Sunny Hostin, host of the podcast, discusses her growing collection of pets and plants, her experience writing her memoir and how her family reacted to it, and rehashing her girls’ weekend at a friend’s lake house. Topics include accommodations for a child with disabilities, funny interviews, experiences and challenges of having dogs, booking pet tricks, challenges of dog training, and the impact of personal memoirs on families.
Sunny Hostin's daughter, Paloma, achieved a top 10% score in the country on her ACTs despite having an eye condition called Brown's disease.
Sunny Hostin finds taking care of her collection of pets, including two large dogs, 11 chickens, and a cat, grounding and calming.
Deep dives
Sunny's phone ringing during the show is explained
Sunny explains that the only reason she has her phone with her during the show is because of her children. Her daughter, Paloma, has an eye condition called Brown's disease, which makes reading difficult. Sunny shares that Paloma recently received accommodations for longer time on her ACTs and achieved a top 10% score in the country.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's interview and the discussion of facial hair
Sunny shares an anecdote about meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger and his comments on her attire. They discuss facial hair and Sunny jokingly considers growing a full beard to prove a point. They also mention Arnold's new memoir and reflect on the personal aspects revealed in their own memoirs.
Sunny's love for animals and her farm-like home
Sunny talks about her love for animals and shares that she has two large dogs, 11 chickens, a cat, beehives, an orchard, wine grapes, and three separate gardens. She believes that having animals grounds her and finds taking care of them calming. They briefly mention the benefits of animal therapy and discuss the challenges of dog training.
Hostin sits down with executive producer Brian Teta to discuss her growing collection of pets and plants, her experience writing her memoir and how her family reacted to it, and she rehashes her girls’ weekend at a friend’s lake house. Plus, what impressive gymnastics move can Sunny pull off?