The 4 Best The Last Continent Podcast Episodes
1) EPISODE 1: Nobody warned us it would be like this
On a big white cruise ship, 140 tourists have paid thousands of dollars for a rare first-hand tour of Antarctica. Humans didn't set foot on the continent until about 200 years ago, but now, it draws m...Show More
2) EPISODE 4: What the ice is telling us
Antarctica is covered almost entirely by thick sheets of ice, but that ice is now slipping away at an accelerating rate. Many researchers say that as the Earth continues to warm, more and more of the ...Show More
3) EPISODE 3: Bars, babies and a big breakthrough
Over thousands of years, humans built civilizations on every other continent on Earth. But it wasn't until the 1800s that we arrived on Antarctica. Today, it's still a place with no indigenous populat...Show More
4) EPISODE 2: I'm a penguin counter for God's sake!
Ron Naveen has been counting penguins on a remote, inhospitable stretch of Antarctica for nearly four decades. He's one of the few people who still counts these adorable, flightless, slightly awkward ...Show More
5) Introducing America, Interrupted
Much of what we've heard about the coronavirus is from major cities like New York. But what's happening to hospitals in rural America, where there are more high-risk patients, fewer resources and a sm...Show More
6) Preview: The Last Continent
On April 24, the PBS NewsHour releases its first original podcast series, "The Last Continent," a four-part journey to Antarctica. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fun...Show More