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by Amy Atwater and Meaghan Wetherell
A podcast about evolution's most embarrassing and bizarre stories as told by two very gossipy paleontologists. Amy and Meaghan happily dish the details on everything from fossilized dinosaur butts to the secret drama behind naming new species. Time for the hottest tea from prehistory!
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- 1 weeks ago33 min
Butt Rot
We were going to talk more about Carboniferous coal but then Amy learned about a disease of the tree butt and things went way off the rails. It was worth it.Images on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WeirdandDeadPodcastCW: Cursing, being really confident about what a tree butt is, fungi and decomposition and death
- 3 weeks ago44 min
Silly Scaly Trees (Butt Rot Part 1)
In this episode Meaghan dives deep into her latest obsession: modelling 300 million year old plants for the bit. Join us for part 1 of a 2 part episode on wood, rotten and otherwise!Images on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WeirdandDeadPodcastCW: Cursing, horrifying baby Lepidodendrons, animals shedding skins, bog people
- Sep 24, 202643 min
Evolution of the Beaver Butt
Rodents have stinky butts too y’know - it’s just we seem to be into that smell a lot more than we are skunk. Let’s once again revisit Amy’s cloaca envy and talk about waterproofing butt goop flavored ice cream shall we?CW: all things that come out of a cloaca, cursing, animal death, eating of unpleasant things.
- Sep 10, 202645 min
Evolution of the Skunk Butt
When did skunks get their characteristic butts? How does skunk spraying work and how do you get rid of it? We dig into the whys and wherefores of the skunk stank butt and watch a video so disgusting that Amy couldn't even relisten to herself reacting to it. (Images and video are on Patreon!)CW: cursing, butt nipples, animal death, skunk spray and its results, use of skunk spray against protestors and Palestinians
- Aug 27, 202648 min
Clam Jam
There's a clam called Vulvaceramus. Or Volviceramus, if you are no fun. Let's talk about giant clams, pearls, and how Amy overidentifies with certain minerals.CW: Vagina jokes, obviously. Cursing. Gossip.
- Aug 13, 202650 min
Skin Teeth
Teeth evolved to be sensitive first, thank you very much - the whole “use for eating” thing was actually an evolutionary afterthought. And whatever ratfish are doing with them is… not correct.CW: tenaculums & triggering medical procedures, cursing, dick shaped objects, trypophobia & odontophobia
- Jul 30, 202654 min
Fossil Unicorns
We narrow down the closest fossil candidate for that virgin-loving legend, the Unicorn, as Meaghan finds yet another excuse to talk about how cool artiodactyls are. Photos on Patreon!CW: Cursing, animal experiments, dildo discussion, the pitfalls of intelligent design
- Jul 16, 202658 min
Clever Hurl
Filter-feeding pterosaurs and the dinosaurs that ate them and then threw them back up - a love story?CW: Vomit, Vomit eating (for romance), Scavenging (also for romance), Crop milk (platonic), Dinosaur slander, and of course... cursing.
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A podcast about evolution's most embarrassing and bizarre stories as told by two very gossipy paleontologists. Amy and Meaghan happily dish the details on everything from fossilized dinosaur butts to the secret drama behind naming new species. Time for the hottest tea from prehistory!
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