Crikey! How does a man decide to wrangle giant reptiles for a living? For this episode, ocean correspondent Brianna Bowman shares the life story of Australian icon Steve Irwin, the beloved Crocodile Hunter who captured the slithering hearts of kids in the late 90s and 2000s. Starting with his lizard- and snake-laden childhood and his early work with βproblem crocodiles,β Brianna takes Sarah through Steveβs romance with Terri, the equally animal-obsessed love of his life; their career together at the Australia Zoo and rise to TV stardom; and the shocking news of his improbable death. Digressions include sea anemones, Jurassic Park, and H2O: Just Add Water.
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Brianna recommends:
Steve's papers that he coauthored:Β β pone.0000949 1..5β Β andΒ β Estuarine crocodiles ride surface currents to facilitate longβdistance travel - Campbell - 2010 - Journal of Animal Ecology - Wiley Online Libraryβ
Steve explaining the research to Conan and other things:Β β Crocs...IN SPACEβ
His allegedly last show at Australia Zoo:Β β Steve Irwinβs very last show at Australia Zoo, before he passed away. : r/interestingasfuckβ
Some great Crocodile Hunter clips:Β β Steveβs Wildest Croc Encounters | The Crocodile Hunter | Animal Planetβ Β His captures for Read's research happen at 10:18
His memorial service:Β β STEVE IRWIN MEMORIAL TRIBUTEβ
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Back to School with Gabe Henry
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 β’ Duration 01:13:55
Who will you be this year? No matter your age, itβs likely that your body remembers the school calendar, and with the blooming aisles of binders and pencils and backpacks, itβs easy to feel like a nervous, hopeful kid waiting for that first day back in class. For this episode, Antiquated Education Correspondent Gabe Henry tells Sarah about the history of the shopping season known as Back to School, from the Depression-era department store promotions and the original mascots, to the development of trendy clothes, lunch boxes, and notebooks, and into the memorable commercials and new gadgets of the 1980s and 90s. Together they discuss the commercialization of ritual and what the promises of Back to School shopping taught us about the reinvention of the self. Digressions include the Nickelodeon blimp, Fred Meyer Jewelers, and the Ann Getty baby craze.
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Ballet with Megan Burbank
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 β’ Duration 01:12:43
Megan Burbankβs gotta dance. The centuries-old dance style known as ballet has been stereotyped in our modern world with images of refined, wispy, frighteningly disciplined young women fighting viciously for roles in ethereal productions. For this episode, Adult Dance Correspondent Megan Burbank shares with Sarah the history and transformation of this misunderstood art from its early days as a fancy French aristocratic performance, to its post-French Revolution embrace by the working class, and finally into 20th century America when the expected body of the ballerina began to take shape. Megan also shares her own experience as a late-onset ballerina, dispelling myths about what ballet is, who can participate, and what we can learn about ourselves through its techniques. Together they discuss the line between art and sport, the aspects of horror found in many ballets, and whether it is too late for all of us to become the prima ballerina of our dreams. Digressions include: Final Destination acupuncture, the smell of the Scholastic book fair, and the questionable advertising employed by Tab soda.
Send your submissions for our Halloween Listener Spectacular (scary stories or Halloween nostalgia) to sloppyandalive@gmail.com before August 31st!
Referenced:
Ballet Evolved
How Political Anxiety Turned Me into a Late-Onset Ballerina
eXit SPACE Dance Studio
International Adult Ballet Festival
TAB Soda Fever Dream
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"Heaven is for Real" with Adrian Daub
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 β’ Duration 01:25:06
If your four-year-old told you about a trip to heaven, would you believe them? For a pastor named Todd Burpo, the answer was yes. In 2010, his book Heaven Is For Realβco-authored by Lynn Vincentβbecame a runaway bestseller. This week, Sarah tells In Bed with the Right co-host Adrian Daub the story of this strange little book, and how it reveals more about us than it does the afterlife. Digressions include Shakerism, The Big Lebowski, and the ongoing debate around pets in heaven.
