by 6degreesofcats
Why were cats gods in ancient Egypt but Satan’s familiar by Europe’s Middle Ages? Why do serial killers and despots hate cats? When did cats get into jazz? And how the heck does all of this random cat stuff connect to us in the here and now? Listen to 6 Degrees of Cats, the world’s #1 (and only) cat-themed culture, history and science podcast to join cat worshipper Amanda B. as she investigates these and other hard hitting questions with a diversity of guest experts from across the globe. Subscribe now, and join the clowder by visiting http://www.6degreesofcats.com or follow @6degreesofcats on all major social media platforms.
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April 16, 2024
<p>Did you know that we share a whopping 90% of our homogeneous genetic material with…cats? That’s actually more than man’s other best friend! And in the Season 2 finale for 6 Degrees of Cats - the world’s #1 (and only) cat-themed culture, history and science podcast - we make the case to promote our pets - especially our cats - as full-time family, full stop. Join us in conversation with a family sciences professor, a family therapist and a kids’ podcast host as we dive deep into what “family” is, and isn’t - and why. By the end of this episode, you’ll notice and appreciate the strength and length of your own family ties, including those with your cat! Tune in and share with your family, near and far!</p> <p>Special thanks to Bjorn and Trip at the <a href='https://www.ncfr.org/'>National Council on Family Relations</a> and <a href='https://www.stephaniecoontz.com/'>Dr. Stephanie Coontz</a>. </p> <p>The producers also thank <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Morantz-Sanchez'>Dr. Regina Morantz-Sanchez</a>, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.</p> <p>This episode is dedicated to the memories of William O. and Stephanie M.</p> <p>Support the podcast, sign up for The Captain’s Log, the companion podcast newsletter and learn about way$ to help keep this ship afloat for our next season here: <a href='http://linktr.ee/6degreesofcats'>linktr.ee/6degreesofcats</a>.</p> <p>Referenced episodes:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://episodes.fm/1669849217/episode/dGhlNmRlZ3JlZXNvZmNhdHNwb2RjYXN0LnBvZGJlYW4uY29tLzdiYzMyOTlmLTJkZmItM2NmMi04ZWYzLTg1YmI5YjFjYzIwNQ=='>Cats Are the Consummate Domesticate: Origins and Evolution of Our Feline Friends</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://episodes.fm/1669849217/episode/dGhlNmRlZ3JlZXNvZmNhdHNwb2RjYXN0LnBvZGJlYW4uY29tLzczYjY4OTA3LTYyNzUtMzNmNS05ODIxLWRkNmZiNTJiZWM3NQ=='>5 Ways to Say ”I Love Mew”: Using the 5 Love Languages…With Your Cat?</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://episodes.fm/1669849217/episode/dGhlNmRlZ3JlZXNvZmNhdHNwb2RjYXN0LnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2MwNzJhZWVkLWIzN2ItM2VjMy1hYzNjLTJhNDkyZmNhZWJlNQ=='>The Purr-fect Life: Cats, Kantian Ethics and Karma!</a></li> </ul> <p>About the experts:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Katie Bozek, Ph.D., L.M.F.T. is the executive director of the <a href='https://www.wearekaan.org/'>Korean Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN)</a> and the owner and operator of <a href='https://www.transitionsgr.com/home'>Transitions Therapy, PLLC</a>, her independent private marriage and family therapy practice. She serves on the boards of the <a href='https://www.wm-aaa.org/'>West Michigan Asian American Association (WMAAA)</a> and the Michigan Board of Counseling. Follow KAAN @wearekaan on Facebook, Instagram and X.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Carol Johnston, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at Kansas State University (Go Wildcats!) whose work has explored different ways to measure and operationalize family structure patterns over the life course to better capture a holistic picture of family dynamics. She is also the cat parent to Ash and Arlo, and can be followed at @carolanna12 (Instagram) or @carolannacoffee (X).</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Melissa “Melly” Victor is the founder of 2-time Black Podcast Award nominee <a href='https://stoopkidstories.com/'>Stoopkid Stories</a>, a storybook podcast featuring 7 young Black characters which has been featured on the NY Times’ "A Big List of Podcasts for Bigger Kids", in Podcast Magazine, and by Bello Collective. She is also a musical theatre actress, most recently seen as a member of the touring ensemble for Little Shop of Horrors. She can be followed @stoopkidstories on Facebook, Instagram and X or @melly_music on Instagram.</li> </ul> <p>Producer, writer, editor, sound designer, host, basically everything*</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Amanda B. (Instagram @catsuitband)</li> </ul> <p>* with co-executive producers Binky & Snuggles</p> <p>Animal voices include:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Binky & Snuggles _^..^_</li> </ul> <p>Music</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Captain Kitty: all music supervision, mixes and arrangements unless otherwise noted</li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='http://leathered.bandcamp.com'>Leathered: "Look Alive", “Break it Down” and “Nothing But Love” © 2022</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Samples licensed via Loopcloud</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Additional sound effects from Pixabay.com</li> </ul> <p>Logo design:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Edward Anthony © 2024 (Instagram: @mtotallywired)</li> </ul> <p>Research used:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">AFTH Marketing. (2021, February 5). The complexity of transracially adopting black children. 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March 13, 2024
