I Wish You Were Dead (Mike, Gavin, and Fia)
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| 09 Nov 2022 | Ep. 99 Turtles | 01:01:41 | |
The weirdest animals are sometimes the most familiar. In the case of reptiles, that's the turtles! Everyone knows what a turtle is...except scientists! Find out what we DO know about them in this week's episode! | |||
| 11 May 2022 | Ep. 73 The American Museum of Natural History | 00:51:16 | |
Gavin teaches Mike and Fia about the collections and the history of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. | |||
| 01 May 2024 | Ep. 136: The Smithsonian | 00:59:12 | |
Gavin takes Mike and Fia through the very American history of the largest natural history museum in the world; the National Museum of Natural History, aka The Smithsonian. Lookup whether your favorite museum has Native American remains that it needs to return home: https://projects.propublica.org/repatriation-nagpra-database/ Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 18 Jan 2023 | Ep. 104 Theropod Dinosaurs | 01:12:25 | |
Theropod dinosaurs are likely the most talked about group of dinosaurs, and probably the most talked about group of (sort of) extinct animals. In today's fairly technical episode, we learn about the group, their history, and their evolution! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 | |||
| 09 Jun 2021 | Ep. 26 The Elephant Episode | 01:16:51 | |
Elephants are weird. Gavin will prove that over the next hour or so. | |||
| 27 Sep 2023 | Ep. 121 From Apes To Humans (Human Evolution) | 01:08:11 | |
Human evolution is a marvelous collection of data. We understand human evolution better than basically anything else in paleontology. How did we get such bad backs? Why do we see faces on pieces of toast? It's all in our evolution, so let's take a closer look! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 02 Jun 2021 | Ep. 25 The Lizard Episode | 01:05:10 | |
Where Gavin teaches Mike why Lizards are a mess. | |||
| 17 May 2023 | Ep. 112 Cats (not the musical) | 01:12:56 | |
Cats are everyone's favorite weird little guys. But now that Gavin has FOUR extra weird little guys running around his house, he decided to learn more about them and share with you! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 17 Apr 2024 | Ep. 135: Fia Takes The Wheel vol 5: Preserving Nature In Florida | 00:55:29 | |
Audio issues aside, Fia tells us about a great preservation area that she's been working in to collect data for her Ph.D! NCAP (or the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve to its friends) is an area on the Gulf side of Florida with lots of unique biology and even some cool geology! News link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240410112736.htm Links from Fia: - https://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/CAMA/plans/Nature-Coast-AP-Management-Plan.pdf - https://www.aquaticpreservesociety.com/ - https://floridadep.gov/NatureCoastAP - https://dev.seacar.waterinstitute.usf.edu/datadiscovery/programs/matrix?MA=Nature%20Coast Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 29 Nov 2023 | Ep. 125 Fia Takes The Wheel vol 4: Getting A PhD | 00:56:10 | |
Fia talks us through starting a PhD program and how it differs from her experience with her Master's degree! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 15 Dec 2021 | Ep. 53 Mammals (from 200 Million to 60 Million) | 01:01:29 | |
Mammals were crushed under the feet of our dinosaur oppressors until the big rock came and liberated us. Or so you've been told. In this one Gavin debunks that notion and teaches us why our vision kinda sucks.
