Asourco-HostsLuluMillerandLatifNasserareoutthisweek,wearere-sharingtheperfectepisodetostartthesummerseason!

Thisone,whichfirstairedin2014,tellsthestrangestoryofasmallgroupofislandsthatkeepsuswondering:willourmostsacrednaturallandscapesinevitablygetswallowedupbyhumans?Howfararewewillingtogotostopthatfromhappening?

ThishourisabouttheGalápagosarchipelago,whichinspiredDarwin’stheoryofevolutionandnaturalselection.Nearly200yearslater,theGalápagosareundergoingrapidchangesthatcontinuetopose—andperhapsanswer—criticalquestionsaboutthefragilityandresilienceoflifeonEarth.

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