Dog Save The People
How caring for dogs transforms who we are as a person and changes our lives for good. Interview series hosted by Dr. Sharon Holland, author and a professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who writes about the human-animal distinction from a moral and philosophical standpoint.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 188
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Created For This Moment w/ Courtney Burns
Courtney Burns works as the Middle School Director of Guidance, and 7th and 8th grade Counselor, at Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School in Las Vegas. After the school went through a traumatic …
World of Love w/ Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi is a fashion designer, author, and entertainer who’s best known for his work in the fashion world with his own brands. While he had a dog at a young age, it was really the first dog he …
A Million Times Over w/ Chrissy Beckles
Chrissy Beckles is the Founder and President of The Sato Project, which helps rescue abused and abandoned dogs from Puerto Rico. It all started when her husband was working there over a decade ago an…
Higher Calling w/ AJ Albrecht
AJ Albrecht is a Legislative Attorney at the Best Friends Animal Society. She took her background in the field and merged it with her passion for dogs, animals, and rescue to find this new vocation. …
Pure Comfort w/ Pearson Marx
Pearson Marx was going through a tough time when her husband was very sick. She registered her dog, Cleo, as a therapy dog, and they started going to the hospital together. Cleo not only gave her str…
A Pack of Our Own w/ Samantha Cheirif
Samantha Cheirif wanted to be the next Tina Fey and was determined to chase down her dreams after graduating from school. Over time, however, she felt something missing and not right with her life. A…
Home Is Where The Dogs Are w/ Dorie Herman
Dorie Herman is well-known for her Instagram page "The Kardoggians" – a humorous dog pun on "The Kardashians." She's always found a companionship and connection to dogs, from when she was a child to …
Always Smiling w/ Melody Monroe
Melody Monroe is a hip hop and soul musician based in Atlanta, Georgia. Around a year ago, she felt the urge to get a dog. It would the first of her adult life. She went out and ended up eventually f…
Running Free w/ Susan Weidel
FREEDOM RIDE is a new series of minisodes on Dog Save The People that focuses on guests telling their own inspiring, rescue-based tales. In this first episode, Susan Weidel talks about how she adopte…
More The Merrier w/ Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
Rebecca Ascher-Walsh is a freelance writer who has written several dog books that have been published by National Geographic. She has two dogs of her own, Joe and Buddy, and lives in New York City wi…
The Best Medicine w/ Karla Crespo
Karla Crespo is an Empowerment Coach with her own company (The Grateful Heart Co) who has had two crucial dogs in her life, Lucky and Daisy, during times when she needed them to keep going. From bein…
Furry Fashionista w/ Mark Welsh
Mark Welsh is a copywriter and brand builder who made his way from New Zealand to New York City and accidentally fell into a life of dogs. At a time when Mark was looking for a change in his life and…
Being Present w/ Courtney Pare
Courtney Pare adopted her dog, Rondo, from the humane society nine years ago, and it has truly been one of those “Who Saved Who” situations. Courtney has dealt with anxiety and depression for quite s…
The Hugging Dog of NYC w/ Cesar Fernandez-Chavez
Cesar Fernandez-Chavez is best friends with his dog, Louboutina, who he has had for around seven years now. Cesar was finding peace after a breakup and his best friend got him a dog, whom Cesar fell …
Every Step Counts w/ Zach Skow
Zach Skow struggled with self-love and acceptance, leading him down a dark path of drug and alcohol abuse. He hit rock bottom and was diagnosed with end-stage liver disease. With only months left to …
Brighter Days w/ Carly Wilson
Carly Wilson was facing mental health struggles, even getting signed off work for that very reason, and was able to find solace by getting her dog, Luna, who has helped her work through those issues …
Rescuing Rufo w/ Jo Ann Beard
Jo Ann Beard is a writer and professor at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as a Founder of the Best Bullies To The Rescue organization. The first dog she ever rescued, Rufo, was the hardest dog she’s …
City of Dogs w/ Ken Foster
Ken Foster is a dog book author and is the former Community Outreach Program for the Animal Care Centers (ACC) of New York City. His latest book, City of Dogs, is a look into how dogs live throughout…
Pursuing Passion w/ Kelsey Straus
Kelsey Straus lives in the Pacific Northwest with her corgi, Ava (just over a year old) and her golden, Aspen (just under a year old). Kelsey credits Ava for getting her into photography full force a…
A Bigger Family w/ Susie Coston
Susie Coston is the National Shelter Director at Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s largest and most effective farm animal rescue and protection organization. With more than two decades of experience worki…