Kamikaze dolphins? Inside the military's Marine Mammal Program | Unreported w/ Casual Geographic

Some stories make headlines. Others get ignored. On "Unreported," Meagan Medick takes a deeper look at the unexplained through the eyes and experiences of you, the viewers. You send the mystery, we investigate.

In this episode, Meagan sits down with Mamadou, host of "Casual Geographic," to unpack what's really behind Pete Hegseth's jaw-dropping press conference admission: that he can't confirm or deny whether the U.S. military has kamikaze dolphins. The story goes much deeper than the headline. From the U.S. Navy's active Marine Mammal Program to a Cold War-era government-funded experiment that tried to teach dolphins to speak English, Meagan and Mamadou trace how dolphins went from cute and cuddly to full-blown military assets.

They also dig into the strange and tragic story of Peter the dolphin and neuroscientist John C. Lilly, who believed interspecies communication could one day unlock contact with extraterrestrial life, and why a female researcher who worked most closely with Peter has been ridiculed and disgusted by history ever since. Plus, what do the recent orca attacks on ships off the coast of Spain really tell us about dolphin intelligence? Are these animals already outsmarting us, and what exactly does that mean for the humans who have spent decades trying to weaponize them?

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CREDITS

Host: Meagan Medick

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson, Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson

Associate Producer: Will Tomasi

Editor: Kanyon Lyons

NewsNation`s Unreported with Meagan Medick is built on the idea that some of the most important stories are the ones that don`t make the headlines. A seasoned network executive producer, Meagan brings a rare behind-the-scenes perspective to the front of the camera, taking the reins on stories she believes deserves more attention while asking questions other outlets often overlook or ridicule.

Through thoughtful conversations with creators, experts, and insiders, this show cuts through the noise to make complicated, viral, fringe or misunderstood topics actually make sense. Exploring stories ranging from government coverups to A.I. to paranormal phenomena, to explaining the origins of conspiracy theories and other enduring mysteries.

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CHAPTERS

:00 Intro

3:19 Meet Mamadou

5:56 Meagan’s dolphin experience

7:48 Dolphin propaganda

10:40 Hegseth’s kamikaze dolphin comments

13:00 Why is the military using dolphins?

15:00 Sea otter dossier

18:05 Consciousness experiments

22:46 What happened to Peter the dolphin?

25:03 Emotional capacity dolphins

28:22 Ross Coulthart shares his dolphin story

33:00 Are high intelligence animals dangerous to humans?

36:20 Is the military close to kamikaze dolphins?

40:06 Manatees

41:56 Hoover the talking seal

45:40 Final thoughts