Episodes

  • Five-Dog Epiphany--A Memoir by Marianne Leone

    Five-Dog Epiphany--A Memoir by Marianne Leone
    Sep 12 2024
    Maria chats with screenwriter and actor Marianne Leone about her memoir Five Dog Epiphany, a true story about the small joys she and her husband, actor Chris Cooper, were able to find from their bischons after their son Jesse passed away suddenly. Her story reminds us about the healing powers that animals bring to our lives. (And Maria read the book in a day!!)

    Marianne is doing a book tour (including Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn NY on Wed 9/18);
    see all the dates and locations marianneleonecooper.com
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    22 mins
  • A Horse Named Sky: A Voice For Wild Horses and Their Plight

    A Horse Named Sky: A Voice For Wild Horses and Their Plight
    Sep 5 2024
    Maria chats with author Rosanne Parry about her latest book A Horse Named Sky. Sky is a young wild horse who gets captured for the Pony Express; his mission is to return back home to his family.
    Rosanne talks about the extensive research she did for this book. A Horse Named Sky is educational for all ages!
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    15 mins
  • Tender Paws: Parenting and Dog Raising Are The Same!!

    Tender Paws: Parenting and Dog Raising Are The Same!!
    Aug 27 2024
    Maria chats with award-winning writer and journalist Wendy Lyons Sunshine about her book
    Tender Paws: How Science-Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship With Dogs.
    The title says it all! Patience and caring; positive reinforcement; making the dog feel safe--all the things you would do raising a child are applied to raising a pup!!
    Give a listen and learn.
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    20 mins
  • Creature Comfort Pet Therapy Helps Many With A Variety Of Pets!

    Creature Comfort Pet Therapy Helps Many With A Variety Of Pets!
    Aug 15 2024
    **Maria chats with Creature Comfort Pet Therapy's Executive Director Mary Beth Cooney and Board President/Volunteer Janice Tierney (who volunteers with her pup Mulligan!) about all that they do--
    they visit people in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabs, schools and more with a variety of pets:
    Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and even mini-horses!
    Learn more at CCPETHERAPY.ORG

    **Please be patient listening to this interview as there were many technical problems which I realized after. I salvaged what I could...thank you for your patience and as always, thanks for listening!**
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    12 mins
  • The Wild Animal Sanctuary: Saving Animals For 44 Years!

    The Wild Animal Sanctuary: Saving Animals For 44 Years!
    Aug 5 2024
    Last month I saw a piece on 60 Minutes about The Wild Animal Sanctuary in CO where the Executive Director Pat Craig and his wife Monica saved hundreds of animals from a zoo in Puerto Rico.
    I was fascinated and in awe and had to know more about them!

    Here's my chat with PR Director Austin Hill on this amazing sanctuary.
    They save animals from all over the world.
    Please give a listen and learn more. Visit wildanimalsanctuary.org.
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    18 mins
  • Daisy's Near CATastrophe: Based On a True Story!

    Daisy's Near CATastrophe: Based On a True Story!
    Jul 24 2024
    Maria chats with author Debra Westgate-Silva about her book Daisy's Near CATastrophe, a tale about the friendship between a cat and a dog...and based on a true story! When Daisy goes missing...we follow her as she searches for her dog sibling Bear. Although the book is written for children, adults will enjoy it as well--I did! I also learned about K9Pet Trackers--have you ever heard of them?
    Give a listen and then enjoy Daisy's Near CATastrophe!
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    11 mins
  • Petco Love Lost Reunites Pets With Their Owners

    Petco Love Lost Reunites Pets With Their Owners
    Jul 3 2024
    Maria chats with Petco Love's President Susanne Kogut about all they do: Working with local shelters; saving pets' lives; supporting organizations; and reuniting lost pets with their owners!

    Petco Love Lost is the largest national lost-and-found pet database...and it's FREE!!
    Did you know nearly 10 million pets go missing each year?!! :(

    Learn more and Upload a photo of your pet!! petcolovelost.org.
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    19 mins
  • New ShelterMe TV Episodes And The Mustangs Documentary

    New ShelterMe TV Episodes And The Mustangs Documentary
    Jun 26 2024
    Maria chats with award-winning filmmaker and returning guest Steven Latham about the new season of ShelterMe TV, 9 new episodes that celebrate the bond between us and our pets. Steven also has an upcoming documentary that will air on PBS The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses (Executive Producer Robert Redford with a Bruce Springsteen song too!)
    Give a listen and learn! Also checkout ShelterMe's Facebook page.
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    31 mins