On the 324th episode of Piecing It Together,we are LIVE at Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas, NV with guests Toni Gonzales, Sunny Rosen and Michael Novelli to talk about the raunchy hard-R rated talking dog comedy Strays! Along with a fun (but very loose) discussion about the film we get into what you can do to work with organizations like Pawtastic Friends to help dogs. Puzzle pieces include Homeward Bound, Toy Story, Sausage Party and Step Brothers.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Strays and the movies we discuss!

Written by Dan Perrault

Directed by Josh Greenbaum

Starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher, Randall Park

Universal

https://www.strays.movie/

Michael Novelli along with his wife Melissa owns and runs the dog enrichment training organization Pawtastic Friends.

Follow Pawtastic Friends on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PawtasticFriends/

Check out and get involved with Pawtastic Friends at https://www.pawtasticfriends.com/

Toni Gonzales is a journalist and producer. She also works with Retriever Rescue.

Follow Toni on Instagram at @tvproducergirl

And check out Retriever Rescue at https://www.retrieverrescuelv.com/

Sunny Rosen is my mom. She co-owns Wax Trax Records with my Dad.

Check out Wax Trax Records at https://www.waxtraxonline.com

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is "Big Dog 2" from my comedy album The Pup Pups, available now!

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August 2025 Live Shows!

We will be doing three live shows in August 2025! The Naked Gun at Downtown Cinemas on Friday August 1st, Weapons at Maya Cinemas on Thursday August 7th and The Toxic Avenger on Friday August 29th at Downtown Cinemas.