Curl Up with a Cat Tale with Gwen Cooper

Chris Poole and Jessica Josephs of "the CAM Fam" join us this week! But first: “I can’t be the only one who sings silly love songs to my cat in private—right?” Gwen shares a few of the silly love songs she croons to her own kitty in this week’s episode, then sits down for an up-close and purr-sonal chat with the dynamic duo of Chris “Cat Man Chris” Poole and Jessica Josephs—the two totally pawsome humans behind Cole and Marmalade. Hear Chris and Jessica tell “gotcha” stories for all four of their

Gwen’s musings on cats and being a cat-mom in this episode cover the things we always remember and the things we forget with time about our cats; cats who somehow smell like cookies (it’s true! Homer smelled like cinnamon cookies!); and the ways in which cats are a gift to all five of our senses. Later, Gwen answers reader letters about upcoming cat-centric novels and overseas Homer fans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gwen asks listeners’ advice on the little black cat who’s been visiting her backyard of late—and eating all the food her two highly spoiled indoor kitties are turning up their noses at. Later, Gwen answers a question from reader Gina Melone about the funniest emails and letters she’s received from readers and Homer fans over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can we all just agree that we don’t really care what happens to the people in a movie, so long as all the cats, dogs, bunnies, horses, et cetera make it to the end? Later in this episode, Gwen is joined by reader and rescuer Melanie Paradise for a moving and thoroughly relatable conversation about her difficult-to-live-with—but also tough-to-resist—rescue cat Idia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To love your cats is to want to spoil them rotten--but why do we really get so much pleasure from indulging our cats' every whim? Gwen takes a deep dive into this question, and later on tells the entire backstory behind her very first meeting with Homer the Blind Wonder Cat. Special bonus: Hear Clayton the tripod cat purr--and snore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gwen tackles some of the tough questions of kitty custodianship, like: What's more important--getting a good night's sleep, or making sure your cats are comfy? Follow-up question: Whose overnight comfort is a higher priority--your cats' or your husband's? Later, Gwen answers reader questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this introductory podcast we'll take a look at the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Curl Up with a Cat Tale before joining reader Heather Dougherty for the ins-purr-ational "gotcha" story of her formerly feral companion Samkhat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.