Alaska Bear Attack | In Defense of Life and Property

Oct 7

The Big Burn | The Blow-Up | 2

As the fires spread, ranger Ed Pulaski tries to lead his men on a last-ditch effort to save the town of Wallace. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Soldiers race to build firebreaks around Avery, and head ranger Bill Weigle realizes he’s made a terrible mistake. Order your copy of the new Ag ... Show More

38m 11s

Sep 30

The Big Burn | The Driest Summer | 1

In the summer of 1910, a severe drought turned Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene National Forest into a tinderbox. Spot fires cropped up around the mining towns of Wallace and Avery and it was the job of forest rangers like Ed Pulaski to put them out. But when a massive windstorm swept throu ... Show More

41m 24s

Sep 23

Siula Grande: Over the Edge | Making Peace With It, With Simon Yates | 4

In 1985, high on Peru’s Siula Grande, everything went wrong, and two climbers made choices that became mountaineering lore. Simon Yates joins host Cassie De Pecol to talk about risk, survival, and being known as “the guy who cut the rope.”If you’d like to learn more about Simon's ... Show More

33m 50s

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 seasons, binge ... 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 markin ... 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. https://wondery.app.link/britishscandal.Suppo ... 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. Pro ... 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 on Wondery ... Show More

43m 45s

Alaska Bear Attack | In Defense of Life ...