Episodes

  • Lady Freethinker: The International Non-Profit Animal Protection Organization

    Lady Freethinker: The International Non-Profit Animal Protection Organization
    Oct 30 2025
    Maria chats with global activist and journalist Nina Jackel, the founder of Lady Freethinker, the international non-profit animal protection organization. Their mission is to end pet abandonment; expose puppy mills; advocate for animal legislation and so much more!!

    Learn more at LADYFREETHINKER.
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    23 mins
  • Celebrate Halloween at Catbaret!!

    Celebrate Halloween at Catbaret!!
    Oct 21 2025
    Maria chats with host and producer Gemma Smith about Catbaret Presents: Meowloween, a one-night-only cat-themed variety show on Halloween (Friday 10/31) at Caveat (21A Clinton St in NYC)!

    It's a variety show with comedy, music and burlesque! Wear a costume, there are prizes!

    (Weruva is sponsoring the show and donating to RESCUE NYC.

    For tickets: catbaretshow.com.
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    10 mins
  • Wildlife SOS Rescues And Rehabilitates Elephants, Bears and More!

    Wildlife SOS Rescues And Rehabilitates Elephants, Bears and More!
    Oct 13 2025
    Maria chats with Wildlife SOS Executive Director Nikki Sharp about the 300,000+ animals they've saved; the elimination of "dancing bears" in India, the process of eliminating "begging elephants" and more!!

    Learn all about the organization, and you can make a donation too at WILDLIFESOS.ORG
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    36 mins
  • Explore.org Brings Nature & Animals To Our Home!

    Explore.org Brings Nature & Animals To Our Home!
    Oct 2 2025
    Maria chats with Explore.org's Naturalist (and former park ranger) Mike Fitz about Fat Bear Week (Chunk the Hunk is the winner!) which just ended, and all the cameras around the world that let us into the world of animals and nature. Explore.org brings us to places that most humans could never encounter. As Founder Charles Annenberg Weingarten said Explore.org is the "Netflix of Nature"!

    Check them out...I do! Explore.org

    You'll be watching puppy cams and tiger cams and pasture cams just like I do daily!
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    25 mins
  • Jake The Country Cat

    Jake The Country Cat
    Sep 19 2025
    Maria chats with author Beth Evans about her first book Jake the Country Cat!
    The book idea came to her in a dream, a very elaborate dream with a cat and Blake Shelton!
    Beth is a huge advocate for animal rescue and black cats/dogs. And hopefully this is the first of a children's series.

    You can find Jake the Country Cat wherever books are sold! And #adoptdontshop
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    8 mins
  • Lori Skala Writes Books For Animal Rescue & Pediatric Cancer

    Lori Skala Writes Books For Animal Rescue & Pediatric Cancer
    Sep 4 2025
    Maria chats with elementary school teacher (30 years as an educator!) and children's book author Lori Skala about her books The Road To Rosie and The Hair Tie. Proceeds from Lori's books go to animal rescue and pediatric cancer, her two passions.

    Give a listen and learn about Lori and her mission.

    Lori can be found on IG at storyloribooks or visit her website storyloribooks.com.
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    18 mins
  • Operation K9 Beethoven: Helping Veterans One Paw At A Time

    Operation K9 Beethoven: Helping Veterans One Paw At A Time
    Aug 22 2025
    Maria chats with returning guest Operation K9 Beethoven's VP & Co-Founder Brian Reyngoudt!

    They are a charity organization for veterans that includes Pet Therapy Programs and Psychiatric Therapy Dog Programs. They provide service dogs to veterans at no cost to the vets.
    And the best part? Their service dogs come from rescues and shelters so it's Win Win for both the vets AND the dogs!!

    Give a listen and learn about all that they do.

    Also, if you'd like to volunteer or make a donation (that's how they survive) CLICK HERE!!
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    20 mins
  • Linn Boyke: Learn Practice Master Begin Again

    Linn Boyke: Learn Practice Master Begin Again
    Aug 13 2025
    "Learn Practice Master Begin Again" is Linn Boyke's motto when it comes to dogs.
    Linn runs The School of Dog Psychology. I first saw Linn when he was on Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer TV show--he was one of his students. Linn also indirectly helped me with my dog Fredo many years ago.

    Give a listen and learn about Linn's path. Recently, he learned that he needs quadruple bypass heart surgery. I'm including a link to his Gofundme page to help him with the care of his dogs while he recuperates after his surgery.

    To learn about Linn: LINNBOYKE.COM

    To contribute to his fundraiser (no amount too small or large):
    Support-Linn's-Lifesaving Heart Surgery and Thank You!
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    47 mins