Bats In The Darkness - June 17, 2025

The show opens with News You Can't Use and foreign correspondent Tony Five⁠ covering the following: Woman in China sends 1,000kg of onions to cheating ex's home⁠. Dr. Lenore Newman⁠, co-author of Dinner on Mars⁠, goes over the technologies that will likely transform the red planet into a place that grows food. Conservation scientist Lisa Wilkinson shares how she descends into the darkness of Alberta's largest bat cave to fight a deadly bat fungus. Caitlin Green⁠, media personality and co-host of The Jan Arden Podcast⁠ joins the show for Pop Cultured, Like Fungus discuss the best way to load a dishwasher. TV host Noah Cappe joins the show for Noah vs. The Unknown and chats about the mystery of Atlantis. Cosmologist Dr. Alexander Ji gives insight into how stars die and create the stuff we're made of. David and foreign correspondent Tony Five⁠ follow up with caller Gillian from London – not that London – and our hosts discuss the wedding present they bought for her. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (02:06)Tony Five (09:59) Dr. Lenore Newman (19:59) Lisa Wilkinson (29:59) Caitlin Green (39:49) Noah Cappe pt. 1 (49:49) Noah Cappe pt. 2 (59:49) Dr. Alexander Ji (1:09:49) Tony Five & Caller Gillian (1:19:06) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices