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PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 75 How to Bomb-Proof a Horse
Host Bob Tarte had no idea what Kelly Meister-Yetter was talking about when she told him she wanted to do an episode about 'bomb-proofing a horse.' Kelly, author of the book Crazy Critter Lady, explains the meaning of the term and her very patient work wi
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 74 The Full-Year-in-the-Making Birding Show, Part One
It took Bob a full year to prepare for this birding show, working every single minute of the day, seven days a week. But it was worth it for his annual return to Magee Marsh with 'don’t call me a birder' Bill Holm, who contributes a report of his own re
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 73 The Biggest Week in American Podcasting, Part 2
Bob Tarte and Book Character Bill Holm experience what one birder terms the worst spring migration day in 13 years at Magee Marsh in northern Ohio, and the paucity of birds is mind boggling. Nevertheless, they manage to see a few noteworthy species - like
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 72 The Biggest Week in American Podcasting, Part 1
Bob Tarte and Book Character Bill Holm discuss their plans to attend The Biggest Week in American Birding for the third year in a row and ‘borrow’ the Biggest Week title for their own series of podcasts. Bob shocks Bill by boldly coming out as a birde
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 71 Once Upon a Flock
Bob’s guest is Lauren Scheuer, author of Once Upon a Flock - Life with my Soulful Chickens. This unique book uses hundreds of illustrations and photos by Lauren to help bring the stories of Lucy, Hatsy, Li’l White, and her other charming backyard chic
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 70 Backyard Wildlife Photography Gadgets
Bob gets excited about two gadgets that he’s found for taking photos of critters in your yard that you might not even know are visiting. The BirdCam2.0 is a motion activated camera that Bob uses for checking to see if predators are sneaking into his bar
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 69 Travels with Soda
Missy Hill, host of the New Age podcast Galactic Earth Fusion, talks to Bob about a very unusual cat from her cross-country trucking days named Soda. Most cats hate to ride in a moving vehicle of any sort, but Soda was very different and loved to lounge i
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 68 Kindle Secrets from Carolyn Jourdan - and a Groundhog Story
Carolyn Jourdan, author of the national bestseller Heart in the Right Place, shares tips with Bob about how her new self-published Kindle book Medicine Men achieved stellar success right off the bat. (It helped that her funny and heartwarming book about â
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 67 Cabin Fever
Thanks to Linda’s brainstorm, Bob and Linda manage to snag a pet sitter and get out of town and away from the critters for a full three days. But some vacations are better than others. They get locked out of their cabin site, strange loud noises assail
PetLifeRadio.com - What Were You Thinking - Episode 66 Circling the Waggings
Bob can barely contain his glee when author Cayr Ariel Wulff starts telling stories from her latest book, Circling the Waggins: How 5 Misfit Dogs Saved Me from Bewilderness. Wulff talks about canine genius Waldo, who went from impossible-to-train puppy to