“Pet a cat when you encounter one in the street.” - Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Rule 12 “The carceral texture of society assures both the real capture of the body and its perpetual observation; it is, by its very nature, the apparatus of punishment that conforms most completely to the new economy of power and the instrument for the formation of knowledge that this very economy needs.” - Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). In the final chapter of his his bestselling 12 Rules for Life, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson deploys feline-human communion as a means of reprieve from overwhelming human suffering. While many have found solace in this approach, this week's host finds Peterson's cat-petting strategy problematic -- it can be read as abelist (excluding those with extreme cat allergies and ailurophobics) and, more troublingly, may harbor potential to encourage additional and undue human control over vulnerable feline bodies. He meows his case for over twenty minutes, awaiting a response from Dr. Peterson, who has declined multiple requests for his input. In the spirit of transparency and open debate, we request that this week’s viewers solicit Dr. Peterson’s comments on this urgent matter. MEOW is the first and only literary podcast for your cat, conceived and presented in its native language. This podcast is sustained by sales of our debut book, Meow: A Novel (For Cats). Praise for Meow: A Novel "Breathtaking... a revelation." - Stubbs, Unaltered Domestic Shorthair "Meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow. Meow? Meow." - Joan Didion Follow us on Instagram: @meowliteratureFacebook: facebook.com/themeowlibrary Twitter: twitter.com/meowliterature and YouTube: youtube.com/@meowlibrary

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