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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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Ep #94 The Marvelous Mini-Monsters of Mazon Creek with Arjan Mann

2026/01/28

Ray and Dave discuss the amazing biota of the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte with Arjan Mann, Assistant Curator of Fossil Fishes & Early Tetrapods at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois

Ep #93 Cretaceous Kansas Geology with Kate Andrzejewski

2025/12/31

Ray gets schooled on the Cretaceous geology around the shores of Kansas Lake Kanopolis by paleontologist Kate Andrzejewski.

Ep #92 From Smok to Spinosaurus with Smithsonian Curator Hans-Dieter Sues

2025/11/25

Ray and Dave talk with Smithsonian paleontologist Hans-Dieter Sues about the origins of reptiles, the rise of dinosaurs, and a lifetime unearthing Triassic treasures from around the world.

Ep #91 The Incredible Paleo Impressionist Art of Doug Henderson

2025/10/29

Ray and Dave explore the mind of paleo artist Doug Henderson exploring his techniques, inspirations, and the breathtaking body of work that re-imagines ancient worlds.

Ep #90 Fossil Fish, Antarctic Adventures and Teaching Anatomy with Kerin Claeson

2025/09/24

Ray Troll shares morning coffee in his Ketchikan lounge room with Dr. Karin Claeson, exploring fish evolution, anatomy, development, and variability across deep time.

Ep #89 Brachiopods Deserve Your Love with Dr. Susan Butts

2025/08/27

Ray and Dave learn all about Brachiopods, one of the hardy survivors of the Big Five extinctions, with Susan Butts, Director of Collections and Research at the famous Yale Peabody Museum.

Ep #88 Unearthing Egg Mountain’s Dinosaur Nursery: Field Insights from Montana with John Scannella

2025/07/30

Dave goes out on a dig at the famous Egg Mountain site in western Montana with Dr. John Scannella, curator of paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies.

Ep #87 Anvil Sharks, Lampreys & Ratfish with Head-Sprouting Teeth featuring Vertebrate Paleontologist Michael Coates

2025/06/27

Ray and Dave explore jaws, fins and fossil fish while tracing the deep origins of vertebrate life with Dr. Michael Coates, Vertebrate Paleontologist and Chair of Organismal Biology and Anatomy Professor at the University of Chicago.

Ep #86 Painting Prehistoric Worlds and Dinosaur Dreams with Mark Hallett

2025/05/30

Ray and Dave talk Sauropods, Smilodons, and Spielberg with artist and paleo visionary Mark Hallett, whose decades of work bring ancient worlds to life.

Ep #85 Mammoth Tusks, Gomphothere Shovels and Elephant Trunks with Advait Jukar

2025/04/30

Ray and Dave explore the history of all things Elephantidae, including Mammoths, Mastodons, and Gomphotheres, with Advait Jukar, delving into their shovels, tusks, and trunks.

Ep #84 Turning to Stone: Earthlings on a Dynamic Granite Planet with Marcia Bjornerud

2025/03/26

Ray and Dave go rock hunting through billions of years of Earth's history with Marcia Bjornerud, a structural geologist, inspirational author, and Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University in Wisconsin.

Ep #83 Diggin' the Beasts of the Badlands

2025/02/19

Ray and Dave talk about the amazing fossils and strata found in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, where park ranger Mattison Shreero explains how it all got there and why she absolutely loves her job.

Ep #82 The Ultimate Paleo Vlogger, That We Know Of

2025/01/29

Ray and Dave discuss the wide-reaching influence of one of YouTube's paleo stars, Lindsay Nikole, who has millions of followers and incredible outreach with her remarkable video series, The History of Life on Earth, as we know it.

Ep #81 Paleo Nerds at Nebraska's Prairie Pompeii

2024/12/18

Ray takes a road trip with fellow Paleo Nerds to visit the great death assemblage, the "Rhino Pompeii", at the Nebraska Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park

Ep #80 Walking Egyptian Whales from the Sahara with Dr. Hesham Sallam

2024/11/27

Dave travels to Cairo, Egypt, for a fascinating interview with Dr. Hesham Sallam, Egypt's leading paleontologist and founder of the country's first Vertebrate Paleontology Center. As a fellow Paleo Nerd, Dr. Sallam shares insights into his groundbreaking work, his efforts to bring more women into the field, and the thrilling discoveries shaping Egypt's prehistoric story.

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162 reviews

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LeebeeJammin 2025/06/18

Yes! I am a Paleo Nerd!

I miss when you guys were coming out more often with shows, but I really don’t want another lockdown, so I’ll just treasure every time I see a new one...

★★★★★

nerka3 2025/01/30

Excellent!

This podcast has good rapport between the hosts and the information is top notch. Ray Troll lives in Alaska and I do too so it felt good to know about...

★☆☆☆☆

Mph621 2025/05/30

Unfortunately

Unfortunately this show lets politics get in the way of a good show. They constantly knock religion and the current REPUBLICAN administration. Bye bye...

★★★★★

Nerd-dom 4 Ever! 2024/03/27

This Podcast lives up to its Title!

My brother and I are life long PaleoNerds and we LOVE this podcast! Ray and Dave host a variety of great guests and dive into every nook-and-cranny of...

★★★☆☆

Kjlaff 2024/10/07

To much political nonsense not enough science

I love this show for the scientific side but the ridiculous amounts of controversial political opinions being force fed as facts is just so upsetting ...

★★★★★

Fj40s rule 2024/01/25

Really fun podcast

Super fun podcast. The guests are awesome and it makes pretty complex scientific concepts accessible to everyone!

★★★★★

DHOLMQ 2023/03/03

The BEST Podcast of it’s kind

I found this podcast about a year ago while coincidentally, in process to move to Newport, Oregon & I found the episode, cruising the fossil coastline...

★★★★☆

Dangerpace 2023/06/12

Good show bad politics

I enjoy hearing everything about things paleo. They say that opinions are not facts yet they act as if their opinions are facts. Stick to dino's. Also...

★★★★★

rexmcgeezer 2023/03/03

Good

A good podcast- love it- but why are you so bent on disproving creationism? I don’t believe in traditional creationism myself, but also think that it ...

★★★★★

I’m Hear 2023/02/24

Paleo Nerds

I discovered Paleo Nerds last month and binged on it. So very well done by two very talented guys deftly interviewing a range of different expert scie...

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