Episodes

  • Podcats Is BACK!!

    Podcats Is BACK!!
    Jan 31 2024
    After a brief (three-to-four-year) hiatus, Dan and Ej are back to talk all things Jellicle. Much has changed during this time (one of us got married! One of us had another kid! Both of us worked together on a less successful podcast!). But one thing that has not changed is our unwavering commitment to all things ALW and Cats-related. In this episode, we discuss how the 2019 film has aged, its impact on its cast and crew (spoiler: Taylor Swift is doing fine) the movie musical landscape in general, and how this silly little podcast that we started because our spouses couldn't listen to us talk about Ian McKellen lapping up milk anymore changed our lives. Also, we discuss the possibility of a....second season question mark? Email us at podcats123@gmail.com with feedback, comments, questions, and concerns. LONG LIVE THE NON-BRITISH VERSION OF MUNGOJERRY AND RUMPELTEAZER.
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    55 mins
  • No More Milk, Part 2

    No More Milk, Part 2
    Jun 3 2020
    In a very special bonus episode, Dan and Ej listen to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats commentary and discuss the sociocultural significance of Bustopher Jones, Barbra Streisand’s basement mall, and address a controversial piece of listener mail.
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    48 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Tom Hooper Wears the Black Hat

    Bonus Episode: Tom Hooper Wears the Black Hat
    Apr 29 2020
    In this very special bonus episode of PodCats, Dan and Ej discuss the special features and commentary track for the DVD. Tangents include the Sondheim/ALW rivalry, Cats as medieval morality play, and conspiracy theories related to Taylor Swift and Jason Derulo’s dick.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Will Cats Have Nine Lives? (Ft. Rachel Walker)

    Will Cats Have Nine Lives? (Ft. Rachel Walker)
    Mar 25 2020
    On the Season 1 finale of PodCats we interview Rachel Walker, a jellicle hero who saw Cats 10(!) times in theaters. Topics discussed include: jellicle cats we forgot to talk about, the butthole cut of Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's mischievous kitten, appropriate behavior at rowdy screenings, and whether Cats will have a new life (or 9)!
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    57 mins
  • No More Milk? Milk!

    No More Milk? Milk!
    Mar 18 2020
    In episode five of PodCats we discuss how Cats became a critical and commercial failure - and whether the critics were wrong all along. Topics discussed: Rebel Wilson's ad-libs, James Corden's hypothetical contractual demands, the straightwashing of Mr. Mistoffelees, and why the British version of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer is nothing short of a major human rights violation.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Could Anne Hathaway Have Hit the Money Note in “Memory”?

    Could Anne Hathaway Have Hit the Money Note in “Memory”?
    Mar 11 2020
    While we all know the answer to this question is “no,” let’s briefly engage with it this week when we discuss the casting, costumes, set, choreography, and yes, the digital fur technology in Tom Hooper’s Cats. Topics discussed: old Argentine men, overly precise YouTube commenters, Cat School, Rihanna with fur tits.
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    54 mins
  • Has Trump Seen Cats?

    Has Trump Seen Cats?
    Mar 4 2020
    And if so, did he like it? In episode 3 of PodCats, Dan and EJ touch on this question and more as we explore Andrew Lloyd Webber's previous efforts to adapt Cats into a film. Other topics discussed: digital fur technology; horniness; Walt Disney; Steven Spielberg; 1940s London; and the 1995 cartoon dog movie Balto.
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    50 mins
  • The Making of Cats is a Difficult Matter

    The Making of Cats is a Difficult Matter
    Feb 26 2020
    In the second episode of PodCats, Dan and Ej discuss the making of the musical Cats and how and why a bunch of British people thought it was a good idea to make a Broadway show about a bunch of horny, mangy street cats. Topics addressed: TS Eliot comparing rats to Jews; feline mass suicide; WTF a Jellicle actually is, and Princess Di's aversion to underwear. Also, we attempt upper-class British accents.
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    58 mins