<p>…as in, stringed instruments! Brace yourselves for a high-strung episode connecting your favorite pet to three distinct stringed instruments in this episode of 6 Degrees of Cats, the world’s #1 (and only) cat-themed culture, science and history podcast.</p> <p>What is "cat gut" – and is it truly derived from feline materials, as rumored? Join Amanda “Captain Kitty” B. in this culturally informed and historically resonant investigation into the history of the banjo with Hannah Mayree, co-founder of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project, and gain a sense of appreciation for the past, present, and future of this very American instrument. And learn about another instrument it often accompanies, the violin, from Canadian-Romanian musical polymath and documentarian Joenne Dumitrascu, a lifelong violinist who helps clarify what is, and isn’t, making those strings sing. Then, we revisit Japan to speak to an expert on the shamisen, a three-stringed lute-like instrument that carries with it over 600 years of Japanese history and an ongoing message from the past. By the end of the episode, which of these instruments, if any, is embodied by cats? Listen and find out!</p> <p>Please note: While vivid imagery of deceased animals is not - and will never - be included, listeners who are more sensitive to the topics of animal death may wish to check out other 6 Degrees of Cats episodes, as referenced below.</p> <p>Join us on this historical trip through time across three continents to gain a deeper sense of appreciation, nuance, and context for the banjo, the violin, and the shamisen – and their connection to cats!</p> <p>Support the podcast, sign up for The Captain’s Log, the companion podcast newsletter and learn about way$ to help keep this ship afloat for our next season here: <a href='http://linktr.ee/6degreesofcats'>linktr.ee/6degreesofcats</a>.</p> <p>Referenced episodes:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://pod.link/6degreesofcats/episode/ae5654f03de55c4421b7efad799e92cb'>Cool Cat: How Cats Are the Soul of Rock 'n' Roll</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://pod.link/6degreesofcats/episode/a823ff7d5f4ce0986957c1d6a4bc6a7b'>The Purr-fect Life: Cats, Kantian Ethics and Karma!</a></li> </ul> <p>Referenced materials:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVtj3ij9oO-JVZWGi6DXTEKVs9hiCd__t'>6 Degrees of Cats: Banjos, Violins and Shamisens YouTube playlist</a></li> </ul> <p>About the experts:</p> <ul><li>Hannah Mayree is a California-born banjoist, singer, songwriter and music educator. They are the co-founder of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project (BBRP), which is a creative eco-system that curates musical, cultural and land-based opportunities for Black, Afro-Diasporic communities around the world to work with the banjo as a tool for reclaiming ancestral wisdom & creating Afro-futures. You can find Hannah at <a href='http://hannahmayree.com'>http://hannahmayree.com</a> and BBRP at https://blackbanjoreclamationproject.org.</li> <li>Joenne Dumitrascu, M.M., is a Canadian-Romanian musician and filmmaker. She has composed and performed works on major feature films and tours internationally as a concert violinist and pianist. Joenne can be found at https://www.joennedumitrascu.com and followed on Instagram @joenne_dumitrascu</li> <li>Keisuke Yamada, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center of Japanese Studies, University of Michigan. He is interested in sound studies. He has been working on a book entitled Ecologies of Sound. The book offers a sound-centered analysis of the logic and interplay of global capitalism, militarism, and industrialization that have shaped the soundscapes and sound-politics of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Japan.</li> </ul> <p>Special thanks to the Willie Mae Rock Camp community, Mr. Tony Thomas and Camille Pajor and Rebecca Stein.</p> <p> </p> <p>Producer, writer, editor, sound designer, host, basically everything*</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Amanda B. (Instagram @catsuitband)</li> </ul> <p>* with co-executive producers Binky & Snuggles</p> <p>Animal voices include:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Binky & Snuggles _^..^_</li> </ul> <p>Music</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Captain Kitty: all music supervision, mixes and arrangements unless otherwise noted</li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='http://leathered.bandcamp.com'>Leathered: "Look Alive" © 2022</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Samples licensed via Loopcloud</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Additional sound effects from Pixabay.com</li> </ul> <p>Logo design:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Edward Anthony © 2024 (Instagram: @itsmyunzii)</li> </ul> <p>Research used:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Allen, G. (2011, August 23). The banjo’s roots, reconsidered. