laser eye surgery again. Thomas says he will re-broadcast last week’s show, which contained a wonderful discussion of animal communications and animal consciousness.

I will be back live on Wednesday, March 20, one to three p.m. Call if you have question.

Secondly, I’ve decided to cut the show back a bit, from two hours to 90 minutes. Two hours feels a little long to me, an hour-and-a-half sounds right, for my voice and for the pace I like. I get sick of hearing myself talk, two hours sometimes seems like an eternity.  I’m also going to see an ear, nose and throat specialist in Saratoga shortly to figure out the dry mouth and occasional hacking I’ve been experiencing.

My favorite program time is one hour, Thomas likes it longer. This is a good compromise.

I’m sure they can help. Maria will continue to call in during the second hour. I am loving these talks with her so much we’re planning a joint podcast about life on Bedlam Farm.

Thanks for your support, as always.