The boys wade through a bog of headlines, some good, some not so good, but that is our world today. Then they talk about times human intervention seemed like a good idea at the time, but ended up causing way more harm than good. Think about an island with too many rats, so humans drop in snakes to limit them; then have to drop in mongoose to cull the snakes; then try poisoning the mongoose when their population gets to big, only to have the rat population thrive again. Give a listen. Give a comment. Give a subscribe. Give a share. Much love!
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