Hosted by Mike, Gavin, and Fia · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 197 episodes
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A podcast about things that used to be alive. With Gavin, Mike, and Fia.
Mike, Gavin, and Fia hosts I Wish You Were Dead, a science show with 197 episodes published.
After 1976 days, we have reached the final episode of this podcast. Mike, Fia, and Gavin talk about what they've learned over the last roughly 5 and a half years of podcasting together. Fia's webinar series: https://site
For our penultimate episode, let's talk about today, this moment right now; the Holocene Epoch. This is basically when all of recorded human history takes place and boy have we recorded a bunch of history. Fia's webinar
We have some sad news to share....but also a great episode about the most recent slice of Earth's history; the Pleistocene Epoch a.k.a. The Ice Age. Fia's webinar series: https://sites.google.com/ufl.edu/nature-coast-cur
Some groups of animals become popular memes for their weirdness. No group of dinosaurs have been the main character of paleontology memes (or discourse) than the Spinosauridae, and Spinosaurus in particular. Let's learn
Crabs. The stars of memes all across the internet. But are they really as *optimized* as the memes say? Let's find out! Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate Fia just published a new paper! Check i
Fia teaches us about the magic that can be done with stable isotope analysis, and Gavin tries to give us a little hope. YouTube videos Gavin mentions: Technology Connections: https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?si=camR7CfPS8Ogd
Animals make a lot of noise. Presumably, ancient animals also made lots of noise. How do we study it? What kinds of noises did they make? Let's talk about it! Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate
Stegosaurs are weird dinosaurs. They're asymmetrical, they have weird legs, and they have a part of their body named after a newspaper comic from the 1980's. Confused? Don't be! Learn with us what makes stegosaurs great!
Gavin goofed on the schedule, so we'll see you in 2026! From Mike, Fia, and I, happy holidays! Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj
There are a lot of slices of Earth's history. Almost none are as short or as recent as the Pliocene Epoch. How similar was it to today? How many tusks did the elephants back then have? How much did Earth's orbit wiggle?
Humans have domesticated hundreds of species of animals, plants, and fungi. But what does that mean exactly? And are we alone in our ability to control other animals? Let's find out! Donate to Archive.org if you can: htt
Mike tells us about a variety of things that don't actually exist, from ancient times to the American Revolution, to his mute button. Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate Fia just published a new
Fia's on vacation, Mike's busy, and Gavin's sick. Next episode coming 11/12. Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/1934
Jane Goodall is one of the most famous scientists and activists of my lifetime. Sadly, she passed away a few weeks ago, so Gavin thought that this would be a good time to talk about her life, her legacy, and her contribu
Wood is the most useful material that humans have ever discovered. We use it for everything from paper, to houses, to fire. But what is it? Where did it come from? Let's find out! Donate to Archive.org if you can: https:
Mammals are (in Gavin's biased opinion) the best vertebrates, but some are mammals are weirder than others. Monotremes are without a doubt the weirdest mammals and it's not even close. But what are they? Who are they? An
Since Gavin ('s wife) just had a baby, he thought it would be a fitting time to do an episode about birth! Live birth is a thing that mammals are most famous for, but a *ton* of other animals do it too, in lots of differ
Quick update on why there wasn't an episode this week! TL;DR Gavin, Liz and their new baby were traveling and Gavin got his dates wrong. But he got to go to the Pokemon World Championships! Donate to Archive.org if you c
Fia takes the wheel today and tells us all about some cool research she's working on about how noisy the oceans are! Donate to Archive.org if you can: https://archive.org/donate Fia just published a new paper! Check it o
Gavin and Liz watch through the new-and-improved(?) Walking With Dinosaurs series! Was it good? How does it compare to the original? How many baby dinosaurs get eaten? Let's find out! Episode Links: AP Article about the
Jane Goodall
ethologist and conservationist · Jane Goodall Institute
1 appearance on this show
Mary Anning
paleontologist
1 appearance on this show
Nate Smith
Three-time Grammy-nominated drummer · Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus
1 appearance on this show
Jeremy Roberts
Owner · 903 Brewers
1 appearance on this show
Robert Smalls
1 appearance on this show
Jeannette Rankin
Congresswoman
1 appearance on this show
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