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Paul and Erin tear up at a pair of movies about beloved dogs: the generation-traumatizing 1957 Disney classic OLD YELLER, and the 2008 adaptation of John Grogan's memoir MARLEY & ME.
The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Listen to Michael speak with John Grogan, author of "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog." Original air date 14 November 2006. The book was published in 2005.
Former Tornado GR1 pilot, John Grogan, shares flying at the first exercise Green Flag for the GR1 and competing in the Strategic Air Command bombing competition against B-52s and F-111s!We also hear John's ejection story from a Tornado GR1.Strap in and enjoy.Watch part 1 https://www.aircrewinterview.tv/episodes-5#/harrieringermany-grogan/Filmed at https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/Pick up some AI merch - https://www.teepublic.com/user/aircrew-interviewHelp keep the channel going:PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/aircrewinterviewDONATE - http://www.aircrewinterview.tv/donate/Purchase our Aviation Art Book, Volume One - https://amzn.to/3sehpaP Use our Amazon affiliate link when you purchase from Amazon as it costs you nothing extra and gives us a little kickback to help the channel to keep going:.co.uk - https://amzn.to/46BCbFi.com - https://amzn.to/44vNf4XSupport the show
John Grogan shares what it was like flying the Harrier GR1 in Germany aka RAFG. Strap in and enjoy!Filmed at https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/Pick up some AI merch - https://www.teepublic.com/user/aircrew-interviewHelp keep the channel going:PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/aircrewinterviewDONATE - http://www.aircrewinterview.tv/donate/Purchase our Aviation Art Book, Volume One - https://amzn.to/3sehpaP Use our Amazon affiliate link when you purchase from Amazon as it costs you nothing extra and gives us a little kickback to help the channel to keep going:.co.uk - https://amzn.to/46BCbFi.com - https://amzn.to/44vNf4XSupport the show
Former RAF fighter pilot, John Grogan shares what it was like to fly the Jaguar GR1 and Tornado GR1 which includes some great stories.Strap in and enjoy!Watch part 1 https://www.aircrewinterview.tv/#/hunter-harrier-jgrogan-pt1/Filmed at https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/https://www.facebook.com/yorkshireairmuseum/https://www.instagram.com/yorkshireairmuseum/https://twitter.com/air_museumHelp keep the channel going:Pick up some AI merch - https://www.teepublic.com/user/aircrew-interviewPATREON - https://www.patreon.com/aircrewinterviewDONATE - http://www.aircrewinterview.tv/donate/Purchase our Aviation Art Book, Volume One - https://amzn.to/3sehpaP Use our Amazon affiliate link when you purchase from Amazon as it costs you nothing extra and gives us a little kickback to help the channel to keep going:.co.uk - https://amzn.to/46BCbFi.com - https://amzn.to/44vNf4XSupport the show
John Grogan shares his early flying career going through flying training, getting posted to Hawker Hunters and then being one of the first to fly the new Harrier GR1. Strap in as there are some brilliant stories throughout!EnjoyFilmed at https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/https://www.facebook.com/yorkshireairmuseum/https://www.instagram.com/yorkshireairmuseum/https://twitter.com/air_museumHelp keep the channel going:Pick up some AI merch - https://www.teepublic.com/user/aircrew-interviewPATREON - https://www.patreon.com/aircrewinterviewDONATE - http://www.aircrewinterview.tv/donate/Purchase our Aviation Art Book, Volume One - https://amzn.to/3sehpaP Use our Amazon affiliate link when you purchase from Amazon as it costs you nothing extra and gives us a little kickback to help the channel to keep going:.co.uk - https://amzn.to/46BCbFi.com - https://amzn.to/44vNf4XSupport the show
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Recorded on March 13, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UidSynarym4 Episode 76 of the PetroNerds podcast is part two of the UK special with former UK Member of Parliament and current candidate, John Grogan. This conversation covers a range of topics from China and energy security to national security, geopolitics, the war in Ukraine, the alliance and support and funding for the war, and war fatigue. Trisha and John discuss British vs. European attitudes to China and investment concerns and trade. They covered everything from Russia's relatively resilient economy to the Inflation Reduction Act (the US renewable bill push). This discussion is heavily focussed on geopolitics and discusses everything from China, Germany, and Russia to Hong Kong and Mongolia. This is a must listen to podcast folks covering an incredibly important range of topics. Listen on Itunes
Recorded on March 13, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3cn8CVEw6Y Episode 75 of the PetroNerds podcast is a true PetroNerds special. This is a UK energy and geopolitical focused conversation. John Grogan, former Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom (Selby constituency) and now candidate in northern England is Trisha's guest in this fantastic two part discussion. Trisha Curtis interned for John Grogan in UK Parliament in 2007. In part one Trisha and John talk about SVB and the current banking fallout, the market, the state of the UK economy and inflation, and the energy crisis. They talk about UK energy policies, the UK grid, energy prices, emissions, renewables, and the UK's reliance and ties to China before getting into a more political discussion on the war in Ukraine, covered in part two, episode 76! Listen on Itunes
