I Wish You Were Dead

Gavin and Mike talk to one of Gavin's former professors, Dr. Robert Darling (Dr. Bob), about the Adirondack Mountains! Mike spent the summer hiking in and around them, and wanted to learn more about them, so we brought in an expert! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin teaches Mike about the exploding wonders of the planet; volcanoes. Episode Links: End-Ordovician Extinction Possibly Caused by Volcanism Connections Between Mas Extinctions and Large Igneous Provinces Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Mike is back from the wilderness, and just in time to join Fia to learn about Antarctica, the *most extreme* continent. Episode Links: Antarctica Wikipedia Page Article about giant glacier about to break off the continent History of the discovery of the continent #1 History of the discovery of the continent # 2 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtu...

Fia tells Gavin about the recent climate-related struggles of a Native American tribe near where she does her field work, and how well-intentioned actions can be taken advantage of. Can't Stop The Water Documentary Dinosaur "Mummy" News Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Of all the times that life on Earth collectively bit the dust, one bite of dust rises above them all. In this episode, Gavin teaches Fia about the worst mass extinction of complex life on Earth, and how we might be racing to match it today. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

The highest-grossing movie of all-time is getting a sequel this year, and has A TON of really cool biological concepts in it, so Gavin and Fia talk about James Cameron's Avatar, and all of it's bioluminescent glory. Links to More Information About Pandora: Archived copy of the Survival Guide to Pandora: https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/105/mode/1up?view=theater Short article...

Fia and Mike are both out this week, so Gavin has one of his coworkers,  Dr. Lorelei Curtin, explain how we study the climate of the ancient past! Check out Lorelei's info! https://loreleicurtin.com/ https://twitter.com/DeltaDeuterium Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Quick update on the episode that would normally be going up today; instead it's going up on Friday. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin tells Fia about our hairy, climbing cousins, and how chimps are monkeys actually. Fia teaches Gavin about weird, flat fishes. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

In honor of Shark Week, Gavin teaches Fia about the cousins of sharks; the rays and skates. Oh, and also banjos. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin finishes teaching Fia about state fossils; Mike has returned to the wilds of New York; and Fia teaches Gavin about a *mystery fish* that she found during her field work. Ubirajara fossil returned to Brazil Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Mike's back! And just in time for Gavin to teach him and Fia about state fossils, how some states put in more effort than others (looking at you Florida...), and how local politics can be fun actually. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Fia and Mike are away, so Gavin invites some grad school friends to talk  about the funky stuff that islands do with their animals. Consider installing Tab For A Cause Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin teaches Fia about the giant forests, salamanders, and insects of the the Carboniferous Period. Fia teaches Gavin about the most naked fish in the Gulf, the Naked Gobi. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Fia tells Gavin about her Master's Thesis project; Mike tells us about his summer adventures. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin and Fia talk about the new (and hopefully last) movie in the Jurassic Park franchise; Jurassic World: Dominion. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin teaches Mike and Fia about how the fossil record is both better and worse than you think it is. An also how it's like Swiss cheese. Fia teaches Mike and Gavin about Blue Crabs. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin and his wife try not to run out gas on their cross country adventure. Only one them succeeds. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin Teaches Mike About The Rock Cycle Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Mike teaches Gavin and Mike abut Buffalo Soldiers and their complex legacy. Prehistoric Planet Apple TV + Page Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin teaches Mike and Fia how fish first learned to walk on land. Two papers referenced in the episode: https://evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s12052-009-0119-2#Fig1 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/425183 Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin teaches Mike and Fia about the collections and the history of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin teaches Fia and COVID Mike about the extinction(s)? at the end of the Devonian Period, one of the "Big 5" mass extinctions. Fia teaches Gavin about how cool cypress trees are. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Gavin teaches Fia about the nemesis of animals: the plants! Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel

Fia takes the wheel for the first time and teaches Mike and Gavin about a cool piece of Louisiana swamp culture. Follow us on Twitter Topic form Guest Form Gavin’s Blog Leave us an audio message Youtube Channel