Listen Top Shows Blog

A True Crime Natural History, with Eels

A True Crime Natural History, with Eels

Update: 2024-10-18

Share

Description

Writer, journalist, and academic Ellen Ruppel Shell discusses why baby eels are worth $2,500 a pound, how we can disrupt the baby eel black market, and what we're really eating when we order unagi at a Japanese restaurant. Ellen's new book is Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels.

Comments

Top Podcasts

The Best New Comedy Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best News Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Business Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Sports Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New True Crime Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Dan Bongino Show Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Mark Levin Podcast – June 2024

In Channel

A True Crime Natural History, with Eels

A True Crime Natural History, with Eels

2024-10-1832:42

Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World

Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World

2024-09-1724:23

How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap

How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap

2024-08-3126:14

Luke Raley of the Seattle Mariners

Luke Raley of the Seattle Mariners

2024-08-0810:57

Daniela Rus on Our Bright Future with Robots

Daniela Rus on Our Bright Future with Robots

2024-07-2625:21

Adam Gopnik on All That Happiness Is

Adam Gopnik on All That Happiness Is

2024-06-2325:21

Derek Black's Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism

Derek Black's Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism

2024-05-2229:19

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on Chain Gang All Stars and the Power of Student Voice

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on Chain Gang All Stars and the Power of Student Voice

2024-05-1027:34

How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully

How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully

2024-04-2427:23

Kayta Apekina on Family, Identity, and Intergenerational Trauma

Kayta Apekina on Family, Identity, and Intergenerational Trauma

2024-04-1123:28

How to Find Balance and Reclaim Your Life

How to Find Balance and Reclaim Your Life

2024-03-2224:14

Washington Wine Legend Dick Boushey

Washington Wine Legend Dick Boushey

2024-03-0526:23

Jamie Peha on Washington Wine Now and in the Future

Jamie Peha on Washington Wine Now and in the Future

2024-02-2222:12

Prachi Gupta on the Myth of the Model Minority

Prachi Gupta on the Myth of the Model Minority

2024-02-1624:51

Nell Greenfieldboyce on the Science of Life

Nell Greenfieldboyce on the Science of Life

2024-01-1923:06

A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars

A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars

2023-12-2024:41

Life Lessons from the Early Greeks

Life Lessons from the Early Greeks

2023-12-0522:17

David Brooks on How to Know a Person

David Brooks on How to Know a Person

2023-11-0919:09

What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things

2023-10-2731:19

Amy Schneider on the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

Amy Schneider on the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

2023-10-1024:03

00:00

00:00

x

A True Crime Natural History, with Eels

A True Crime Natural History, with Eels

Arik Korman