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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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Ep. 111 The Duality of Cephalopods

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2023/05/03

Cephalopods (Squid, octopus, cuttlefish, nautilus) are one of the most bizarre groups of animals on the planet. They also have simultaneously one of the best, and one of the most terrible fossil records. Let's learn about these weirdos in today's episode! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc ⁠Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Topic form⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gavin’s Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave us an audio

00:27:55

Ep. 110 Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 10: Laika The Space...

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2023/04/19

Humans have been launching stuff into space for nearly a century. Some of that stuff includes dogs. Mike tells us the *tail* of Laika, the Soviet space dog, the first animal to orbit around Earth, who paved the way for future space dogs, and space people. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc Follow us on Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Topic form⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Guest Form⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Gavin’s Blog⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Leave us an audio message⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Youtube

00:35:00

Ep. 109 How Long Is A Day?

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2023/04/05

*Everyone* knows that there's 365 days in a year, and 24 hours in a day. Or are there??? In this impromptu episode, Gavin tells Mike about how time gets funky throughout the geologic record. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc Episode Links: Article 1 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/fossilized-coral-calendar-changes-leap-day/471180/ Article 2

01:15:16

Ep. 108 The Academy of Natural Sciences w/ Dr. Ted...

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2023/03/22

The oldest natural history museum in North America, the Academy of Natural Sciences, is near where Gavin lives, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Some students from Gavin's university took a trip to the Academy for a class this semester, and Gavin tagged along to meet Dr. Ted Daeschler. Dr. Daeschler works on the evolutionary transitions from fish with fins, to land-dwelling animals with limbs, and he was nice enough to join us this episode for an interview! Dr. Daeschler's website:

00:00:43

Epside 108 Delayed Until Next Week

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2023/03/15

Life is busy, so episode 108 is postponed until next week! Thanks for your patience! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

01:04:20

Ep. 107 The Jurassic Extinction??

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2023/03/01

The Jurassic Period is famous for many reasons. Having a Mass Extinction at the end isn't one of them. But should it be? Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

01:06:13

Ep. 106 Sponges

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2023/02/15

Some animals live more simply than others. In today's episode we talk about the simplest animals of them all; the sponges. From tubes within tubes, to little glass needles, sponges are both more simple and more complex than you might think! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message:

00:33:52

Ep. 105 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 9: Broken Arrows

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2023/02/01

We never really know what Mike will deign to bring us in our Mike Takes The Wheel episodes. Today we talk about Broken Arrows, which are much scarier than they sound, and why we're never actually safe from nuclear armageddon. Links from Mike: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0c5889f/broken-arrows-the-accidents-that-could-end-the-world https://www.atomicarchive.com/almanac/broken-arrows/index.html Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games:

01:12:25

Ep. 104 Theropod Dinosaurs

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2023/01/18

Theropod dinosaurs are likely the most talked about group of dinosaurs, and probably the most talked about group of (sort of) extinct animals. In today's fairly technical episode, we learn about the group, their history, and their evolution! Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message:

01:10:12

Ep. 103 Georges Cuvier

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2023/01/04

Today we look back at one of the founders of many fields of biology, as well as a major figure in paleontology; Georges Cuvier. Having survived the French Revolution, he quickly becomes one of the most revered scientists in the world. It's not all good news from Cuvier though. Don't meet your heroes kids. Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBasGHTZ88 Sarah Baartman detailed information: https://mansellupham.wordpress.com/

00:56:21

Ep. 102 Grass

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2022/12/21

Grasses seem like the most bland type of plant don't they? They're everywhere, but never really exciting. WRONG! In this episode, Gavin shares the wonder of grasses and how they shape nearly everything about the world around us. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

01:14:58

Ep. 101 Australia

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2022/12/07

The continent with the weirdest wildlife is a bit of a toss up between South America and the topic of today's episode; Australia! What makes it so weird? Why does it have so many pockets? Also...Gavin's wife Liz subs in for Fia today because of finals week! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

00:56:48

Episode 100!!: The History of Paleontology

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2022/11/23

When you learn about the history of paleontology, you mostly learn about stuff that white people did starting around 1700 or so. However, humans have had a relationship to fossil for MUCH longer than that. Let's explore how different cultures from around the world have thought about fossil through time! Source Links:

00:00:48

Episode 100 Postponed

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2022/11/16

100 episodes is a big milestone, and as such, we want the episode to be perfect, so we're taking an extra week to make sure that happens! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

01:01:41

Ep. 99 Turtles

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2022/11/09

The weirdest animals are sometimes the most familiar. In the case of reptiles, that's the turtles! Everyone knows what a turtle is...except scientists! Find out what we DO know about them in this week's episode! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

01:02:55

Ep. 98 End-Triassic Mass Extinction

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2022/11/02

4 Mass Extinctions down...1 to go. Following the near-total destruction that was the end-Permian mass extinction, life had to rebound somehow. Unfortunately for everyone but the dinosaurs, that rebound lead life straight into another mass extinction 50 million years later. Let's learn about it! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

00:52:08

Ep. 97 Bats (Spooky Season)

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2022/10/26

Bats are *the* symbol of spooky season, but is it deserved? Let's learn about bats, their relatives, and how they need our help! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

00:57:22

Ep. 96 Fossil Laws Around The World

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2022/10/19

Fossil collecting is a hobby for many people around the world, but how legal is it? That depends where in the world you live! How legal is it to collect fossils where you live? Maybe you'll find out in today's episode about international fossil laws! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

00:45:11

Ep. 95 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 8: The Dead Kennedys

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2022/10/12

Mike takes the wheel once again to teach Gavin about the music of their childhoods...oh and also some extended members of the Kennedy political dynasty. Happy National Fossil Day! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

00:59:18

Ep. 94 Snakes

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2022/10/05

Gavin, Mike and Fia talk about the most interesting group of lizards; Snakes! Why don't they have legs? Why don't they have two lungs? Why are people afraid of them? Let's talk about it. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dead-podcast/message

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