Episode 127 – Padre de Chupacabra
00:00:00 – Illustrator David Peters thinks a tiny pterosaur was a vampiric leach of larger sauropods. Does paleontologist Chris Bennett agree? Should we ignore evidence so we can live in a world with blood sucking pterosaurs? These are the important questions of our time, people. 00:23:28 – Some drinks that aren’t blood include: a Kona [...]
Episode 126 – Science Chronicles
00:00:00 – Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson joins the Paleopals for the first time in 101 episodes to talk about NASA budgets, exploration, and his new book Space Chronicles! Be sure to check out Dr. Tyson’s own podcasting efforts on the show Star Talk Radio. 00:36:17 – Drinks, they’re a part of the show, so they get [...]
Episode 125 – Zombie Plants and Hungry Fungus
00:00:00 – The Russians are repopulating their tundra with 30,000 year old squirrel leftovers i.e. they germinated a plant from a 30,000 year old seed (sort of) and now they have a pretty flower. Awesome. 00:13:18 – Drinks are needed to make plants and Paleopals grow. Jacob has BAWLS, don’t ask. Kelly has a favorite [...]
Episode 124 – The Lake Lake Show
00:00:00 – Lake Vostok is perhaps the most difficult to get to lake in the world. Yet the Russians have spent over a decade attempting to tap it. What’s the deal? Why so interesting? And is it even a good idea? There’s a lot to say about Vostok and the Paleopals waste no time diving [...]
Episode 123 – Bio-feedback
00:00:00 – Brynn Metheney joins us to talk about coffee, aparently, but also her new world-building project ‘The Red Valley’ and her new print for sale featuring a very familiar mascot. 00:18:31 – This week we’re dealing with feedback asking about biology. Leslie L. wants to know about ring species and Summer F. asks about [...]
