In this very special episode of Tetrapodcats, John and Darren are joined by Memo Kosemen, co-author and artist of Cryptozoologicon to talk about, well, Cryptozoologicon. Also, Notoungulates, and other listener requests.
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Episode 14: Will Never be as Good as Episode 13
In this episode, Darren and John reminisce about the lost glory of Episode 13. Also, woolly rhinos, not very much on woolly horses (who cares about them?), the Hook Island Monster, listener questions, and more on Cryptozoologicon - (if you live in the London area, come to the launch - book tickets here).
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Episode 13: The Best Episode Ever
Due to technical problems, episode 13 (the best episode EVER), was lost. So much classic TetZoo podcasting that no one will ever hear.
Episode 12: The Tale of Microraptor and the Tail of Jeholornis
Darren and John knowledgeably discuss the aerodynamics of Microraptor, the new tail of Jeholornis, a little about crocodyliform crocodylomorphs, and Eoraptor. The film this week is Dudzilla, which John excitingly vaguely recalls wasn't all that bad - Darren disagrees.
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Episode 11: It's Fun to Stay at the SV-P-C-A
Darren and John discuss John's excuse for being late to the podcast, talks at the SVPCA (Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), fossil collecting, and many listener questions.
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Episode 10: On the Silliness of Monsters from the Deep
In the big ten-oh, Darren and John discuss the Loch Ness Monster, the NHM Extinction exhibition, and then Pacific Rim (again).
Also check out Darren's Tet Zoo Guide to Pacific Rim.
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Tetrapodcats in Space
Listener Evan Boucher sent in this very cool, very literal interpretation of Tetrapodcats. Check out Evan's awesome work here.
Episode 9: Tetrapodcats and the Life Aquatic
Darren and John discuss Night Parrots, mesosaurs and aquatic tetrapods, then John rants about Pacific Rim (despite not having seen it!) for what seems like days. Darren disagrees.
All the nuclear tests from 1945 to 1998, in one terrifying movie.
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Episode 8: Birds and Underwear on the Outside
In this, the shortest ever Tetrapodcat, Darren watches birds while John mulls over the state of underwear in superheroes. We talk about bird behaviour, bird gut evolution, and Superman, a film neither of us has actually seen. Also, annoying hints at our top secret book.
Links:
Mark Witton's "What Daleks, xenomorphs and slasher movies tell us about palaeoart"
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Episode 7: Monster Tetrapodcats
Darren and John are joined by special guest podcat Blake Smith, sceptic of note and co-host of the Monster Talk podcast. We discuss the best of Rios and the worst of Rios, cryptozoology, cartoons, and Cloverfield.
Why you should ignore Dave Peters ReptileEvolution.com.
The charming snake handler Raymond Hoser "training" young women in... err, something (again, and again, and again) . He also had his 10 year-old daughter bitten by a snake to prove a point. Nice fella, please ignore his taxonomy.
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Episode 6: Rookies in Colour
Episode 5: You Sexy Thing
Darren and John discuss sexual selection in dinosaurs, the morality of The Thing and the perpetual debate on what is canon. Live Twitter (hashtag #tetrapodcats, typo deliberate) questions include a very serious question from Mark Witton and invasive species during the Cretaceous. Thanks to all those who donated, and put the podcast in profit, we're going to Vegas! (No, we're not.)
Episode 4: Tetrapodcats Jurassic Snark
In this shambolic episode Darren and John do a little Bigfoot followup, and then ramble on about movies. Surprisingly, there's some good podcastin' on Jurassic Park in here, as Darren picks it apart, piece by tiny piece. Also a live listener question on Alien.
Daniel Loxton and Donald Prothero's Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids.
Sharon Hill's discussion of our Bigfoot episode on IDoubtIt.
Episode 4 Delayed
Sorry to all those who rely on us keeping a regular schedule to set their atomic clocks by, but the 4th episode of the podcast will be delayed for a couple of weeks. This is due to Darren having a cough, and then being away. Obviously, this is a little frustrating because the last episode was delayed due to me (John) having the flu. Blame this endless winter.
In the future, I'm thinking about ways to get the show on a reliable regular schedule. Probably the best thing to do is record several episodes in one sitting, when we both have the chance. Obviously, this would reduce the topicality of the show, but I suspect that's not why people listen anyway.
So, we'll have an episode for you shortly after Darren returns on the 14th. We'll be discussing follow up to the Bigfoot show, so, if you have any questions or comments you'd like us to cover, let us know!
Episode 3: Featuring the Features of Bigfoot's Feet
After a long delay for illness, a silly delay in post-production, and another delay for top secret reasons, the Tetrapod Zoology Podcast Bigfoot Special is finally here. To make up for it being so late, it's a whopper. Links:
Anton Wroblewski points out the Skookum cask is consistent with an elk lay. Another page with pictures.
The stabilised Patterson-Gimlin footage.
Episode 2: A Murderous Tit's Got Your Tube-nose Jesus
In this violence-filled episode, Darren and John discuss crocodiles attacking elephants, murderous tits, tubenosed seabirds, listener question Andrewsarchus vs. Arctodus, and finally manage to talk about the same version of Little Shop of Horrors.
Episode 1: The Prequel
In the the very first episode of the Tetrapod Zoology Podcast, Darren and I discuss azhdarchid pterosaurs, plesiosaur phylogeny, peafowl, glassfrogs, Prometheus, and the sorry state of prequels.
