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It’s December 31st. Today we wrap up the year by talking about — what else — the time that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game relocated 76 beavers by parachuting them out of airplanes.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by our Radiotopia pal Ian Chillag to discuss the story. Ian recently encountered it while doing an episode of his “Animals” series on beavers. You can listen to that here.
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A Deep Dive Into The Cultural Cold War (1960) w/ Benjamen Walker
Pepsi Trades Soda For Soviet Warships (1989)
The Columbia Protests (1968)
Veepstakes Week: JFK Picks LBJ (1960)
Veepstakes Week: The Legend Of The Sarah Palin Cruise Ship (2007)
Veepstakes Week: Does A VP Pick Matter?
The Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
Walter Cronkite's America (1962)
George W. Bush Meets With Gay Voters (2000) w/ Neil J. Young
Democrats Seize Power In South Carolina (1877)
Marian Anderson Sings On The Steps Of The Lincoln Memorial (1939)
Wisconsin Tries To Recall Scott Walker (2012)
Why William Henry Harrison Really Died (1841)
The Richmond Bread Riots (1863)
Truman Says He Won't Seek Re-Election (1952)
The Slaveowner Executed for Killing His Slave (1839)
DC Plants The Cherry Blossoms (1912)
Lincoln's Avenger And The Aftermath Of Assassination (1894) [[Archive Episode]]
Montana Enshrines a Right To Privacy (1972)
The First Government Shutdown Fight (1879)
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