Stinking Smut of Rye
Jun 25, 2025•47 min•Ep. 228
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Episode description
Kirk starts off the show with the mysterious story of the Basra Grain Poisoning of 1971, a terrible story of the dangers of methylmercury.
Rachel is up next with the amazing story of Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest freshwater lake on Earth.
Victoria rounds out this week's show by talking about animal asymmetry. Turns out, not all animals are symmetrical and they can get real weird.
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