Ep. 128: Extinct Creatures, Bribery, and Government Dating Apps

When most people hear the word 'extinct', they tend to think first towards the dinosaurs, or perhaps the wooly mammoth. But have some seemingly impossible animals just recently met their end as a species on earth? On the latest episode of 4Thirty, Ben and Pat excavate their way into natural history, this time dealing with the impact of extinction on earth's ever-changing fauna, while also hitting on some 'odd' news, and telling a tedious story or two in the process. What percentage of animal species that have ever lived on earth are now extinct? Has science already managed to resurrect an extinct species via cloning? Were the 'eagles' of Tolkein's Middle Earth inspired by a just-recently extinct bird? How much bribe money would it take for you to violate a judicial oath? For answers to these questions and too many more, be sure to give the latest episode of 4Thirty in the Morning a listen!