Louis Wain, the Godfather of Cat Memes: Part ...

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On episode FOUR-HUNDRED-FIFTEEN of The Purrrcast, Sara and Steven welcome Kat from Baby Cats of California. We talk the origins of Baby Cats of California clothing and goods (like Steven's Catsicle tote!), Kat's four cats, the art and life of Louis Wain, and more. The Purrrcast, ...  Show more

This week, we're sharing an episode of another WBUR podcast, Endless Thread.The show is in the middle of a series all about internet memes, and they recently featured the woman at the center of the popular "Woman Yelling at a Cat" meme, Taylor Armstrong from the original cast ...

Louis Wain’s cat-centric art was extremely popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and some of his later work became an inspiration for the psychedelic movement of the 1960s.

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Recently, Louis C.K. made a surprise appearance at the Comedy Cellar. A & B revisit his predatory behavior. 

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