Send your submissions for our Halloween Listener Spectacular (scary stories or Halloween nostalgia) to sloppyandalive@gmail.com before August 31st!
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Adrianβs new book What Tech Calls Governing comes out August 18th
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Lightning Round! with Chelsey Weber-Smith
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 β’ Duration 01:06:43
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How many maligned women can you name in 30 seconds? For this episode, Sarah gives Chelsey Weber-Smith of American Hysteria a lightning round pop quiz on Youβre Wrong About topics over the years with stakes so high that youβll have to hear them to believe them. Digressions include an evil preteen softball team, the alternative pronunciation of pasta, horror movie publicity stunts, and at what point an infant becomes a baby.
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What I Love: A Listener Summer Special
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 β’ Duration 58:11
How do I love thee? For this special episode, we asked you to send us a voice message about something you love. From gas station coffee to tap dancing to rocks to the inner lives of rats, you answeredβand showed us that when we experience the things that other people love, that love starts to feel like our own.
Edited + produced by Miranda Zickler
Original music in this episode is brought to you by Miranda Zickler and AJ McKinley, otherwise known as Magpie Cinema Club
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The JFK Assassination Part 2 with Mackenzie Joy Brennan
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 β’ Duration 02:31:01
But seriously, who really killed JFK? For part two of the JFK Assassination series, law correspondent Mackenzie Joy Brennan takes Sarah through the conspiracy theories that have surrounded the tragedy to see how the combination of too much information and too little information helped solidify a general feeling that things were not as they seemed. Together, they go over the Warren Commission report, the Zapruder Film, and the story of the βmagic bullet,β and look at how Oliver Stoneβs movie JFK changed our collective memory of what happened that day and who was really to blame. Digressions include the Sharpie art on burned CDs, the series premiere of Monk, and the unfortunate nostalgia for George W. Bush.More Mackenzie Joy Brennan:http://www.mkzjoybrennan.comEdited + produced by Miranda Zickler:http://www.linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster
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The JFK Assassination Part 1 with Mackenzie Joy Brennan
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 β’ Duration 01:43:39
Where is Dana Scully when you need her? For the first installment of this two-part episode, legal correspondent Mackenzie Joy Brennan tells Sarah about what happened before, during, and after the moment that John F. Kennedy was shot in that Dallas motorcade, the lasting cultural images that have been burned into the public consciousness, and the story of the man who shot the man and the man who shot the man who shot the man. Plus, the conspiracy theory that walked so that the paranoias of today could run β and how we can orient ourselves in reality despite our strongly held beliefs. Digressions include Oregon Trail bison, jaundiced tans, and the triumph of 90s legal thrillers.
More Mackenzie Joy Brennan:http://www.mkzjoybrennan.comEdited + produced by Miranda Zickler:http://www.linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster
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Why are there so many songs about rainbows (and whatβs on the other side)? A bridge between worlds, a map to a pot of gold, the centerpiece of a Lisa Frank trapper-keeper, and of course, an ever-changing symbol of the LGBTQ+ community, the rainbow has been a profound part of the human experience for thousands of years. For this early Pride Month episode, science correspondent and bisexual seagull Lulu Miller explains to Sarah the history of our understanding of rainbows: why they exist, what they are made out of, and what they have represented. Together they discuss the figures that have tried to pin down this natural wonder, the power of its spectrum of meaning, and the comfort and terror of the infinity it once represented. Digressions include the boring transcendence of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the secret joys of trigonometry, and the best gay Hannibal Lecter.Β
More Lulu Miller:https://radiolab.org/team/lulu-miller
Lulu on InstagramLulu's book Why Fish Don't Exist
Original music in this episode brought to you by Magpie Cinema Club featuring Brendan Liu
Except for "Roy G Biv" from this episode of Lulu's WNYC show Terrestrials, which is written and performed by Alan Goffinski and included on The Bridge EPAnd also Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert
Edited + Produced by Miranda Zickler:http://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonsterThe poem Lulu read wasΒ Singularity by Marie Howe
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