The Common Descent Podcast
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Episodes: 279
Oct 31, 2018
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Join David and Will as they explore the paleontologists’ perspective on various topics in life and earth history.
Each episode features a main discussion on a topic requested by the listeners, presented as a lighthearted and educational conversation about fossils, evolution, deep time, and more.
Before the main discussion, each episode also includes a news segment, covering recent research related to paleontology and evolution.
Each episode ends with the answer to a question submitted by subscribers on Patreon.
New episodes with new topics every fortnight!
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Silver Screen Science - Deep Blue Sea
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Episode 189 - Dromaeosaurs
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Silver Screen Science - Meg 2: The Trench
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Spotlight 2024 - James, Amanda, and Curtis, Palaeo After Dark
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Episode 188 - Cannibalism
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Episode 187 - Migration
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Spotlight 2024 - Adele Pentland, Pals in Palaeo
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Episode 186 - Owls
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Episode 185 - Cacti
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Episode 184 - Richard Owen
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Episode 183 - Feathers
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Episode 182 - Camouflage
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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End of the Year Q&A 2023
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Episode 181 - Dragonflies
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Episode 180 - Filter Feeding
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Patron Mini-Episode Compilation #4
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 179 - Thermoregulation
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Episode 178 - Ears
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Cute-E - Friendly Dragons
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Episode 177 - Neanderthals
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Spook-E - Turtle Dragons
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Spook-E - Wyverns
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Episode 176 - Hadrosaurs
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Spook-E - East Asian Dragons
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Spook-E - European Dragons
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Episode 175 - Plant Defenses
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Episode 174 - The Mesozoic Marine Revolution
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Episode 173 - Herbivores (Plant-Eaters)
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Silver Screen Science - 65 (2023)
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Episode 172 - Toothed Whales
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Episode 171 - The Tethys Sea
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Episode 170 - Milk
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Snake Stuff with David
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Episode 169 - Sea Snakes
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Episode 168 – Marine Crocs
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Croc Chat with Will
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Episode 167 – Geologic Dating
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Episode 166 - Monotremes
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May 28, 2023 |
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Episode 165 - Fruit
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May 14, 2023 |
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Episode 164 - The ”Boring Billion”
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Patron Mini-Episode Compilation #3
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Episode 163 - Claws
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Episode 162 – Caecilians
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Episode 161 - Sleep
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Episode 160 - The Messel Pit
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Episode 159 - Giraffes
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Episode 158 – Charles R. Knight
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Episode 157 - Bioluminescence and Biofluorescence
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Episode 156 - Eurypterids (Sea Scorpions)
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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End of the Year Q&A 2022
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Episode 155 - Gymnosperms
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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Episode 154 - Live Birth
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Episode 153 - Armadillos
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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Episode 152 - The Jehol Biota
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Episode 151 - Tails
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Spook-E - Mimics
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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Spook-E - Beholders
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Episode 150 - Stegosaurs
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Spook-E - Displacer Beasts
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Spook-E - Owlbears
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Episode 149 - Ants
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Episode 148 - Gliding
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Episode 147 - Genetics
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Episode 146 - The Jurassic-Cretaceous Transition
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Episode 145 - Photosynthesis
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Episode 144 - Evolutionary Gigantism and Dwarfism
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Saving Snakes with Hiral Naik
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Episode 143 - Monitor Lizards
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Episode 142 - Phytosaurs
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Silver Screen Science - Jurassic World: Dominion
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Conserving Crocs with Dr. Marisa Tellez
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Episode 141 - Supercontinents
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Silver Screen Science – Prehistoric Planet
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Episode 140 - Horns and Antlers
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May 29, 2022 |
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Episode 139 - Vultures
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May 15, 2022 |
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Episode 138 - The Moon
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May 01, 2022 |
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Episode 137 - Fossilization
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Episode 136 - Seahorses
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Patron Mini-Episode Compilation #2
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode 135 - Seeds
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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The Art of Common Descent with Rob Soto
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 134 – Sanguivores (Blood-Eaters)
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Episode 133 - Symbiosis
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Episode 132 - Mary and Louis Leakey
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Episode 131 - Volcanoes
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Episode 130 - Sense of Smell
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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End of the Year Q&A 2021
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Episode 129 - Rhinos
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Episode 128 - The Deep Sea
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Silver Screen Science – Prologue, Jurassic World: Dominion
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Episode 127 - The Hell Creek Formation
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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Episode 126 - Mimicry
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Episode 125 - Orchids
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Spook-E - Triffids
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Spook-E - Mandrakes
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Episode 124 - Snowball Earth
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Spook-E - Animated Trees
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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Spook-E - People-Eating Plants
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Episode 123 - Spiders
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Episode 122 - Plate Tectonics
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Episode 121 - Brains
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Episode 120 – Tyrannosaurs
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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Episode 119 - India
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Episode 118 - Trace Fossils
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Episode 117 - Crabs and Carcinization
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Episode 116 - Ichthyosaurs
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Silver Screen Science - Anaconda (1997)
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Silver Screen Science - Lake Placid (1999)
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Episode 115 - Biomes
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Episode 114 - Polar Life
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May 30, 2021 |
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Episode 113 - Paleoclimate
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May 16, 2021 |
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Episode 112 - Caves
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May 02, 2021 |
