A Troublesome Cat: Bruce Holsinger + The Golden Hours

At a live performance at The Guild in Charlottesville, Virginia, bestselling novelist and professor Bruce Holsinger reads a short story he wrote about a troublesome cat. Dr. Jennifer McQuiston speaks about the connections between animal welfare and human flourishing, her time at CDC, and her current work as a veterinarian. Super group The Golden Hours (which combines Lowland Hum and David Wax Museum ) performs a brand new song in response called "One More Photo," and talks about developing their mission and sound. Chapters: 02:42 Bruce reads "River Cat" 28:06 Dr. McQuiston talks about her work 48:30 "One More Photo" by The Golden Hours SongWriterPodcast.com Instagram.com/SongWriterPodcast Facebook.com/SongWriterPodcast TikTok.com/@SongWriterPodcast YouTube.com/@SongwriterPodcast SongWriter is a music and songwriting podcast that turns stories into songs. Host Ben Arthur invites writers, poets, and musicians to share a story or poem, then pairs it with an original song written in response. Along the way, the show explores the creative process through intimate conversations and performances. Guests have included Questlove, Susan Orlean, David Gilmour, Joyce Carol Oates, David Sedaris, and George Saunders. Distributed by PRX, SongWriter also appears on the syndicated radio program Acoustic Café and in Paste Magazine. Learn more at SongWriterPodcast.com . Season seven is made possible by a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation

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A Troublesome Cat: Bruce Holsinger + The Golden Hours is an episode from SongWriter by Ben Arthur.

This episode is 52:49 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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