Episode 146: Kathleen Kastner - Author of "Karma Cats" Children's Book Series and a Champion of Pet Adoptions and Rescues! Honoring Women's History Month, Part 3

About this episode

Kathleen Kastner discusses her children's book series 'Karma Cats' and her advocacy for pet adoptions and rescues.

This episode of "The Total Podcast! with Phil Scott" features Karma Cats Children's Book Series: Author Kathleen Kastner - A Champion of Pet Adoptions and Animal Rescues! Kathleen's book comes from quite a unique perspective. She's built an entire book series around two former pets that left a lasting impact on her life. She also discusses her life journey about how she got there, how she approached publishing her books, and the important of pet adoptions and rescues. Don't miss this episode! This is another episode fitting to wrap up and honor Women's History Month, and hear episodes like #139 with Elsa Sevilla, #140 with Heather Spence and Lydia Kennedy (Feliciano) , #142 with Jannesy DeLeon and Giselle Cortés, and many more. Episode Links: https://www.kathleenkastner.com/books-articles/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kathleen-Kastner/author/B007LNK8NS?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=truehttps://www.instagram.com/kathleenkastnerauthor/…

People in this episode

Host: Phil Scott

Guest: Kathleen Kastner

Topics covered

• children's books
• pet adoption
• animal rescue
• women's history
• author journey

Keywords

• Karma Cats
• children's book
• pet adoption
• animal rescue
• Kathleen Kastner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, San Diego Union Tribune, Instagram, LinkedIn

Books & works: Karma Cats

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