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Ep. 93 The Adirondack Mountains feat. Dr. Robert Darling Sep 28, 2022

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Gavin and Mike talk to one of Gavin's former professors, Dr. Robert Darling (Dr. Bob), about the Adirondack Mountains! Mike spent the summer hiking in and around them, and wanted to learn more about them, so we brought in an expert!

Ep. 92 Volcanoes Sep 21, 2022

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Gavin teaches Mike about the exploding wonders of the planet; volcanoes.

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Ep. 91 Antarctica Sep 14, 2022

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Mike is back from the wilderness, and just in time to join Fia to learn about Antarctica, the *most extreme* continent.

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Ep. 90 Fia Takes The Wheel vol. 3: Isle de Jean Charles Sep 07, 2022

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Fia tells Gavin about the recent climate-related struggles of a Native American tribe near where she does her field work, and how well-intentioned actions can be taken advantage of.

Ep. 89 The Great Dying (End-Permian Mass Extinction) Aug 31, 2022

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Of all the times that life on Earth collectively bit the dust, one bite of dust rises above them all. In this episode, Gavin teaches Fia about the worst mass extinction of complex life on Earth, and how we might be racing to match it today.

Ep. 88 A Wildlife Guide of Pandora (James Cameron's Avatar) Aug 24, 2022

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The highest-grossing movie of all-time is getting a sequel this year, and has A TON of really cool biological concepts in it, so Gavin and Fia talk about James Cameron's Avatar, and all of it's bioluminescent glory.

Links to More Information About Pandora:

Archived copy of the Survival Guide to Pandora: https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/105/mode/1up?view=theater
Short article published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution: https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(10)00108-4
Blog Post about Pandoran life by Darren Naish: https://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2010/01/14/creatures-of-avatar

Ep. 87 Paleoclimate w/ Dr. Lorelei Curtin Aug 19, 2022

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Fia and Mike are both out this week, so Gavin has one of his coworkers, Dr. Lorelei Curtin, explain how we study the climate of the ancient past!

Check out Lorelei's info!

Update on Episode 87 (Coming Friday) Aug 17, 2022

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Quick update on the episode that would normally be going up today; instead it's going up on Friday.

Ep. 86 Primates Aug 10, 2022

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Gavin tells Fia about our hairy, climbing cousins, and how chimps are monkeys actually. Fia teaches Gavin about weird, flat fishes.

Ep. 85 Stingrays, Skates and Banjos Aug 03, 2022

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In honor of Shark Week, Gavin teaches Fia about the cousins of sharks; the rays and skates. Oh, and also banjos.

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