The Chicxulub Impact: The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Sometime around 66 million years ago, a meteor smashed into what is today the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The impact of that event changed life on Earth in ways that are still evident today. Evidence for this impact wasn’t obvious. There was strong skepticism when the theory was proposed, and it took decades for it to become widely accepted. In the end, the evidence proved overwhelming. Learn more about the Chicxulub Impact, how it was discovered, and how it changed the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Around 66 million years ago, a meteorite smashed into what is today the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
0:06.7	The impact of that event changed life on Earth in ways that are still evident today.
0:12.0	Proof of this impact, however, wasn't obvious. There was strong skepticism when the theory was proposed,
0:17.8	and it took decades for it to become widely accepted. But in the end,
0:21.9	the evidence proved overwhelming. Learn more about the Chixilube impact, how it was discovered,
0:27.6	and how it changed the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Young people today. Can they really handle responsibility? Or are we just kidding ourselves?
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