Ep 669: 10 Years of Community Cats Podcast: A Conversation with Stacy, Kristen, and Mike

Ep 669: 10 Years of Community Cats Podcast: A Conversation with Stacy, Kristen, and Mike

June 16, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 669

About this episode

A candid conversation celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Community Cats Podcast, discussing its journey and the evolution of the community cat movement.

"We may not all be the same organization, but we all have a very similar goal, and that is a better world for cats ultimately." This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie's Fund , OcuTrap , and Drop Traps: Beginning and Advanced Certification Workshop . To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Community Cats Podcast, host Stacy LeBaron is joined by Kristen Petrie, Community Cats Central's Technical Tabby, and frequent guest/guest host Mike Phillips of the Urban Cat League in New York City. Rather than a traditional interview, this episode is a candid conversation about the podcast's journey, the evolution of the community cat movement, and what they see on the horizon. Press Play Now For: How the podcast launched with a five-day-a-week release schedule — and why that was, in retrospect, wildly ambitious The evolution from a podcast into a broader educational platform, including the TNR certification workshops that have now certified over 6,000 community cat advocates The Community Cat Pyramid — why it became a turning point for the podcast and the movement, and how it reframes the conversation around owned cats as the upstream source of community cat populations A frank look…

People in this episode

Host: Stacy LeBaron

Guests: Kristen Petrie, Mike Phillips

Sponsors

Maddie's Fund, OcuTrap, Drop Traps: Beginning and Advanced Certification Workshop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Community Cats Central, Urban Cat League

Places: New York City

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