Maria's Mutts & Stuff

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Maria Milito is the voice of Q104.3 New York's middays and an advocate for animal rights. Now she's taking her passion for animals to on-demand audio and the iHeartRadio app! Remember to subcribe and, as always, #AdoptDontShop!

  1. FEB 2

    Chris Walters: Artfully United Filmmaker And Animal Advocate!

    Maria chats with filmmaker Chris Walters about his documentary Artfully United, a film about art, transformation and the power of community. Chris's other passion is animal advocacy!  He started The Christopher D. Walters Second Chances Fund-- CLICK HERE to learn more. Artfully United will start streaming on 2/20.  LEARN MORE!

    26 min

  2. JAN 21

    Marie Geerman: Rescuing Pups From Aruba For over 30 Years

    Maria chats with returning guest Marie Geerman about her 30 years of rescuing pups from Aruba, as well as homing dogs and cats in the states!  Learn about the spaying/neutering in Aruba, and all she's been doing (in spite of the recent hurdles from the CDC) plus Aruba Flight Volunteers and New Life For Paws. You can help! Foster; be a flight volunteer; adopt, donate:  NEWLIFEFORPAWS.

    31 min

  3. 12/18/2025

    MUTTS Patrick Mc Donnell Returns During His "Gift of Everything" Book Tour!

    Maria chats with one of her favorite guests, MUTTS creator Patrick McDonnell! Patrick took a few minutes from his book tour to chat about The Gift of Everything and The Gift of Nothing (20th Anniversary edition with a new cover!) Book Tour, plus all that he's been doing! Patrick and his wife Karen do so much for charities (check it out HERE) plus the Shop of " MUTTS stuff" is perfect this time of year! Patrick has new ideas that he'll be working on so you can count on him returning! Visit the shop and learn more:  MUTTS!

    14 min

  4. 12/16/2025

    Learn About America's Vet Dogs and Veteran Russ and His Dog Service Jethro (Islanders Dog)

    Maria chats with Russ Fincher, former FBI agent and first responder whose service dog Jethro was trained by the NY Islanders, part of America's Vet Dogs "Puppy With a Purpose" program. Jethro is the fourth Isanders dog; America's Vet Dogs also has puppies training with The Jets and The Mets! Hear how Jethro helps Russ with his ptsd and so much more! To learn about America's Vet Dogs and all they do, including how to donate: VETDOGS.ORG.

    16 min

  5. 12/09/2025

    Birds of The Great Lakes: Best Little Book of Birds

    Maria chats with author and co-founder of the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, Dexter Patterson, about his book Birds of the Great Lakes! A "mighty book" as Dexter calls it filled with photos, info, and fun facts about birds of the Great Lakes, many of which can be seen across the country! It's a perfect stocking stuffer! Learn about Dexter, birding, and more plus you can get the book too at WISCOBIRDER.COM.

    17 min

  6. 11/26/2025

    Pup Culture Rescue: Dedicated To Saving Dogs Since 2021!

    Maria chats with returning guest Victoria Shaffer, CEO & Founder of Pup Culture Rescue. Based in Pasadena, Pup Culture Rescue is a female-founded non-profit who has rescued and homed over 1300 dogs!  They recently went through a challenge with distemper and parvo "the Pup-demic" as they call it, and can really use any help financially. Click here to donate or volunteer, and follow Pup Culture Rescue on Instagram.

    17 min

  7. 11/12/2025

    Warrior Canine Connection Enlists Warriors To Train Service Dogs For Fellow Warriors!

    Maria chats with Warrior Canine Connection's Mar Leifeld, Assistant Director of MBTR--Mission Based Trauma Recovery--programs.  They discuss how veterans with PTSD help train puppies to become service dogs for veterans who need one. Warrior Canine Connection says: "One dog can help more than 80 warriors" so give a listen and learn! (This is their third time on Maria's Mutts & Stuff!) To find out how YOU can help CLICK HERE!

    17 min

  8. 11/10/2025

    By My Side: A Story of Three Veterans and Their Service Dogs

    Maria chats with Co-Director and Producer Vicki Topaz and Director MIchael Collins about their documentary By My Side; the story of three veterans suffering from PTSD and how their service dogs  gave them back their life.  By My Side has been in 46 film festivals and has won 16 awards (with more to come I'm sure!) To learn more about the film, bymyside.com If you would like to host a screening of the documentary Click Here. Click HERE to watch the film.

    23 min
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About

Maria Milito is the voice of Q104.3 New York's middays and an advocate for animal rights. Now she's taking her passion for animals to on-demand audio and the iHeartRadio app! Remember to subcribe and, as always, #AdoptDontShop!

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  • Creator
    Q104.3 (WAXQ-FM)
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    363
  • Rating
    Explicit
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