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| 29 Dec 2021 | Ep. 55: Farewell To The Calendar: A Holiday Episode | 01:11:29 | |
Gavin and Mike look back on and say goodbye to this podcast's biggest mistake | |||
| 08 Dec 2020 | Ep. 1 Science Sucks Sometimes | 01:02:44 | |
In the first episode of I Wish You Were Dead, we learn how science can suck, we get to know our resident expert Gavin, and we see why he doesn't want to be called an expert. | |||
| 12 May 2021 | Ep. 22 Geologic Dating | 00:59:54 | |
Where Mike and Gavin talk about how old time on earth is, and why it's that old. Also, dating! | |||
| 06 Apr 2022 | Ep. 68 Brachiopods | 00:57:42 | |
Gavin tells Mike and Fia about Brachiopods; the Wish .com version of clams. | |||
| 24 Jul 2024 | Ep. 141: Parasites and Other Freeloaders | 01:09:01 | |
In this particularly gross episode, Gavin talks to Fia about parasites and the various disgusting, albeit very interesting, lifestyles that they live. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 28 Sep 2022 | Ep. 93 The Adirondack Mountains feat. Dr. Robert Darling | 01:00:33 | |
Gavin and Mike talk to one of Gavin's former professors, Dr. Robert Darling (Dr. Bob), about the Adirondack Mountains! Mike spent the summer hiking in and around them, and wanted to learn more about them, so we brought in an expert! | |||
| 11 Oct 2023 | Ep. 122 Neandertals And Other Humans | 01:01:59 | |
What does it mean to be human? Well from a taxonomic standpoint, it means that you're in the genus Homo. But what really makes us, us? Let's talk about the history of our genus. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 01 Sep 2021 | Ep. 38 La Brea Tar Pits | 01:17:08 | |
Gavin teaches Mike about the La Brea Tar Pits. | |||
| 07 Dec 2022 | Ep. 101 Australia | 01:14:58 | |
The continent with the weirdest wildlife is a bit of a toss up between South America and the topic of today's episode; Australia! What makes it so weird? Why does it have so many pockets? Also...Gavin's wife Liz subs in for Fia today because of finals week! | |||
| 03 Aug 2022 | Ep. 85 Stingrays, Skates and Banjos | 00:51:56 | |
In honor of Shark Week, Gavin teaches Fia about the cousins of sharks; the rays and skates. Oh, and also banjos. | |||
| 28 Apr 2021 | Ep. 20 6th Mass Extinction?? | 00:51:53 | |
Where Gavin and Mike discuss a decade old paper about whether we are currently living through a mass extinction, and why Gavin is skeptical to say the least. | |||
| 05 Jul 2023 | Ep. 115 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 11: Grandma Gatewood | 00:37:19 | |
While Gavin is vacationing and Fia is grinding out grad school, Mike tells us about a trailblazing (literally) pioneer in backpacking; "Grandma" Emma Gatewood. Couldn't find the book for free on Google Books, sorry friends! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 22 Sep 2021 | Ep. 41 Plesiosaurs | 01:03:29 | |
Gavin teaches Mike about Plesiosaurs | |||
| 06 Jul 2022 | Ep. 81 The Carboniferous Rainforests | 00:52:49 | |
Gavin teaches Fia about the giant forests, salamanders, and insects of the the Carboniferous Period. Fia teaches Gavin about the most naked fish in the Gulf, the Naked Gobi. | |||
| 04 Aug 2021 | Ep. 34 Reef!! With special guest Fia Campanino!! | 01:16:27 | |
Gavin and Mike are joined by number 1 fan of the pod and long time friend Fia to talk about reefs and not just the coral kind. | |||
| 17 Feb 2021 | Ep. 11 Field Work Part 3 | 01:29:40 | |
The conclusion (for now) of our 3 part series on Gavin's time in the field. | |||
| 06 Oct 2021 | Ep. 43 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 4: Robert Smalls | 00:37:22 | |
Mike teaches Gavin about an interesting man by the name of Robert Smalls. | |||
| 12 Oct 2022 | Ep. 95 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 8: The Dead Kennedys | 00:45:11 | |
Mike takes the wheel once again to teach Gavin about the music of their childhoods...oh and also some extended members of the Kennedy political dynasty. Happy National Fossil Day! | |||
| 26 Oct 2022 | Ep. 97 Bats (Spooky Season) | 00:52:08 | |
Bats are *the* symbol of spooky season, but is it deserved? Let's learn about bats, their relatives, and how they need our help! | |||
| 27 Dec 2023 | Ep. 127 Herbivory (How To Eat Plants Without Dying) | 01:09:19 | |
Herbivores are often seen as less interesting than carnivores. However, they have to go through a wide array of challenges just to get nutrition from their food without it killing them. Let's learn about how they do it! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 01 Dec 2021 | Ep. 51 Snowball Earth | 01:09:55 | |
Gavin teaches Mike about that time the earth was a snowball. Or, and hear me out here, a slushball.
