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Every Tuesday, Hakai Magazine brings you the best stories from the world’s coastlines. Each episode is a recording of our weekly feature story. Find all of our stories at hakaimagazine.com.

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Every Tuesday, Hakai Magazine brings you the best stories from the world’s coastlines. Each episode is a recording of our weekly feature story. Find all of our stories at hakaimagazine.com.

    Not Too Wet To Burn

    Not Too Wet To Burn

    by Madeline Ostrander • Amid an uptick in wildfires, scientists search for lessons on how to save old-growth from a fiery future.
    The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 30 min
    How Viking-Age Hunters Took Down the Biggest Animal on Earth

    How Viking-Age Hunters Took Down the Biggest Animal on Earth

    by Andrew Chapman • New research suggests that medieval Icelanders were scavenging and likely even hunting blue whales long before industrial whaling technology.
    The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 17 min
    Rebroadcast: Ticked Off on Martha’s Vineyard

    Rebroadcast: Ticked Off on Martha’s Vineyard

    by Stephen Strauss • Forget rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, you’re more likely to get Lyme disease on the island.
    Originally published in August 2016, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 28 min
    The Waning Reign of the Wetland Architect We Barely Know (Hint, Not a Beaver)

    The Waning Reign of the Wetland Architect We Barely Know (Hint, Not a Beaver)

    by Brandon Keim • Little-appreciated, semiaquatic, and cute-as-hell, muskrats can survive almost anywhere. So where are they?
    The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 28 min
    Rebroadcast: Wasted

    Rebroadcast: Wasted

    by Sasha Chapman • Our global food system discards 46 million tonnes of fish each year. Why?
    Originally published in July 2019, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
     
     

    • 28 min
    Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary

    Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary

    by Paul Greenberg • As the Great Salt Lake in Utah shrinks, locals are working to preserve its critical brine shrimp fishery—along with the other entities that flourish in the lake’s strange, saline beauty.
    The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

    • 32 min

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