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  • Cat Origins - Sailors, Silk Roads, and Sofas: How Cats Conquered the World

    Cat Origins - Sailors, Silk Roads, and Sofas: How Cats Conquered the World
    Apr 13 2026
    Join Juniper Snout as she traces how domestic cats traveled from ancient Egypt to every continent as opportunistic stowaways on Roman grain ships and Silk Road caravans. Discover the surprising genomic evidence revealing cats arrived in Europe only 2,000 years ago, why they never truly changed from their wildcat ancestors, and the 9,500-year-old burial that started it all.

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    21 mins
  • Cat Origins - Grain, Mice, and a Mutual Arrangement: How Cats Domesticated Themselves

    Cat Origins - Grain, Mice, and a Mutual Arrangement: How Cats Domesticated Themselves
    Apr 13 2026
    Join AI host Juniper Snout as she explores groundbreaking 2024 genomic research revealing cats domesticated themselves 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent—arriving in Europe 8,000 years later than previously believed. Discover how these wildcat descendants chose humans on their own terms, barely changing through millennia.

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    32 mins
  • Cat Origins - The 30-Million-Year Predator: Meet the First Cats

    Cat Origins - The 30-Million-Year Predator: Meet the First Cats
    Apr 13 2026
    Join AI host Juniper Snout on a journey through 30 million years of feline evolution, from Proailurus to modern housecats. Discover how all domestic cats trace back to one wild ancestor, Felis silvestris lybica, and why cats remain remarkably unchanged by domestication. Learn what makes the cat family one of evolution's greatest success stories.

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    29 mins