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Episode 111 - Eusociality
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Silver Screen Science – Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 110 - Mazon Creek Fossil Beds
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Episode 109 - Hyenas
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Episode 108 - Penguins
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Episode 107 – Tusks
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Episode 106 - Franz Nopcsa
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Episode 105 - Carnivorous Plants
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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Episode 104 - Pinnipeds
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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End of the Year Q&A 2020
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Episode 103 – The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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Episode 102 - Parasites
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Episode 101 - Sauropods
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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100 Episodes: A Look Back
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Episode 100 - the Origin of Life
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Episode 99 - Evolution of Insects
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Spook-E - the Sirens
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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Spook-E - the Leviathan
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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Episode 98 - Species and Speciation
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Spook-E - Sea Serpents
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Oct 17, 2020 |
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Spook-E - the Kraken
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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Episode 97 - Venom and Poison
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Episode 96 - Marsupials
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 95 – The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Episode 94 - Dogs
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Episode 93 - Cats
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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Episode 92 - Eggs
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Episode 91 - Frogs
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Episode 90 - "Living Fossils"
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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Episode 89 - The Burgess Shale
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Live Chat - Conservation Paleontology
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Live Chat - Paleopathology
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Episode 88 - Evolution of Teeth
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May 31, 2020 |
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Live Chat - Turtles
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 87 - Ceratopsians, the Horned Dinosaurs
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May 17, 2020 |
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Live Chat - Ancient DNA
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May 12, 2020 |
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Episode 86 - New Zealand
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May 03, 2020 |
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Episode 85 – The Ordovician Mass Extinction
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Silver Screen Science - Animals of the James Bond Franchise
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Silver Screen Science - Godzilla (1998)
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Episode 84 - Paleopathology
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Silver Screen Science - Evolution (2001)
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Patron Mini-Episode Compilation
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Silver Screen Science - Tremors
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Episode 83 - Coelacanths
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Episode 82 - Trilobites
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Episode 81 - Metamorphosis
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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Episode 80 - Mary Anning
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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Episode 79 - Pterosaurs
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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DragonCon 2019 Paleontology Hour Panel
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Episode 78 - Exaptation
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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End of the Year Q&A 2019
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Episode 77 - Fins to Feet: The Fish-Tetrapod Transition
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Dec 29, 2019 |
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Episode 76 - Horse Evolution
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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...But We Digress - Pokemon Paleontology
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Episode 75 - The Great Oxidation Event
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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Episode 74 - South America
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Episode 73 - Trees
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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Spook-E - Chimeras
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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Episode 72 - Plesiosaurs
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Spook-E - Hydras
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Oct 19, 2019 |
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Spook-E - Gorgons
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Oct 12, 2019 |
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Episode 71 - The Western Interior Seaway
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Spook-E - Harpies
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Oct 05, 2019 |
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Episode 70 - Convergent Evolution
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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Episode 69 - Ankylosaurs
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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Episode 68 - Evolution of Eyes
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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Voices of La Brea - Bonus Episode
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Episode 67 - The La Brea Tar Pits
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Episode 66 - Elephants
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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Episode 65 - The Late Devonian Extinction(s)
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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Episode 64 - Paleoart
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Silver Screen Science – Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
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Jun 29, 2019 |
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Silver Screen Science – King Kong (2005) and Kong: Skull Island (2017)
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Jun 22, 2019 |
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Episode 63 - Sexual Selection
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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Silver Screen Science – Kaiju Concepts
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Jun 15, 2019 |
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Silver Screen Science - Gojira (1954)
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Jun 08, 2019 |
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Episode 62 – Amber
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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Silver Screen Science - King Kong (1933)
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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Episode 61 - Behavior in the Fossil Record
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May 19, 2019 |
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Episode 60 - Turtles
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May 05, 2019 |
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Episode 59 - Bats
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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Episode 58 - The Bone Wars
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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Episode 57 - Evolution of Flowering Plants (Angiosperms)
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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Sloth Chat Livestream 2018
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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Episode 56 – The Evolution of Evolutionary Theory
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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Episode 55 - The "Sixth Extinction" (Modern Biodiversity Crisis)
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Episode 54 - Alfred Russell Wallace
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Episode 53 - The Baculum (Penis Bone)
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Jan 27, 2019 |
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Episode 52 – Sounds of the Past (Fossil Bioacoustics)
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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End of the Year Q&A 2018
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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Episode 51 - Mosasaurs
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Dec 30, 2018 |
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Episode 50 - Australia
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Dec 16, 2018 |
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Episode 49 - Fake Fossils
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Dec 02, 2018 |
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Episode 48 - Sharks
