Cat Talk Radio

Ever feel like your cat is sending mixed signals—or speaking a language you didn't get the manual for? In this special Listener Questions episode of Cat Talk Radio, Molly dives into real questions from real cat guardians. From cats who hiss while purring, to food-stealing feline roommates, outdoor obsession, tail quivering and rear-leg stomping, and other puzzling behaviors—nothing is off the table. You'll learn what these behaviors actually mean, when to worry, and how to respond in ways that build trust, safety, and harmony in your home.

In Part 2 of our Tarzan Syndrome series, Molly DeVoss and Dewey Vaughn move from why cats struggle socially to how we can actually help them. This episode dives into real-world social rehabilitation for cats with poor social skills, including step-by-step behavior modification plans, common mistakes that derail progress, and true success stories that prove change is possible.
If you're living with cats who hiss, stalk, ambush, or simply can't coexist peacefully, this episode offers practical guidance, realistic expectations, and hope. Because social rehab isn't about forcing friendships—it's about teaching safety, tolerance, and calm.

Why do cats sleep so much—and what are they actually doing while they're out cold on your laptop? In this episode of Cat Talk Radio, Molly DeVoss and Dewey Vaughn dive into The Science of Cat Naps, breaking down feline sleep cycles, REM dreaming, and why your cat can go from dead asleep to fully alert in half a second.
You'll learn why sleep is essential to your cat's physical and emotional health, what those twitchy whiskers and toe beans mean during dream sleep, and how to support healthy rest in multi-cat (or cat-and-dog) households. If your cat naps all day and parties all night, this episode will help you understand why—and what to do about it.

When you meet a cat in a shelter, you're not meeting their personality—you're meeting their stress response.
In this special episode of Cat Talk Radio, Molly DeVoss and Dewey Vaughn step aside and let a shelter cat named Whiskers tell the story. Through first-person storytelling and behavior science, we explore what shelter cats are really communicating when they hide, hiss, freeze, or seem "unfriendly."
This episode pulls back the curtain on:
Why shelter behavior is situational, not permanent
How stress and fear alter a cat's nervous system
What adopters often misunderstand—and how to see cats more clearly
Why patience, not pressure, reveals who a cat truly is
If you've ever wondered why a shelter cat didn't "connect" with you—or how to better understand cats in transition—this episode is for you.

Do cats think we're in charge—or do they think we're just really weird-looking cats?
In this episode of Cat Talk Radio, Molly DeVoss and Dewey Vaughn dive into groundbreaking research by biologist John Bradshaw, author of Cat Sense, revealing that cats don't see humans as authority figures at all. Instead, they treat us as conspecifics—members of their own species.
We break down the cat behaviors that support this theory, including slow blinking, head bunting, kneading, play aggression, and why cats don't "obey" commands the way dogs might. We also address modern dog training science, explaining why dominance-based models miss the mark—and why understanding your cat's evolutionary history is the key to better behavior, deeper trust, and a stronger bond.
If you've ever wondered why your cat ignores you, interrupts your Zoom calls, or sleeps on your keyboard, this episode will finally make it all make sense.