Sidedoor

The Silence of the Frogs


Listen Later

In the mid-1990s, investigators identified a mysterious and seemingly unstoppable killer. Its name? Chytrid. Its prey? Frogs. Since then, the disease has ravaged frog populations worldwide, and despite decades of research there’s still no cure. So, like modern-day Noahs, a group of Smithsonian researchers have resorted to a time-honored plan: building an ark…for amphibians. This time on Sidedoor, we travel to the Panamanian jungle to see how it's helping some endangered frogs avoid extinction.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

SidedoorBy Smithsonian Institution

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

2,170 ratings


More shows like Sidedoor

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,246 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,818 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,264 Listeners

Outside/In by NHPR

Outside/In

1,483 Listeners

the memory palace by Nate DiMeo

the memory palace

6,890 Listeners

Radio Diaries by Radio Diaries & Radiotopia

Radio Diaries

1,281 Listeners

The Kitchen Sisters Present by The Kitchen Sisters & Radiotopia

The Kitchen Sisters Present

1,295 Listeners

Gastropod by Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Gastropod

3,653 Listeners

Twenty Thousand Hertz by Dallas Taylor

Twenty Thousand Hertz

4,206 Listeners

Decoder Ring by Slate Podcasts

Decoder Ring

2,124 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,494 Listeners

Articles of Interest by Avery Trufelman

Articles of Interest

3,560 Listeners

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford by Pushkin Industries

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

5,110 Listeners

Unexplainable by Vox

Unexplainable

2,308 Listeners

The Atlas Obscura Podcast by SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

1,742 Listeners