On episode TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN The Purrrcast, Sara and Steven welcome actor and poet Alyssa Thordarson to chat about her cats and pup! She tells us the origins of her two cats (Delilah & three-legged Toulouse) and dog (Becks), about her snake-catching days, we chat about the Uncanny Valley effect in cat toys, and more! The Purrrcast, talking to cat people because we can't talk to their cats. The Purrrcast is the cat podcast for you and your feline friends. Based in Los Angeles, hosts Sara Iyer and Steven Ray Morris chat with fellow cat enthusiasts about the furry little creatures they love. Not sure how the cats feel about it though. New episodes every Wednesday! Please rate and subscribe in iTunes: www.exactlyrightmedia.com/the-purrrcast   Email us! thepurrrcast@gmail.com   Consider donating to Black Lives Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019   - COVID-19 FAQs - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/faq.html   NEW PURRRCAST MERCH: https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/shop   Follow Alyssa: https://www.instagram.com/alyssathorshammer/ https://twitter.com/alyssathorhamar https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5310506/   Purchase Bare Bones & Letters to Lovers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M8YVWJ7     Elijah McClain details and links to help: Donate to the family’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/elijah-mcclain Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/adams-county-district-attorney-justice-for-elijah-mcclain-88600e12-fb72-41e4-9137-030a1dcaf695    Call city and state officials to demand justice: https://justiceforelijahmcclain.yolasite.com/  Follow Justice For Elijah McClain for updates: https://www.instagram.com/justiceforelijahmcclain/    Latest update to McClain’s case: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/aurora-city-council-approves-resolution-for-independent-investigation-into-elijah-mcclains-death?fbclid=IwAR1ok5qTJiKbQbcFDhkoFWzBsOUGb5nZt_ujlWjXK6ClxErv1LXYtquAYmo “Colorado’s Health Department Opens Ketamine Investigation After Elijah McClain Death” - https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/28/colorado-health-department-opens-ketamine-investigation-after-elijah-mcclain-death/   Follow The Purrrcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePurrrcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepurrrcast/ Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePurrrcast Follow Sara Iyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saraanjuliiyer Follow Sara Iyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/saraiyer/ Check out Sara Iyer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/saraiyer Listen to Sara’s Weezer podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weezer-has-turned-and-left-us-here Listen to Sara’s Don Bluth podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-bluth-the-whole-bluth-and-nothing-but-the-bluth Follow Steven Ray Morris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Check out Steven’s new podcast, See Jurassic Right: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/see-jurassic-right/id1239538917?mt=2 Theme song by Anabot (Analise Nelson) and Dax Schaffer: https://thesaxelnaiad.bandcamp.com/ Artwork by Jillian Yoffe: flatratstudio.com Part of the Exactly Right podcast network See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.