Woo, AI dread, and human laughter.
Curious Cat sits where spiritual weirdness, tech anxiety, and everyday banter keep bumping into each other. Recent episodes turn AI headlines, cult mindsets, art, horror, nostalgia, and apocalyptic humor into loose, affectionate conversations.
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Curious Cat is a warm, unruly conversation show about the strange edges of modern life. Its center of gravity is the place where supernatural curiosity, human vulnerability, and technology’s new weirdness meet. The show can sound like friends clearing browser tabs and laughing too hard. Then it suddenly lands on a serious ethical point. Recent episodes lean into the recurring “doom hole” frame, using AI headlines as a springboard for jokes, suspicion, and bigger questions about consciousness, creativity, surveillance, and cultural trust. The humor is quick and referential. Napoleon Dynamite lines, old chalkboards, Pop-Tart jokes, Kmart memories, bank clocks, dogs, and basement escape plans all sit next to conversations about AI art, tech billionaires, pricing patents, and spiritual consent. That contrast is the appeal. The show does not separate the cosmic from the ridiculous. A discussion of energy work can become a point about permission and trust. A conversation with Ana Marija Kovacevic can move from documentaries and morbid self-portraits to joy, whimsy, and unexpected allies. A talk with Natalie Fehlner can start in theater banter and end in the heavier territory of cult mindsets and machine-era anxiety. Curious Cat is not polished futurism or solemn paranormal study. It is more intimate than that. The show values laughter as a human response to overload, especially when the subject is frightening, absurd, or hard to explain cleanly. Its supernatural interests remain present, but the recent episodes are just as invested in what AI cannot imitate: crying, laughing, friendship, embodied trust, creative obsession, and the little references that make people recognizable to one another. The pacing is loose, digressive, and personality-driven. The concerns are real. Curious Cat works best for listeners who want woo, skepticism, tech dread, and comedy in the same room, with enough affection to keep the doom from taking over.
Made for: For listeners who like paranormal curiosity, AI cultural critique, messy friend banter, and conversations that can swing from silly references to serious ethics.
What sets it apart: Curious Cat stands apart by treating AI anxiety like a supernatural problem as much as a tech story. Its “doom hole” segments turn headline overload into comic, personal, and oddly tender cultural analysis.
After my father's death, I had some strange stuff happen that nudged me to learn about the supernatural. What I've been finding out is life is way more complicated, strange, and wonderful than I'd ever dreamed. The best part? Science is starting to catch up. I focus on the place where science and supernatural collide. What does it mean to be a soul in a meat suit? All episodes are made and offered in love. *All Curious Cat content is owned and operated by Storm Mystery Press LLC
A pagan-goddess photo shoot meets an AI apocalypse, and somehow you leave laughing.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A warm, lightly spooky chat where science and the supernatural share the same table.
Curious Cat comes across as a friendly after-hours check-in, moving from sleep deprivation and podcast-mom banter into the show's larger question of what happens when scientific curiosity meets the supernatural.
A funny, skeptical conversation that moves from theater banter to AI, trust, and consent.
It starts off light, with theater memories, a high-school Music Man story, and a Shapoopy callback, then moves into a more serious discussion of AI, trust, and consent.
A loose, art centered conversation that settles on creativity, friendship, and staying human.
The episode opens playfully and ends with a plain case for making things by hand. Her links between creativity, documentaries, horror, drawing, photography, and self portraits give the discussion a personal edge.
Football talk with dirt under its nails.
Curious Cat’s “CASCADIA: Lassen Volcanic National Park” examines Mount Lassen through Native American oral traditions involving the Atsukui, Maidu, Yana, and Yahi.
Microsoft says Copilot is for "entertainment purposes only" and should not be trusted for important work.
Curious Cat talks with Natalie Fehlner about spiritual awakening, Reiki, and the ways online communities can start to look like cults.
The hosts discuss building a set for their show, joke about using AI for it, and reminisce about old school items like chalkboards and childhood punishments.
The hosts engage in a humorous, free-flowing conversation about the movie Napoleon Dynamite, referencing its iconic lines, cultural impact, and suitability for babysitting Mormon children.
Curious Cat's "Is AI the Devil?
The hosts fondly recall childhood memories of bank giveaways, savings accounts, and the sensory details of old plastic coin purses.
A comedic, improvised conversation about Pop-Tarts, futurism, and random absurdities, with sound effects and banter.
The hosts discuss how tech billionaires limit their own children's screen time, highlighting hypocrisy and ethical concerns about technology.
This episode explores the angel Caliel and how to spot lies, blending supernatural guidance with practical insights.
Host Jennifer Holtz discusses signs from angels and the importance of gratitude and found family after a tough year.
Host Jennifer Hotz shares a personal travelogue of Northern California while introducing her podcast's theme of exploring where science and the supernatural meet.
Host Jennifer Hotz explores the intersection of science and the supernatural, discussing ancient civilizations and weird phenomena along the Central California coast.
Host Jennifer Hotz investigates a murder case involving a couple who met on Match.com, exploring the abandoned house and the unsolved questions.
Host Jennifer Hotz explores strange phenomena on Florida's Space Coast, including a race-fueled double murder and a waterlogged ancient cemetery.
Host Jennifer Hotz shares creepy ghost stories from Florida, including a tale about a ghost at Walt Disney World, exploring the intersection of science and the supernatural.
Host Jennifer Hotz explores Florida's cryptid legends, focusing on the skunk ape and its place in the intersection of science and the supernatural.