All posts tagged cats

Paula Poundstone, comic and cat devotee

Paula Poundstone—the veteran comedian perhaps best known these days as a regular panelist on NPR’s quiz show “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me”—returns for her third appearance on “Talking Animals,” and we engage in a sprawling conversation that touched on a slew of topics, including ones you would expect (cats and comedy), as well as ones you might not anticipate, like the serious threat she thinks computers and other devices can pose to kids’ brains and development. Read more…

Michael Mountain–president and one of the founders of Best Friends Animal Society

Michael Mountain–president and one of the founders of Best Friends Animal Society, which operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs, cats, and other animals–discusses the history of the sanctuary (located in southern Utah), his own history, and the No More Homeless Pets movement, among other topics. [www.BestFriends.org] Read more…