6. (Sort of) Off Topic: The War on Cats

Have you ever wondered how cats became such an unlucky symbol in the West? Well, wonder no more! On this episode, Janey is going to tell us all about how cat's went from being worshipped in Egypt to being number 1 on Pope Gregory IX's Holy Sh*t List. Happy Halloween!

Sources: 

• When Pope Gregory IX Declared War on Cats 
• Vox in Rama Wikipedia 
• Cat-Burning Wikipedia 
• The Bizarre Life of Cats in Shakespeare 
• The Battle of Pelusium
• Tudor Cats 
• The Black Death — National Geographic article 
• Vox in Rama on Quora 

Big thanks to our sound engineer Keith! Your beauty is only surpassed by the amount of marbles you can hold in your mouth at one time.