Underfoot
Episodes
Bonus Episode: Animal Welfare City Policy Lab
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After the end of the season, we stay with the question at the heart of Underfoot: what would it actually take to fix New York City’s animal welfare ...
Episode 6: Vision for Tomorrow
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To close the season, we look toward bold, realistic solutions and a future where New York’s animal care system finally works. We revisit the blocks ...
Episode 5: Rethinking the Role of Animal Shelters
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York’s cat crisis didn’t appear out of nowhere. It was built through decades of underinvestment and policy decisions that left no agency truly...
Episode 4: The Cost of Caring
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the city’s animal safety net fails, rescue volunteers step in — pouring their time, money, and emotional energy into a crisis they didn’t cre...
Episode 3: The Real Price of Pet Ownership
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The cost of caring for a pet in New York City has skyrocketed, putting even basic veterinary care out of reach for many households. In this episode, w...
Episode 2: A City on the Brink
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We zoom out from one Brooklyn block to the entire city — tracing how decades of underfunding, housing instability, and broken policies pushed New Yo...
Episode 1: One Block, Thirty-Five Cats
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every block has a story, and sometimes, it starts with a single cat.In our first episode of Underfoot, we explore how one block in Flatbush reveals a ...
Underfoot, coming this November
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Underfoot is a new podcast about the hidden cat crisis in NYC and what we can do to solve it. In this podcast, we go beyond rescue stories to reveal ...