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episode 142: Dolphin thumbs | Goodreads scandal | Volcano eruption
Guest editors Athena Kugblenu and Tiff Stevenson join host Alice Fraser for episode 142 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Dolphin thumbs
Meaningless void
Goodreads scandal
Icelandic volcano
Reviews
Story 1: https://nypost.com/2023/12/11/lifestyle/dolphin-with-thumbs-shocks-scientists-in-first-ever-discovery/
Story 2: https://theconversation.com/science-communicators-need-to-stop-telling-everybody-the-universe-is-a-meaningless-void-215334?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=92b1771ddb-briefing-dy-20231214&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-92b1771ddb-50997664
Story 3: https://www.themarysue.com/cait-corrain-goodreads-controversy-explained/
Story 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-67781301
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:42 Front cover
04:23 Satirical cartoon
04:52 Story 1: Dolphin with 'thumbs' surprises scientists in first ever discovery
09:11 Ads
11:10 Story 2: Scientists need to stop telling everybody the universe is a meaningless void
17:34 Reviews
19:56 Story 3: Debut author linked to fake Goodreads accounts that review bombed peers
28:50 Story 4: Icelandic volcano erupts
34:35 Bye / Anything to plug?
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