What you'll learn

• 1 (00:02) **Cat Litter Ad & Episode Kickoff** - Host Wes shares a personal story about his cat Toad's smelly litter, then pitches Boxy Pro cat litter before the episode theme is introduced.
• 2 (01:46) **Spooky Season Introduction & Dracula's Wolves** - The hosts welcome listeners and set up the October theme of spooky animals, linking wolves to Bram Stoker's Dracula.
• 3 (10:28) **Wolf Attacks in History & Modern Politics** - Wes contrasts the historical frequency of wolf attacks in Europe with the rarity in modern North America, touching on the political controversy around wolves.
• 4 (12:56) **Setting the Scene: The Delventhal Family** - The story of the 1996 Algonquin Provincial Park attack begins with 12-year-old Zack Delventhal and his family on a canoe-in camping trip.
• 5 (18:30) **The Wolf Howl Encounter** - On the last night, the family hears a lone wolf howl after a Boy Scout troop initiates a howling session, setting the stage for the attack.
• 6 (19:43) **The Eastern Wolf: Species or Subspecies?** - Wes delves into the biology of the wolf involved, revealing it may be a distinct species called the Eastern wolf (Canis lycon), not a gray wolf.
• 7 (26:17) **The Night of the Attack** - The family sleeps under the stars, and the lone wolf stalks them, ultimately attacking Zack by the face and dragging him away.

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