387 - Lucid Skywalker (Cat News 2022)

On episode THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN of The Purrrcast, Sara and Steven look back at all the fascinating cat (and wild cat) news of 2022! The Purrrcast, talking to cat people because we can't talk to their cats. The Purrrcast is the cat podcast for you and your feline friends. Based in Los Angeles, hosts Sara Iyer and Steven Ray Morris chat with fellow cat enthusiasts about the furry little creatures they love. Not sure how the cats feel about it though. New episodes every Wednesday! Please rate and subscribe in iTunes: https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/the-purrrcast    - Story Links -  Flossie, the world's oldest living cat, is nearly 27 years old - https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/11/24/uk/flossie-oldest-living-cat-intl-scli-gbr/index.html World’s oldest cat confirmed at almost 27 years old - https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/11/worlds-oldest-cat-confirmed-at-almost-27-years-old-726391 Man seriously hurt after tripping over pet kitten 'has nine lives' - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63649144  A stowaway cat snuck into a suitcase. TSA thwarted his travel plans - https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/11/22/stowaway-cat-checked-bag-tsa/  Harriet the cat, who went missing in California, found nine years later in Idaho - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/10/07/missing-cat-california-found-after-nine-years-idaho/8197285001/   Natural History Museum Issues Statement on the Passing of P-22, Los Angeles’ Famous Mountain Lion - https://nhm.org/press/natural-history-museum-issues-statement-passing-p-22-los-angeles-famous-mountain-lion   Your Cat Wants a Talk With You, and Only You - https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-27/your-cat-wants-a-talk-with-you-and-only-you  Cats Now Have an FDA-Approved Pill to Treat Their Diabetes - https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-12-09/cats-now-have-an-fda-approved-pill-to-treat-their-diabetes Researchers performed whole-genome sequencing of a house cat infected with coronavirus last year - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220301162011.htm   New study documents first male jaguar coalitions, challenging idea of species as strictly solitary - https://phys.org/news/2022-12-documents-male-jaguar-coalitions-idea.html     Email us! [email protected] NEW PURRRCAST MERCH: https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/shop Follow The Purrrcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePurrrcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepurrrcast/ Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePurrrcast Follow Sara Iyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saraanjuliiyer Follow Sara Iyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/saraiyer/ Check out Sara Iyer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/saraiyer Listen to Sara’s Weezer podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weezer-has-turned-and-left-us-here Listen to Sara’s Don Bluth podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-bluth-the-whole-bluth-and-nothing-but-the-bluth Follow Steven Ray Morris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Check out Steven’s new podcast, See Jurassic Right: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/see-jurassic-right/id1239538917?mt=2 Theme song by Anabot (Analise Nelson) and Dax Schaffer: https://thesaxelnaiad.bandcamp.com/ Artwork by Jillian Yoffe: flatratstudio.com Part of the Exactly Right podcast network