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/universe-hopping-through-substack RandomTweet is a service that will show you exactly that - a randomly selected tweet from the whole history of Twitter. It describes itself as “a live demo that most people on twitter are not like you.” I feel the same way about Substack. Everyone I know reads a sample of the same set of Substacks - mine, Matt Yglesias', maybe Freddie de Boer's or Stuart Ritchie's. But then I use the Discover feature on the site itself and end up in a parallel universe. Still, I've been here more than a year now. Feels like I should get to know the local area, maybe meet some of the neighbors. This is me reviewing one Substack from every category. Usually it's the top one in the category, but sometimes it will be another if the top one is subscriber-gated or a runner-up happens to catch my eye. Starting with: Culture: House Inhabit Ah, Culture. This is where you go to read about Shakespeare, post-modernism, arthouse films, and Chinese tapestries, right? This is maybe not that kind of culture: Saturday, just as I was finally logging off the internet after three tireless days spent tracking the Queen's passing with sad and incessant scrolling, Ray J exploded on IG live, fuming about Kris Jenner's latest PR stunt; a lie detector test conducted on The Late Late Show With James Corden, to prove she had no hand in leaking the infamous sex tape. The test, administered by a polygraph “expert” John Grogan, determined that Kris was in fact telling the truth.
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John Grogan knows if you're lying. As a professional Polygraph Examiner, he's tested everyone from infamous criminals and celebrities, to cheating spouses and lying employees. We talk lie detector tests, how to tell if someone's lying and the only way to beat a polygraph test. Then, we countdown the Top 5 TV Shows We'd Like to Be On.John Grogan: 01:35ishPointless: 21:45ishTop 5: 37:03ish
The women of Book Bistro love their books, but they love animals too. This week, Brooke, Kristin, Shannon, and Sara combine these two passions in order to bring you animal-themed recommendations. Titles mentioned include: Paula Munier, A Borrowing of Bones (Mercy & Elvis Mysteries #1) John Grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog Lindsey Hooper, Hemingway's Cats Dean Koontz, Dragon Tears Jennifer L. Armentrout, White Hot Kiss (Dark Elements #1) Dave Nasser, Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog Julia Quinn, The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton #2) Linda Francis Lee, Emily and Einstein Spencer Quinn, Dog On It (Chet and Bernie Mysteries #1) Catherine Anderson, Silver Thaw (Mystic Creek #1) Ginger Gaffney, Half Broke James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro
How excited are we? Pretty dang excited! Today, Mindy & Rachel present the first Bookend Homeschoolers Summer Reading Guide! We have so many fantastic books for you: Middle Grade and Young Adult! As usual, we start with our Homeschooling Moments of the Week… this week has a gross one to lead off. You've been warned. In our Make It Personal section, we give the teachers their summer books! Episode 38 ends with some encouragement and a hack! Don't forget to download your Summer Reading Guide Part 1 PDF! 1:19 Homeschooling Moments of the Week 3:38 (skip Rachel's gross HSMotW) 5:12 Topic Talk: Summer Reading Guide (Part 1) Middle Grade 6:05 Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston 7: 10 Warrior Cats #1 Into the Wild by Erin Hunter 8:08 Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld 8:58 Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez 9:15 Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan 11:25 Hand in Hand by Katie Proctor 12: 40 Book Scavenger by Jennifer Bertram 14: 27 High School/Young Adult 14:31 Time After Time by Lisa Grunwald 15:46 Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham 17:21 Cinder by Marissa Meyer 18:56 Scarlet by Marissa Meyer 19:23 Wizard for Hire by Obert Skye 20:38 The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon 24:10 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 25: 20 Synopsis of Project Hail Mary… we think you should skip this, but… your call 25:46 Back to Project Hail Mary raving 26:02 Make It Personal 26:13 Near Bookends 26:28 Marley and Me by John Grogan 26: 56 The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 28:19 Far Bookends 28:39 The Chosen by Chaim Potek 30:25 What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 32:00 Part 2… of our Summer Reading Guide in Ep 39! 32:20 Take This With You Bookend Homeschoolers on Instagram Mindy at gratefulforgrace Rachel at colemountainhomeschool Get your PDF Bookend Homeschoolers site Come back for Episode 39 for our Part 2 Summer Reading Guide! (Amazon links are affiliate links to help cover the cost of producing the show. We are grateful for EVERY click!)
