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Have you ever watched those big container ships come in? They squeeze under a bridge and then line up perfectly with the dock...with just feet to spare! How do they do that?!  

Captain John Mayer, a harbor pilot with the Los Angeles Pilot Service, takes Mike for a ride to show him how it's done.

See more of Mike's adventure here: https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/local/meet-the-valet-who-parks-cargo-ships-at-the-port-of-l-a

Mike visits The Gentle Barn in Santa Clarita for some animal therapy.

We hear from Ellie Laks who founded the organization in 1999 to rescue and rehabilitate animals...all kinds of them! Today, The Gentle Barn welcomes visitors to cuddle up with animals big (like, really big) and small.  

In our first episode, Mike takes a trip to LAX...and visits baggage and cargo with United Airlines.

Do you know what else is under your plane seats besides your bags? And where your suitcase actually goes once you check it? We'll learn about some wild things that commercial airlines have shipped and track a bag as it moves underground.

Lisa House-Odums works in cargo and Mike Del Nigro trains the new ramp services employees.

As promised...we've got something new next week!

Mike is back after spending the last couple months at different jobs. Have you ever found a fossil? Do you know where your checked bag disappears to at the airport? We'll even put on a beekeeper suit! 

Look for the first two episodes next Thursday.

For our finale episode Mike gets perspective from a guest who's been somewhere that most of us will never get to go: space!

Commander Chris Hadfield is a retired astronaut who flew two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station. 

They're just like any other bill! Yet, they feel like a novelty. What makes them feel so special? 

Mike learns more about the curious currency from John Bennardo, who made a documentary on the $2 bill, and Heather McCabe who completed a project called, "Two Buckaroo," where she documented the reaction to spending them. 

You can check out John's film at 2dollarbillmovie.com

Remember Concorde? The supersonic passenger airliner from Air France and British Airways that flew twice the speed of sound? Its been retired nearly twenty years now, but there hasn't been anything like it since.

Three former British Airways pilots, Andy Mills, Richard Westray, and Mike Bannister, tell us what it was like to fly the thing!

Why are there so many stories about creature, places, and things we can't prove are real? 

Colin Dickey, cultural historian and author of "The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained," explains our fascination with the unexplainable. 

What is time? Why do we have it? How come we're so bad at comprehending how it passes? Does time fly? If you're bored, does it slow down?

Sean Carroll at Johns Hopkins University, author of "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion," spends some time answering Mikes big questions. 

And what about boredom and downtime? James Danckert, author of "Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom," and Dr. Sandi Mann, author of "The Upside of Downtime," explain the two. 

Got questions? Email Mike at [email protected]

This week, we've got some listener questions!

How are flyovers at big events timed so perfectly? Captain Kyle Cassady, a B-2 Pilot at Whiteman AFB, tells Mike how they pull it off. 

We heard elephants are afraid of mice... Is that true? Patrick Wolff at Oakland Zoo answers.

And we talk with Hillary Clinton, Jennifer Coolidge and Cher! No. We talk to Rosemary Watson who is a singer, emcee and impressionist. How do people learn to do other people's voices?

Got questions? Email Mike at [email protected]