Mar 2023

Alaska Bear Attack | Three Long Hours | 2

After Bart Pieciul is mauled by a bear in the Alaska wilderness, his friends have to use all of their outdoor knowledge to keep him alive. The three men are stranded in the mountains for hours, waiting for a Coast Guard helicopter to airlift Bart to the nearest hospital. ... Show More

48m 8s

Mar 2023

Alaska Bear Attack | Into The Wilds with Caroline Van Hemert | 3

Bear. Running. Toward me. Writer and wildlife biologist Caroline Van Hemert encountered only one dangerous bear on her four-thousand-mile trip from Washington to Alaska. She survived to write about it in The Sun is A Compass: My 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan ... Show More

35m 56s

Apr 2023

Amelia Earhart: Across the Atlantic | The Race | 1

In April 1928, a social worker named Amelia Earhart received a phone call that would alter the course of her life. She was offered the chance to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Charles Lindbergh had completed his famous solo flight the year before, but many ... Show More

45m 52s

Nov 2022

There’s a Bear in My Backyard

Sure, we love bears when they show up in books or cartoons. But what if one is outside our window? Human-bear encounters are becoming far more frequent as development continues to spread and people and bears seek similar resources of food, water, and shelter. National Geographic ... Show More

35m 39s

Oct 2023

It's Fat Bear Week - but our fascination with bears is timeless

Every year, the Katmai National Park in Alaska puts on a March Madness-style bracket of all the fattest bears in their park. It's a celebration of fatness, because a fat bear ahead of hibernation means a healthy bear come spring. This competition is popular — there were over a mi ... Show More

29m 19s

Mar 2022

The FBI vs. the Hedge Fund | A Game of Poker | 1

Steven Cohen wants to escape his small life on Long Island. The destination in sight: Wall Street.Want to listen to the remaining episodes of The FBI vs. the Hedge Fund? Episodes 2-5 are available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seaso ... Show More

39m 4s

Aug 2023

What are sun bears?

We’re thinking about bears! Actually one specific type of bear: sun bears! Have you heard about this type of bear? They’re the smallest of the world’s bears, about half the size of a black bear. They live throughout southeast Asia and have a yellow or white crescent-shaped mar ... Show More

21m 56s

Aug 2018

S1 E3: Black Bears, and Winter Survival Skills

While investigating how animals survive the winter, Earth Ranger Emma finds out that hibernation might be more than just a four-month power nap. We’ll also figure out exactly who is behind the series of high-pitched night time toots that have everything from worms, crayfish, rats ... Show More

19m 25s

Oct 2021

The Canoe Con | Missing | 1

Prison officer John Darwin finds himself in debt and makes a drastic decision to fake his own death.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. <a href="https://wondery.app.l ... Show More

43m 1s

Jul 2021

The Lives of Herders on the Ancient Steppes: Interview with Professor Alicia Ventresca Miller

When we think of the open grasslands of the Eurasian steppes, we usually imagine nomadic herders taking their livestock from place to place on horseback. But the steppes are a vast and varied place, and so too were the ways of life that ancient people developed to live there. ... Show More

52m 42s

Nov 2022

The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst | The Plot | 1

Media heiress Patricia Hearst moves to Berkeley, intent on building a new life. In Oakland, a group of political radicals plot a deadly attack.Want to listen to the remaining episodes of The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst? Episodes 2-45are available exclusively and ad-free ... Show More

43m 45s

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