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Share a groovalicious moment in 360 degrees with some of the spy creatures featured in the mini-series 'Spy in the Wild'. This five-part series employs more than 30 animatronic spy cameras disguised as animals to secretly record behavior in the wild.
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From loincloths to long johns and codpieces to jock straps, Danielle takes a "brief" look at the history of male undergarments!
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Today's book evaluates the price of assimilation when representation, identity and belonging are erased.
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Today's episode features two books that reach deep into the animal world.
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Recent stunning discoveries are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished there for centuries.
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Today, our closest evolutionary relatives, the apes, live only in small pockets of Africa and Asia. But back in the Miocene epoch, apes occupied all of Europe. Why aren’t there wild apes in Europe today?
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Figure skating has always been about flair and drama. But what happens on the ice is nothing compared to what goes on behind the scenes. This week, with the help of our friends at the Blind Landing podcast, we're telling the story of Mabel Fairbanks. Fairbanks was a Black and Seminole figure skater who spent her career training figure skaters of color — while navigating the complicated racial and social dynamics that characterized the sport.
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An animatronic 'spy otter' outfitted with a camera captures stunning close-up footage of sea otters using tools and caring for their young.
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Origin of Everything takes a field trip to Washington, D.C. and explores the painful history and legacy of America's Civil War. Danielle looks at Confederate and Union Civil War monuments and what spurred their construction after the war.
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Today's Book of the Day spans across two places: Hawaii and the Korean Peninsula. The story, though, goes beyond the two realities.