Episodes

  • Ep. 180: This Podcast Is Extinct (Final Episode)
    May 6 2026

    After 1976 days, we have reached the final episode of this podcast. Mike, Fia, and Gavin talk about what they've learned over the last roughly 5 and a half years of podcasting together.


    Fia's webinar series: https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/nature-coast-currents/home


    Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate


    Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/


    Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ


    ⁠YouTube Channel⁠: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKAuMrj_7PUI0GqU9QQnhg

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    52 mins
  • Ep. 179: Today and Tomorrow: The Holocene Epoch
    Apr 17 2026

    For our penultimate episode, let's talk about today, this moment right now; the Holocene Epoch. This is basically when all of recorded human history takes place and boy have we recorded a bunch of history.


    Fia's webinar series: https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/nature-coast-currents/home


    Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate


    Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/


    Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ


    ⁠YouTube Channel⁠: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKAuMrj_7PUI0GqU9QQnhg

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep. 178: Actually Yesterday: The Pleistocene Epoch
    Apr 1 2026

    We have some sad news to share....but also a great episode about the most recent slice of Earth's history; the Pleistocene Epoch a.k.a. The Ice Age.


    Fia's webinar series: https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/nature-coast-currents/home


    Link to cool graphic Gavin mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milankovitch_cycles#/media/File:Five_Myr_Climate_Change.svg


    Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate


    Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/


    Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ


    ⁠YouTube Channel⁠: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKAuMrj_7PUI0GqU9QQnhg

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep. 177: Spinosaurs, The Weirdest Dinosaurs
    Mar 18 2026

    Some groups of animals become popular memes for their weirdness. No group of dinosaurs have been the main character of paleontology memes (or discourse) than the Spinosauridae, and Spinosaurus in particular. Let's learn about them!


    Fia's webinar series: https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/nature-coast-currents/home


    Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate


    Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/


    Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ


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  • Ep. 176: Crabs; The Perfect Life Form?
    Feb 20 2026

    Crabs. The stars of memes all across the internet. But are they really as *optimized* as the memes say? Let's find out!


    Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate


    Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/


    Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ


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  • Ep. 175: The Magic of Stable Isotopes
    Feb 4 2026

    Fia teaches us about the magic that can be done with stable isotope analysis, and Gavin tries to give us a little hope.


    YouTube videos Gavin mentions:

    Technology Connections: https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?si=camR7CfPS8Ogdz4n

    Moon Channel: https://youtu.be/zkgNnbTrsgw?si=VhAGYcNpGRGOvjTA


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    Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/


    Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ


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  • Ep. 174: Animal Noise (Bioacoustics)
    Jan 21 2026

    Animals make a lot of noise. Presumably, ancient animals also made lots of noise. How do we study it? What kinds of noises did they make? Let's talk about it!


    Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate


    Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/


    Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ


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  • Ep. 173: Stegosaurs
    Jan 7 2026

    Stegosaurs are weird dinosaurs. They're asymmetrical, they have weird legs, and they have a part of their body named after a newspaper comic from the 1980's.


    Confused? Don't be! Learn with us what makes stegosaurs great!


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    Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/


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