Ep 89: Cat Turned Brew

03/20/23 • 28 min

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What does the Black Death, scotch whiskey, cats, the worst laws in Tennesee, and bad taxidermy have to do with each other? Oh, buckle in - we're going for a ride!
I got today’s information from A LOT OF PLACES:!
https://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/towser.html
https://www.thegreatcat.org/towser/

https://iheartcats.com/protecting-breweries-ne-of-cats-many-noble-endeavors-throughout-history/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bristol-cat-pub

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-humane-brewery-working-cat-1.4998719

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/the-real-reason-breweries-keep-cats-around/ar-AA125kNn

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/07/21/Feral-cats-defend-Chicago-brewery-from-rats/1661469111930/

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/3616831/fife-cats-netflix-lindores-abbey/

https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/06/lindores-abbey-distillery-seeks-names-for-new-kittens/

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1715640115

https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/drink/whisky/lindores-abbey-distillery-cats-revel-in-their-netflix-fame/

https://lindoresabbeydistillery.com/test-5/

my favorite article title: https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-bright-side-of-the-black-death -

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/09/09/347093135/behind-every-good-whisky-is-a-trusty-distillery-cat

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague

Stupid laws: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tn-laws/

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Interstitial Music: MK2
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https://iheartcats.com/protecting-breweries-ne-of-cats-many-noble-endeavors-throughout-history/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bristol-cat-pub

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-humane-brewery-working-cat-1.4998719

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/the-real-reason-breweries-keep-cats-around/ar-AA125kNn

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/07/21/Feral-cats-defend-Chicago-brewery-from-rats/1661469111930/

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/3616831/fife-cats-netflix-lindores-abbey/

https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/06/lindores-abbey-distillery-seeks-names-for-new-kittens/

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1715640115

https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/drink/whisky/lindores-abbey-distillery-cats-revel-in-their-netflix-fame/

https://lindoresabbeydistillery.com/test-5/

my favorite article title: https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-bright-side-of-the-black-death -

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/09/09/347093135/behind-every-good-whisky-is-a-trusty-distillery-cat

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague

Stupid laws: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/tennessee/tn-laws/

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Resources for this episode:
The best artwork around: https://www.kharrisbcreative.com/ Kharris B
https://www.pilotonline.com/news/article_8b541d6e-611b-11e9-adcd-6b2b8cf4fb21.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpJ3EdRAbfc

https://www.thedodo.com/on-the-farm/rooster-works-at-autoshopThe Chicks "Goodbye Earl" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw7gNf_9njs

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University of Florida blog: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2018/01/30/uf-study-mosquitoes-can-lead-researchers-elusive-burmese-python/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-strange-way-a-12-foot-long-invasive-python-was-caught/

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2023-02-20/researchers-turn-to-possums-with-gps-collars-to-track-invasive-pythons

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/discover-the-unique-animal-that-can-survive-80-rattlesnake-bites/#:~:text=Yes%2C%20opossums%20kill%20venomous%20snakes,they%20use%20to%20kill%20prey.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/150323-opossums-snakes-snakebites-venom-health-world-science?loggedin=true&rnd=1679421276815

https://www.livescience.com/gps-tagged-mammals-used-to-catch-pythons

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-09-12/two-women-are-top-burmese-python-hunters-in-the-everglades

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/18/1118094365/encore-floridas-python-challenge-does-little-to-reduce-the-invasive-species-impa

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/wetland-and-aquatic-research-center/science/science-topics/pythons#:~:text=Native%20to%20Africa%2C%20Asia%2C%20and,was%20introduced%20in%20South%20Florida.

https://abc7ny.com/python-longest-nat-geo-florida/11984390/

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/florida/2020/07/14/everglades-burmese-python-radiotelemetry-tracking-reducing-numbers/5424561002

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