Episode #1: The Only Way to Know Where We’re Going is to Know Where We’ve Been.

Episode #27 A Crash Course on the Great Alaskan Terrane-Wreck with Connie Soja: Connie Soja has extensively studied the paleontology of the Alexander terrane, a gigantic crustal fragment that underlies Ray's backyard of Southeast Alaska. In fact, she's reconstructed ancient environments around the globe! by Paleo Nerds

79 min listen

Episode #1: The Only Way to Know Where We're Going is to Know Where We've Been.: Ray Troll and David Strassman swap childhood stories about becoming Paleo Nerds and reminisce about their most treasured finds in this exciting and refreshing debut recording. by Paleo Nerds

54 min listen

Episode #2: Channeling Your Childhood Superpower with Kirk Johnson: The Nerds talk to Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and long-time friend and collaborator of Ray's. by Paleo Nerds

81 min listen

Season Two Teaser: Get ready for a second season of Paleo Nerds: A Prehistoric Podcast with David Strassman and Ray Troll. Interviews with Paleontologists, Scientists and Artists who love dinosaurs just as much as they did when they were kids. by Paleo Nerds

8 min listen

Episode #3: Smashing the Patriarchy like a Bone-Crushing Dog with STEMinist Amy Atwater by Paleo Nerds

72 min listen

Episode #4: Cheating the Tooth Fairy with Leif Tapanila: Dr. Leif Tapanila studies fossil invertebrates and clams, so why is he here to talk about Helicoprion (AKA the Buzz Saw Shark)? Turns out it's all Ray's fault. by Paleo Nerds

74 min listen

Episode #6: What Came First, the Shark or the Ratfish? with Dr. Dominique Didier: Dr. Dominique Didier has touched and fondled more ratfish than anyone one, so what better person to discuss the evolutionary perfection and sex life of this living fossil. by Paleo Nerds

55 min listen

Episode #17 I'll Have the Dinosaur, Please! with Jack Horner, the REAL Dr. Alan Grant: World renowned paleontologist Jack Horner discusses bringing paleontology to the masses as the scientific advisor on the Jurassic Park franchise and how dyslexia may have helped him make discoveries. by Paleo Nerds

76 min listen

Episode #25 Slothful Titans of the Tar Pits with Emily Lindsey: Emily Lindsey is a paleoecologist who's been fascinated with giant ground sloths since the beginning of her career. She is now a curator and excavation director at the La Brea Tar Pits in LA! by Paleo Nerds

81 min listen

Episode #20 How to Kill a Dinosaur with Holly Woodward: Paleontologist Holly Woodward reads the microscopic stories left behind in dinosaur bones to tell characteristics like their age, sex, and general health. She's even used histology to "kill" a dinosaur! by Paleo Nerds

75 min listen

Episode #5: Beating Your Art to the Grave with Paleo Artist Gary Staab: Gary Staab leaps on snakes, wrestles caiman, taxidermies road kill, oh and sculpts massive dinosaurs, realistic sharks and celebrity mummies. by Paleo Nerds

73 min listen

Episode #8: Know Your Prehistoric Marine Reptiles with Pat Druckenmiller: The nerds try and impress Dr. Pat Druckenmiller with their knowledge of marine reptiles. The key word being try. by Paleo Nerds

67 min listen

Episode #13 Evolving Toward a Sense of Beauty with Carl Safina: What's the difference between humans and animals? Who decided there was a difference? Maybe there's less of a difference than we thought... by Paleo Nerds

74 min listen

Episode #16 Walking with Whales with Bobby Boessenecker: The Nerds have a whale of a time with Bobby Boessenecker. Modern whales actually evolved from walking mammals! But how exactly does a huuuuuuge blue whale go from walking on land to swimming in the ocean? Find out! by Paleo Nerds

77 min listen

Episode #19 My Favorite Fossil is the Next One with Chuck Bonner: Ray joins his old friend Chuck Bonner in Kansas where Chuck's family has collected exquisite fossils now on display around the world. by Paleo Nerds

74 min listen

Episode #10: Comparative Science Fiction Anatomy with Gabriel Santos: Gabriel Santos is a nerd. But, hey, if you're listening to this podcast so are you! He's studied the paleoparadoxical Desmostylians, but now he uses cosplay to demonstrate that science is everywhere, especially in pop culture! by Paleo Nerds

