In questo episodio vi parlo del suono che ha conquistato il mondo: il miagolio. Qualcosa che ci sembra semplice e sempre uguale ma che, in realtà, è tutt'altro. Un suono con cui il tuo gatto, ogni tanto, sembra dirti: "Alzati e cucina".

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