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Unexplainable

The hunt for a lost species

Unexplainable

Vox

Life Sciences, Science, Natural Sciences

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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One of the world’s most biodiverse aquifers is full of strange, blind creatures that have evolved in isolation for millions of years. But one is missing. (Originally aired in 2022) Guests: ⁠Benji Jones⁠, Vox senior correspondent; ⁠Andy Gluesenkamp⁠, Conservation biologist and herpetologist (a reptiles and amphibians guy) For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:26.5

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0:30.2

What's up, y'all?

0:31.2

I'm Skyler Diggins, seven-time WMBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and mom.

0:36.6

And I'm Cassidy Hubbard, host and reporter for nearly 20 years covering the biggest names

0:41.0

and stories in sports and mom.

0:43.7

And this is Am Mom, a community for athletes, game changers, and moms of all kinds.

0:49.7

Dropping May 14th.

0:51.2

Tap in with us.

0:53.4

Right now, species are going extinct at the fastest rate since when the dinosaurs

0:58.0

went extinct 66 million years ago.

1:01.0

It's a crisis.

1:03.0

But what about the species that slip through the cracks, the ones where we aren't sure whether

1:07.0

they're extinct, the ones that have gone missing.

1:15.1

A few years ago, our reporter, Manding Wyn, flew down to Texas to look for one of these missing species.

1:16.6

She ended up making one of our favorite episodes.

1:19.3

So we wanted to share it again with you.

1:21.6

Because Mandy actually went cave diving, and she found this mysterious underwater world hiding beneath one of the

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