A Stray Dog For Christmas with Jack Jokinen- CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY - The JTrain Podcast w Jared Freid
The JTrain Podcast
Jared Freid
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the JTrain Podcast, Jared Freid welcomes guest Jack Jokinen, who has a heartwarming story to share and an exciting new project to promote. Jack, known for his work as a voice actor and podcaster, has recently turned a real-life experience into a children’s book titled "A Stray Dog for Christmas," releasing on September 3rd.
The episode dives into the incredible story behind the book—how a stray dog unexpectedly entered Jack’s life, leading to a heartwarming rescue tale that captured national attention. Jack shares the journey from adopting the dog to transforming this touching experience into a book aimed at spreading holiday cheer and kindness. Throughout the conversation, Jared and Jack discuss the challenges and rewards of creative pursuits, as well as the impact this story has had on Jack's life and his family.
Listeners will also hear about the book's themes of compassion and finding family in unexpected places. Jared and Jack bring their signature humor to the discussion, making this a must-listen episode whether you're a dog lover, a fan of feel-good stories, or just looking for a great conversation.
Tune in for a mix of laughs, insights into the creative process, and, of course, details on how you can grab a copy of "A Stray Dog for Christmas" for the upcoming holiday season. Don't miss the links in the episode description to follow Jack on Instagram (@JJfromtheBronx) and to purchase the book.
Book Link: https://read.sourcebooks.com/a-stray-dog-for-christmas
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Jared Freid is a stand up comedian from Boston and who is currently based in New York City. Jared is known to give great dating advice and is all knowing of the Bachelor & Bachelorette nation! You can catch his latest comedy special on Netflix, “37 & Single”, where Jared discusses dating app frustrations to awkward setups to breakup justifications. (For the record, Jared’s mom thinks his body is “just fine.”) Besides regularly headlining and touring around the country, Jared hosts two podcasts called “The JTrain Podcast” and “U Up? Podcast” with Jordana Abraham of Betches, where they discuss their takes on modern dating with issues ranging from apps to hookups to relationships. Check out more of his comedy and a live show today! 👉https://jaredfreid.com/
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| 0:00.0 | There we go. It's pronounced Jo Keenan. |
| 0:02.8 | Jo Keenan. Yeah. I've been calling you Jack Jokinin my whole life. |
| 0:06.8 | Yeah, most people do. You hit a point in life where you're just like, I'm not even going to correct people anymore. |
| 0:11.3 | Well, that's the thing I think and welcome |
| 0:14.1 | to the J-Train podcast we'll keep all this in. I want I want people to know that I |
| 0:19.2 | was such an asshole to not know your name all these years. Well you're JJ from the Bronx to me. |
| 0:25.6 | Sometimes you get known as your handle too. Well that's the crazy thing about |
| 0:30.2 | you know and we're going to talk about the dog story is, that's when Jack Jo Keenan and |
| 0:34.0 | J.J. became the same person. |
| 0:36.7 | Welcome to the new J.J. was like a character on the internet. |
| 0:43.0 | J. J. was like a character on the internet. |
| 0:47.0 | J.J. was like a character on the internet. |
| 0:53.0 | Jack Jo Keenan has a LinkedIn page. |
| 0:55.0 | Like I can't have the two of them. |
| 0:57.0 | You know, there's stuff on Twitter you don't want on LinkedIn. |
| 1:00.0 | Right, well that's so, it's, that you you it's such a great thing to start with because we met at open mics |
| 1:07.6 | doing comedy and you were |
| 1:11.1 | JJ from the Bronx writing for Barstool about the Yankees. |
| 1:15.6 | Like, yeah, I, that's how I... |
| 1:18.0 | Yeah, we met before that, Joe Klein was like booking a show, what a throwback name, and he like hey you're in New York you want to come on and I was like yeah of course because I had been like bumbing around Philly doing some stand up just trying to be a better presenter for like my real job I I didn't want to do toastmasters. So I was like if I just go start doing stand up, maybe that'll help. |
| 1:38.0 | Which is something over the years with stand up that I have come to realize like how much it helps people in every way. |
| 1:47.0 | Like you don't know what at every open mic everyone's sitting there with a different |
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