When the world needed them most, these valiant heroes reunited to do the only thing they could do: Get crossfaded and play D&D
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You have made a mistake coming here*. Nevertheless, welcome to the award-winning* podcast that is Captain Procrastination and the Freeloaders! *This is not necessarily true. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cptprocrastinationpodcast/support
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A podcast about things that used to be alive. With Gavin, Mike, and Fia.
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A Podcast show with award winning entrepreneur and international business adviser Xue Mei Rhodin. Xue Mei has been featured in Dagens Nyheter, Cap&Design, DigitalTeknik. Expressen, Aftonbladet, Företagaren, Nordic Bits, Northland Square and Dagens Industri talking about building businesses, brands and working smart as an entrepreneur. ------------------------------------------------------- Website: http://www.xuemeirhodin.com/ -------------------------------------------------------
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Would you join me for a few minutes of honesty, comedy, kindness and reality? This podcast is for anyone looking for an honest perspective on life, love and relationships. Hit Follow/Subscribe - I appreciate your support. Recorded in Honolulu, HI and Washington, D.C. Let's connect! IG: @letsaskreggie reggie@letsaskreggie.com Voice note: https://anchor.fm/letsaskreggie/
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Ep. 146: The Science of Politics
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Election Season is upon us here in the United States. While Fia is traveling and preparing for Hurricane Milton, Gavin and Mike talk about how politics effects science, and the bad things that happen when politics interferes with science. Hurricane relief information: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/us/hurricane-helene-victims-aid.html Check you…
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Quick Update On This Episode & Hurricane Helene
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We're postponing this episode to give Fia some time to get life in order after Hurricane Helene (she's okay). In the meantime, check out some ways to contribute to relief efforts if you're able: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/us/hurricane-helene-victims-aid.html Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www…
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Normally this would be a "Fia Takes The Wheel" episode,but she's busy doing science. In honor of that though, Gavin teaches us about swamps and their role in the ecosystems of today and Earth's history! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc …
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Who was the greatest paleontologist ever? We may just get our answer today with our discussion of Mary Anning. The famous fossil collector and early paleontologist lived a tough life that has been often misrepresented over the last 200+ years, so let's talk about her in some detail! Thanks again to the Common Descent Podcast for giving us a chance …
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Ep. 143: The Rise of Grasses (The Oligocene Epoch)
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Continuing our march through Earth's history, today we're talking about the Oligocene Epoch! A time when Earth sure looked a heck of a lot like today, but with some very noticeable differences, like the grass! What do I mean by that? Let's find out! YouTube Playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAt3VarqxmjVLGbTUnk8ednFMcIGORtli Pala…
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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 Follow us on Twitter …
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Ep. 141: Parasites and Other Freeloaders
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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 Follow us on Twitter …
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Ep. 140: Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 14: Death By Baseball (Ray Chapman)
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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 Follow us on Twitter …
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Ep. 138.5: Tattoos and Dinosaurs w/ Sierra Swenson, Lora Bird, & Rudy Hummel
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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=sharedDenver Museum of Nature & Science socials: Faceb…
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EP. 139: Why YOU Should Be Volunteering
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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. …
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Ep. 138: How Not To Do Helicopter Science w/ Dr. Dave Krause & Sierra Swenson
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Gavin is joined by a pair of great scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to talk about helicopter science, and how to do international science ethically. 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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Update and a Listener Question About Dinosaurs and Presidents
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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.
