Weird & Dead
A podcast about evolution's most embarrassing and bizarre stories as told by two very gossipy paleontologists. Amy and Meaghan happily dish the details on everything from fossilized dinosaur butts to the secret drama behind naming new species. Time for the hottest tea from prehistory!
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Becoming Paleontologists
For our final episode of season 1 we go into detail on how the two of us met, how we got into paleontology, and the various twists and turns that have made up our two careers. CW: Cursing. Yep, that’…
00:46:59 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Thick Thighs and Body Size
From dinosaurs to rhinos to bugs, things used to get a whole lot bigger than they seem to today. In this episode we talk all about evolutionary constraints, the narrow set of bumper bars enforced on …
00:48:45 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Everything You Wanted To Know About Eggs
…and then some. From the eggs of the platypus to the eggs of dinosaurs, we’ll talk about how eggs are formed, why humans don’t lay them, and of course, why the egg definitely came before the chicken.…
00:46:14 |
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Everything That Ate Our Ancestors
It’s time to be more afraid of seals, everyone. And hyenas. And tigers. And… birds? And big crocodiles. Really, the deeper you go into human history, the longer that list of fears gets – and on this …
00:50:11 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
The Science of Fossil Poop and Puke
Trace fossils are an incredible resource to understand behavior… even behavior those animals wish maybe there wasn’t a record of. From the results of terrible food poisoning to the fossil equivalent …
00:48:42 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
The Secret Shame of Dinosaurs (Fossil Names)
Did you know that technically, the name ‘dinosaur’ is a rebrand? The original name was a lot more… wrinkly. In this episode we discuss how to name fossils and bring up the funniest fossil names we co…
00:49:09 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Homicidal Earth Burps and Murderous Sky Rocks (All About Extinctions)
Asteroids, volcanoes, and sex lakes – in this episode we discuss the varied and sometimes hilarious hypotheses of why animals have gone extinct. CW: Extinctions/animal death, toxic shock syndrome, me…
00:47:54 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
How to Mummify a Dinosaur (and Other Fossil Tips and Tricks)
While usually it’s just the hard bits that fossilize, occasionally the fossil record can preserve things like skin, organs, blood and more. This episode talks about what happens when soft tissue foss…
00:46:22 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
How to Preserve a Fossil Fish in The Weirdest Way Possible
Sometimes paleontology is awe-inspiring. Sometimes it’s gross and hilarious. This episode is at the weird epicenter of all of those things, because it turns out the best preserved fossil sturgeons ar…
00:37:59 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
How Fossil Lemurs Got Across Oceans
Throughout time we find evidence that animals made it to other continents seemingly by crossing vast oceans. In this episode we talk all about how animals can survive these strange events of accident…
00:48:31 |
Wed 24 Jan 2024
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