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I Wish You Were Dead

A podcast about things that used to be alive. With Gavin, Mike, and Fia.

Copyright: © Mike, Gavin, and Fia

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 120 Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 12: The Other People Who Got Shot With JFK Sep 13, 2023

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JFK was famously assassinated in November 1963. But did you know that other people were shot along with him? Let's hear from Mike a bit of their stories.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 119 Tails Aug 30, 2023

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Tails, the famous side-kick of Sonic The Hedgehog. Also a body part ubiquitous to vertebrate animals. What are they even used for anyway? Let's find out!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 118 The Science Of Student Loans Aug 16, 2023

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Science costs money. In many cases, entirely too much money. In a surprise twist of episode topics, Gavin, Mike and Fia talk about their student loan situations, how the American higher education system is going to decrease the quality of science done in the U.S., and how college tuition will soon be over $100,000 per year.

Episode of The Weeds mentioned in the episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SvnOvfCfDSouj8UiAuEm6?si=60b98ab7db944d61

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 117 Louis Agassiz (famous scientist) Aug 02, 2023

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Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) was a world-famous geologist, ichthyologist, early paleontologist, glaciologist, and racist. He was foundational in our understanding of fish, and also the Ice Age, and also to the white-supremacist movement in America. Let's learn about his scientific legacy, and how he ruined his legacy with racism.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 116 Ratites (the big birds) Jul 19, 2023

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One group of birds stands above all the others...literally! Ratites are a group of (mostly) giant and flightless birds found all across the world. Why did they give up the freedom of the skies for the difficulties of life on the ground? Let's find out!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 115 Mike Takes The Wheel Vol. 11: Grandma Gatewood Jul 05, 2023

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While Gavin is vacationing and Fia is grinding out grad school, Mike tells us about a trailblazing (literally) pioneer in backpacking; "Grandma" Emma Gatewood.

Couldn't find the book for free on Google Books, sorry friends!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 114 The Great Oxidation Event Jun 21, 2023

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We all love oxygen. It's what allows us to breathe, and to make energy from the food we eat. However, long, long ago, oxygen was a deadly poison that killed anything that it touched. How did oxygen go from a death cloud to Gavin's favorite element? The Great Oxidation Event!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 113 The End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction (the one that killed the dinosaurs) Jun 07, 2023

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This is it. The big one. Well....the 3rd biggest one. What am I talking about? Mass extinctions of course! Today we talk about the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction, the global catastrophe that killed many species and inspired many movies.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Episode 113 Postponed May 31, 2023

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Gavin and Mike wanted to enjoy a holiday, so we're postponing this episode until next week.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 112 Cats (not the musical) May 17, 2023

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Cats are everyone's favorite weird little guys. But now that Gavin has FOUR extra weird little guys running around his house, he decided to learn more about them and share with you!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

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