I found myself wanting to know more about Ella Chase from this RadioLab podcast my daughter gave me, how fascinating. What about the public office she held? She had children, what happened to them? Bravo! RadioLab!

This is definitely my favourite Radiolab story. I can easily (and have) listen to this more than once.

Love this story and sounds like something my husband and I would do. Could tell some stories like this.

goat on a cow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJyC1KvFXGQ

If I were a goat I'd rather stand on a cow than on an orange globe.

I think I know why the goat stood on the cow's back. These are grazing, prey animals, always on the look out for predators. The goat has a better vantage point from the cow's back.

I heard this story years ago and I've never forgotten it. I can't believe I found it! Thanks for having these available!

I live in India and I have definitely seen a goat taking a nap on top of a cow, who is also taking a nap. I didn't think it was that weird until I heard this.

Maybe I misunderstood, but I got nothing out of this story but sentiment. Thats fine and good, but its not what I was looking for on radiolab.

Thumbs down. Give me meat and potatos, not some over emotional voices repeating again and again how exciting their minor inconsequential discoveries were.

This is why NPR should by on the air forever!

I can't listen to this without crying, and I do it at least every other week. It's one of the most positive things in my life. Jad, Robert, please keep doing what you're doing. I really appreciate it.

I was driving up through California when I listened to this episode, and I was mesmerized the entire time. Between this and another episode, I didn't even notice the last two hours of my 10-hr drive.

I recently discovered radiolab (and ask myself, where I was all the years). And now I'm listening from the beginning mostly every issue.

This one is thrilling, fascinating, and as a non-native speaker I just cannot find the most appropriate definition to describe the awesomeness of Radiolab as whole and this issue particularly. The looking for past is one of the most interesting - and solvable - mysteries. Thank you for solving this one.

Interpretative dance version of this story.
http://vimeo.com/18519768

I saw a goat on a cow in India:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slengfjes/2404905043/in/set-72157604486976573/
and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slengfjes/2405734856/in/set-72157604486976573/

The rest of the story is pretty funny too!

After over 3 years from first hearing this story it remains my favorite story I've ever heard on the radio.
Must listen!

I sat in my car for 20 minutes outside of my house to finish listening to this story. It was amazing and I wasn't about to miss a bit of it. I am passing this along to many of my friends. It's one of those stories that you experience not just listen to.

This was an amazing story. How the teacher didn't look any farther into this womans life becasue he was satisfied with how he was using the found letters in such a creative way.... amazing. For him the story never ends because his students can forever keep creating new stories for him. It nearly brought tears to my eyes.

I had listened to this program only one time when they had a special on the NPR station in South Florida. I never got to hear radio lab again, but I enjoyed the program so much that I have looked it up on the internet. I shared the story about Ella Chase with some of my Norwegian friends. I am huge fun of the way the show is produced and its entertaining subject matter. Thank you.

Stock picture of goat standing on a cow:

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