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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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I talked about this on @commondescentpod.bsky.social a little while back, too. I think the Dinosaur Renaissance is overripe for reconsideration, especially regarding how narratives were formed and directly brought to the public through the heyday of broadcast tv. It wasn't just about science.

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Episode 237 – The Dinosaur Renaissance

Listen to Episode 237 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! In the mid-to-late 20th Century, the scientific and popular understanding of dinosaurs underwen…

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Jason Wilson @jasonbwilson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The most recent episode of @commondescentpod.bsky.social is about Big Cats, and it's not just fascinating thanks to guest Lindsay Nikole, but so educational. I learned so much about the evolution of these animals (and even our evolution a bit, too!). commondescentpodcast.com/2026/07/18/e...

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Episode 248 – Big Cats

Listen to Episode 248 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! Most of the world’s felines are pretty small, but the largest ones are famously important…

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A new video series appeared! Pokémon Sand and Bone is a series where David comes up with ideas for Pokémon inspired by Earth history! Episode 1 is out now! Follow along!

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Pokémon Sand and Bone - Starters

Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

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Most of the world’s felines are pretty small, but the largest ones are famously important to ecosystems and human culture alike. This episode, we explore the various faces of the official (and unofficial) Big Cats. With special guest @lindsaynikole.bsky.social

Listen to Episode 248 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! Most of the world’s felines are pretty small, but the largest ones are famously important…

Episode 248 – Big Cats

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Join us Wednesday for our SNAKE MONTH LIVESTREAM! It'll be full of Snake News, Snake Science, and all-around Snake Appreciation! youtube.com/live/y3JEsTu...

Snake Month Livestream!

Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

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Some of the most fascinating, famous, and dangerous snakes on the planet belong to the family Viperidae. Vipers include some of the world’s most specialized ambush hunters, and they are one of the most diverse and successful groups of snakes.

Listen to Episode 247 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! This episode, we explore the diversity and adaptations of this group that includes some of the …

Episode 247 – Vipers

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our Croc Month Livestream starts in 15 minutes! Come for croc news and croc appreciation! www.youtube.com/live/KlPknkI...

Croc Month Livestream!

Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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Join us for our 🐊Croc Month Livestream!🐊 We'll catch up on news from the world of crocs and chat with our listeners!

Croc Month Livestream!

Leaf It To Us Podcast @leafittouspod.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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Sometimes there are plants where we don’t want them! What makes weeds so … weedy? Why do we dislike them so much? And is a weed truly in the eye of the beholder?

A variety of small green plants grow in the cracks of a concrete staircase. Above the image, words say "Season 2 Episode 3: What's Up With Weeds?"

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Our Silver Screen Science Livestream is this week! Join us to chat about Old School Dinosaur movies!

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Leaf It To Us Podcast @leafittouspod.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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Season 2 is about to bloom! The Trailer is out today, and Episode 1 drops on May 7th! Please consider joining us on Patreon and Discord to keep updated and engage with our lovely community! And join us for something new: Reading Between the Pines, our plant-themed book club! More details soon!

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Our final episode of our Old School DInos series! This episode, we’re wrapping things up with a tale of cowboys and dinosaurs in The Valley of Gwangi!

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Our planet is very flammable. For hundreds of millions of years, life on Earth has evolved to survive and even thrive among the flames. This episode, we discuss the deep history and ecology of Fire.

Listen to Episode 242 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! Our planet is very flammable. For hundreds of millions of years, life on Earth has evolved to s…

Episode 242 – Fire

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This episode, we visit a classic of mid-century caveman-versus-dinosaur cinema, with One Million Years B.C.

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Dr. Drew Brayshaw 🌊🪨 @drewbrayshaw.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

wearing @commondescentpod.bsky.social Burgess Shale/Cambrian Explosion t-shirt at Te Papa just because of this post

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This episode, we compile and compare a handful of dino-themed short films from the early days of dinosaur movies: Gertie the Dinosaur, The Ghost of Slumber Mountain, and the Rite of Spring segment from Disney’s Fantasia.

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Silver Screen Science is our series where we explore science on the big screen and beyond. This year, we’re taking a tour through cinematic history with Old School Dinosaurs! This episode, we start things off with the great grand-daddy of dinosaur movies: The Lost World (1925).

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

For most of the Cenozoic Era, South America was home to a fascinating group of predatory birds which included some of the largest birds of all time. This episode, we explore the diversity, diets, and details of Terror Birds.

Episode 240 – Terror Birds

Listen to Episode 240 on Podbean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! For most of the Cenozoic Era, South America was home to a fascinating group of predatory birds …

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Ryan Consell @stealingfromwizards.com · 02/03/2026

I would like to thank @commondescentpod.bsky.social for being a wonderful break from the horrors. Strong recommend for anyone who likes science and needs to drown out the terror of our modern times for a couple of hours.

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The last episode of Pok-É! This episode, we take on the super-ancient Pokémon of Hoenn. How could natural selection result in masters of the sea, land, and sky embroiled in an endless feud? Our creatures to create this time: Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza.

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

More Pok-É! This episode, we take a tour of the Paradox Pokémon. Where on the tree of life could we find a pair of dragons built for battle and all-terrain travel? Our creatures to create this time: Koraidon and Miraidon.

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

This one's a doozy! This episode, we grapple with the Order Pokémon. What biological explanations can we find for an ecological guardian of many, many faces? Our creature to create this time: Zygarde.

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Tune in for a great discussion on Dinosaur History! Thanks so much for joining us Riley!

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Pok-É continues! This episode, we confront the Renegade Pokémon. From what ancestors might we get a many-limbed monster from a parallel world? Our creature to create this time: Giratina.

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Welcome ... to Pok-É! This episode, we set our sights on the Diving Pokémon. How might evolution produce a sea-dwelling bird with a knack for stirring up storms? Our creature to create this time: Lugia. Listen now!

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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Publishing later this month: "Let’s Botanize! 101 Ways to Connect with Plants" (Hachette) by By Ben Goulet-Scott and Jacob S. Suissa. A doff of my deerstalker to the nice people at @commondescentpod.bsky.social for the tip. #Booksky #botany www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ben-g...

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Let’s Botanize

Botanizing is the new birding! This fascinating book of 101 botany prompts is about the joy of getting to know plants in much the same way we get to know bir...

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, we're expanding the Spook-E-verse with some speculatively-evolved Legendary Pokémon. Five episodes, starting February 7th.

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Our Anniversary Livestream is this week! Wednesday, January 28th at 7pm US Eastern Time! Celebrate Nine Years of Common Descent with Q&A, chit-chat, and Special Announcements!

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Common Descent turns NINE YEARS OLD next week! Join us in celebrating with an Anniversary Livestream, Wednesday January 28th at 7pm US Eastern Time! There will be chit-chat, Q&A, and special announcements!

Nine-Year Anniversary Livestream!

Common Descent is Nine Years Old! Tune in for Q&A and Announcements!

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Common Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

From deep-sea trenches to your home garden, gastropods are among the most diverse and successful animals in Earth history. This episode, we explore the incredible evolutionary story of Snails and Slugs.