Samantha Martin is an animal trainer, cat advocate and rescuer who leads “The Amazing Acro-Cats”, a touring troupe of over a dozen cats that entertain audiences by riding skateboards, jumping through hoops, balancing on balls, and more.  Animal trainer Samantha Martin joins Theo to talk about her unique life traveling the country in a bus with dozens of cats, learning how to train animals by starting with rats, and her bigger goal for her show. They also close the episode out with a performance by the Acro-Cats.  Samantha Martin: https://www.instagram.com/samantha.martin.acrocats/  The Amazing Acro-Cats: https://www.instagram.com/acrocats/  RockCats Rescue: https://rockcatsrescue.org/  ------------------------------------------------ Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit  https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ  ZocDoc: Go to http://zocdoc.com/theo to find and book a top-rated doctor today. Shopify: Go to http://shopify.com/theo to sign up for a $1-per-month trial period. ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: tpwproducer@gmail.com Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload Send mail to: This Past Weekend 1906 Glen Echo Rd PO Box #159359 Nashville, TN 37215 ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/ Producer: Colin https://instagram.com/colin_reiner Producer: Cam https://www.instagram.com/cam__george/  Producer: Ben https://www.instagram.com/benbeckermusic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices