THE CAT-BIRD WAR.

THE CAT-BIRD WAR.

Author: Forgotten News Podcast April 23, 2022 Duration: 37:54

In 1949, the legislature of the state of Illinois voted to protect birds, by declaring war against free-roaming cats.

It did not end well … for the birds.

Listen, and hear the story behind the story.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 04/23/2022.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES

Dog’s Life for the Cats Is Voted in Illinois Bill, New   York Times, April 13, 1949.

Friends of Cats beat Tom-Toms for Feline Rights, Associated Press, April 16, 1949.

Owners Cry ‘Scat’ to Bill Fining Cat Prowls, New York Times, April 16, 1949.

Governor Adlai Stevenson's Veto of the "Cat Bill", April 23, 1949 (official statement of reasons).

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GUEST VOICES

Narrator (story) - Erin Suminsby, free-lance voice performer.

Narrator (veto statement by Gov. Stevenson) - Frank Guglielmelli, free-lance voice performer.

Norman Ross - Aaron Ratzan, free-lance voice performer.

Mrs. Maud MerriamShannon Hull, host of Right In Front of My Face podcast.

Mrs. Irene Castle McLaughlin Enzinger - Samantha Thompson, free-lance voice performer.

Mrs. Villa Pusey - Angelique Bone, free-lance voice performer.

Mrs. Gertrude Charny - Rhonda Sigler-Ware, free-lance voice performer.

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MISCELLANEOUS

Host IntroNina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast.

Exit Sound - cats, birds (recording of random morning fussing).  

Exit Voice (human) - Kit Caren, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod  of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org. 

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There’s a certain kind of story that crackles with urgency when it breaks, dominating conversations and front pages, only to vanish completely a few years later. FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST goes looking for those stories. Each episode is a deep dive into a different moment that once captivated the public, an event or figure that seemed indelible but somehow slipped through the cracks of our collective memory. You’ll hear about scandals that toppled empires of reputation, inventions that promised to change everything, and personal dramas that played out on a very public stage-all now quietly gathering dust in old newspaper archives and forgotten diaries. The aim isn’t just to recount these tales, but to understand why they resonated so powerfully in their moment and explore what their disappearance says about how we remember. It’s a process of careful excavation, piecing together narratives from primary sources, historical accounts, and the cultural echoes that remain. Tuning into this podcast feels like opening a long-lost trunk in the attic; every story is presented with the immediacy it once held, allowing you to experience the surprise, outrage, or wonder just as an audience did decades or even centuries ago. These are the headlines that time edited out, brought back to life.
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