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139880625/the-banjos-roots-reconsidered </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Bogoian-Mullen, W. (2020, February 27). The history of the shamisen. Shamiko Guitars. https://shamikoguitars.com/blogs/news/the-history-of-the-shamisen </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Bouquet, J. S. M. (2010, April). The lute: Essay: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn timeline of art history. The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/lute/hd_lute.htm </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Bradley, A., & French, J. (2023, November 10). Black folk musicians are reclaiming the genre. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/t-magazine/black-folk-musicians.html </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Bradley, C. (2021, December 2). Appalachia’s Native American history: How much do you know? OVERLOOKED. https://www.overlookedinappalachia.org/post/appalachia-s-native-american-history-how-much-do-you-know </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Brouwer, Z. (2020, September 30). Oh no, kittens are killed for violin strings! - the truth about catgut. Violin Lounge. https://violinlounge.com/oh-no-kittens-are-killed-for-violin-strings-the-truth-about-catgut/ </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Buchman, M. (2011, November 4). Folk instrument’s historical connection to racism in the U.S. Solid Ground. https://www.solid-ground.org/banjo-connection-to-racism/ </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute Editors. (1997b). What is Buraku Discrimination ?. What is buraku discrimination ? https://blhrri.org/old/blhrri_e/blhrri/buraku.htm </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Davisson, Z. (2020, September 11). Japan’s love-hate relationship with cats. Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/japans-love-hate-relationship-with-cats-180975764/ </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">EIA US Editorial Staff. (2023, April 4). Japan’s Elephant Ivory Trade: Where Are We Now? https://us.eia.org/blog/japans-elephant-ivory-trade-where-are-we-now/ </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Fischer, C. (2023, April 5). 10 TV shows that feature the banjo. Bailey and Banjo. https://baileyandbanjo.com/10-tv-shows-that-feature-the-banjo/ </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Gaddy, K. R. (2019, February 28). Stedman’s creole bania. KRISTINA R. GADDY. https://www.kristinagaddy.com/blog/views-of-the-creole-bania </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Gersten, J. (2017, July 17). Are catgut instrument strings really made from cat guts? the answer might surprise you. WQXR Editorial. https://www.wqxr.org/story/are-catgut-instrument-strings-ever-made-cat-guts-answer-might-surprise-you/ </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Hannah-Jones, N. (2019, August 14). The 1619 Project. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Keita, S. (n.d.). My culture: Griot Tradition. Seckou Keita. https://www.seckoukeita.com/my-culture </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Knoepp, L. (2023, August 22). Exploring southern appalachia: “deliverance” and beyond. BPR. https://www.bpr.org/news/2019-09-02/exploring-southern-appalachia-deliverance-and-beyond </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Linford, S. V. (2014, July 27). Historical narratives of the akonting and banjo. Ethnomusicology Review. https://ethnomusicologyreview.ucla.edu/content/akonting-history </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Meyer, S. (2020, October 15). Between a forgotten colony and an abandoned prefecture: Okinawa’s ... The Asia-Pacific Journal - Japan Focus. https://apjjf.org/2020/20/Meyer.html </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Morris, W. (2019, August 14). Why is everyone always stealing black music?. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/music-black-culture-appropriation.html </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">National Museum of African American History and Culture Editorial staff. (2017, November 22). Blackface: The birth of an American stereotype. 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SHAMISEN | Traditional Music Degital Library. https://www.senzoku-online.jp/TMDL/e/02-shamisen.html#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20sangen%2C%20the,and%20dog%20skin%20is%20used. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Shamisen Japan Editors. (2017, April 4). Shamisen body. Shamisen Japan. https://shamisenjapan.com/shamisen-body/ </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Thomas, G. (2022). From Slaves to Hillbillies: A Racial History of the Banjo in the 18th and 19th Centuries (MIT 2023 Undergraduate Term Paper Awardee - Ed. Note: this is not primary source but we wish to attribute robust valid research). https://history.mit.edu/news/2023-history-undergraduate-writing-prize-winners/</li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Thomas, T. (2011, June). About the banjo by Tony Thomas. About the Banjo [reprinted via Black Banjo Gathering]. <a href='https://usslave.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post.html'>https://usslave.