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Ep. 137: Angry Birds: The Hawks and Eagles
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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 F…
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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 Netw…
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Ep. 135: Fia Takes The Wheel vol 5: Preserving Nature In Florida
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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 …
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Ep. 134: The Wonderful World of Ants w/ Dr. Nate Smith
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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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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 Follow us on Twitter Topic form …
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Ep. 132: The Largest Animals To Ever Live; Whales
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The largest animals to ever exist live among us right now! Let's learn about them! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc Follow us on Twitter Topic form Gu…
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Ep. 131: How Antarctica Got Its Ice: The Eocene Epoch
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Gavin takes us through the next slice of Earth's history on our list: the Eocene Epoch! Fia also teaches us about Batman. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc Follow us on Twitter Topic form…
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Ep. 130: Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 13: Budd Dwyer
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*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 Follow us on Twitter…
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Ep. 129 James Hutton (Father Of Modern Geology)
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Every field of study has an origin story. Today we share the story of one of the founders of modern geology; James Hutton. Last episode I challenged myself to find an important figure in the history of geology who *wasn't* a horrible racist, and I did! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/w…
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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 Ga…
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Ep. 127 Herbivory (How To Eat Plants Without Dying)
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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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Ep. 126 After The Dinosaurs (The Paleocene Epoch)
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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 Follow us on Twitter …
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Ep. 125 Fia Takes The Wheel vol 4: Getting A PhD
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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 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form…
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Have a great Thanksgiving (in the US anyway)! We'll be back next week. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Chann…
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Everyone loves geckos! From large insurance companies, to tropical residents all over the world, geckos are a really well-liked group of lizards. But boy, are they weird. Let's learn about them! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc Follow us on Twitter…
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Ep. 123 The Society Of Vertebrate Paleontology 2023
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This past weekend Gavin presented his Master's thesis at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology! In this episode we talk about what it's like to present at an academic conference, and some of the cool research shown at SVP this year. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.co…
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Ep. 122 Neandertals And Other Humans
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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 Follow us on Twitter …
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Ep. 121 From Apes To Humans (Human Evolution)
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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.youtu…
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Ep. 120 Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 12: The Other People Who Got Shot With JFK
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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 Follow us on Twitter Topic form…
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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 Follow us on Twitter Topic form …
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Ep. 118 The Science Of Student Loans
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Science costs money. In many cases, entirely too much money. In a surprise twist of episode topics, Gavin, Mike and Fia talk about their student loan situations, how the American higher education system is going to decrease the quality of science done in the U.S., and how college tuition will soon be over $100,000 per year. Episode of The Weeds men…
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Ep. 117 Louis Agassiz (famous scientist)
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Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) was a world-famous geologist, ichthyologist, early paleontologist, glaciologist, and racist. He was foundational in our understanding of fish, and also the Ice Age, and also to the white-supremacist movement in America. Let's learn about his scientific legacy, and how he ruined his legacy with racism. Palaeocast Gaming Net…
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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/w…
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Ep. 115 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 11: Grandma Gatewood
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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 Follo…
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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: ht…
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Ep. 113 The End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction (the one that killed the dinosaurs)
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This is it. The big one. Well....the 3rd biggest one. What am I talking about? Mass extinctions of course! Today we talk about the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction, the global catastrophe that killed many species and inspired many movies. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jP…
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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 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message …
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Ep. 112 Cats (not the musical)
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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 Follow us on Twitter Topic form …
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Ep. 111 The Duality of Cephalopods
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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.co…
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Riddle of Kings , ep.1: The Sin Hole
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Natalie is taking the Freeloaders on a magical journey across the cosmos in The Riddle of Kings, a new planar fantasy campaign in our experimental GAME system. In this episode, we get to hear Natalie do her "sadly announcing departures at a train station" voice as well as a terrible Brooklyn accent, and our merry band of murder hobos accept a quest…
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Ep. 110 Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 10: Laika The Space Dog
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Humans have been launching stuff into space for nearly a century. Some of that stuff includes dogs. Mike tells us the *tail* of Laika, the Soviet space dog, the first animal to orbit around Earth, who paved the way for future space dogs, and space people. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.co…
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*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: Article 1 https://www.theatl…
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Ep. 108 The Academy of Natural Sciences w/ Dr. Ted Daeschler
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The oldest natural history museum in North America, the Academy of Natural Sciences, is near where Gavin lives, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Some students from Gavin's university took a trip to the Academy for a class this semester, and Gavin tagged along to meet Dr. Ted Daeschler. Dr. Daeschler works on the evolutionary transitions from fish wit…
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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 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel
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Ep. 107 The Jurassic Extinction??
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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 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel…
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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=-aBas…
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Ep. 105 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 9: Broken Arrows
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We never really know what Mike will deign to bring us in our Mike Takes The Wheel episodes. Today we talk about Broken Arrows, which are much scarier than they sound, and why we're never actually safe from nuclear armageddon. Links from Mike: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0c5889f/broken-arrows-the-accidents-that-could-end-the-world https://www.at…
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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=-aBa…
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