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| 21 Apr 2021 | Ep. 19 Mike Takes The Wheel: Gouverneur Morris | 00:33:57 | |
Gavin was busy, so Mike made an episode about one of his favorite dead people, Gouverneur Morris. (*Update* listen to beginning of episode 60 for some new information on Gouverneur Morris.) | |||
| 31 Aug 2022 | Ep. 89 The Great Dying (End-Permian Mass Extinction) | 01:10:55 | |
Of all the times that life on Earth collectively bit the dust, one bite of dust rises above them all. In this episode, Gavin teaches Fia about the worst mass extinction of complex life on Earth, and how we might be racing to match it today. | |||
| 01 Mar 2023 | Ep. 107 The Jurassic Extinction?? | 01:04:20 | |
The Jurassic Period is famous for many reasons. Having a Mass Extinction at the end isn't one of them. But should it be? Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 | |||
| 02 Mar 2022 | Ep. 64 The Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite w/ Jeremy Roberts | 00:56:32 | |
Gavin interviews Jeremy B. Roberts about the events that unfolded after dinosaur tracks on federal lands were damaged by construction outside Moab, Utah. | |||
| 03 Jul 2024 | Ep. 138.5: Tattoos and Dinosaurs w/ Sierra Swenson, Lora Bird, & Rudy Hummel | 00:57:46 | |
For this follow-up episode, Gavin is joined by Sierra and Rudy from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, as well as Lora Bird, owner of Nest Art Collective tattoo shop in Denver, Colorado.
YouTube lecture that Lora, Sierra and Rudy gave about the tattooing: https://youtu.be/dGg73w5wwOM?feature=shared
Denver Museum of Nature & Science socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DMNSorg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denvermuseumns/?hl=en
Twitter: https://x.com/DenverMuseumNS
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@denvermns?lang=en
Nest Art Collective tattoo shop:
http://instagram.com/nest.art.co
Special shout out to Lora's assistant Sydney, without whom Lora would never get anything done.
Socials for the artists involved in the project:
instagram.com/honestbird
instagram.com/satchel.ink
instagram.com/ragtime_russ
instagram.com/isabump
instagram.com/mikriles
instagram.com/hailstormtattoos
instagram.com/call.me_d.addie
instagram.com/farriercreative
Madagascar Ankizy Fund website: www.ankizy.org
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 03 Mar 2021 | Ep. 12 Gavin Has Finished His Masters Thesis* | 01:19:31 | |
Gavin has gotten the approval of his advisor to defend his thesis to a group of angry scientists. | |||
| 19 Jul 2023 | Ep. 116 Ratites (the big birds) | 00:58:32 | |
One group of birds stands above all the others...literally! Ratites are a group of (mostly) giant and flightless birds found all across the world. Why did they give up the freedom of the skies for the difficulties of life on the ground? Let's find out! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 18 May 2022 | Ep. 74 How Fish Learned To Walk | 01:04:21 | |
Gavin teaches Mike and Fia how fish first learned to walk on land. Two papers referenced in the episode:
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| 20 Mar 2024 | EP. 133: Are Teeth Bones? | 01:12:33 | |
Gavin takes a field trip to the dentist, so let's talk about those bones* in your mouth! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 20 Apr 2022 | Ep. 70 Fia Takes The Wheel: The Rougarou | 00:37:41 | |
Fia takes the wheel for the first time and teaches Mike and Gavin about a cool piece of Louisiana swamp culture. | |||
| 21 Jun 2023 | Ep. 114 The Great Oxidation Event | 00:54:00 | |
We all love oxygen. It's what allows us to breathe, and to make energy from the food we eat. However, long, long ago, oxygen was a deadly poison that killed anything that it touched. How did oxygen go from a death cloud to Gavin's favorite element? The Great Oxidation Event! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 01 Jun 2022 | Ep. 76 The Rock Cycle | 00:47:57 | |
Gavin Teaches Mike About The Rock Cycle | |||
| 10 Feb 2021 | Ep. 10 Field Work Part 2 | 01:06:00 | |
Gavin is back with more stories of being out in the field. | |||
| 25 May 2022 | Ep. 75 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 7: The Buffalo Soldiers | 00:45:03 | |
