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Cats Got Your Tongue? podcast with Roo Irvine 🐱🎙️ The Animal Welfare Strategy
23/06/2026 | 53 mins.
In this episode, Adam welcomes TV presenter and devoted cat fan Roo Irvine, who shares tales of her three cats, Mango, Kimchi, and Miso, and their hilarious etiquette school backstories. The pair dive into why cats are often overlooked in government animal welfare strategies and discuss the impactful campaigns and open letter led by Cats Protection to demand better protections for cats.

Roo shares her experiences chairing Scottish political hustings for animal welfare, her passion for advocacy, and the unique joys (and heartbreaks) of loving cats. Together with MP Ruth Jones, the conversation covers the frustrating gap between good intentions and real change, highlights the essential role that compassion for animals plays in society.

Find out more about getting involved and supporting cat welfare campaigns: www.cats.org.uk/
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10. Evanna Lynch
03/07/2025 | 38 mins.
In the final episode of season three, Adam meets actor and writer Evanna Lynch to discuss her love of cats and living with Puff and Pablo. The pair chat about how their cats really understand them and the therapeutic benefits of owning one, plus the importance of adopting rescue cats when possible. Behaviourist Nicky joins to answer questions about food training, rubbing faces and how purring doesn’t always mean a cat is happy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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9. Stewart Lee
26/06/2025 | 36 mins.
In this episode, host Adam chats to legendary comedian Stewart Lee about life with his cats. The two discuss how his cat Boo Boo was an excellent nighttime companion for a stand-up comedian coming home late and how the cat community comes together when a beloved pet goes missing, plus they wonder whether ginger cats are really Vikings! Stewart asks behaviourist Nicky if cats mind being left home alone all day, and the three discuss an important question from a schoolchild about whether it’s true that cats don’t really need humans.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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8. Fern Britton
19/06/2025 | 37 mins.
In this fun new episode, host Adam talks to one of the UK’s most loved TV presenters and novelists, Fern Britton, about her brilliantly named cats Barbara and Dr Ian Mackerel.
The two discuss how lovely it is to come home to a cat, how cats can help or hinder your work, with Fern describing losing pages of writing to cats walking across her keyboard, and just how important it is to talk to your cats with your special cat voice!
Fern also reveals she’s been working with cats a lot more thanks to her new ITV show Fern Britton: Inside The Vet’s, recording the highs and lows of life in a busy vet practice.
Behaviourist Nicky joins to discuss feline bladder infections and whether it is better to visit your poorly cat at the vet or if it causes them too much stress.
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7. Sarah Beeny
12/06/2025 | 38 mins.
In this episode Adam is joined by TV presenter, podcaster and property expert Sarah Beeny, who talks about how she has always been a cat fan and the relationship between her four cats.

The pair discuss how her cats like to drink from wine glasses, how cats can subtly communicate their opinions and just how much support a pet can provide during times of illness or stress.

Behaviour expert Nicky answers a listener question about introducing cats from two households using scent and Sarah’s query about why a cat may give you a nip while you’re stroking them.
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About Cats Got Your Tongue?

Cats Got Your Tongue? is a warm and friendly podcast hosted by the radio presenter and self-confessed cat obsessive, Adam Brown, in association with the charity, Cats Protection. In every episode, Adam chats to a different celebrity guest about the special feline in their life, gets to hear their special ‘cat voice’ and shares stories, dilemmas and queries, whilst delving deeper into the lives of the UK’s cats… Plus, listeners get the chance to ask questions of Cats Protection experts and learn more about their cats behaviour and how to make life better for their cat! If you have any cat queries for the team please send in to pod@cats.org.uk or send us a text or a voice note via WhatsApp to 07824 551076 Data protection – Only Cats Protection will process your data for administrative purposes in relation to your cat questions. Please visit cats.org.uk/terms-privacy for information about how we process your data and how to contact us should you have any data protection queries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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