Topic: Frogs

2 chapters across the catalog

79: Pizza Party
1:55:13 - 1:59:36

79: Pizza Party

Boostergrams and the MoFacts Transcript Database

Mo reads "Boostergrams" (Bitcoin tips) from listeners like Sir Dwayne Melanson and Dave Jackson of the School of Podcasting. A listener named "Klude" announces the creation of a "MoFacts transcript database" as a "talent" contribution. Mo encourages others to use the "Take Action" button on MoFacts.com to join the "Fax Machine" talent pool.

66: Black Butterfly
2:54:54 - 3:03:21

66: Black Butterfly

Tyrone Hayes, Atrazine, and the Syngenta Discredit Campaign

The story of UC Berkeley scientist Tyrone Hayes is detailed, who discovered that the herbicide Atrazine causes sexual abnormalities in frogs, effectively turning males into females. The manufacturer, Syngenta, launched a massive campaign to discredit Hayes and prevent the EPA from banning the chemical. Despite the scientific evidence of Atrazine's effects on the endocrine system, the company sought to exploit Hayes' personal life to protect their profitable pesticide.