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post.html</a></p> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Urban Native Collective. (n.d.). Turtle Island. https://urbannativecollective.org/turtle-island </p> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Wacera, C. (2022, August 15). A short history of the Mali empire. Our Ancestories. https://our-ancestories.com/blogs/news/a-short-history-of-the-mali-empire </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Whipple, M. (2023, October 10). The history of Appalachia & its people. The Collector. https://www.thecollector.com/history-of-appalachia-and-its-people/ </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Yamada, K. (n.d.-b). The Political Economy of Nonlife: Biopower, Ontosecurity, and the Shamisen Skin Trade in Japan. In The Oxford Handbook of Economic Ethnomusicology (Ser. Oxford Handbook). essay, Oxford University Press. </li> </ul>
February 27, 2024
<p>Dive into the purr-fect harmony between cats and rock 'n' roll in this episode of 6 Degrees of Cats, the world's #1 (and only) cat-themed culture, history and science podcast. </p> <p>Explore the untold stories of how these enigmatic creatures have influenced the genre. From legendary rock icons like Freddie Mercury and David Bowie who found inspiration in their feline friends to the timeless melodies that echo the spirit of independence and liberation by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Ma Rainey and - yes - Tracy Chapman, appreciate the hidden connections between cool cats and the soulful rhythms of rock 'n' roll. </p> <p>We’ll be joined by not one, not two, but THREE award-winning rock stars! ‘My Cat From Hell’ star, musician and international cat advocate Jackson Galaxy shares how cats purr-fectly fit into his rock ‘n’ roll persona - and still do! Leading R&B musician and guitarist Malina Moye explains how cats have informed and inspired her artistry, and acclaimed music journalist and former Das Fürlines guitarist Holly George-Warren provides historic and cultural insights as to how, and why, cats are the rock stars of the animal kingdom.</p> <p>We'll talk jive about blues, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and hepcat slang - as well as about American history - in this fact and fret-filled episode. </p> <p>Tune in for a fur-resh take on music history and cat appreciation! 🐾🎸</p> <p>Support the podcast, sign up for The Captain’s Log, the companion podcast newsletter and learn about way$ to help keep this ship afloat for our next season here: <a href='http://linktr.ee/6degreesofcats'>linktr.ee/6degreesofcats</a>.</p> <p>Referenced episodes:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://pod.link/6degreesofcats/episode/08a0f0e26baf99659ef70d458dae3a0c'>Cats vs Cupid: Why Cats are the Better Valentine’s Day Mascot</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://pod.link/6degreesofcats/episode/7c2832321e15a44843182a882edf5cd8'>Did You Know the Vikings had Cats? Magic, Freya and Norse Folklore</a></li> </ul> <p>Referenced materials:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://youtu.be/AIOAlaACuv4?feature=shared'>Fast Car</a> (from Tracy Chapman, Elektra Records, 1989)</li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTDLh7gNRYA'>Chili’s Babyback Ribs Commercial BTS video</a> (MUST WATCH) </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.charlesmingus.com/mingus/cat-traning-program'>Charles Mingus Cat Toilet Training Program (1954)</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.openculture.com/2015/01/cab-calloways-hepster-dictionary.html'>Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary (1939)</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVtj3ij9oO-I7MQNxHlUmMJ4BDKgXn8_n&feature=shared'>6 Degrees of Cats: Cool Cat YouTube Playlist</a></li> </ul> <p>About the experts:</p> <ul><li>Jackson Galaxy is a cat behavior and wellness expert, YouTube creator, musician and the star of hit Animal Planet series, My Cat From Hell. Visit https://www.jacksongalaxyproject and follow @catdaddy on YouTube and all social media platforms.</li> <li>Holly George-Warren is a two-time Grammy nominee and the award-winning author of sixteen books, including Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones (Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, 2023) co-authored with Dolly Parton, and Janis: Her Life and Music (Simon and Schuster, 2019), named best nonfiction book of 2019 by the Texas Institute of Letters. She teaches at SUNY New Paltz and New York University’s The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and can be found at <a href='https://www.hollygeorgewarren.com'>https://www.hollygeorgewarren.com</a>.</li> <li>Malina Moye is an award-winning blues guitarist and R&B singer and is the first African American female upside-down lefty guitarist to be endorsed by Fender USA. Her 2023 full length release, ‘Dirty’ landed at the top of the Billboard blues chart and was listed among Guitar World Magazine’s top five greatest guitar albums of 2023. Purchase her records, learn about the “Enough” campaign and when Moye will be playing your city by visiting https://www.malinamoye.com.</li> </ul> <p>Producer, writer, editor, sound designer, host, basically everything*</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Amanda B. 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