The Hoover Dam; Dr. Jane Goodall

Hightailing Through History

How do you feel about dams? What about chimpanzees? Is concrete your thing? How about scientific women? Well, for episode 56, we have all those things. First, KT recounts the construction of the Hoover Dam, which celebrated an 88th anniversary on March 1, 2023. The dam, which is the largest in the United States, contains enough concrete to build a road from San Francisco to New York City! Next up, Laurel discusses Dr. Jane Goodall, primatologist, anthropologist and the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees! Hear about her 60-plus years of research and her legacy in activism and conservationism. Bonus: hear Laurel attempt the chimpanzee greeting that Dr. Goodall greets her audiences with (it's not great...)

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Mentioned in the Stories:

Jane Goodall's Chimp Greeting

Looking for ways to help conservationism in Africa? Check out https://africanconservation.org/ which is conservation for Africa by Africans. There you can donate directly to animal conservation projects or, if you’re more of a get-in-there-yourself kind of person, you can sign up to volunteer for projects and training.

For more about Jane Goodall’s work and her Institute, visit www.janegoodall.org

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Source Materials:

The Hoover Dam--

https://www.blazinpaddles.com/history-of-the-hoover-dam

https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/hoover-dam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_DJane Goodall--

Biography.com Editors. “Jane Goodall Biography.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 15 June 2020, www.biography.com/scientist/jane-goodall.

Famous Scientists. “Jane Goodall.” Famous Scientists, FamousScientists.org, www.famousscientists.org/jane-goodall/.

Jane Goodall Institute UK. “Biography.” Jane Goodall Institute UK, Jane Goodall Institute UK, www.janegoodall.org.uk/jane-goodall/biography.

Leiter, Elizabeth and Kim Woodard, directors. Jane Goodall: The Hope. Performance by Jane Goodall, National Geographic Films, 2020.

McKie, Robin. “Jane Goodall: 50 Years Working with Chimps | Discover Interview.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 26 June 2010, www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jun/27/jane-goodall-chimps-africa-interview.

Morgen, Brett, director. Jane. National Geographic Studios, Public Road Productions, Abramorama, 2017.

Sebunya, Kaddu. “Saving the World's Wildlife Is Not Just 'a White Person Thing'.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 31 July 2017, www.theguardian.com/environment/africa-wild/2017/jul/31/saving-wildlife-conservation-africa-colonialism-race.

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Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/