This episode features John Grogan, Chief Insurance Officer, Northwestern Mutual Guest Bio As Chief Insurance Officer, John M. Grogan is responsible for the strategy and performance of the company's insurance businesses. This includes overall leadership of product development and innovation, product line performance, risk selection standards, and underwriting. He also serves as a member of the company's Senior Leadership Team. Grogan joined Northwestern as an attorney in 1992 and has worked in and held leadership roles in a variety of company disciplines, including law, insurance, distribution, operations, and investment products. He served as president and chief executive officer of the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company during the financial crisis from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, he led the integration of all support to the field across products, planning and markets. In recent years, he has overseen the company's service operations, innovation and venture investing, and underwriting transformation to accelerate the company's client experience. Highlights from the Show Northwestern's business has historically been based on in-person interactions with customers, so COVID was a big change for them Despite the pandemic, Northwestern saw productivity in their field staff and the volume of business both up significantly They've been working on accelerated underwriting for a while, but COVID accelerated the timeline for it, and for people's adoption of the new tools and methods they've been working on Life underwriting is critical and core to who Northwestern is, so changing that is a big deal, but changing it was necessary for both dealing with COVID and for meeting customer expectations for a more modern, easier process The change is to digitally-enabled, data-driven, real-time decisioning Not just new tools or technology, but transforming at the very core of the business Don't look at disruption as something from the outside that happens to us, but rather something we are willing to do to ourselves from the inside Northwestern has been an active investor in InsurTech around their business, looking at startups as “:team sports innovation,“ thinking about how they can provide value to the startup while getting access to new ways of doing things or new ideas They invest in things in the core and well-beyond the core of their business COVID muddles the picture going forward, but the pace of change is increasing, and the trend line is increasing CX is ratcheting up and they're using client experience as a competitive advantage, not just underwriting expertise Product is critical, but not sufficient to win the customer of the future The role of the human advisor is still critical and will be, regardless of what new tools and changes we see This episode is brought to you by Medallia (Medallia.com), and the book series, The Future of Insurance: From Disruption to Evolution, by Bryan Falchuk (future-of-insurance.com). Follow the podcast at future-of-insurance.com for more details and full show notes. Music courtesy of Upbeat Music, available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Google Play. Just search for "Upbeat Music".
In this episode, host Lauren interviews guest Eva about her latest book recommendation, Marley: A Dog Like No Other by John Grogan. Eva also talks to Lauren about how she advocates for those with dyslexia by joining our annual awareness campaign, Mark it Read. This podcast is brought to you by Dyslexia Canada.
In this episode, the Moms chat about their relationships to their furriest family members. After getting listeners up to speed on Melissa's successful remodel and newly functional kitchen and Leah's hopes for returning to work as an educator in the fall, they dive into all things Dogs. They each introduce their respective canine companions before describing the many challenges and joys of including dogs in their family dynamics, providing suggestions for getting dogs ready for a new baby, and discussing why these Moms love their pets despite the headache they so frequently create.The Book Blurb in this episode is from Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan. For more about the author, click here.
