Chicken Soup for the Soul with Amy Newmark

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Black Women Are Speaking Now -- Two Powerful Poems from Our New Book Nov 01, 2021

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Chicken Soup for the Soul’s powerful new book, "I’m Speaking Now; Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage, and Hope,” also contains 12 raw, personal poems that will open your eyes to the reality of the Black experience in America today. Please enjoy today’s episode in which two poets share their poems with you.

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The Surprising Loyalty of a Cat Oct 29, 2021

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about the surprising loyalty of cats. Lots of people think cats are aloof and only care about their humans because they feed them. But we get lots of stories about cats exhibiting the same kind of loyalty that we expect from dogs. I’m going to share two of those stories with you today, from Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Clever, Curious, Caring Cat.

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Miracles of Kindness During the Holidays Oct 27, 2021

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration and today I’m sharing two stories from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Blessings of Christmas. We get a lot of stories about miracles at Thanksgiving and Christmastime—an unexpected gift that changes everything, money showing up just when it’s needed, random acts of kindness that give a family back their holiday… And today we’re going to hear about a couple of miracles that involve amazing coincidences.

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When Dogs Make Friends with the Local Wildlife Oct 25, 2021

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul and today we’re talking about dogs, and how they sometimes make great friends with animals outside in the yard—friendships their owners didn’t expect at all. We have lots of stories on this topic in our new collection of dog stories, Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog. So I’m going to share a couple of cute ones with you today, starting with one by Lee Pollock. Lee tells us that his family had recently moved from a mobile home to an acreage about ten miles from Hysham, Montana. About the same time, they adopted a dog named Wally, a longhaired Dachshund.

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Now Even Little Kids Have Their Own Chicken Soup for the Soul Oct 22, 2021

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Hey everyone, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul, and today we have a special guest for Friend Friday, Monica Perez, who is the executive editor of Charlesbridge, a wonderful children’s publisher. And more importantly, she is the editor behind a new line of Chicken Soup for the Soul books for babies and little kids.

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When the Cat Is a Healthcare Aide Oct 20, 2021

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. And today we’re talking about cats who basically act like the very best healthcare aides. Because many cats do have an uncanny ability to know what their human charges need, and even when they are about to pass away. One such cat was described in a story by Anna Heaney in our most recent cat book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Clever, Curious, Caring Cat.

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Even Children Understand the Joy of Giving Instead of Receiving Oct 18, 2021

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration and today I’m sharing two stories from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Blessings of Christmas. I know it’s early, but since you’re going to start seeing Christmas stuff everywhere, you might as well get into the spirit of it. And what better way than with two stories about kids NOT being selfish, but instead focusing on giving to other kids so they’ll have a merrier Christmas.

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Go Somewhere by Yourself Oct 15, 2021

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with a little Chicken Soup for the Soul inspiration and today I’m sharing two more stories from our latest book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be You. This is a collection of stories about female empowerment, self-discovery, self-esteem, and self- care, and that self-care is so important. It doesn’t take much to give yourself a little break—some self-care—and today we’re talking about going on excursions or even vacations all by yourself with no one to answer to.

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Make a Special Hour for Yourself Every Morning Oct 13, 2021

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. So have you ever talked to someone who makes their me time by getting up an hour earlier each day? It sounds counterintuitive, but people swear by it. They feel more energized and happier because they’ve carved out that special time for themselves every morning.

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When Love Starts with Laughter Oct 11, 2021

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Hey, it’s Amy Newmark with your Chicken Soup for the Soul. And today is going to be fun because I’m sharing two stories from our new humor collection called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Read, Laugh, Repeat. This is a compilation of some of the funniest stories we’ve published in our 28-year history. We’ve got stories about Domestic Disasters, Marriage, Dogs and Cats Doing Crazy Things, Embarrassing Moments, Weird Family Members, Senior Moments, and what I like to call Holiday Hiccups. Today’s stories are about marriage, or actually what happens on the way to marriage.

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