The 3 Best Threshold Podcast Episodes
1) S1E1 | For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People
Yellowstone National Park is where we saved the American bison from extinction. But each year, we slaughter hundreds of animals from this prized herd. Why? Learn more on this episode of Threshold.
2) S1 Extra 7 | Preview and Review Featuring You
To become one of the extremely good-looking people who supports Threshold on Patreon, click here. To learn more about the Gwich'in and the Arctic National Wildlife refuge, click here. To be among the ...Show More
3) Oh, Give Me A Home | Preview
Each season, Threshold explores one story from the natural world, and what it says about us. Season one focuses on the American bison. When you start out talking about bison, you end up talking about ...Show More
4) Hark | 15 | Whynotamus
New technologies like artificial intelligence have helped to accelerate and open up the entire world of bioacoustics, launching us into a new era of communication with the more-than-human world. In th...Show More
5) Hark | 14 | Disquieting
Humans have filled the world with so much noise that the only sounds many of us often hear on a daily basis are our own. But all this sound isn’t great for our planetmates and it isn’t gre...Show More
6) Hark | 13 | Part of the Choir
Homo sapiens joined the story of life on Earth just 300,00 years ago. So when and how did we start making music and creating languages? In this episode, we explore these signature sounds and dis...Show More
7) Hark | 12 | Trailblazers
Elephants communicate through a variety of calls, trumpets, and rumbles. But despite being some of the largest land animals on Earth, elephants can also be incredibly quiet. In this episode, we ...Show More
8) Hark | 11 | Am I Not Lucky?
Modern humans emerged into a world filled with and shaped by elephants. But for elephants, living with humans isn’t always easy. Elephants have survived by adapting to all the changes we’re making to ...Show More
9) Hark | 10 | Behold, the Wonderchicken
More than 60 million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth, wiping out nearly all the dinosaurs. The only dinosaurs to live through this mass extinction were birds. In this episode, we look at how thes...Show More
10) Hark | 9 | The Silent Type
Birds, frogs, dolphins, and humans—we’re all big talkers. Turtles, on the other hand, are considered to be silent. Or are they? In this episode, we challenge what we know about some of our quieter pla...Show More