Paleo Nerds

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A Paleo Nerd is a grown-up who still has the child-like wonder and love for dinosaurs, fossils, science, and paleontology.
Paleo Nerds follows Alaskan artist, Ray Troll, and his friend ventriloquist David Strassman, as they host exciting interviews with paleontologists, scientists and fellow paleo nerds from around the world. They take what would’ve been a boring science class and turn it into an exciting and extremely informative party.

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100 episodes
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Dec 28, 2022 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode #60 Sonic Signals Bouncing Off the Biggest Migration on Earth with Kelly Benoit-Bird
Dave and Ray dive deep with Kelly Benoit-Bird to discuss the denizens of the not so deep, the Mesopelagics; the largest migration of vertebrates on planet Earth.
Nov 30, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode #59 Jasmina Wiemann: Better Paleo Through Modern Chemistry
Dave and Ray's minds are blown by talking to molecular Paleobiologist, Jasmina Wiemann, who can now "see" into fossils more organic detail then ever before imagined.
Sep 28, 2022 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode #58 Hell Creek, Hell Yeah! Dave Digs Dinosaurs in Montana
Dave interviews field and lab manager from the Museum of the Rockies, paleontologist, Lee Hall. Dave and his son, Carson, spent an amazing 6 days in the Hell Creek formation digging up tons of dirt with a cadre of the most hard working volunteers and students of all things paleo.
Aug 24, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode #57 Two Paleo Podcasters walk into a den of Eurypterids
Dave and Ray interview Dave Marshall, the host and founder of the first Paleontological Podcast, "Palaeocast Podcast", now in it's 10th successful year.
Jul 20, 2022 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode #56 Saving Ourselves From Ourselves with Kirk Johnson
Dave and Ray talk again with their very first Paleo Nerds guest, Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, about the state of our planet today. Not to be missed!
Jun 1, 2022 · 20 min
Episode #55 Dave and Ray didn’t go away
Ray and Dave talk about their latest adventures, Paleo News, and upcoming ideas for future guests.
Apr 27, 2022 · 55 min
Episode #54 A Dinosaur’s Leg and a Pterosaur Egg! Now it can be told. Robert DePalma Part Two
The Nerds coerce Robert DePalma to reveal the Tanis site discoveries he couldn't talk about in Part One. DePalma's Tanis site documents the actual day the Asteroid hit and ended the reign of the Dinosaurs.
Apr 8, 2022 · 1 hr 25 min
Episode #53 The Very Day the Asteroid (almost) Killed Our Planet with Robert DePalma Part One
The nerds travel to the final day of the dinosaurs reign with paleontologist Robert DePalma and the legendary Tanis Site.
Mar 30, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode #52: Your Mother Was a Vetulicolian and Your Father Smelt of Elderberries with Henry Gee
The Paleo Nerds cover the history of life on Earth with Nature Senior Editor Henry Gee
Mar 16, 2022 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode #51 Botany, Bugs, and Beards with Dr. Ellen Currano
The nerds reconstruct ancient ecosystems with Paleobotanist Dr. Ellen Currano
Mar 2, 2022 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode #50: The Past is All We Ever Have with Ken Lacovara
The nerds hit the prehistoric Jersey Shore with Ken Lacovara
Feb 22, 2022 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode #49 Raptors red in tooth and claw with James Kirkland
The nerds talk Utahraptors with Utah State Paleontologist Jim Kirkland.
Oct 13, 2021 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode #48 The Ends of the World with Peter Brannen
Author Peter Brannen just happened to be driving through Kansas so Ray flagged him down to ask him about The Ends of the World, his recent book on mass extinctions, a fitting end to Season 3 of Paleo Nerds!
Oct 6, 2021 · 1 hr 36 min
Episode #47 Locked in Time with Dean Lomax
Dr. Dean Lomax sold his Star Wars collection to fund his paleontology dreams. While some may gasp, his investment certainly paid off - his book Locked in Time has already come up a few times on the show already!
Sep 29, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode #46 The Colossal Wyoming Death Cave with Julie Meachen
The Natural Trap Cave is a sinkhole death trap that contains a pile of fallen mammals that spans over 100,000 years and Julie Meachen has been studying this pile of bones since 2014.
Sep 22, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode #45 The Coastal Fossil Finder with Kent Gibson
While installing his Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline exhibit at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Ray had a chance to sit down with Kent Gibson who lent a very small fraction of his massive collection of coastal fossils to Ray's exhibit.
Sep 15, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode #44 Polar Dinos and Super Crocs! with Greg Erickson
Greg Erickson is a very well-rounded paleontologist: he's studied Super Crocs, arctic duckbills and even "dated" (well, aged...) the prehistoric celebrity Sue.
Sep 8, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min
Episode #43 Interplanetary Paleontology with Kenneth Williford
This episode of Paleo Nerds is truly out of this world! The Nerds talk to Kenneth Williford, Deputy Project Scientist for the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission. Blast off to the martian past!
Sep 1, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode #42 The Scariest Moments with Brian Skerry
Brian Skerry has logged over 10,000 hours underwater, capturing powerful images for National Geographic and has recently teamed up with James Cameron to continue bringing the captivating stories of the world's oceans to those of us stuck on land.
Aug 25, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode #41 A Gentleman’s Geology of Georgia with Cameron Muskelly
Youtube star Cameron Muskelly joins the Nerds to talk about the geologic treasures of Georgia and the southern United States. Cam is a paleo encyclopedia, so you're sure to learn something new!

Paleo Nerds

Episode #60 Sonic Signals Bouncing Off the Biggest Migration on Earth with Kelly Benoit-Bird

Episode #59 Jasmina Wiemann: Better Paleo Through Modern Chemistry

Episode #58 Hell Creek, Hell Yeah! Dave Digs Dinosaurs in Montana

Episode #57 Two Paleo Podcasters walk into a den of Eurypterids

Episode #56 Saving Ourselves From Ourselves with Kirk Johnson

Episode #55 Dave and Ray didn’t go away

Episode #54 A Dinosaur’s Leg and a Pterosaur Egg! Now it can be told. Robert DePalma Part Two

Episode #53 The Very Day the Asteroid (almost) Killed Our Planet with Robert DePalma Part One

Episode #52: Your Mother Was a Vetulicolian and Your Father Smelt of Elderberries with Henry Gee

Episode #51 Botany, Bugs, and Beards with Dr. Ellen Currano

Episode #50: The Past is All We Ever Have with Ken Lacovara

Episode #49 Raptors red in tooth and claw with James Kirkland

Episode #48 The Ends of the World with Peter Brannen

Episode #47 Locked in Time with Dean Lomax

Episode #46 The Colossal Wyoming Death Cave with Julie Meachen

Episode #45 The Coastal Fossil Finder with Kent Gibson

Episode #44 Polar Dinos and Super Crocs! with Greg Erickson

Episode #43 Interplanetary Paleontology with Kenneth Williford

Episode #42 The Scariest Moments with Brian Skerry

Episode #41 A Gentleman’s Geology of Georgia with Cameron Muskelly