In this episode of Parallel Fiction, Heather and Jeff celebrate the companions we keep, and the stories that highlight their importance. Heather and Jeff are presenting two stories about Pets, the theme of the show, and giving their honest and emotional opinions on what it means to own, raise, and bond with a pet. Heather begins the summary portion with an outline of Marley and Me, an autobiography from John Grogan. She beings by explaining that this is not a fictional piece of work, but lets it slide as this could be anybody's story and fits the theme well. The memoir follows the Grogan family as they experience the growing pains of owning a hyper active dog. Heather gets very emotional talking about the last days of Marley's life, and reflects on how that's often times the worst part of owning a pet. Did you know? In the film adaptation, 22 dogs played the role of Marley, at different stage throughout his life. Jeff brings us back for part 2 of the summary portion of the show, outlining the 2010 computer animated classic How To Train Your Dragon. In the story, Jeff presents the bond between main character Hiccup, and his unlikely pet and ally Toothless. Through sweet moments between the two, the kid and dragon end up understanding each other and forming a bond that saves Hiccup's Viking village. Jeff explains the similarities between the dragon and a cat, and appreciates how the film doesn't talk down to children, its intended audience. Instead, the film was just as enjoyable to Jeff as an adult and for all ages. Fun Fact! Music director John Powell was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on this film, but lost to Trent Reznor. Not a bad loss though, as Reznor is a decorated producer with credits in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, the Oscars, Emmys, and Grammys. Following these reviews, Heather and Jeff dive into commonalities between the two works such as choosing a pet, responsibility, naming your pet, giving time & attention, and cherished memories. Listen in to hear Jeff and Heather's candid thoughts on the masterpiece scenes of each story, how Marley And Me and How To Train Your Dragon compare, and how Jeff and Heather relate the two. Share this episode with all the pet lovers in your life! Heather's rating for Marley And Me: Nice – If you're a pet owner, you will really enjoy this story. The memoir moves a bit slow, the movie may be a better choice. Jeff's rating for How To Train Your Dragon: Super Nice – Even though we don't put any stock in the Rotten Tomatoe's score, this movie sits at 99% fresh as of February 2021 and has earned every bit of that. Watch How To Train Your Dragon here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Train-Your-Dragon-Collection/dp/B07NN37WHT Read Marley And Me here: https://www.amazon.com/Marley-Me-Life-Worlds-Worst/dp/0060817097 About Parallel Fiction:Parallel Fiction is the perfect supplemental companion to all of the stories you consume. We will be covering movies, television, books, graphic novels, video games, and music whenever it applies. Learn more about things you love, and get to know us a little bit better as we give you a peak into our lives and opinions. Connect with us:Email Jeff & Heather: Parallelfictionpod@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ParallelfictionFollow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ParallelfictionConnect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Parallelfictionpod
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In some ways Marley's a bad dog but THIS book shows how living with him is unexpectedly rewarding (we're assuming). The book is Marley and Me and this week we judge it based on its cover! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/judgingbooksbytheircovers/message
From 2004 comes a memorable conversation with John Grogan, author of the blockbuster bestseller "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog."
In this episode, Fr Philip talks to the former Labour MP for Keighley and Ilkley, John Grogan. They discuss the politics of the current Coronavirus Pandemic as well as elements of religious and political philosophy. This episode was recorded on Wednesday 1st April 2020, the day during which the Church of England celebrates the life and work of F.D.Maurice, one of the key figures in the Christian Socialist movement.
Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: books as anti-depressants, and meeting an internet friend in real life Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately. Deep Dive: The books that made us sob on the floor! Book Presses: a middle grade and a WWII sob fest, to keep you going with your cathartic cries! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:32 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 2:33 - Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi 3:53 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM Current Reads: 4:59 - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper 9:13 - Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward 11:03 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward 11:10 - The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom 12:03 - Changeling by Molly Harper 15:14 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 15:43 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi 16:28 - Currently Reading 2020 Challenge 18:23 - Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes) by Lorna Landvik 22:15 - Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson Deep Dive - the Books that Will Make You Weep: 25:52 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 25:55 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway 25:59 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel 26:02 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 26:15 - Us Against You and Beartown by Fredrick Backman 26:25 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge 27:04 - Shogun by James Clavell 27:52 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 28:44 - My Sister’s Keeper and Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult 29:02 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 29:52 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 30:59 - Charlotte’s Web by EB White 31:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley 31:16 - Marley and Me by John Grogan 31:18 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 31:20 - Old Yeller by Fred Gipson 31:21 - The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlins 32:04 - The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong 33:48 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 34:14 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 34:16 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippencott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis 34:26 - Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon 35:08 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 37:08 - When I’m Gone by Emily Bleeker 37:40 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 38:41 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok 38:50 - A Single Shard by Lin Sue Park 39:23 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:55 - Nory Ryan’s Song by Patricia Reilly Giff 43:22 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
In this episode Will speaks to the former Labour MP for the constituency of Selby from 1997 - 2010 and Keighley from 2017 - 2019, John Grogan about the recent West Yorkshire Devolution project, the Labour Party's recent General Election defeat, the current Labour Leadership contest and his role as chair of the Mongolian - British Chamber of Commerce.
