Latest Cat lovers Podcast Episodes
The Cat Daddy Himself
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - April 02, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen speaks with the Cat Daddy himself, Jackson Galaxy! You definitely don’t want to miss this one, so check it out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Jones, I Presume
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - March 26, 2024 17:16 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen speaks once again with her personal hero, Dr. Charlotte Maxwell-Jones, founder and director of Kabul Small Animal Rescue in Kabul, Afghanistan. As always, Charlotte has a fascinating story to tell. Check it out MEOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
The Secrets of Sy Montgomery
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - March 19, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen speaks with famed naturalist and National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery about her new book, Secrets of the Octopus. Check it out MEOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HSN (*not* the Home Shopping Network)
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - March 05, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsIn this week’s all-new episode of Curl Up with a Cat Tale, Gwen presents some of the more interesting listener theories as to why Fanny the cat is suddenly so enamored of locking herself alone into bedrooms. Later, Gwen speaks with Sarah Baeckler, executive director of Humane Society Naples, a gr...
Fanny Trouble
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - February 27, 2024 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen catches listeners up on Charlotte Maxwell-Jones (who will hopefully make a return appearance on the podcast!) and Kabul Small Animal Rescue. Also, Gwen’s cat Fanny has been behaving somewhat mysteriously for the past couple of weeks. Does anybody have any poss...
Francesco Returns
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - February 13, 2024 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen speaks once again with Francesco Marciuliano, bestselling author of I Could Pee On This and, most recently, of Oh. It’s You. Love Poems By Cats. Check it out MEOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The One That Wasn't About Cats
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - February 06, 2024 06:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsGwen returns from a two-week medical crisis with her mom in Miami (plus a week of Covid, picked up in her travels) with an all-new episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - January 09, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen tackles author and bird enthusiast Jonathan Franzen’s latest broadside alleging that no-kill shelters are actually evil. Later in the episode, Gwen answers a reader question about her upcoming new books in 2024. Check it out MEOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Rock 'n' Roll New Year
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - January 02, 2024 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen recounts a recent health scare with Fanny (fortunately, the story has a happy ending!) and speaks with Sheena Yamazaki, founder of Suncatcher Sanctuary in Arizona, which provides a loving lifetime home for cats with profound special needs. It’s an unbelievably...
A New Song
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - November 30, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen wraps up her return from her first-ever Thanksgiving spent in Sweden, and also welcomes jazz singer extraordinaire Staci Griesbach (cat-mom to Peanut!) who shares a single from her new Christmas album. You’re going to love this song—so check it out MEOW! Ho...
Confession is Good for the Soul
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - November 14, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen talks about the kinds of (bad?) moms who let their kids torment strange cats on the street and offers both a confession and heartfelt apology to readers of Love Saves the Day. Check it out meow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 1/2 Millenia
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - October 24, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsThis week's episode is a departure from the usual format! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Not in the Face
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - October 11, 2023 11:03 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsIn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen discusses a minor medical procedure and the unexpected consternation some of the after-care instructions have caused for her cats. Later: How likely is it that AI will someday replace humans who write about animals? Check it out MEOW! 😊 Hosted on Acast. See ...
Oh. It's Francesco Marciuliano.
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - October 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsIn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with Francesco Marciuliano, author of I Could Pee on This, to discuss his new book Oh. It’s You: Love Poems by Cats. Also: Gwen recounts her adventures feeding an outdoor cat in this week’s torrential downpours in the ...
Honoring Homer
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - August 22, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsCelebrating Homer's life and impact, 10 years after his passing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Red Hawaii
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - August 12, 2023 11:24 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode--released early, due to its urgency--Gwen speaks with Katie Shannon of the Maui Humane Society about the wildfires and the incredible rescue work Maui Humane is doing in the midst of this catastrophe. Check it out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Doctor My Eyes
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - August 08, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsThis week on an all-new episode, Gwen survives her first-ever cosmetic procedure, answers a reader question about how the cats fared during her recent trip (when they got to have a live-in pet sitter for the very first time), and spends some deep, quality time with Homer’s Odyssey as she prepares...
Reality Bites
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - August 01, 2023 13:44 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsIn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen shares exciting news about Homer’s Odyssey and Love Saves the Day (new editions coming soon!), reports on #vacationlife, and considers the question: is it every okay to put a physically healthy cat to sleep? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Jamaican Me Crazy
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - July 25, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsGwen dives into a new episode while on the cusp of a quick weekend trip away. Check it out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gwen's Odyssey
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - July 11, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsGwen returns for an all-new episode with exciting news about NEW editions of “Homer’s Odyssey” and “Love Saves the Day”—PLUS a brand-new story about Prudence the Cat (told in her own inimitable style!) that will be coming out soon. Also, apologies for the air-conditioning sound in the background ...
Goodbye, Saundra
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - May 30, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsDedicated in loving memory to Saundra Brothers Lerman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Confession is Good for the Soul
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - May 23, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen gives listeners an update on the state of the kitties in her own home (i.e. Clayton and Fanny) and also confesses a deep dark secret about a kind-of-bad (actually, probably pretty bad) thing that she did in the very recent past. Check it out now! Hosted on A...
Let's Talk About Cats!
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - May 16, 2023 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsThis week we’re talking to award-winning sci-fi writer and cat dad extraordinaire Adam Troy-Castro! Join us for a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from the obligatory hilarious cat tales to a consideration of why it is that writers in certain genres (we’re looking at you, Neil Gai...
Homer's Back, Baby!
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - May 09, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen gives an update on the status of “Homer’s Odyssey” (hint: it’s good news!), heads back to The Office, and wonders why it’s so incredibly gratifying to feed an animal. Check it out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are Cats Funny
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - April 25, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen shares her weekend plans for this Saturday’s Brooklyn Book Crawl in honor of National Independent Bookstore Day. Later, Gwen wonders why harm to cats—or the suggestion of harm to cats (like what Dwight did to Angela’s cat on “The Office)—is so often played for...
Reader's Block
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - April 18, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen addresses rescue fatigue, option fatigue, and the problem of reader’s block (not writer’s block—reader’s block)! It’s actually a higher-energy and more optimistic episode than it sounds like from this description. Check it out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Neighborhood Cats
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - April 04, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen introduces listeners to an AMAZING (and reasonably priced!) skincare line that uses its proceeds to save and care for rescue animals. Later on, Gwen talks to Bryan Kortis, founder and Programs Director for Neighborhood Cats. You definitely don’t want to miss i...
Advice
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - March 21, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsOn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen wonders how we can know for sure that we’re the ones the cats we adopt were truly meant to be with. Later, Gwen speaks with author Teresa Pesce about her new book, Advice, which covers everything from coworkers to cats to boyfriends to regular friends, and eve...
Wabi-Sabi (the Japanese art of finding beauty in flaws)
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - March 15, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsIn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen talks about why “Homer’s Odyssey” may be disappearing (apparently Random House no longer wishes to print it). Later, Gwen answers a reader question about personality flaws. It’s an especially purr-sonal episode this week, so check it out now! Hosted on Acast...
Meant to Be
Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper - March 07, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsIn this week’s all-new episode, Gwen catches listeners up on Clayton and Fanny (and how they fared during Gwen’s recent trip!); ponders whether we are truly and actually meant to be with the cats we end up with; and lets readers know how and where they can help support rescue for the animals of T...