99 Evolving Language, Dying Amazon, Warming Oceans, Real Hearing for Kids Born Deaf
Dec 14, 2023•16 min•Ep. 99
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Episode description
Be Skeptikal Dammit: History of They/Them as a singular
Environment: The Dying Amazon & Ancient Carvings Revealed
Wildlife: Where did the snow crabs go & a mass die off of pink river dolphins
Positive: One injection and kids born deaf can hear
Show Notes:
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