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Dennis McKeon, essayist and former racing Greyhound trainer

Five Essays with Dennis McKeon

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:August 20, 2021
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In my mind and memory, she is and always will be the blithest of greyhound spirits...The One Who Got Away, Dennis McKeon Show Notes Greyhound Nation went “on the air”…

Greyhounds chase the lure at a NOTRA amateur race

Amateur Racing for Your Greyhound

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:August 4, 2021
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"Track Greyhounds -- too much engine and not enough frame. But I am addicted to that speed."Michele Houghton, amateur Greyhound racing enthusiast Show Notes Michele Houghton had her first lure…

Charlie Blanning, author, pictured with the cast of the 1934 film Wild Boy, featuring racing Greyhound Mick the Miller

Bringing Famous Greyhound Stories to the Big Screen

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:July 21, 2021
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"Like Alfred Hitchcock, I'd insist on appearing in a scene myself...the man walking behind the bookmakers."Charlie Blanning Show Notes Some of the best TV series and movies today bring a…

Author and Greyhound historian, Charlie Blanning shares the cover of "Please Mister: The Golden Age of Greyhound Racing"

Charlie Blanning and His Lastest Greyhound Book

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:November 17, 2020
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Episode 8: Recorded November 8, 2020 "A good Greyhound will chase anything..."Charlie Blanning Show Notes It’s the early 1920’s. Owen Patrick (O.P.) Smith, inventor of the artificial lure, accepts the…

Left to right: Viara Gentchev, Joanna Murray and Barry Coleman

Rehoming Irish Greyhounds

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:October 15, 2020
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Episode 6 - Recorded September 24, 2020 "It's kind of in between a kennel and a home...so you really have a feel that they're at home...it's not your typical kennel."Viara…