More than 20 years ago, something unusual happened in a small town in Maine. A woman left $200,000 to benefit the cats of her hometown. When she died, those cats suddenly got very, very rich. That's when the trouble began.
Hobo is one of the eleven cats who lives with Brenda Jarvis, the chief cat lady of Dixfield, Maine.Hobo is one of the eleven cats who lives with Brenda Jarvis, the chief cat lady of Dixfield, Maine.More than 20 years ago, something unusual happened in the small town of Dixfield, Maine. A lady named Barbara Thorpe had left almost all of her money—$200,000—to benefit the cats of her hometown. When Barbara died in 2002, those cats suddenly got very, very rich.
Brenda Jarvis feeds three of her eleven cats. She's downsizing—at the height of her cat lady life, she was taking care of dozens and dozens of the town's strays.Brenda Jarvis feeds three of her eleven cats. She's downsizing—at the height of her cat lady life, she was taking care of dozens and dozens of the town's strays.Barbara's gift set off a sprawling legal battle that drew in a crew of crusading cat ladies, and eventually, the town of Dixfield itself.
In this episode, host Jeff Guo travels to Maine to track down the money. To figure out how Barbara's plans went awry. And to understand something about this strange form of economic immortality called a charitable trust. This episode was produced by Willa Rubin with help from Dave Blanchard. It was engineered by Josh Newell. Sally Helm edited the show and Sierra Juarez checked the facts. Jess Jiang is Planet Money's acting Executive Producer.Willa Rubin/NPRHost Jeff Guo had to interview many, many cats for this story ... all in the name of journalism!
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