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Save the Whales!

In the 1970s, conservation groups around the world rose up to protect dwindling whale populations, some on the verge of extinction. They all worked under the same banner: Save the Whales! It turned out to be one of the most successful campaigns ever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Eels Alive!

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  Selects: Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First?

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  The Hindenburg Disaster

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  Short Stuff: Did Tippi Hedron start the Vietnamese manicure industry?

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  Humanists, the Happy Heathens

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  Selects: Can movies be cursed?

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  Let's Go to Camp... David!

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  Short Stuff: Why do kangaroos hop?

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  Boeing's Nosedive: The 737-MAX

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  Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis

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  How to Drink a Tree's Blood

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  Short Stuff: Wisdom Teeth

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  Selects: How Fever Dreams Work

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  UNESCO World Heritage: Preserving the Best of Humanity

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  Short Stuff: Brown-Headed Cowbird