Mike teaches Gavin and Mike abut Buffalo Soldiers and their complex legacy. | |||
| 03 Apr 2024 | Ep. 134: The Wonderful World of Ants w/ Dr. Nate Smith | 00:49:40 | |
With Mike and Fia away for the week, Gavin talks with Dr. Nathan Smith from Bucknell University about the coolest little creatures on the planet; ants. Nate's page on Bucknell's website: https://www.bucknell.edu/fac-staff/nathan-smith Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 10 Jan 2024 | Ep. 128 Ontogeny (Growing Up) | 01:15:51 | |
Growing up is an awkward experience for everyone. Luckily, we didn't have to grow any extra legs or have the entire left side of our body become our mouth! Today we learn about how growing up works across the animal kingdom, and how we tell if a fossil animal is fully grown or not. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 23 Nov 2022 | Episode 100!!: The History of Paleontology | 00:56:48 | |
When you learn about the history of paleontology, you mostly learn about stuff that white people did starting around 1700 or so. However, humans have had a relationship to fossil for MUCH longer than that. Let's explore how different cultures from around the world have thought about fossil through time! Source Links:
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| 23 Dec 2020 | Ep. 3 Is Jurassic Park Good? | 01:30:46 | |
The good, the bad, and the ugly of the movie that changed Gavin's field of science to this day. | |||
| 05 May 2021 | Ep. 21 Flight!! | 01:17:21 | |
Where Gavin teaches Mike why things fly, and why we can't. | |||
| 31 May 2023 | Episode 113 Postponed | 00:00:58 | |
Gavin and Mike wanted to enjoy a holiday, so we're postponing this episode until next week. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 09 Mar 2022 | Ep. 65 The Real Beauty of Camels w/ Dr. Darrin Pagnac | 00:59:40 | |
Gavin's old professor Darrin teaches us why camels are actually cool. | |||
| 13 Jan 2021 | Ep. 6 The Bone Wars! | 00:54:11 | |
Where Gavin and Mike discuss the epic rivalry between Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. | |||
| 18 Aug 2021 | Ep. 36 Dinosaur: The Movie | 01:11:16 | |
Gavin and Mike talk about a Disney movie from a few decades ago. Mike is sad Gavin is leaving New York. | |||
| 15 Mar 2023 | Epside 108 Delayed Until Next Week | 00:00:43 | |
Life is busy, so episode 108 is postponed until next week! Thanks for your patience! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 | |||
| 20 Jan 2021 | Ep. 7 Pleistocene Rewilding | 01:05:27 | |
Where Gavin and Mike talk how to bring animals back to places where they used to live. | |||
| 16 Mar 2022 | Ep. 66 The Underrated Silurian Period | 00:58:13 | |
Gavin teaches Mike about the supposed "most boring" Period of geologic history, the Silurian. | |||
| 02 Nov 2022 | Ep. 98 End-Triassic Mass Extinction | 01:02:55 | |
4 Mass Extinctions down...1 to go. Following the near-total destruction that was the end-Permian mass extinction, life had to rebound somehow. Unfortunately for everyone but the dinosaurs, that rebound lead life straight into another mass extinction 50 million years later. Let's learn about it! | |||
| 03 Nov 2021 | Ep. 47 The Biggest Hoax In Paleontology (Piltdown Man) | 01:10:16 | |
Gavin teaches Mike about the "The Piltdown Man" hoax. | |||
| 23 Feb 2022 | Ep. 63 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 6: Paul Farmer | 00:28:51 | |
Mike teaches Gavin about a man who more people should know about; Paul Farmer. | |||
| 15 May 2024 | Ep. 137: Angry Birds: The Hawks and Eagles | 01:00:39 | |
Hawks, eagles and their other predatory bird relatives are some of the most iconic and charismatic birds in the world. Let's take a look at what makes them cool, and what we know about how they got that way! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 19 May 2021 | Ep. 23 Living Fossils are Dead | 00:56:52 | |
Where Gavin tells Mike why the term "Living Fossils" is bad and shouldn't be used. | |||
| 13 Sep 2023 | Ep. 120 Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 12: The Other People Who Got Shot With JFK | 00:21:53 | |
