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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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- 1 weeks ago59 min
Ep #103 Digging Dinosaurs on Seven Continents and the Carnegie’s Hidden Secrets with Paleontologist Matt Lamanna
Ray goes on the road and interviews Matt Lamanna, the fun and paleo-contagious Mary R. Dawson Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Sep 30, 20261h 12m
EP #102: The Spring the Dinosaurs Died and the Fossil Fish That Told the Story, with Paleontologist Melanie During
Ray and Dave talk with vertebrate paleontologist Melanie During, who read the growth rings in fossil fish from the Tanis site and pinned the death of the dinosaurs to a single spring, 66 million years ago.
- Aug 25, 202620 min
Ep #101 PaleoNerds: A New Epoch
Dave and Ray have no guest today, just a short check in before they embark on their next 99 episodes!
- Jul 29, 20261h 11m
Episode 100: The Legendary Philip J. Currie and the Real Dinosaur Park
Ray and Dave celebrate their 100th episode of Paleo Nerds with the legendary paleontologist and co-founder of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Philip J. Currie
- Jun 24, 20261h 3m
Ep #99 Gigantic Ichthyosaurs, Enormous Octopuses and the Importance of Museums with Makoto Manabe
Ray and Dave interview worldly traveled and renowned Japanese paleontologist and curator who was just appointed President and Director General of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo
- May 27, 20261h 10m
Ep #98 How one fossil can change everything with MOR's Scott Williams
Ray and Dave interview field paleontologist and museum leader, Scott Williams, Senior Director of Exhibitions at the Museum of the Rockies whose work has helped uncover major Late Cretaceous fossils Including the famous tyrannosaurid, “Jane.”
- Apr 29, 20261h 20m
Ep #97 Paleo Nerds Journey to the Galápagos Islands with Naturalist Guide Sandra Masaquiza
After a Galápagos trip with his partner Stephanie and paleontologist friends Lee and Ashley Hall, Dave realized the group was so impressed by their tour guide and conservationist, Sandra Masaquiza, that she became the perfect candidate for the next Paleo Nerds guest.
- Mar 25, 20261h 19m
Ep #96 Nanotyrannus vs. Juvenile T-rex Solved with James Napoli
Ray and Dave review the evidence with James Napoli, co-author of the new research paper that resolves the long-standing debate over whether Nanotyrannus represents a distinct species or a juvenile T-Rex.
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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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