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I Wish You Were Dead

Mike, Gavin, and Fia

A podcast about things that used to be alive. With Gavin, Mike, and Fia.

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00:48:42

Ep. 172: Basically Yesterday: The Pliocene Epoch

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2025/12/10

There are a lot of slices of Earth's history. Almost none are as short or as recent as the Pliocene Epoch. How similar was it to today? How many tusks did the elephants back then have? How much did Earth's orbit wiggle? Let's find out!Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia 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:

00:58:42

Ep. 171: Domestication

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2025/11/26

Humans have domesticated hundreds of species of animals, plants, and fungi. But what does that mean exactly? And are we alone in our ability to control other animals? Let's find out!Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia 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=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ⁠Topic form⁠:

00:34:19

Ep. 170: An Episode That Doesn't Actually Exist

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2025/11/12

Mike tells us about a variety of things that don't actually exist, from ancient times to the American Revolution, to his mute button.Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia 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=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ⁠Topic form⁠:

00:01:05

Update on Episode 170

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2025/10/30

Fia's on vacation, Mike's busy, and Gavin's sick. Next episode coming 11/12.Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia 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=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ⁠Topic form⁠:

00:55:10

Ep. 169: Jane Goodall

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2025/10/15

Jane Goodall is one of the most famous scientists and activists of my lifetime. Sadly, she passed away a few weeks ago, so Gavin thought that this would be a good time to talk about her life, her legacy, and her contributions to not just how science thinks about animals, but how we think about ourselves.Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the

00:47:09

Ep. 168: Wood

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2025/10/01

Wood is the most useful material that humans have ever discovered. We use it for everything from paper, to houses, to fire. But what is it? Where did it come from? Let's find out!Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia 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=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ⁠Topic form⁠:

00:52:17

Ep. 167: Monotremes (mammals that lay eggs!)

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2025/09/17

Mammals are (in Gavin's biased opinion) the best vertebrates, but some are mammals are weirder than others. Monotremes are without a doubt the weirdest mammals and it's not even close. But what are they? Who are they? And why do they wear hats to disguise themselves from mad scientists? Let's find out!Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made

01:16:57

Ep. 166: Birth (Viviparity)

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2025/09/03

Since Gavin ('s wife) just had a baby, he thought it would be a fitting time to do an episode about birth! Live birth is a thing that mammals are most famous for, but a *ton* of other animals do it too, in lots of different ways! Let's learn about them!Timestamp to bypass the administration news: 15:21Article about the recent anti-science activity at the CDC: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/mass-layoffs-resignations-major-vaccine-policy-timeline-turmoil/story?id=125056783Donate to Archive.org

00:03:35

Quick Update!

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2025/08/21

Quick update on why there wasn't an episode this week! TL;DR Gavin, Liz and their new baby were traveling and Gavin got his dates wrong. But he got to go to the Pokemon World Championships!Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia 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=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ⁠Topic form⁠:

00:29:45

Ep. 165: The Noisy Oceans

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2025/08/06

Fia takes the wheel today and tells us all about some cool research she's working on about how noisy the oceans are!Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donateFia 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=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ⁠Topic form⁠:

01:36:25

Ep. 164: Walking With Dinosaurs (2025) feat Gavin's...

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2025/07/23

Gavin and Liz watch through the new-and-improved(?) Walking With Dinosaurs series! Was it good? How does it compare to the original? How many baby dinosaurs get eaten? Let's find out!Episode Links:AP Article about the EPA: https://apnews.com/article/epa-zeldin-trump-reorganization-science-research-acf0ad3a649f940e138b2a917169405fAP article about PBS's funding getting cut: https://apnews.com/article/pbs-npr-budget-cuts-trump-republicans-b0044285659ab708e23eb2dc2f3eabfaWatch the new Walking

01:25:08

Ep. 163: Walking With Dinosaurs (1999) feat. Gavin's...

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2025/07/09

For many reasons, BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs was really important to Gavin becoming a paleontologist. Now, BBC is making a new-and-improved Walking With Dinosaurs series! In this episode Gavin and his wife Liz watch through the original to see if it holds up after 26 years of scientific discovery and CGI improvements.Watch the original Walking With Dinosaurs on the Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/walking-with-dinosaursDonate to Archive.org if you can:

01:08:54

Ep. 162: Brains

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2025/06/25

Today we're learning about the *very simple* topic of brains! What are they? Where did they come from? Why do baby humans have squishy heads? Let's find out!Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donatePalaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ⁠Topic form⁠:

00:30:59

Ep. 161: New York's Salty Potatoes

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2025/06/11

Today we're looking at a weird regional food from where Gavin, Mike, and Fia grew up; the Salt Potato! What's a Salt Potato? How salty is it? What does that have to do with geology? Let's find out!Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/Paper about job prospects in paleontology:

00:32:26

Ep. 160: Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 16: A Cursed...

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2025/05/28

Mike takes the wheel this episode to teach us about a potentially cursed seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Don't fly on small aircraft, please.Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/Paper about job prospects in paleontology:

00:55:03

Ep. 159: Taphonomy: How To Become A Fossil

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2025/05/14

How does something go from being a dead thing on the ground to a fossil in the ground? Let's find out through the secret magic of taphonomy!Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/Administration Science News 1: https://eos.org/research-and-developments/trump-blocks-funding-for-epa-science-divisionAdministration Science News 2: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07052025/trump-administration-cuts-sea-ice-data-center/Donate to Archive.org if you can:

00:57:03

Ep. 158: Isopods, Pill Bugs, and Roly Polies

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2025/04/30

Mike is away so Gavin and Fia take some time to appreciate some marine invertebrates! Isopods (or pill bugs, or roly polies, or potato bugs) are a neat group of arthropods that do a lot of important (and also creepy) things, so let's talk about them!Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donatePalaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ⁠Topic form⁠:

01:21:18

Ep. 157: The "Dire Wolf" News

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2025/04/16

This episode was supposed to be about isopods, but capitalism got in the way with dire wolf news from the company Colossal Biosciences. So are dire wolves "de-extincted"? What's the deal with these wolves? Let's talk about it!Hank Green's video about the "dire wolves": https://youtu.be/Ar0zgedLyTw?si=5ApMQYefufD03AidDonate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donatePalaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff:

01:18:17

Ep. 156: Flowers feat. Liz! (Gavin's wife)

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2025/04/02

Mike and Fia are away this week, so Gavin in joined by his wife Liz to discuss flowers!Timestamp to bypass the sadness: 10:37John Green's video reading the first chapter of his tuberculosis book: https://youtu.be/CCbDdk8Wz-8?si=iSFgfvaywj6FVyyhDonate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donatePalaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on

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Ep. 155: Seagrass, The Underwater Amazon

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2025/03/19

Fia talks to us today about seagrass and all the wonderful stuff that it does for us!Timestamp to bypass the sadness: 19:44John Green's video reading the first chapter of his tuberculosis book: https://youtu.be/CCbDdk8Wz-8?si=iSFgfvaywj6FVyyhDonate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donatePalaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on

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