JFK was famously assassinated in November 1963. But did you know that other people were shot along with him? Let's hear from Mike a bit of their stories. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 24 Mar 2021 | Ep. 15 National Parks | 00:54:47 | |
Where Mike and Gavin talk about National Parks and why they're awesome. Also some government stuff thrown in. | |||
| 04 May 2022 | Ep. 72 The Late Devonian Extinction(s)? | 01:17:38 | |
Gavin teaches Fia and COVID Mike about the extinction(s)? at the end of the Devonian Period, one of the "Big 5" mass extinctions. Fia teaches Gavin about how cool cypress trees are. | |||
| 13 Dec 2023 | Ep. 126 After The Dinosaurs (The Paleocene Epoch) | 01:13:10 | |
We all know the story of how the dinosaurs became extinct. But what happened afterward? Mike, Gavin, and Fia take a closer look at the post-extinction world of the Paleocene! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 10 Aug 2022 | Ep. 86 Primates | 00:59:47 | |
Gavin tells Fia about our hairy, climbing cousins, and how chimps are monkeys actually. Fia teaches Gavin about weird, flat fishes. | |||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Ep. 18 Gavin Has a Masters Degree* | 01:06:08 | |
Where Gavin has a masters degree, and then he and and Mike talk about grad school in general. | |||
| 07 Apr 2021 | Ep. 17 The Horse Episode | 01:16:35 | |
Where Gavin goes full horse girl. | |||
| 02 Feb 2022 | Ep. 60 The Evolution Of Claws | 01:19:27 | |
Gavin teaches Mike about those little hooks that your cat uses to ruin the sofa, bear claws (both literal and pastry), and giant dinosaur scythes. | |||
| 15 Sep 2021 | Ep. 40 Cryptozoology | 01:10:09 | |
Mike and Gavin discuss cryptozoology and the many offshoots of it. | |||
| 13 Apr 2022 | Ep. 69 (N)Ice Age: The Movie | 00:59:25 | |
Gavin and Mike review the 2002 movie Ice Age together IN PERSON!!! | |||
| 27 Oct 2021 | Ep. 46 Rhinos!! | 01:03:22 | |
Gavin teaches Mike about Rhinos, including disappointing facts facts about how many rhinos have horns. | |||
| 18 Mar 2021 | Ep. 14 The Publishing Industrial Complex | 01:03:10 | |
Gavin teaches Mike about the inside world of how science gets published and how gross it can be. | |||
| 17 Jul 2021 | Ep. 31.5 Shark Week Bonus Episode | 00:35:01 | |
Shark Week sucks. Gavin tells us why. | |||
| 21 Dec 2022 | Ep. 102 Grass | 00:56:21 | |
Grasses seem like the most bland type of plant don't they? They're everywhere, but never really exciting. WRONG! In this episode, Gavin shares the wonder of grasses and how they shape nearly everything about the world around us. | |||
| 15 Jun 2022 | Ep. 78 The Nature Of The Fossil Record | 00:53:04 | |
Gavin teaches Mike and Fia about how the fossil record is both better and worse than you think it is. An also how it's like Swiss cheese. Fia teaches Mike and Gavin about Blue Crabs. | |||
| 26 May 2021 | Ep. 24 New York State Geology | 01:05:10 | |
Gavin is back in New York and wanted to celebrate. | |||
| 13 Jul 2022 | Ep. 82 Island Evolution w/ Carolyn Kocken & Rudolph Hummel | 01:02:35 | |
Fia and Mike are away, so Gavin invites some grad school friends to talk about the funky stuff that islands do with their animals. Consider installing Tab For A Cause | |||
| 27 Jul 2022 | Ep. 84 State Fossils Part 2 | 01:17:42 | |
Gavin finishes teaching Fia about state fossils; Mike has returned to the wilds of New York; and Fia teaches Gavin about a *mystery fish* that she found during her field work. Ubirajara fossil returned to Brazil | |||
| 27 Apr 2022 | Ep. 71 Intro To Plants | 00:57:10 | |
Gavin teaches Fia about the nemesis of animals: the plants! | |||
| 29 May 2024 | Update and a Listener Question About Dinosaurs and Presidents | 00:05:16 | |
Our usual episode is postponed until next week due to some scheduling hang ups with the guests for the episode. But! My best-good-friend Tug reached out with a great question about presidents and dinosaurs. | |||
| 21 Jul 2021 | EP. 32 PETM: Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum | 01:11:37 | |
Without an episode on climate change, Gavin tells Mike about the closest thing this planet has ever experienced to our current climate situation. Mike is bit of a downer, and wanted to talk about Fahrenheit for some reason. | |||