John Grogan, a metropolitan columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer, and his wife, Jenny, were newlyweds when they brought home an irresistible yellow Labrador retriever puppy and named him after a mellow reggae star. But Marley soon would grow into a 97-pound powerhouse of nervous, pulsating intensity and mischief. Marley, the incorrigible, excitable, destructive, and intensely loyal creature that graced the Grogan home for thirteen years, was not the mellow, well-behaved pet his owners had envisioned. His slobber was legendary, his manners appalling, and his fear of thunderstorms expensive. He decimated walls, screen doors, car upholstery, and dinner parties. Evan as the Grogans tried everything to mold him to their will, Marley, with his utter devotion and unharnessed zeal for life, helped shape them into the family they would become. He was kicked out of obedience training, and the veterinarian prescribed tranquilizers to no effect. But his heart was pure. As he crashed through life, he taught two newlyweds about faithfulness and commitment, two parents about patience and perseverance, and a five-person family about the greatest gift of all- the gift of unconditional love. Award-winning journalist John Grogan is a columnist with the Philadelphia Inquirer and former metropolitan columnist and urban-sprawl reporter for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He is also a former editor of the magazine Organic Gardening. He lives with his family in Pennsylvania.
"Running with Sherman" by Christopher McDougall "A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor . . . McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog From the best-selling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America. When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no harder than the rest of the adjustments he and his family had made after moving from Philadelphia to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. But when he arrived, Sherman was in such bad shape he could barely move, and his hair was coming out in clumps. Chris decided to undertake a radical rehabilitation program designed not only to heal Sherman's body but to heal his mind as well. It turns out the best way to soothe a donkey is to give it a job, and so Chris decided to teach Sherman how to run. He'd heard about burro racing--a unique type of race where humans and donkeys run together in a call-back to mining days--and decided he and Sherman would enter the World Championship in Colorado. Easier said than done. In the course of Sherman's training, Chris would have to recruit several other runners, both human and equine, and call upon the wisdom of burro racers, goat farmers, Amish running club members, and a group of irrepressible female long-haul truckers. Along the way, he shows us the life-changing power of animals, nature, and community. Our Dogs, Ourselves" by Alexandra Horowitz From Alexandra Horowitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes; we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. In Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing. As Horowitz considers the current culture of dogdom, she reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. We celebrate their individuality but breed them for sameness. Despite our deep emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanized as we wish. Even the way we speak to our dogs is at once perplexing and delightful. In thirteen thoughtful and charming chapters, Our Dogs, Ourselves affirms our profound affection for this most charismatic of animals—and opens our eyes to the companions at our sides as never before.
“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.” John Grogan, American Author Full disclosure, if you aren’t an animal lover or don’t understand how a pet can be considered part of your family, this episode isn’t for you. The final episode of Season 1 is dedicated to Brian and Jill’s first baby, Apple, an English Bulldog. A couple of months ago, Apple passed away unexpectedly. A dedication is the least Jill could do. After all, she’s pretty much the reason why Jill started this podcast.
We live in a society of rules. What are the rules that advance us in life and career? Dr John Grogan shares his insight.
Jamie, Sam, and Matt check in and serve up a rewind back to 2008. We spoke to John Grogan the author of Marley and Me a New York Times best seller and eventally a movie. On this show you will also hear Donna & Dr. Brad. FUN! We have started a Pateron page. Thanks for considering supporting us. www.patreon.com/AnimalTalkRadio Animal Talk, it’s America’s Pet Show! Jamie Flanagan @DJJamieDetroit Brian Donovan www.animaltalkradio.com
Animal Talk – Marley and Me – John Gorgan (rewind)- Episode 28Jamie, Sam, and Matt check in and serve up a rewind back to 2008. We spoke to John Grogan the author of Marley and Me a New York Times best seller and eventually a movie (Starring Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Alan Arkin and more). On this show you will also hear Donna & Dr. Brad. FUN!
