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Podcast extra: How Kleenex the cat got his name

When our audience learned Gemma has a cat named Kleenex, they demanded to know his story. Turns out he's a pretty cool cat. 😺

Broadcast on:: 10 Aug 2023

A gray and white cat with blue eyes sits on the arm of a chair. — Kleenex poses for a photo.(Gemma Gaudette / Boise State Public Radio )

Back in June, Gemma was featured in the "We Are BSPR" section of our weekly newsletter. This is a light-hearted way for us at Boise State Public Radio to share a little more about ourselves with our audience.

From that spotlight we learned Gemma thinks she'd make a terrible broadcast engineer, the spare bedroom in her house has been converted into a library, and ... her family has a cat named Kleenex. 😺

Now that last tidbit really started some conversation online & our audience demanded to know: What is the story of Kleenex?! So, in this exclusive podcast extra, we bring you his story.