Cat dads
Subject in Pets & Animals
Cat dads has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dulcé SloanAmerican comedian, panelist
Sloan objected to calling male cat owners 'cat dads' while female owners are called cat ladies.
“we're saying cat ladies, and then we're calling them cat dads”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: A surprise snow day for the White House press corps (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 7:43
Faith SalieJournalist, CBS Sunday Morning contributor and podcast co-host, panelist
Salie argued there is a double standard in which women with cats are labeled childless cat ladies while men with cats are cast as parents.
“when a woman has a cat, she's a childless cat lady. Yes. But when a man has a cat, he instantly becomes a parent, a cat dad”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: A surprise snow day for the White House press corps (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 7:57
Podcasts
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · 1 episode
Episodes
A surprise snow day for the White House press corpsWait Wait... Don't Tell Me! · Sep 26, 2026 · 47 min
Peter Sagal hosts NPR's news quiz live in Omaha with panelists Josh Gondelman, Faith Salie and Dulcé Sloan, and interviews volleyball coach John Cook.