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A humpback whale surfacing from the water surrounded by seagulls

If you could talk to the animals

What's the meaning of all those howls and growls? Is it language? This week on the podcast, NOVA's Ari Daniel explores how three species communicate.

If you could talk to the animals
An adult education language class at Ahrens Educational Resource Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Learning English on the fly

Learning English on the fly

Sideshow Podcast: Giving The Perfect GIF

Sideshow Podcast: Giving The Perfect GIF

Sideshow Podcast: The Best of 2014's Internet

Sideshow Podcast: The Best of 2014's Internet

Sideshow Podcast: High Maintenance: The Internet's Best TV Show

Sideshow Podcast: High Maintenance: The Internet's Best TV Show

Sideshow Podcast: Boots, Before and After Beyoncé

Boots moves on from the mega music mystery of 2013 when he was credited on Beyoncé’s self-titled album alongside super-producers like Timbaland, Pharrell, and Frank Ocean. 

Sideshow Podcast: Boots, Before and After Beyoncé

Sideshow Podcast: Issa Rae Built an Awkward Empire, But She Just Wants to Rap

Her awkwardness has won her a hit web series, an HBO pilot, and a chance to work with Pharrell Williams. But Issa Rae has yet to fulfill her dream. 

Sideshow Podcast: Issa Rae Built an Awkward Empire, But She Just Wants to Rap

Sideshow Podcast: Kutiman Keeps Making Music Thru You(Tube)

If YouTube had an A&R genius, his name would be Kutiman. He makes records by layering and sampling random musicians on YouTube. Just don't call it a gimmick.

Sideshow Podcast: Kutiman Keeps Making Music Thru You(Tube)

Sideshow Podcast: How to Make A Perfect Movie Before Turning 30 (with 'Whiplash' Director Damien Chazelle)

No one trusted 29-year-old Damien Chazelle to make a movie about jazz, so he showed producers that Whiplash was about passion, ambition, and blood.

Sideshow Podcast: How to Make A Perfect Movie Before Turning 30 (with 'Whiplash' Director Damien Chazelle)

Sideshow Podcast: Christoph Niemann, Instagram Savant

Christoph Niemann was already a successful illustrator, but the internet made him a groundbreaking storyteller. 

Sideshow Podcast: Christoph Niemann, Instagram Savant

Sideshow Podcast: Howard Kremer Is a One-Joke Comedian, and Proud of It

Most comedians have many memorable bits, but Howard Kremer has just one: “Have a Summah.” Good thing he has managed to build a comedy empire out of it. 

Sideshow Podcast: Howard Kremer Is a One-Joke Comedian, and Proud of It

Sideshow Podcast: “Rude” by Magic! Is the Worst Best Song of the Summer

“Rude” by Magic! is America's #1 song — it's also America's most hated song. Critic Jia Tolentino explains the fine line between good, credible pop and the incredibly bad stuff.

Sideshow Podcast: “Rude” by Magic! Is the Worst Best Song of the Summer

Sideshow Podcast: Bea Arthur and Unicorns Teach You the Heimlich Maneuver

There’s one item you can find in most restaurants from New York to California: A poster telling you how to save someone who’s choking. Though required by law in many states, those sim...

Sideshow Podcast: Bea Arthur and Unicorns Teach You the Heimlich Maneuver

Sideshow Podcast: Pogo is YouTube's Favorite Musician

<p>Where some mash-up artists stun with clever technique or surreal juxtapositions, Pogo is first and foremost a fan, passionate and careful with sources like <em>Alice in Wonderland</em> and <em>Fresh Prince.&nbsp;</em></p>

Sideshow Podcast: Pogo is YouTube's Favorite Musician

Sideshow Podcast: How Animation Helps Us Appreciate Good Audio

The greatest interview ever recorded won&rsquo;t get as many hits on YouTube as a cat giving a high five.&nbsp;The people behind Blank on Blank&nbsp;are using animation to make audio go viral.

Sideshow Podcast: How Animation Helps Us Appreciate Good Audio