Swimming with Giants

Hour 1: What’s it like to swim with and photograph the largest creatures on earth? We’ll find out this hour with Charles “Flip” Nicklin, lead whale photographer and marine mammal specialist for the National Geographic Society. His new book is “Among Giants: A Life with Whales” (University of Chicago Press, 2011). https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/2cc9e3bf-46ac-41eb-ac6b-7075419b8068/KERA_Think_06-23-11_HR_1.mp3

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The Fascinating Feather

Hour 2: How did feathers evolve and why are they so fascinating and valuable to humans? We’ll talk this hour with conservation biologist Thor Hanson, author of “Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle” (Basic Books, 2011). https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/48d77d68-9a62-474c-972f-b3dae0cab044/KERA_Think_06-22-11_HR_2.mp3

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