Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 138: "The Astounding, Semi-Scandalous Battle Of Duck Genitalia"

This is the bonus show for Episode 138! (Ducks)

Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, Jordan Morris, and Jesse Thorn explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of duck penises, duck vaginas, and a 2013 incident where duck genital studies turned into a U.S. political scandal.

RESEARCH SOURCES:

How the battle of the sexes left the duck with an awkwardly long, corkscrew-shaped penis (BBC Science Focus)

When growing their penises for the season, ducks bend to social pressure (Popular Science)

Ballistic Penises and Corkscrew Vaginas: The Sexual Battles of Ducks (Discover Magazine)

How Chickens Lost Their Penises (And Ducks Kept Theirs) (National Geographic)

Found! The longest bird penis ever (Australian Broadcasting Corporation Science)

Why I Study Duck Genitalia (Slate)

The Latest Conservative Outrage Is About Duck Penis (Mother Jones)

Ducks Meet the Culture Wars (National Geographic)

How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point (NBC News)