Afterglow (a dog memoir) (Grove Press) Prolific and widely renowned poet, novelist, and essayist Eileen Myles is a trailblazer whose decades of literary and artistic work “set a bar for openness, frankness, and variability few lives could ever match” (New York Review of Books). Afterglow (a dog memoir), Myles’ first foray into memoir, paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved confidant: the pit bull called Rosie. In 1990, Myles chose Rosie from a litter on the street, and their connection instantly became central to the writer's life and work. During the course of their sixteen years together, Myles was madly devoted to the dog’s wellbeing, especially in her final days. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie’s death, Afterglow launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet-owner. Through this lens, we witness Myles’s experiences with intimacy and spirituality, celebrity and politics, alcoholism and recovery, fathers and family history, gender, romance, memory, as well as the fantastical myths we invent to get to the heart of grief. Afterglow joins a grand literary tradition of writers paying homage to a beloved dog—J. R. Ackerley’s My Dog Tulip, Virginia Woolf’s Flush, Mary Oliver’s Dog Songs, Amy Hempel’s stories, as well as Mark Doty’s Dog Years, and even Abigail Thomas’s A Three Dog Life—but as one might suspect, Myles’ entry in the canon subverts both genre and tradition and stands apart as resolutely its own thing. Combining screenplay, monologue, science fiction, and lucid memory, the text is animated with photos, diagrams, drawings, and poems to craft a mosaic of their life together. Moving from an imaginary talk show where Rosie is interviewed by Myles’s childhood puppet, to a critical reenactment of the night Rosie mated with another pit bull; from lyrical transcriptions of their walks, to Rosie’s enlightened narration from the afterlife, Afterglow illuminates the surreal and familiar aspects of what it means to dedicate your existence to a dog. Praise for Afterglow “A rare new breed of dog memoir; think Patti’s Smith’s Just Kids, not John Grogan’s Marley and Me, absinthe not saccharine” –Library Journal (starred review) “Myles’ work is a perfect example of what happens when you mix raw language with emotion, pets with loss, and sexuality with socioculturalism. . . A captivating look at a poet’s repeated attempt ‘to dig a hole in eternity’ through language.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “For more than 16 years, Myles was companioned by a pit bull named Rosie until Rosie did what dogs do and left the author to navigate a post-Rosie world, solo. In the after of Rosie, poet Myles . . . . writesthis unconventional, uncontainable, phantasmagoric memoir of dog and owner. . . . Poetic, heartrending, soothing, and funny, this is a mind-expanding contemplation of creation, the act and the noun, and the creatures whose deaths we presume will precede ours but whose lives make our own better beyond reason. To this, readers should bring tissues, pencil and paper, even their dogs.”–Annie Bostrom, Booklist (starred review) “Myles uses a pastiche approach to explore the bodily, cerebral, and esoteric/religious aspects of the grieving process, all of which is portrayed with meditative poignancy . . . Myles depicts the raw pathos of loss with keen insight.” –Publishers Weekly “A ravishingly strange and gorgeous book about a dog that’s really about life and everything there is, Eileen Myles’s Afterglow is a truly astonishing creation.”–Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk Eileen Myles—who prefers to use a gender-neutral pronoun—is the author of more than twenty books, including Chelsea Girls, Cool For You, and most recently, I Must Be Living Twice: New & Selected Poems 1975-2014. Their many honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, four Lambda Literary Awards, the Clark Prize for Excellence in Art Writing, the Shelley Memorial Award from The Poetry Society of America, Creative Capital’s Literature Award as well as an Andy Warhol Foundation Art Writers’ Grant, and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts grant. They live in Marfa, TX and New York City. Their poems were featured in seasons 2 and 3 of the Emmy-winning show Transparent.
John Grogan, a metropolitan columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer, and his wife, Jenny, were newlyweds when they brought home an irresistible yellow Labrador retriever puppy and named him after a mellow reggae star. But Marley soon would grow into a 97-pound powerhouse of nervous, pulsating intensity and mischief. Marley, the incorrigible, excitable, destructive, and intensely loyal creature that graced the Grogan home for thirteen years, was not the mellow, well-behaved pet his owners had envisioned. His slobber was legendary, his manners appalling, and his fear of thunderstorms expensive. He decimated walls, screen doors, car upholstery, and dinner parties. Evan as the Grogans tried everything to mold him to their will, Marley, with his utter devotion and unharnessed zeal for life, helped shape them into the family they would become. He was kicked out of obedience training, and the veterinarian prescribed tranquilizers to no effect. But his heart was pure. As he crashed through life, he taught two newlyweds about faithfulness and commitment, two parents about patience and perseverance, and a five-person family about the greatest gift of all- the gift of unconditional love. Award-winning journalist John Grogan is a columnist with the Philadelphia Inquirer and former metropolitan columnist and urban-sprawl reporter for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He is also a former editor of the magazine Organic Gardening. He lives with his family in Pennsylvania.
