Maybe we should call this our first ever episode of Shared Science, but once we got talkin' crocs with Frank 'Alligator' Robb we just couldn't help ourselves! Join us on a journey through crocodilians of the distant past (fighting dinosaurs), recent past (How Frank caught Chicago's 'Chance the Snapper'), and near future (as the key to unlocking a cure for cancer). You'll also learn a little about Sue the T-Rex, the Lake Michigan Serpent, and a brief lesson on how to catch a dinosaur!

⁠⁠Our guest, Frank Robb

Frank & Chance the Snapper

Chance the Snapper

Chonkosaurus Rex the average sized snapping turtle

Nat & frank at TTH recording

Differences btwn crocs and gators

Sue the T-Rex

Then This Happened ep. feat. Frank

Phil Wilkerson alligator study (article)

The Lake Michigan Serpent (article)

A Natural History of Sea Serpents by Adrian Shine (book)

Shared History ep 5: Anne Kolb Nature Center

Shared History ep. 95: History of Dragons

More on Frank

Frank Robb is an animal researcher, a crocodilian expert and endocrinologist, an expert on your favorite local lizards, an environmental educator, and a podcast host himself with his nonprofit EEARSS. Check out the EEARSS podcast and donate to their cancer research here.

Follow Frank @alligatorrobb on IG or via @eearss_org⁠.

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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.