Can I Pet Your Dog?

Can I Pet Your Dog?
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Allegra Ringo
  • Renee Colvert
  • Alexis B. Preston
GenreComedy
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly (Tuesdays)
Length30–60 minutes
Production
No. of episodes326 (as of 15 February 2022)
Publication
Original releaseJuly 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)
ProviderMaximum Fun

Can I Pet Your Dog? (CIPYD) is a weekly, comedic podcast on dogs that was first released July 19, 2015.[1][2] The podcast is hosted by Allegra Ringo (Episodes 1–188), Alexis B. Preston (189–present), Renee Colvert, and produced by Travis McElroy (episodes 1–57) and Alexis B. Preston (episodes 58–present). It is distributed online by Maximum Fun.

Background

The format of each episode is divided between segments discussed by the hosts and their guests. Segments include "hero dogs" and "dog tech." Originally, the show featured a segment called "Mutt Minute" wherein a host is assigned the task of educating the audience on a dog breed in under a minute.[3] Starting in episode 143,[4] this segment is replaced with "My Mutt Minute", where listeners submit a one-minute voice recording about their own dogs.

The show had Lesli Margherita on as a guest to discuss Pit Bull awareness month.[5]

The show has done live episodes.[6]

Reception

Splitsider's Elizabeth Stamp reviewed the first episode favorably stating "If you love comedy and cute dogs, there's finally a podcast to satisfy both your interests."[7] The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead's Dr. Susan Mathison called Can I Pet Your Dog? "a burst of pure delight" and "too cute".[8] Shaheena Uddin wrote in The Guardian that the show "boasts and impressive lineup of guests."[9] In The A.V. Club, Brianna Wellen commented on an episode calling it "a heart-wrenching reminder of why we love our pets so much".[10]

References

  1. ^ Travis McElroy (July 29, 2015). "Ep. 1: Tindog and Lin-Manuel Miranda". Maximum Fun. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Dibdin, Emma (June 25, 2021). "6 Podcasts for Pet Owners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Mayeroff, Bill (September 25, 2015). "Renee and Allegra want to pet your dog". ChicagoNow. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "CIPYD 143: My Mutt Minute and Tug's New Leash on Life". Maximum Fun. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Audio: Dames at Sea's Lesli Margherita Guests on Can I Pet Your Dog? Podcast". BroadwayWorld. Wisdom Digital Media. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Burbank, Megan (May 3, 2017). "The Bridgetown Comedy Festival is Back". Portland Mercury. Index Publishing. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Wright, Megh (July 30, 2015). "This Week in Comedy Podcasts: The Debut of 'Can I Pet Your Dog?'". SplitSider. The Awl. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  8. ^ Mathison, Susan (September 20, 2015). "Positively Beautiful: Places to find uplifting 'good news' in a negative world". Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Forum Communications Company. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  9. ^ Uddin, Shaheena (September 17, 2022). "Animal Crackers: From Listening to Horses to Dealing with a Difficult Bereavement". The Guardian. p. 53. Retrieved July 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Wellen, Brianna (April 23, 2018). "'Oh my god, I feel pregnant': The women of Thirst Aid Kit examine Michael B. Jordan's appeal from every angle". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Retrieved October 8, 2023.