There are more tigers in captivity in America than wild tigers in the entire world. The exact number of captive tigers in this country isn't known, because many of them live in people's backyards or unaccredited zoos, and the legality of their ownership varies widely by state and even by circumstance. We travelled to Louisiana to see a 550-pound Siberian-Ben ... Show More
Dec 2020
The Trouble with America’s Captive Tigers
Less than 4,000 tigers live in the wild, but experts say there may be more than 10,000 captive in the U.S., where ownership of big cats is largely unregulated. Overheard’s Peter Gwin talks with National Geographic Channel's Mariana van Zeller about her investigation into tiger tr ... Show More
30m 21s
Feb 2019
Bound body found in suitcase, a Las Vegas cold-case arrest, and getting high with a tiger in Houston.
This week, True Crime Daily, The Podcast covers the cases of Valerie Reyes in New York; a cold-case toddler death in Las Vegas sees an arrest in Florida; forensics evidence goes forward in the murder of a visiting scholar in Illinois; and a pot-smoking man finds a tiger in an aba ... Show More
24m 3s
Dec 2021
London's Tiger King, Part Two: Charles Jamrach Becomes a Problematic Hero
By 1857, London's exotic animal trade was in full swing. Animals arrived at the city from across the world (often not surviving the journey), and Charles Jamrach was one of the most prominent animal dealers on the planet. At the height of his fame, he gained public attention by s ... Show More
31m 56s
Apr 2023
Hi-Phi Nation: Living in a Zoopolis
A zoopolis is a future society that philosophers envision where wild, domesticated, and denizen animals have full political and legal rights. What would that look like? In this episode, we look at how animals were put on trial in medieval European courts, and how animal rights ad ... Show More
47m 9s