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Paleo Nerds

A Paleo Nerd is a grown-up who still has the child-like wonder and love for dinosaurs, fossils, science, and paleontology. Paleo Nerds follows Alaskan artist, Ray Troll, and his friend ventriloquist David Strassman, as they host exciting interviews with paleontologists, scientists and fellow paleo nerds from around the world. They take what would’ve been a boring science class and turn it into an exciting and extremely informative party.

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19:07

Season 3 is Coming Soon!!!

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/06/16

This season brings a lineup that won't disappoint! There's something for everyone as Ray and Dave discuss ancient salmon, corvids, and "hell pigs" with Paleo Nerds in the sciences, the arts, and even on other planets...

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01:28:27

Episode #32 The Hot Blooded Dinosaur Revolutionary...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/04/21

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 Over his long career, he has revolutionized our understanding of dinosaur behavior and overturned many outdated concepts.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 in our season two finale.

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01:26:26

Episode # 31 The Tantalizing Truth about Trilobites...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/04/14

Sam Ohu Gon III, trilobite expert and Senior Scientist & Cultural Advisor for the Nature Conservancy of Hawaiʻi. Sam looks to traditional Hawaiian cultural history as an example for a sustainable future.

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01:18:56

Episode #30 Diving into Hell’s Aquarium with Laura...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/04/07

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.

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01:22:18

Episode #29 Fighting Anti-Science with Facts and...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/03/31

Don Prothero has written 48 books and counting! And he has repeatedly gone to bat for science, using the facts of the fossil record to disprove creationist beliefs.

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01:28:06

Episode #28 Mammoths, Mummies and Wolves (Oh My!)...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/03/24

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.

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01:19:25

Episode #27 A Crash Course on the Great Alaskan...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/03/17

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!

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01:24:47

Episode #26 Hunting for Sharks in a Dark National...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/03/10

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.

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01:21:24

Episode #25 Slothful Titans of the Tar Pits with...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/03/03

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!

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01:21:00

Episode #24: Hunting Dinosaurs with a Camera with...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/02/24

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.

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01:07:09

Episode #23 In the Valley of the Tiny Titanosaurs...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/02/17

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.

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01:21:50

Episode #22 How to See a Forest in a Handful of Dirt...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/02/10

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!

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01:09:40

Episode #21 Out of the Ooze, Evolved to Cruise with...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/02/03

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.

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01:14:42

Episode #20 How to Kill a Dinosaur with Holly Woodward

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/01/27

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!

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01:13:48

Episode #19 My Favorite Fossil is the Next One with...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/01/20

Ray joins his old friend Chuck Bonner in Kansas where Chuck's family has collected exquisite fossils now on display around the world.

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01:12:18

Episode #18 Eons of Epic Epochs with Fossil Librarian...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/01/13

The Nerds sit down with Kallie Moore, cohost of the PBS youtube show Eons and fossil librarian at the University of Montana.

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01:16:19

Episode #17 I’ll Have the Dinosaur, Please! with Jack...

Paleo Nerds ·

2021/01/06

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.

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08:16

Season Two Teaser

Paleo Nerds ·

2020/12/16

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.

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01:16:54

Episode #16 Walking with Whales with Bobby Boessenecker

Paleo Nerds ·

2020/10/28

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!

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01:15:09

Episode #15 Sleeping Through Extinction with...

Paleo Nerds ·

2020/10/21

Dr. Christian Sidor tells the Nerds all about the ancestry of mammals, including a little creature that hibernated through the Permian-Triassic extinction, allowing reptiles to branch off and evolve into mammals.

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