***Podcast-A-Thon: The Importance of Puppy Raising and the Running Guide Dog Experience

Sunday Edition with Anthony CoronaThe importance of puppy, raising and guide dogs for running…Podcasting For Good This week on Sunday Edition we are proud to take part in something truly special. Sunday Edition was invited to participate in Podcastathon 2026, a global initiative bringing together thousands of podcasts from around the world for a single purpose: highlighting nonprofits, innovation, and the people doing extraordinary work to make our communities better. It felt like the perfect marriage. This month Sunday Edition celebrates six years of incredible conversations, education, advocacy, and yes, plenty of fun along the way. Being part of a worldwide moment where podcasters turn their microphones toward organizations making a difference felt exactly right. For our contribution to Podcastathon, we sat down with representatives from Guiding Eyes for the Blind to explore two fascinating and deeply inspiring programs. First, we talked about the innovative Running Guides program, which helps bridge the gap between disability and activity by pairing blind and visually impaired runners with specially trained guide dogs so they can run safely and independently. We also explored the incredible journey of puppy raising. These remarkable volunteers welcome a future guide dog into their homes for roughly a year and a half, helping shape the temperament, discipline, and confidence that will one day allow that dog to become a highly skilled professional guide. It is an act of generosity, patience, and love that ultimately leads to life changing partnerships. Joining the conversation were Kerry Lemerise, Regional Puppy Program Manager East, and Jolene Hollister, Manager of Running Guides. Together they share insight into the dedication behind these programs, the people who make them possible, and the dogs who will one day transform someone’s independence. It was an incredible conversation and I truly cannot wait for you all to hear it. In the meantime, for all things Sunday Edition and the Sunday Edition family of podcast and digital media content services, please visit www.anthonycorona.com. There you will find information about all of our podcasts, as well as 24 hours of live streaming on Corona FM featuring special events and archived episodes from across the Sunday Edition family. Join us for this special Podcastathon conversation Sunday at 1 PM, eastern…and discover how innovation, community, and a whole lot of puppy love are helping expand independence and possibility. Listening Options To listen on Corona FM visit www.anthonycorona.com and click on Listen Now, then select the Corona FM tab in the menu to access the live stream and archived programming. This conversation will appear in the Sunday edition with Anthony Corona podcast feed as well; please check it out wherever you listen to your podcasts Podcastathon informationhttps://podcasthon.org/ Guiding Eyes for the Blindhttps://www.guidingeyes.org/ Guiding Eyes Running Guides programhttps://www.guidingeyes.org/running-guides/ Sunday Edition homehttps://www.anthonycorona.com Please support the work of guiding eyes by sharing this episode to your socials, friends, and family; and considering a donation to the great work, they’re doing or any of the Guide Dog programs throughout the United States! Please consider supporting the work of the Sunday edition, family of podcast and digital media content services committed to highlighting the voices of the blind and low vision community by liking and sharing our content as well as clicking on the link to our tip jar wherever you listen to your podcast or by visiting anthonycorona.com. Your support means the world to us… Our skilled professional guide dogs… And the community and humanity at large Yours,Anthony CoronaHe/HimHost and Producer of Sunday edition [email protected] pisode Notes Notes go here Support Sunday Edition with Anthony Corona by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/acb-sunday-edition Find out more at https://acb-sunday-edition.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.