Welcome back, cats and kittens! We have another MEW episode for you to listen to right MEOW!
The Cat Who Saved Books is a book about books for book lovers. It does have a talking cat in it, and the cat kind-of-sort-of sets events in motion that leads to the saving of books. But "The Teenager Who Saved Books, And Also A Cat Was There Sometimes" is not as go ... Show More
Feb 9
Ep 741 - Monk & Robot, by Becky Chambers
Usually when robots gain sentience in fiction, they rise up and slay or otherwise subjugate their human creators, but this week's book dares to imagine what might happen if they stood up, looked around, said "thanks but no thanks," and left. It also ponders the meaning of existen ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 2
Ep 740 - Three Lives, by Gertrude Stein
Three lives, all alike in indignity. Stein's debut book is a collection of stories about three working-class woman at the turn of the 20th century. In it, we see the beginnings of her unique literary voice - full of repetition, repetition, poetic vernacular, and repetition.This e ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 30
Tokyo Drifters Ep 0 - Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo, an introduction
For this new show-within-a-show, Craig and Andrew will travel to Neo-Tokyo to meet Akira, created by Katsuhiro Otomo. We're going to read this classic manga across six episodes, then close out with an extra episode on the groundbreaking 1988 film adaptation.This is a preview of a ... Show More
54m 43s
Jun 2023
415 - Kat from Baby Cats of California - A Meow's Meow
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
1h 2m