Marley and Me author John Grogan is back on Animal Radio®: Best-selling author John Grogan didn't have any problem with Owen Wilson playing him in the feature film Marley and Me. He tells listeners about his new family, his new book, and his plans for world domination. - It's The Annual Blessing of the Animals: Grab your furry-friends and gather around your radio for Animal Radio's very-unique rendition of this traditional celebration. The illustrious Reverend James Capers is back to officiate over our Blessing of the Animals. - The Giving Continues in Chicago: Yes, the Summer Giveaway is over, but the giving season is just beginning. Susan Sims has this week's best pick for the traveling pet. She's giving a listener a night at the posh Amalfi Hotel in the windy-city. You and your pet will enjoy this five-star hotel with pet-friendly service. - Teach Any Dog, Any Trick, Anywhere: Zak George is the latest talent to join the Animal Planet line-up. His new show 'Superfetch' debuts this weekend and he hopes to attract pet lovers that love to interact with their pet through agility. More Animal Planet giveaways accompany our guest. - Nosey Neighbor: Sure, most of the listener questions are fairly routine. "How do I get my dog to stop chewing?", "How do I get my cat to stop peeing on my Orchids?" But today, we're on-the-case of† neighbor that keeps removing the collar from a listener's cat. - D-I-N-O-V-I-T-E: Probably one of the largest radio campaigns ever launched by a pet nutritional supplement continues to make Animal Radio® phones ring weekly. Animal Radio® samples the product and evaluates the claims made by the supplement. More at AnimalRadio.com.
The whole Animal Radio® gang is celebrating the holidays, our pets, and answering your questions. Marley and Me Takes Over Animal Radio® Airwaves. We go behind-the-scenes with the actors, director and trainers of the soon-to-be blockbuster. Director David Frankel kicks-off a special Marley and Me tribute. The best-selling book adaptation stars Owen Wilson as John Grogan and Jennifer Aniston as Jennifer Grogan. David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) says his life parallels the best-selling book and directing the movie came easily. John's friend Sebastian is played by Eric Dane (Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy). Dane tells Animal Radio® his character was written into the script and wasn't in the original book. He also admits to sneaking his own dogs on set. Marley's trainer, Mathilde DeCagny shares lots of filming secrets with Animal Radio®. She says, "Between all the scenes, we used a total of 22 yellow labs. Most of the scenes required them to be 'bad!' You get your exercise training the already excitable Labrador." She reports live from New York City - where one of the Marley's just finished eating three Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches - just one of the rewards of show business! More at AnimalRadio.com. We're streaming Live 24/7 at https://animalradio.com
Arden Moore hosts a special episode of "Oh Behave" - inside the press conference in Beverly Hills for the upcoming movie, "Marley & Me." The show’s stars - Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and Eric Dane - plus director David Frankel and head animal trainer Mark Forbes happily share the special challenges - and delights - of working on this movie involving 19 Labrador retrievers of all ages portraying the antics of this so-called ‘world’s worst dog.’ Added bonus: Moore knew Marley during his youthful, always-in-trouble years and shares her unique insights into this famous dog and his owners, John and Jenny Grogan. Don’t miss this show! More details on this episode MP3 Podcast -Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson Talk ‘Marley & Me’ on Oh Behave! with Arden Moore
Adopt-A-Turkey - Instead of having turkey this Thanksgiving as the main course, why not have a turkey as a guest of honor instead? World's Worst Dog with John Grogan, author of Marley & Me - Have you ever had a "bad dog" or known someone who did? John Grogan was one of these people. He had no clue when he adopted an irresistible yellow lab puppy that he would grow into a 97-pound powerhouse of nervous, pulsating intensity and mischief. Marley will make you laugh, cry and shake your head in disbelief at his antics. Pet Trusts & Clauses - Do you know that more people own pets than have children, and that they are often overlooked in wills? One of the best ways to make sure your pet is taken care of if he outlives you, is with a Pet Trust. The benefits of a Pet Trust are greater than that of a will, because a will only takes place in the event of your death, while a Pet Trust will kick-in in the event you have a serious illness or become incapacitated.