What's Your Cat Really Thinking?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 30, 2017

How did cats get domesticated? Why are they so popular on the internet? Are they good or evil?

If you have wanted to know the answers to these questions, and more, tune in to our latest Please Explain, which is all about cats. We're joined by Abigail Tucker, correspondent for Smithsonian Magazine, and author of The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World.

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