Episode 6 with Richard Doom: Giant Panda

This week I’m joined by Richard Doom (@richarddoomed) host of the podcast Hold No Heroes (@holdnoheroes). We discuss giant pandas, the ethics of conservation, and how Jake never texts us back.

Shoutouts:

• Dogfish Head Punkin Ale (https://www.dogfish.com/brewery/beer/punkin-ale)

• Coelocanth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth)

• North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout (https://northcoastbrewing.com/beers/year-round-beers/old-rasputin-russian-imperial-stout/)

• Domestic fox experiment (http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160912-a-soviet-scientist-created-the-only-tame-foxes-in-the-world)

• The Panda’s Thumb (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B004CRSN5Q/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_PJoQDbDDZTH1X)

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