Maria's Mutts & Stuff

Maria chats with Unchained TV's founder (and journalist/author/animal advocate) Jane Velez-Mitchell about "Pig Little Lies"; a reality tv series starring pigs, and the lie of "teacup pigs" (they're actually baby piglets!) that are sold. It's a racket and Unchained TV produced this series to educate the public about this scam. Unchained TV is available free and offers series on animals, veganism, and lots more!

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Maria chats with Monica Chen, Executive Director of FFAC (Factory Farming Awareness Coalition)--a non-profit organization that educates people on factory farming (meat & dairy farms; plant-based farming) and its impact on people, animals and the planet while empowering them to advocate for change.

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Maria chats with author Mary Alice Monroe about her latest book "The Islanders Search for Treasure", another book (she's written 27!) that reflects her love of nature and the environment. Mary Alice uses her books to teach kids about conservation and wildlife, as she is an active conservationist!

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Doug Thron, host of "Doug To The Rescue" on Curiosity Stream returns to chat with Maria.
This season, Doug and his drone travel to The DR; Africa; California and Kentucky to rescue animals from wildfires, tornados and more!

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Maria chats with Dr. Amber Karwacki from Heart + Paw about how to keep your pets safe, secure and happy on the 4th of July and during the summer months! Learn about the signs of heat stroke and what to do, plus lots more!

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The National Geographic Kids Almanac is the biggest edition yet with info on animals, science, nature, technology, conservation and more! Maria chats with global "arbornaut" (that means treetop explorer!) Dr. Meg Lowman about trees, the almanac and MORE!

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Maria chats with New York Times bestseller Eliot Schrefer about his new book "Queer Ducks (And Other Animals)". Did you know queer behavior in animals is "as diverse and complex--and as natural--as it is in our own species"? Listen and learn; it's fascinating!!

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Maria chats with travel writer Stephanie Pearson (T: @stephanieapears/
IG:@stephanieapearson) about her Nat Geo book "100 GREAT AMERICAN PARKS". She takes us inside 63 national parks plus 37 state, rec, and city parks around the country for us to visit! As Garth Brooks writes in the foreword: "This book is both a celebration and an invitation."

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Maria chats with Best Friend's Chief Program Officer Marc Peralta about the recent study about dog behavior; just like humans it comes from inherited genes and not breed. This is HUGE! Here's the article in case you missed it: https://bit.ly/388EAxF And #AdoptDontShop

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Maria chats with author Susan Tyler Hitchcock about the language of trees and how they influence our lives in her book "INTO THE FOREST: The Secret Language of Trees". The 150th Anniversary of Arbor Day is Fri April 29th so pick up this book and read!

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