This is a republish of just the panda-related portions of Episode 18 because we wanted to submit it for an award, but the file must be below 60 minutes.

*SPECIAL REPORT*

Amy and Eugene visited the Smithsonian National Zoo in late September to get to the bottom of Panda diplomacy and to try to figure out when the new pandas would arrive. While there, they went *Off Beat* by talking to the zoo's director Brandie Smith, who stressed that conservation was the panda program's goal.

Special thanks to Jack Davies for voiceovers in the special report.

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