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This week Jon Patch welcomes back his brother, Environmental Ed Patchcoski to chat about what’s going on in the environment including Climate Change, Human Encroachment, Forests, and more!

Happy Holidays! This week Jon Patch chats with Anouska Jones, author of Spirit: A Book of Happiness for Horse Lovers. Horses are the epitome of grace, power and freedom. They also have an ability to touch our souls and connect with our hearts in a way that few other animals can. Spirit: A book of happiness for horse lovers is a compendium of enduring quotes and beautiful photographs that captures the essence of our affection for these magnificent animals.

Watch What Happens Live talk show host and Bravo TV producer Andy Cohen joins Jon Patch and crew to talk about Purina’s National Dog Show #DogThanking initiative. This November, Purina wants to thank the four-legged friends who make our lives so special. From now through the Thanksgiving holiday, Purina is inviting dog owners to log on to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and tell the world why they are thankful for their dog.

This week Jon Patch is joined by psychic medium and animal communicator Mitchell Osborne. Mitchell Osborn is a Psychic Medium, Dream Interpreter, Animal Communicator, Hypnotist & Intuitive Soul Coach. He uses his abilities to help identify soul-level solutions for wellness, enlightenment & growth. He focuses on assisting his clients and students to recognize the world of energy around them & be able to make their own confident empowered decisions from an intuitively informed centered & balanced place.

This week Jon Patch chats with Jessi Burns, from the Mutual Rescue film, Jessi and Andi. Set against the majestic Rockies, the uplifting story of two lost souls whose life-affirming journey together brought them both back into the light.

Jon Patch welcomes Travis Brorsen, host of the new Animal Planet series, My Big Fat Pet Makeover. Animal Planet chose Travis Brorsen as their Pet Expert and Trainer to host the new series My Big Fat Pet Makeover. Travis is on a mission to address the huge issue of overweight pets in the U.S. as an estimated 59% of cats and 54% of dogs are overweight/obese (from the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention). In the series, Travis begins a four-month long weight-loss and behavior modification journey with pet owners and their overweight animals with the goal that the pets (and humans) get to live a longer, healthier, and happier life together! Each story in this series provides a final weigh-in to see how far the pets and their owners have come with Travis’ help.

Journalist, author, and broadcaster, David Baron joins Jon Patch and crew to discuss the upcoming total eclipse on August 21, 2017. In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, bringing to life the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure.

In this week’s episode, Jon Patch chats with George Burgess, Director of the University of Florida Program for Shark Research about sharks! Why are shark attacks increasing? How do I avoid a shark attack? Should we euthanize sharks that attack humans? George answers these questions and more!

Jon Patch and crew chat about a variety of pet topics.

This week Jon Patch talks to Dr. Michael Petty, a world-renowned expert in veterinary pain management. He has lectured in both the U.S. and abroad; teaching veterinarians up-to-date techniques in the prevention and treatment of pain. He is on the advisory board of several pharmaceutical companies, helping with the development of new pain products.

Jon Patch talks with Dr. Richard Goldstein, Chief Medical Officer of the Animal Medical Center in New York City about Leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is being seen in dogs in more and more places across the U.S. The bacterial disease presents with non-specific symptoms such as lethargy, lack of appetite, changes in urination frequency and vomiting. “We see leptospirosis every week,” said Richard Goldstein, DVM, chief of medicine at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. The hospital is a referral center for dogs from the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area, including “dogs who never leave Manhattan.”

Jon Patch talks to Dr. Richard Horowitz, author of the best-selling book, “Why Can’t I Get Better?” about his new book, “How Can I Get Better?” "How Can I Get Better?" is the book you have asked me to write. It contains brand new research on Lyme diagnostics and treatment, emerging Borrelia species and co-infections, EXCITING data on pulsing and persister protocols (which is working in many patients who have failed other regimens!), with important scientific updates in the 16 point MSIDS map that impact your health.

Jon Patch and gang spend this week's episode taking listener calls and answering questions.

Jon Patch and gang come to you live from the 2017 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The 141st edition of the premier dog show features nearly 3,000 dogs from 202 breeds, and they are competing for titles, including the Best of Breed award and the Best in Show honor.

Jon Patch chats with Dr. Allan Hamilton, author of the book, Lead With Your Heart. Award winning author and celebrated neurosurgeon Allan J. Hamilton combines his understanding of the human brain with his lifelong passion for horses in this collection of essays that treats working with horses as a metaphor for personal, professional and spiritual growth. The results showcase wisdom on such universal themes as leadership, motivation ambition and humanity.