The Bone Wars
99% Invisible

The Bone Wars

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 18, 202644 min

Two rival paleontologists turn a hunt for dinosaur bones into an all-out scientific war. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This is 99% Invisible. I'm Roman Mars. Here at 99PI, we're in the business of making dreams come true. And boy, did we ever deliver this week.

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Sorry, I'm in awe. We are in a back room and I am like, what am I looking at? That's just hallowed ground. Yes.

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You guys. It's the cast of a T-Rex. It's a T-Rex. Wow.

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