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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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61:31

Ep #91 The Incredible Paleo Impressionist Art of Doug...

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2025/10/29

Ray and Dave explore the mind of paleo artist Doug Henderson exploring his techniques, inspirations, and the breathtaking body of work that re-imagines ancient worlds.

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Ep #90 Fossil Fish, Antarctic Adventures and Teaching...

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2025/09/24

Ray Troll shares morning coffee in his Ketchikan lounge room with Dr. Karin Claeson, exploring fish evolution, anatomy, development, and variability across deep time.

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01:03:32

Ep #89 Brachiopods Deserve Your Love

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2025/08/27

Ray and Dave learn all about Brachiopods, one of the hardy survivors of the Big Five extinctions, with Susan Butts, Director of Collections and Research at the famous Yale Peabody Museum.

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01:05:07

Ep #88 Unearthing Egg Mountain’s Dinosaur Nursery:...

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2025/07/30

Dave goes out on a dig at the famous Egg Mountain site in western Montana with Dr. John Scannella, curator of paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies.

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01:19:04

Ep #87 Anvil Sharks, Lampreys & Ratfish with...

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2025/06/27

Ray and Dave explore jaws, fins and fossil fish while tracing the deep origins of vertebrate life with Dr. Michael Coates, Vertebrate Paleontologist and Chair of Organismal Biology and Anatomy Professor at the University of Chicago.

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01:04:29

Ep #86 Painting Prehistoric Worlds and Dinosaur...

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2025/05/30

Ray and Dave talk Sauropods, Smilodons, and Spielberg with artist and paleo visionary Mark Hallett, whose decades of work bring ancient worlds to life.

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01:09:31

Ep #85 Mammoth Tusks, Gomphothere Shovels and...

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2025/04/30

Ray and Dave explore the history of all things Elephantidae, including Mammoths, Mastodons, and Gomphotheres, with Advait Jukar, delving into their shovels, tusks, and trunks.

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01:17:46

Ep #84 Turning to Stone: Earthlings on a Dynamic...

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2025/03/26

Ray and Dave go rock hunting through billions of years of Earth's history with Marcia Bjornerud, a structural geologist, inspirational author, and Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University in Wisconsin.

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01:03:07

Ep #83 Diggin' the Beasts of the Badlands

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2025/02/19

Ray and Dave talk about the amazing fossils and strata found in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, where park ranger Mattison Shreero explains how it all got there and why she absolutely loves her job.

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01:06:09

Ep #82 The Ultimate Paleo Vlogger, That We Know Of

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2025/01/29

Ray and Dave discuss the wide-reaching influence of one of YouTube's paleo stars, Lindsay Nikole, who has millions of followers and incredible outreach with her remarkable video series, The History of Life on Earth, as we know it.

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01:15:15

Ep #81 Paleo Nerds at Nebraska's Prairie Pompeii

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2024/12/18

Ray takes a road trip with fellow Paleo Nerds to visit the great death assemblage, the "Rhino Pompeii", at the Nebraska Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park

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01:00:01

Ep #80 Walking Egyptian Whales from the Sahara with...

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2024/11/27

Dave travels to Cairo, Egypt, for a fascinating interview with Dr. Hesham Sallam, Egypt's leading paleontologist and founder of the country's first Vertebrate Paleontology Center. As a fellow Paleo Nerd, Dr. Sallam shares insights into his groundbreaking work, his efforts to bring more women into the field, and the thrilling discoveries shaping Egypt's prehistoric story.

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01:07:07

Ep #79 Teen Rex and the Triumph of Turtles with Tyler...

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2024/10/30

Ray and Dave come out of there shells to talk Turtles and the latest T-Rex discovery with Vertebrate Paleontologist Tyler Lyson.

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01:17:53

Ep #78 The Business End of T-Rex with Pete Larson

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2024/09/27

Ray and Dave unearth the past with paleontologist Pete Larson, discussing Pete's paleo-nerd journey, his early discoveries, his commercial fossil enterprise, and his insights into controversial dinosaur debates.

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01:07:26

Ep #77 A Deep Dive Into the Paleostream with Artist...

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2024/08/28

Ray interviews the amazingly prolific German artist Joschua Knüppe who can quick draw an accurate dinosaur while the whole world watches online!

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01:02:49

Ep 76 The Perfect Piscatorial Fossils of Paris with...

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2024/07/31

Dave flies across the pond and visits Dr. Alan Pradel, curator of fossil fishes at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France. Dr Pradel is an expert on early fishes and sharks. Très bon!

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01:07:14

Ep #75 The Fighting Finbacks of Seymour Texas with...

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2024/06/26

Ray travels to the Permian and trolls the halls of the Texas Whiteside Museum of Natural History with museum director Chris Flis.

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01:03:35

Ep #74 Resurrecting Dinosaurs One Chip at Time with...

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2024/05/24

Dave expands his paleo knowledge with a visit to the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, during their exciting Dino's and MOR conference, however, Dave finds a professional Paleo Nerd, Cassi Knight, who's gem of a job is rarely publicized in the museum world.

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01:15:27

Ep #73 Talking Headgear and Spike Tooths with Ed "Dr....

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2024/04/24

Ray and Dave learn about the amazing antlers and strange headgear of early hoofed mammals including today's Pronghorn Antelope along with more about the giant Spike Toothed Salmon.

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01:04:50

Ep #72 The Incredible Cretaceous Ceratopsians of...

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2024/03/20

Ray and Dave double down with celebrated paleontologist, science communicator, and author, Scott Sampson. He’s the Executive Director of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California and is widely known as "Dr. Scott the paleontologist" on the PBS television series, Dinosaur Train

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