
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

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Alaskan artist Ray Troll and his friend, polymath David Strassman, host exciting interviews with paleontologists, scientists, and fellow paleo nerds from around the world.
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Scott Williams
3X NBA Champion With The Chicago Bulls · Owensboro Community and Technical College
1 appearance on this show
Michael Coates
Vertebrate Paleontologist and Chair of Organismal Biology and Anatomy · University of Chicago
1 appearance on this show
Marcia Bjornerud
Professor of Geosciences · Lawrence University
1 appearance on this show
Arjan Mann
Field Museum
1 appearance on this show
Hans-Dieter Sues
Smithsonian
1 appearance on this show
Susan Butts
Yale Peabody Museum
1 appearance on this show
John Scannella
Museum of the Rockies
1 appearance on this show
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