| 23 Jun 2021 | Ep. 28 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 2: Moses Fleetwood Walker | 00:35:52 | |
Mike teaches Gavin about Moses Fleetwood Walker, the second black major league baseball player, and everything that comes along with him. | |||
| 07 Aug 2024 | Ep. 142: Clams & Friends (Bivalves) | 00:51:32 | |
Gavin and Fia talk about the best (according to Fia) invertebrates out there; clams and their relatives! Do they live up to the hype? Let's find out! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 26 Jun 2024 | EP. 139: Why YOU Should Be Volunteering | 00:55:21 | |
Gavin, Fia, and Mike have had a busy few weeks! Early June is always a busy time for us, because we all volunteer for the same youth leadership organization called HOBY. We've all been volunteering for this organization for over 10 years and in this episode we talk about why we do it, and why you should volunteer in your local communities as well. HOBY's website: www.hoby.org Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 05 Oct 2022 | Ep. 94 Snakes | 00:59:18 | |
Gavin, Mike and Fia talk about the most interesting group of lizards; Snakes! Why don't they have legs? Why don't they have two lungs? Why are people afraid of them? Let's talk about it. | |||
| 07 Feb 2024 | Ep. 130: Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 13: Budd Dwyer | 00:37:09 | |
*CONTENT WARNING* This episode discusses a public suicide of an elected official in the 1980's. Mike really takes us on a ride for this episode. Meanwhile Gavin complains about home ownership. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 30 Aug 2023 | Ep. 119 Tails | 01:08:02 | |
Tails, the famous side-kick of Sonic The Hedgehog. Also a body part ubiquitous to vertebrate animals. What are they even used for anyway? Let's find out! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 22 Jun 2022 | Ep. 79 Jurassic World: Dominion | 01:40:38 | |
Gavin and Fia talk about the new (and hopefully last) movie in the Jurassic Park franchise; Jurassic World: Dominion. | |||
| 08 Sep 2021 | Ep. 39 Plate Tectonics | 01:12:13 | |
Gavin teaches Mikes about the science and history of plate tectonics. | |||
| 03 May 2023 | Ep. 111 The Duality of Cephalopods | 01:07:36 | |
Cephalopods (Squid, octopus, cuttlefish, nautilus) are one of the most bizarre groups of animals on the planet. They also have simultaneously one of the best, and one of the most terrible fossil records. Let's learn about these weirdos in today's episode! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc | |||
| 15 Feb 2023 | Ep. 106 Sponges | 01:06:13 | |
Some animals live more simply than others. In today's episode we talk about the simplest animals of them all; the sponges. From tubes within tubes, to little glass needles, sponges are both more simple and more complex than you might think! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 | |||
| 10 Jul 2024 | Ep. 140: Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 14: Death By Baseball (Ray Chapman) | 00:25:52 | |
On this episode of Mike Takes The Wheel, Mike tells us about Ray Chapman, the only player to die as the result of a professional baseball game. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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| 10 Mar 2021 | Ep 13. Dino Buttholes | 00:53:17 | |
Some recent news changes our perspective on the dino derriere. What an episode. | |||
| 05 Apr 2023 | Ep. 109 How Long Is A Day? | 00:35:00 | |
*Everyone* knows that there's 365 days in a year, and 24 hours in a day. Or are there??? In this impromptu episode, Gavin tells Mike about how time gets funky throughout the geologic record. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc Episode Links: | |||
| 10 Nov 2021 | Ep. 48 Cows and Related Phenomena | 00:57:34 | |
Gavin teaches a very tired Mike what a cow is | |||
| 28 Jul 2021 | Ep. 33 Decolonizing Paleontology with special guests Dr. Emma Dunne and Nussaïbah Raja | 01:06:26 | |
In the best episode we've ever recorded, Gavin and Mike are joined by Dr. Emma Dunne and Nussaïbah Raja to discuss the history and effects of colonization on the field of paleontology. | |||
| 29 Sep 2021 | Ep. 42 Gavin has a Gig | 01:15:29 | |
Gavin talks to Mike about his new job and the laws around it | |||
