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Jul 2024
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200 - Science, Dystopia, and Science Fic...

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On today’s episode: Gray whales are getting smaller, and scientists aren’t really sure why. And we talk about what sci-fi has missed in its predictions over the decades. All that and more today on All Around Science...

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Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

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