The Bird That Built the World: A History of the Humble Chicken

Long before the egg arrived on your breakfast table, there was a bird with a ten-thousand-year story to tell. In this episode, we trace the remarkable journey of the chicken — from its origins as the red junglefowl in the forests of Southeast Asia, through a single gene mutation that changed the course of human history, to its life today as the most numerous bird on Earth. You'll also discover just how intelligent, empathetic, and extraordinary this overlooked creature truly is.