Curiosity Daily Podcast: How Deadliest Catch Navigates a Deadly Pandemic (w/ Captain Sig Hansen)

Captain Sig Hansen from “Deadliest Catch” discusses the surprising ways the coronavirus pandemic made the world’s most dangerous job even harder. Then, you’ll learn about our moon’s comet-like tail that collides with Earth every month.

May 04, 2021

Episode Show Notes:

Learn more about Deadliest Catch, Tuesdays at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery

The moon has a comet-like tail and it collides with the Earth each month by Grant Currin

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