Podcasts by The Last Continent
About 200 years ago, Antarctica was barely an idea. Today it's a world of scientific possibility. How did we get here -- and what will happen as climate change continues to threaten this pristine land and the creatures that call it home? From the PBS NewsHour, an original four-part series on Antarctica -- the continent, its creatures, the scientists and the threats that lie ahead. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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EPISODE 2: I'm a penguin counter for God's sake! from 2019-04-24T00:02:11
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 awkwa...
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EPISODE 3: Bars, babies and a big breakthrough from 2019-04-24T00:01:13
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 popu...
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EPISODE 4: What the ice is telling us from 2019-04-24T00:00:55
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 t...
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Preview: The Last Continent from 2019-04-16T14:26:18
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/...
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Preview: The Last Continent from 2019-04-16T14:26:18
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/...
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Preview: The Last Continent from 2019-04-16T14:26:18
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/...
Listen