# TRC #733: What Did Dinosaurs Sound Like? + Book Review: Chokepoints by Edward Fishman

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Podcast: [The Reality Check](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reality-check-509868)
Published: 2026-06-02T03:43:00+00:00
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Did tyrannosaurus rex roar? Adam looks at what sound they, and other dinosaurs, may have made and just why animals roar at all. Darren gives us a book review of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare, by Edward Fishman, which looks at the history of economic sanctions, what they are, how they're used and what their impact is.

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