Ben Faulkner & David Mauro

Reel Beasts

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Cinephiles and dinosaur nerds rejoice! Film connoisseur David, and paleontologist Ben (both trained informal educators), join forces to explore the rich history of prehistoric animals in movies. Reel Beasts takes listeners from the badlands to the cutting room floor through insightful critiques, scientific rigor, and a pinch of comedy. With filmmaking experience and several dino digs under our belts, we’re here to pick bones about silver screen saurians both majestic and ridiculous.

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Ben Faulkner & David Mauro

Episodes

035. Field Beasts: Scenes From Dinosaur Country 14.10.2023 14:35

A little collection of vignettes from Montana in July 2023

034. Jurassic World (2015) part 1 ft. Tim 06.10.2023 1:45:24

Holy Mosasaur! You knew we would get to this one someday. We take aim at one of the biggest blockbusters of the last decade with the help of friend of the podcast Tim!

033. Mini Beasts: In Defense of Paleontology 30.09.2023 8:25

Ben gets on his soapbox briefly to respond to some common critiques/misconceptions about paleontology.

032. Beast of the Week: Ankylosaurus 22.09.2023 25:44

ALL THE ARMOR for this amazing Ank tank of a dinosaur.

031. 65 15.09.2023 1:04:38

Adam Driver + dinosaurs, what could go wrong? Well, plenty as it turns out!

030. Field Beasts! 08.09.2023 1:02:56

A rundown of field paleontology for fossil explorers!

029. Walking With Dinosaurs: The Movie: 3D: The Podcast (2013) 01.04.2023 1:19:18

"We should have brought layers" - a dinosaur in this movie.

028. Reel(ish) Beasts: Anaconda (1997) 05.01.2023 1:13:38

Thin plot, thicc snake. 

027. Unreel Beasts: Godzilla (1998) 20.12.2022 1:25:12

"The Lost World Effect" states that a movie you thought was perfect in childhood is actually not very good. This film is a prime example of such an effect. We still like it though...

026. The Velocipastor (2018) 08.09.2022 1:18:46

A man of the claw, two podcasters in awe. 

025: 10,000 BC (2008) 01.09.2022 1:16:47

How many prophecies do you need? Four? OK cool. 

024. Jurassic Park III (2001) 22.05.2022 1:36:52

Come on in, the water's fine! There is definitely not a Spinosaurus in there! 

023. Unreel Beasts: Annihilation (2018) ft. Aaron- Part 2 01.05.2022 1:05:53

CW: cinematic violence / body horror, brief mention of self-harm Once the Shimmer takes a shine to you the shine don't stop. 

022. Unreel Beasts: Annihilation (2018) ft. Aaron- Part 1 21.02.2022 1:12:35

CW: cinematic violence / body horror, brief mention of self-harm Ben is joined by astrophysicist Aaron to dissect Annihilation, a wonderful 2018 sci-fi slow burn. Come with us into the Shimmer! 

021. The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994) 23.01.2022 1:14:48

We celebrate 1 year of Reel Beasts with a return to The Great Valley!

020. Carnosaur (1993) 24.12.2021 1:08:34

If there is one lesson to be taken from this movie, it is FEAR ALL EGGS!

019. Mini Beasts: Jurassic World Dominion Trailer 29.11.2021 48:11

The hottest takes on the new Jurassic World prologue trailer! We really enjoyed this one y'all. 

018: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) 12.11.2021 1:18:08

A sophomore slump for the Jurassic Park series? We discuss Spielberg's second stab at insular dinosaur carnage! 

017. Unreel Beasts: Alien (1979) Part 2- The Science 11.10.2021 1:08:26

Acid blood, pharyngeal jaws, and the Fermi Paradox. All this and more in a tangent-tastic but thoughtful episode of Unreel Beasts! 

016. Unreel Beasts: Alien (1979) Part 1- The Film 04.09.2021 1:01:37

Trigger Warning: discussions of sexual violence, strong sexual themes. Welcome to Unreel Beasts, where we expand our programming to include fictional creatures. We kick things off with one of the most influential sci-fi/horror/thriller films of all time! (3:30) plot summary. (17:39) themes and cinematography. (34:21) sexual dynamics, imagery, and implications. (58:21) the alien’s many forms.

015. Mini Beasts: Talkin' Tyrants 22.08.2021 1:03:08

Tangents and Tyrannosaurs rule the Earth! (00:00) - Intro to Tyrannosaurs, (5:50) - supercontinents and breathing strategies, (13:57) - A brief history of the tyrant dinosaurs, (40:32) - David's T-rex questions, (55:13) - Jurassic Park easter eggs and final thoughts. 

014. We're Back! A Dinosaur’s Story (1993) ft. Tim! 12.08.2021 1:16:39

A golf-playing T-rex voiced by John Goodman, what could go wrong?

013. 100 Million BC (2008) 24.07.2021 1:11:11

Was this even a movie?? We lovingly lampoon this direct to video disaster!

012. Mini Beasts: Raptors, Birds, and Moving in Herds 26.06.2021 56:53

It's raptors 101 baby! Welcome to class

011. Jurassic Park (1993)- Velociwrapping Things Up 03.06.2021 1:05:33

We just couldn't leave you on that cliffhanger. We talk raptors and kitchens as we put a bow on our analysis of the greatest dinosaur movie of all time! 