In December 2017, Kristen Roupenian’s life changed forever when her short story in The New Yorker went viral.

‘Cat Person’, which was published in The New Yorker‘s December 11 issue, navigates a brief relationship between a 20-year-old university student named Margot, and an older man – Robert – who she meets while working in a movie theatre candy bar.

You can read it here:  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person

It’s not a complex plot. But, like all the best pieces of fiction, it articulates aspects of life and culture in a way the rest of us have never quite been able to manage.

It resonated with millions of women around the world and was just before #MeToo really took off. But it also turned Kristen's life upside down.

So what does her life look like two years on? She joins Mia now...

CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Kristen Roupenian https://twitter.com/kroupenian?lang=en

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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In December 2017, Kristen Roupenian&rsquo;s life changed forever when her short story in The New Yorker went viral.
&lsquo;Cat Person&rsquo;, which was published in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person">The New Yorker</a>&lsquo;s December 11 issue, navigates a brief relationship between a 20-year-old university student named Margot, and an older man &ndash; Robert &ndash; who she meets while working in a movie theatre candy bar.
You can read it here:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person</a>
It&rsquo;s not a complex plot. But, like all the best pieces of fiction, it articulates aspects of life and culture in a way the rest of us have never quite been able to manage.
It resonated with millions of women around the world and was just before #MeToo really took off. But it also turned Kristen's life upside down.
So what does her life look like two years on? She joins Mia now...
CREDITS:
Host:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mia/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mia/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1556338111709000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGzHZaWd6tequ3Rf9Jjzykj6fJAWg">Mia Freedman&nbsp;</a>
With thanks to special guest Kristen Roupenian <a href="https://twitter.com/kroupenian?lang=en">https://twitter.com/kroupenian?lang=en</a>
Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizaratliff/?hl=en">Elissa Ratliff</a>
GET IN TOUCH:
Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386.
Email the show at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:outloud@mamamia.com.au">podcast@mamamia.com.au</a>
Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia
No Filter&nbsp;is a podcast by <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/">Mamamia</a>. Find more shows <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mamamiaoutloud/">here</a>.
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Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Mia Freedman.

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Mia Freedman.

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