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Species extinction, Housing recession

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A cloned black-footed ferret
In this photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned black-footed ferret and first-ever cloned U.S. endangered species, at 50-days old on Jan. 29, 2021. Scientists hope the slinky predator named Elizabeth Ann and her descendants will improve the genetic diversity of a species once thought extinct but bred in captivity and reintroduced successfully to the wild. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP

An author shares her new book about what we can learn from extinctions. Then, a housing expert explores the idea of a housing recession in the U.S.

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  • Endlings: What the last of a species can teach us about grief and extinction

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    Endlings are the last individual of a species — like Lonesome George the Pinta tortoise and QiQi the baiji. We talk to the author of a book about what endlings reveal about grief and the power humans hold amid the Earth’s sixth mass extinction.

  • Is the US in a housing recession?

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    Some economists say the U.S. is in the midst of a housing recession. We talk about what that means, how it’s impacting buyers, sellers and renters, and what it tells about the health of the American housing market.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Lydia Pyne Guest
  • Kurt Paulsen Guest

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