On the Media

Cat Ladies: EXTENDED VERSION

Brooke Gladstone interviews Kathryn Hughes, author of <a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53751/catland?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=organic_post&amp;utm_campaign=s24_hughes">Catland</a>, about the storied history of the cat lady trope, how cats became beloved by so many in our culture, and the many meanings ascribed to the animals.
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The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.