Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

Latest Episodes:

When Your Dog Has a Side Hustle – Life Lessons in Resourcefulness Apr 10, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons from the Dog. We learn so much from our dogs. If we rescued them, they rescue us back. They show us how to be better humans. And they teach us so much about resilience, and fortitude, and loyalty. But then there are the times when they just make us laugh, and it’s because of how they finagle more food or extra privileges or how they get away with breaking our rules, because they’re so cute.

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Life Lessons - Learning about Compassion and Giving Back from Our Moms Apr 08, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your daily dose of Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration. And today that inspiration is coming from Mom – from two moms in fact, who instilled life lessons in their children about compassion and giving back—and showing up. These two stories had a big impact on our editorial team, and even though we’ve all read tens of thousands of Chicken Soup for the Soul stories, these made us better people. So here we go, with a sneak preview of what you can expect to find in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best.

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FRIEND FRIDAY – Tragedy, then Miracles. Meet Amy Chesler and Hear about Her Messages from Heaven and More Apr 05, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to one of our storywriters, Amy Chesler, who has had quite an interesting life.

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Moms Always Know Best and Here Are Two Stories that Prove It Apr 03, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some new favorites for you from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Amazing Mom. Mother’s Day is a month and a half away, but the way the retailers work, they start putting up their Mother’s Day displays in late March, so we always get our Mother’s Day gift books out in mid-March.

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Easter Is Around the Corner – The Gifts Kids Really Want Apr 01, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with some instant inspiration for you from Chicken Soup for the Soul. Today I want to talk about the gift of time, which is something that our kids REALLY want, as we see over and over again in Chicken Soup for the Soul stories.

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FRIEND FRIDAY – A National Humor Columnist Explains the Way the New Generation of Parents Handles Pregnancy and First Grandchildren Mar 29, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. Today I’m going to introduce you to Suzette Martinez Standring, a national newspaper columnist who we’re lucky enough to have as one of our writers as well. We’re going to talk about millennials, and pregnancy, and having that first grandchild. Because millennials definitely do it differently than we middle aged parents did—they have elaborate pregnancy annoucnements, gender reveal parties, and even make announcements when they’re just trying to get pregnant.

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When Grandfathers Make Magical Things Happen Mar 27, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our newest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandparents. I’ll be sharing 15 stories from the book with you on the podcast, all about grandmothers and grandfathers, and so many of these stories are really magical. Like today’s stories about two grandfathers who created magical adventures for their grandchildren. These are the kinds of stories that stick with you long after you’ve heard them, and we can all relate to that special bond that kids have with their grandparents.

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Mothers Really Do Give the Best Advice Mar 25, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you from our latest bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best. I’m sharing a dozen different stories from the book with you on the podcast, some in the coming weeks, and some in episodes that have already aired, so you can go back and listen to those, too, if you want to hear all of them. If you’re a mom you’ll appreciate that once the kids are grown they really do indicate that they’ve been listening all along! And today’s two stories illustrate just that.

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FRIEND FRIDAY – Brad Meltzer Discusses His New Bestseller about the Plot to Kill George Washington Mar 22, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark and it’s Friend Friday on the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast. We’re welcoming back the NY Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, whose latest bestseller is his first non fiction book for adults. It’s called The First Conspiracy and it’s about a secret plot to kill George Washington. We’re going to talk about the book today, and also about how Brad manages to put out bestseller after bestseller. The discipline required to be a consistently productive author is always inspiring, since it’s just you and that blank screen when you’re a writer.

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A Great Strategy for Motivating Yourself to Get Rid of All That Excess Stuff Mar 20, 2019

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration for you and today I want to talk about spring-cleaning, which is right around the corner. I am guilty of holding onto way too much stuff, so I went back and read our book about The Joy of Less and now I have new resolve to get rid of half my possessions. Today I’m going to share two stories that worked for me three years ago when I took at least ten carloads of clothing and other items to the church thrift shop. I think these stories are going to help me do the same thing again this spring.

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