𝐀 𝐃𝐎𝐆'𝐒 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄 as told by author/screenwriter 𝐖. 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧 episode artwork

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𝐀 𝐃𝐎𝐆'𝐒 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄 as told by author/screenwriter 𝐖. 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧

from The Motivation Show · host Eli Marcus

𝐖. 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧 is an American author, columnist, screenwriter & humorist. He is most famous for his novel 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, which spent 52 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The 2010 book is the basis for the movie version starring 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐢𝐝, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐝 and others and was released in theaters in 2017. A Dog's Purpose was followed by a sequel called 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲, which was also adapted into a film of the same name. We discuss: -What inspired him to write A Dog’s Purpose and did he have a gut feeling that this book would be this big? -Why a focus on dogs? -Reincarnation of dogs -How did he pick Bailey as the name of the dog? His new movie 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 which will tentatively be out in November 2026 How Bailey narrates that life is about having fun, saving others, finding someone to be with, not getting upset over the past or the future, and living for today. -How Ethan (played by Dennis Quaid) reunites with Bailey for a Happy Ending! Subscribe FREE to 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 podcast here:    / channel   𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒: -𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/TheMotivationShow/ -𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/elimarcuspodcast/ -𝐗: https://x.com/TheEliMarcus -𝐌𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Dkip8K7op/ 𝐍𝐘𝐂 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 Facebook group: NYC HAPPENINGS | Facebook #doglife #dogs #dog

𝐖. 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧 is an American author, columnist, screenwriter & humorist. He is most famous for his novel 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, which spent 52 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The 2010 book is the basis for the movie version starring 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐢𝐝, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐝 and others and was released in theaters in 2017. A Dog's Purpose was followed by a sequel called 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲, which was also adapted into a film of the same name. We discuss: -What inspired him to write A Dog’s Purpose and did he have a gut feeling that this book would be this big? -Why a focus on dogs? -Reincarnation of dogs -How did he pick Bailey as the name of the dog? His new movie 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 which will tentatively be out in November 2026 How Bailey narrates that life is about having fun, saving others, finding someone to be with, not getting upset over the past or the future, and living for today. -How Ethan (played by Dennis Quaid) reunites with Bailey for a Happy Ending! Subscribe FREE to 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 podcast here:    / channel   𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒: -𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/TheMotivationShow/ -𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/elimarcuspodcast/ -𝐗: https://x.com/TheEliMarcus -𝐌𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Dkip8K7op/ 𝐍𝐘𝐂 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 Facebook group: NYC HAPPENINGS | Facebook #doglife #dogs #dog

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𝐖. 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧 is an American author, columnist, screenwriter & humorist. He is most famous for his novel 𝐀 𝐃𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, which spent 52 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The 2010 book is the basis for the...

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