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EPISODE · Jun 14, 2025 · 59 MIN

The Wonderous World of Ant Smuggling w. (almost) Dr Asser Loutfi

from Footnotes: The Stories That Won’t Make The History Books Because They Don’t Matter · host Emily Whitehead

Welcome back, dear listeners! This week, we'll be doing a deep dive into one of Australia's most prolific (and tiniest) black market imports - ants!I have an excellent episode in store for you featuring a true professional, the (nearly) PhD-qualified Asser Loutfi, who is talking to us about his experience in the underground trade, featuring tales of professional baby bird killers, tree-climbing licenses, and for the first time ever - crimes are admitted to on the pod!Strap in for a great time, everyone, and have a fab week!Emily xoxoP.s. a reminder that we have an amazing set of episodes lined up over the next few weeks, so if you want to get a sponsorship in you can put your name on the list here

Welcome back, dear listeners! This week, we'll be doing a deep dive into one of Australia's most prolific (and tiniest) black market imports - ants!I have an excellent episode in store for you featuring a true professional, the (nearly) PhD-qualified Asser Loutfi, who is talking to us about his experience in the underground trade, featuring tales of professional baby bird killers, tree-climbing licenses, and for the first time ever - crimes are admitted to on the pod!Strap in for a great time, everyone, and have a fab week!Emily xoxoP.s. a reminder that we have an amazing set of episodes lined up over the next few weeks, so if you want to get a sponsorship in you can put your name on the list here

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