63 min listen

Episope #9: All Birds are Dinosaurs but Not All Dinosaurs are Birds with Paleontologinista Jingmai O'Connor: Paleontologista Jingmai O'Connor teaches the Nerds how to fly! Well, at least how dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually became the birds we live with today. by Paleo Nerds

76 min listen

Episode #11 The Origin of Human Anatomy is in Old Dead Fish with John Long: "You're a fish!" Turns out that's not an insult, it's the truth! Professor John Long will explain why this is true AND discusses the origins of sex! And then he'll ride off on his motorcycle... by Paleo Nerds

75 min listen

Episode #21 Out of the Ooze, Evolved to Cruise with Neil Shubin: The Nerds get to talk Tiktaalik with esteemed evolutionary biologist and author Neil Shubin. Neil uses molecular biology and gene expression to fill in the gaps left in the fossil record. by Paleo Nerds

70 min listen

Episode #22 How to See a Forest in a Handful of Dirt with Regan Dunn: Regan Dunn is a paleobotanist who's work has taken her all over the world and has landed her in the hottest paleontology site in Hollywood - the La Brea Tar Pits. Learn how she uses the microscopic remains of plants to reconstruct entire ecosystems! by Paleo Nerds

82 min listen

Episode #24: Hunting Dinosaurs with a Camera with Louie Psihoyos: Louie is a photographer and documentary filmmaker, so what's he doing on a podcast about paleontology? Well, you can thank Jurrasic Park for that. by Paleo Nerds

81 min listen

Episode #18 Eons of Epic Epochs with Fossil Librarian Kallie Moore: The Nerds sit down with Kallie Moore, cohost of the PBS youtube show Eons and fossil librarian at the University of Montana. by Paleo Nerds

72 min listen

Episode #15 Sleeping Through Extinction with Christian Sidor by Paleo Nerds

75 min listen

Episode #26 Hunting for Sharks in a Dark National Park with JP Hodnett: JP Hodnett is a Paleo Nerd. But that's a given! He's a shark (and sauropod and cat) expert, so the Nerds get to go off the deep end, diving into incredible finds at Mammoth Cave and JP's day job at Dinosaur Park. by Paleo Nerds

85 min listen

Episode #23 In the Valley of the Tiny Titanosaurs with Luis Chiappe: Luis Chiappe is as famous for his barbecues as he his for his knowledge of prehistoric birds. Luis' discoveries include an incredible Sauropod nesting site and is currently the Vice President of the Natural History Museum of LA. by Paleo Nerds

67 min listen

Episode #14 The Flight of the Cephalopods with Danna Staaf: Did you know we're in the middle of a Cephalopod Renaissance? Esteemed author Danna Staaf is ready to introduce you to our Squid Overlords! by Paleo Nerds

78 min listen

Episode #28 Mammoths, Mummies and Wolves (Oh My!) with Grant Zazula: Grant Zazula is a Paleo Nerd! His interest in archaeology is what attracted him to the Pleistocene and now he studies in the mighty Yukon, managing thousands of fossils that are byproducts of the mining industry. by Paleo Nerds

88 min listen

Episode #30 Diving into Hell's Aquarium with Laura Wilson: Imagine time traveling back to the Western Interior Seaway AKA "Hell's Aquarium." It's a fitting nickname for the shallow marine environment, full of fish with teeth so big they ate differently than modern fish. by Paleo Nerds

79 min listen

Episode #32 The Hot Blooded Dinosaur Revolutionary with Bob Bakker: Dr. Bob Bakker is widely known as the "Dinosaur Heretic". Over his long career, he has revolutionized our understanding of dinosaur behavior and overturned many outdated concepts. Get an insight into the mind of this bold maverick and expansive thinker ... by Paleo Nerds

88 min listen

Episode #40 Who Dung It? with Karen Chin: Coprolites (or fossil poop to the layman) have come up repeatedly on the show so we are thrilled to finally have the Queen of Coprolites herself on the show! Karen Chin can interpret entire lifestyles from a thin slice of paleo dung. by Paleo Nerds

71 min listen

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