News From Washington, Why Dinosaurs Left Wisconsin

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A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is seen on display during the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History’s “David H. Koch Hall of Fossils-Deep Time” during the exhibit opening day in Washington, Saturday, June 8, 2019. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo

A reporter covering the nation’s capitol joins the show to talk about President Joe Biden’s jobs plan, and what Congress is up to as it comes back into session this week. Then we talk about pre-historic life in Wisconsin, and why the dinosaurs left the state for Wyoming.

Featured in this Show

  • This Week In Washington: April 14, 2021

    Congress is back in session this week. We discuss what’s on their plate, including President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, voting rights, and gun reform.

  • Why Wisconsin Dinosaurs Made The Move To Wyoming

    How did rocks from Wisconsin travel a thousand miles west, to Wyoming? A new study guesses that giant dinosaurs carried them in their stomachs. A paleontologist explains. Plus, we take a look at what prehistoric life looked like in Wisconsin.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Toluse Olorunnipa Guest
  • Joseph Frederickson Guest

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