Extinction Event

By Melissa Thomas, Jack Collier

A comedy podcast about extinct stuff. Join Melissa & Jack as they attempt to uncover the natural histories of bygone creatures and other things.... more

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June 29, 2026 Yellow-headed Box Turtle Pt 1
It's part 1 of a 2 part story about the swift demise of these highly collectible box turtles from China. Find out what happened to these cute reptiles and then tune in next week for part 2, where our story takes an unsuspecting turn!
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June 15, 2026 Race to Extinction: Cat Vs. Cat
Jack and Melissa choose cats and battle each other to see who can go extinct first! Will it be the larger, highly adaptable Asian Golden Cat, or the smaller, incredibly elusive and very cool looking Bay Cat?!
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June 02, 2026 Glyptodonts
Discover the glypto-do’s and glypto-dont's of surviving the last ice age. On this episode: glyptodonts! These prehistoric walking tanks were shuffling around the Americas alongside their relatives, the armadillos. But good luck finding one now.
If you're listening with your littles - this episode is mostly PG, but we have borderline bad language in there so take a listen first.
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May 18, 2026 Renegade Wolves of the Rocky Mountains
Buckle up, it’s a long one! We’re going deep into the psyches of Bigfoot, Three Toes and Custer Wolf – the criminally insane renegade killer wolves of the Rocky Mountains. Melissa goes full out wolf-geek-mode as we track the demise of the Southern Rocky Mountain Wolf, an actual friggin’ subspecies of the Gray Wolf!
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1h 7min
May 04, 2026 Panar Man-Eater
It’s the second installment of our man-eater series! Jim Corbett is back again, hunting down an Indian Leopard with a kill count of over 400. Warning: This one’s slightly gory and we accidentally used some bad(ish) language. Maybe have a listen first if you have littles.
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1h 5min
April 20, 2026 Axolotl
Not extinct in the wild, yet, but pretty close! These critically endangered, super cute salamanders are native only to a small lake region in Mexico. Find out how they became so popular and how we even got on this topic in the first place...This was supped to be the extinct smooth handfish episode, but we talked about axolotl’s the whole time…
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February 17, 2026 Lord Howe Island Tree Lobster
Oh lord, prepare yourself. The story of howe the stick bugs on this island went extinct will send creepy crawlies down your spine. Find out what happened to Lord Howe's tree lobsters on this week's Extinction Event.
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1h 10min
February 02, 2026 Pablo Escobar's Hippos
Left to fend for themselves after Pablo Escobar’s death, the Hippos in his hacienda eventually break free and reign supreme in surrounding Colombian lagoons and rivers. As the population grows, authorities struggle to eradicate these non-native species from a region where they definitely don’t belong. But not to fear, Jack has a genius solution to this incredibly complicated problem! Find out what it is on this week’s Extinction Event.

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1h 6min
January 20, 2026 Turnspit Dogs
After years of people begging us to do it…we finally present to you: Turnspit Dogs. These pups were a staple in wealthy households and a bonafide breed of their own for hundreds of years. Now, they’re entirely 100% gone. Find out what happened on this week’s Extinction Event!
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January 05, 2026 Chernobyl Animals
In 1986, Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, causing a radioactive fallout with catastrophic effects on people and wildlife. We check in 40 years later to see how the critters in Pripyat and the surrounding area are faring. Brace yourself for some ooey gooey wolves and jacked up arachnids. This one’s gonna get weird!
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