The Time We Saved Rio

Brent talks about (finally) moving apartments after 11 years, and the drama attached to it.  A listener asks for COVID advice.  Which celebrities are cool, and which aren't? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Someone attempts to defraud people out of their money using Brent's Instagram account.  Brent gets a message from a child...who sounds a little too much like a child,  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

This week, hosts Rick and Marco are headed to Baja Garden in the San Diego Safari Park to speak with James Sheppard and Jenna Stallard about a brilliantly colored thick-billed parrot! While the thick-billed parrot used to be one of only two parrot species native to the United Sta ...  Show more

Endangered Species Day is May 17, and in this episode, hosts Rick and Marco talk about species that need our help. From the ālula plant to the axolotl salamander, many species around the world have seen their numbers drastically decline. There is good news, though, because there ...  Show more

The 2018 episode covers the day the last known Carolina parakeet died at the Cincinnati Zoo, as well as the stories of two other endlings, to see how abundant species can quickly become extinct.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The Night Parrot was supposed to be extinct and became a legend among birdwatchers in Australia: a fat, dumpy, green parrot that lived in the desert and came out at night. The last bird seen alive was promptly shot dead in 1912. Over 90 years later, a decapitated Night Parrot was ...  Show more