Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Spotlight 2024 - Gavin, Fia, and Mike, I Wish You Were Dead
Episode 282
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication.
This episode, we cha…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 199 - Hibernation
Episode 294
Sometimes, an animal just needs to power down and wait. Many animals exhibit some form of torpor, including the long-term dormancy of hibernation. Th…
1 year, 9 months ago
Episode 198 - Eels
Episode 293
Eels are long-bodied fish found in a variety of aquatic habitats, famous for their unusual body plans, distinctive life cycles, and occasional anatom…
1 year, 9 months ago
Spotlight 2024 - Meredith Johnson, Origin Stories
Episode 284
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication.
This episode, anothe…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 197 - Durophagy (Eating Hard Stuff)
Episode 292
Some animals are specialists at eating particularly tough foods like shells, seeds, and bones. Adaptations for a durophagous diet come in many forms …
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 196 - Boas and Pythons
Episode 291
Boas and pythons include some of the most famous snake species on Earth, renowned for their incredible tropical diversity, their often beautiful scal…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 195 - Leaves
Episode 290
Leaves. They’re everywhere. They’re the main photosynthesizing organs of plants, and they’re the main source of green on our green-and-blue planet. L…
1 year, 11 months ago
Spotlight 2024 - Travis Holland, Fossils and Fiction
Episode 280
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication.
Joining us for this …
1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 194 - Alligators and Caimans
Episode 289
Happy Croc Month!
Alligators and caimans are the living members of the family Alligatoridae. In this episode, we explore how the gator lineage differ…
1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 193 - Hopping
Episode 287
Terrestrial animals get around using a variety of gaits: walking, running, galloping, etc. Some of these gaits are particularly bouncy! Hopping comes…
1 year, 11 months ago