The Theme: Below the Crust.

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Patrick, Charlie, Ryan, and Justin (sort of).

Intro: 00:00:00 One of the Paleopals is missing but, on the other hand, that means that 75% of them are here.  That’s a passing grade.   It could be a lot worse.

Crocs… sort of: 00:02:55 Patrick is his usual crusty self in examining this feast of fossils.  Did these fossil crocs rule the world? Are they even crocs? Does duckcroc satisfy Kirk Cameron?

Nitrogenous Isopterans: 00:21:35 We interview Professor Kena Fox-Dobbs about her work suggesting that when in Africa, the termite is king of the nitrogen hill (or mound).  You might think that big organisms would hold the keys to moving nitrogen around the savannah, but you might be wrong.

Trailer Trash Talk -  Clash of the Titans: 00:43:54 A remake of a 1980′s stop-motion classic.  Patrick reminisces about the original movie that tells the story of the myth of Perseus.  Will the remake be a Greek tragedy?

Fish on Europa? 00:53:47 There is almost certainly a vast ocean on Europa (everybody knows that).  There may be some oxygen dissolved in the water (Ok). There may be 600 million tons of fish on the planet (I’m listening)!?!   The question is, would the sushi be any good by the time you got it back to Earth?  Call me back when there is life on Uranus.

Music from this episode:

We Want Fun – Andrew W. K.

Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Great White

Rock The Casbah – The Clash

Big Eyed Fish – Dave Matthews Band

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Pulling out all the stops for the Paleopalophiles this week’s show notes include… time stamps!

@ 00:00:27 – The intro! Has Patrick realized his fitness? Do the guys have a theme? Do they have drinks? All these questions will be answered.

@ 00:09:23 – Topic #1: The audio equivalent of Hemmingway’s Snows of Kilimanjaro as the guys discuss melting tropical glaciers, and the gumption they had daring to exist in the first place.

@ 00:25:42 – This week on Trailer Trash Talk the guys take 2012 to task. Patrick again name drops the competition so here’s a link their site, cause we’re just that nice. The Paleopals even manage to include some Science… sort of (Hey! That’s the name of the show!)

@ 00:38:36 – Topic #2: The universe shows the LHC a thing or two about how to accelerate a subatomic particle. Justin explains the science, Ryan drops some metaphors with SPORTZ. A science book is mentioned, and a non-science book is lamented.

@ 00:51:22 – Ryan feels like he gets hit with a fist full of quarters since he’s the Odd Man Out as Patrick and Justin discuss the King of Kong!

Music for this week’s show provided by:

So Hard to Find My Way – Jackie Greene

When the World Ends (Live) – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds

We Like Sportz – The Lonely Island

Super Mario – Byu Vocal Point

Direct download: Episode 10: Science… sort of – The End of the World