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The Common Descent Podcast

The Common Descent Podcast

279 Episodes • By Common Descent • commondescentpodcast.podbean.com...
Join David and Will as they explore the paleontologists’ perspective on various topics in life and earth history. Each episode features a main discussion on a topic requested by the listeners, presented as a lighthearted and educational conversation about fossils, evolution, deep time, and more. B ...more
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The Common Descent Podcast
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Silver Screen Science - Deep Blue Sea
It’s a new series of Silver Screen Science! As usual... more
Apr 17 2024 55m
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Episode 189 - Dromaeosaurs
This group of predatory dinosaurs includes such famo... more
Apr 14 2024 2h 33m
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Silver Screen Science - Meg 2: The Trench
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Apr 10 2024 1h 1m
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Spotlight 2024 - James, Amanda, and Curtis, Palaeo After Dark
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sit... more
Apr 3 2024 1h 4m
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Episode 188 - Cannibalism
An animal eating another member of its own species m... more
Mar 31 2024 2h 20m
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Episode 187 - Migration
Among the most spectacular of animal behaviors is mi... more
Mar 17 2024 2h 7m
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Spotlight 2024 - Adele Pentland, Pals in Palaeo
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Mar 6 2024 1h 11m
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Episode 186 - Owls
Owls are among the world’s most iconic and charismat... more
Mar 3 2024 2h 9m
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Episode 185 - Cacti
Cacti are famous for their spine-shaped leaves, thei... more
Feb 18 2024 2h 16m
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Episode 184 - Richard Owen
A familiar name to modern biologists and paleontolog... more
Feb 4 2024 1h 54m
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Episode 183 - Feathers
Feathers are among the most diverse and complex form... more
Jan 21 2024 2h 24m
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Episode 182 - Camouflage
Blending in with the surroundings is an incredibly u... more
Jan 7 2024 2h 21m
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End of the Year Q&A 2023
Happy New Year! It’s time again for our annual answe... more
Dec 31 2023 4h 23m
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Episode 181 - Dragonflies
Dragonflies and damselflies are incredible insects. ... more
Dec 24 2023 2h 9m
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Episode 180 - Filter Feeding
Filter feeding is among the most widespread dietary ... more
Dec 10 2023 2h 12m
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Patron Mini-Episode Compilation #4
Mini-episodes are rewards for our high-level support... more
Dec 4 2023 2h 8m
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Episode 179 - Thermoregulation
If things get too hot or too cold, the crucial proce... more
Nov 26 2023 2h 9m
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Episode 178 - Ears
Listen up! The world around us is full of sound, and... more
Nov 12 2023 2h 24m
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Cute-E - Friendly Dragons
Welcome … to Cute-E! Every October during Spook-E, w... more
Nov 4 2023 1h 1m
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Episode 177 - Neanderthals
These days, we Homo sapiens are the only humans arou... more
Oct 29 2023 2h 38m
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Spook-E - Turtle Dragons
Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution. It’s October,... more
Oct 28 2023 44m
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Spook-E - Wyverns
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Oct 21 2023 57m
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Episode 176 - Hadrosaurs
Hadrosaurs (the so-called “duckbill” dinosaurs) and ... more
Oct 15 2023 2h 33m
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Spook-E - East Asian Dragons
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Oct 14 2023 57m
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Spook-E - European Dragons
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Oct 7 2023 1h 5m
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