Hey there, friends, and welcome to episode 258 of Just the Zoo of Us.

In this week's episode, Podcasting Powerhouse, Stephen Ray Morris, joins me for a long-anticipated

review of those furry little predators that have inspired devotion and admiration from us for

thousands of years. We discussed the history of humans' relationship to cats,

ancient Egypt, fluid dynamics, how cats manipulate the laws of physics, the future of cats in space,

what makes each kitty so special to us, and so much more. Just the Zoo of Us presents

Cats with Stephen Ray Morris.

Music Just the Zoo of Us presents your favorite animal review podcast. And I'm so excited to be sharing with y'all a new friend to this show

and a new friend of the Maximum Fun Network, which is very exciting, but we'll talk about

in the second. This is Stephen Ray Morris. Say hello, Stephen. Hi, I'm so happy to be here. I'm such a fan.

I love this podcast. Steven, what are your pronouns, please? Oh, he, him. Thank you so much. Nobody

that's listening can tell, but I'm getting a real high production value. You have like a rainbow

color-changing strobe on your face that's bringing such

a fun vibe to the studio.

I've been saying lately that video is the chapel rhone of podcasts because video has always

been there, but now it's like we all want video. And so I've just been trying to figure out ways to spruce up my situation.

And why not have like some fun colors playing, some fun lighting, like just to josh it up a

little bit, you know?

This is just for us.

This is just like a treat for us.

Well, I mean, in keeping with the podcast, I also have a projector back there somewhere.

And so sometimes while I'm

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