Dog Save The People

Elissa Altman is an author of memoirs, essays, and narrative stories – including winning a James Beard award for her food blog, Poor Man's Feast. Her latest book, Motherland, details her complicated relationship with her mom. But when Pete the dog became a mediator of sorts, he opened up a new empathic, caring side of her mom that Elissa had never been able to see before. For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/elissa-altman If you liked this episode, then please support our Independent podcast production, go to www.buymeacoffee.com/dogpeople to buy us a (virtual) coffee as a one-time donation or recurring monthly membership.

Show Notes

Elissa Altman is an author of memoirs, essays, and narrative stories – including winning a James Beard award for her food blog, Poor Man's Feast. Her latest book, Motherland, details her complicated relationship with her mom. But when Pete the dog became a mediator of sorts, he opened up a new empathic, caring side of her mom that Elissa had never been able to see before.

For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/elissa-altman

If you liked this episode, then please support our Independent podcast production, go to www.buymeacoffee.com/dogpeople to buy us a (virtual) coffee as a one-time donation or recurring monthly membership.

What is 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.