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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Episode 47 - Early Synapsids ("Proto-Mammals")
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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Spook-E - Zombies
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Oct 27, 2018 |
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Episode 46 - Cryptozoology
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Spook-E - Fish-People
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Oct 20, 2018 |
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Spook-E - Werewolves
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Oct 13, 2018 |
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Episode 45 – The Permian Extinction (“The Great Dying”)
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Oct 07, 2018 |
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Spook-E - Vampires
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Oct 06, 2018 |
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SciFest in St. Louis
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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Spotlight - Ranjeev Epa (5/5)
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Sep 29, 2018 |
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Silver Screen Science - The Meg
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Episode 44 - Hybridization
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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Spotlight - Chris Mah (4/5)
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Sep 22, 2018 |
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Spotlight - Alycia Stigall (3/5)
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Sep 15, 2018 |
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Episode 43 - The Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI)
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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Spotlight - Adriane Lam (2/5)
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Sep 08, 2018 |
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Spotlight - Dave Marshall (1/5)
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Sep 01, 2018 |
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Episode 42 - Spinosaurs
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Aug 26, 2018 |
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Episode 41 - Evolution of Whales
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Aug 12, 2018 |
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Episode 40 - Madagascar
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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...But We Digress - Mermaids
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Jul 22, 2018 |
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Episode 39 - Speculative Evolution
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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Episode 38 - Grass
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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Silver Screen Science - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (5/5)
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Jun 30, 2018 |
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Episode 37.5 - More Birds
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Jun 24, 2018 |
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Silver Screen Science - Jurassic World (4/5)
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Jun 23, 2018 |
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Episode 37 - Evolution of Birds
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Jun 17, 2018 |
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Silver Screen Science - Jurassic Park III (3/5)
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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Silver Screen Science - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (2/5)
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Jun 09, 2018 |
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Episode 36 - Reefs
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Jun 03, 2018 |
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Silver Screen Science - Jurassic Park (1/5)
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Jun 02, 2018 |
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Episode 35 - De-extinction
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May 20, 2018 |
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Episode 34 - Ancient DNA
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May 06, 2018 |
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Crocs vs Snakes - The Poll Returns
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May 01, 2018 |
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Survey Response and Q&A
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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Episode 33 - Ontogeny
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Apr 22, 2018 |
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Episode 32 - Naracoorte Caves, Australia
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Apr 08, 2018 |
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Episode 31 - The Ediacaran Biota
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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Episode 30 - Prehistoric Poop
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Mar 11, 2018 |
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Episode 29 - Placoderms, The Armored Fish
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Feb 25, 2018 |
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Episode 28 - Charles Darwin
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Feb 11, 2018 |
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Episode 27 - Domestication
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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Episode 26 - Astrobiology
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Jan 14, 2018 |
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Episode 25 - The Pleistocene Megafaunal Extinction
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Dec 31, 2017 |
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Episode 24 - Sloths
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Dec 17, 2017 |
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Episode 23 - Jurassic Park
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Dec 03, 2017 |
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Episode 22 - Micropaleontology
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Nov 19, 2017 |
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Episode 21 - Dinosaurs, An Introduction
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Nov 05, 2017 |
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Episode 20 - The Scientific Method
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Oct 22, 2017 |
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Diversity in Paleontology - Special Episode
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Oct 08, 2017 |
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Episode 19 - Women in Paleontology
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Oct 08, 2017 |
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Episode 18B - Human Evolution Part 2
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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Episode 18A - Human Evolution Part 1
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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Episode 17 - The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP)
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Sep 10, 2017 |
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Episode 16 - Cephalopods
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Aug 27, 2017 |
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Episode 15 - The End-Triassic Extinction
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Aug 13, 2017 |
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Episode 14 - The Gray Fossil Site
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Jul 30, 2017 |
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...But We Digress - The History of Earth
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Jul 19, 2017 |
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Episode 13 - The Fossil Preparation Lab
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Jul 16, 2017 |
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Episode 12 - The Geologic Time Scale
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Jul 02, 2017 |
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Episode 11 - Antarctica
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Jun 18, 2017 |
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...But We Digress - Tyrannosaur Skin (and Feathers?)
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Jun 10, 2017 |
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Episode 10 - The Tree of Life
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Jun 04, 2017 |
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Episode 9 - The Cambrian Explosion
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May 21, 2017 |
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Episode 8 - Conservation Paleontology
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May 07, 2017 |
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Episode 7 - Primates
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Apr 23, 2017 |
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Episode 6 – Evolution of Flight
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Apr 09, 2017 |
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...But We Digress - Ornithoscelida
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Mar 29, 2017 |
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Episode 5 - The K-Pg Extinction (the "Dinosaur Extinction")
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Mar 26, 2017 |
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Episode 4 - Island Evolution
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Mar 12, 2017 |
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Episode 3 - Snakes
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Feb 26, 2017 |
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Episode 2 - Crocodilians
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Feb 12, 2017 |
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Episode 1 - Paleontology
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Feb 10, 2017 |