Fossils and Fiction is a podcast of conversations about the culture and science of palaeontology and prehistoric life, featuring palaeontologists, creators, authors, experts, and fans.
Latest Episodes
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Episode 60: Remembering Sam Neill, the Dinosaur Man
Dr Jake Kotevski didn’t become a palaeontologist because of a fossil. He became one because of Sam Neill. In this tribute episode, Travis and Alyssa talk with Jake about Alan Grant’s quiet, unglamorous masculinity, the “sense of wonder” the movie chose over the book’s horror, and why Grant’s evolution across three films (and an unfortunate…
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Episode 59: Who’s our Jeff Goldblum?
Compsognathus in a handbag. Microraptor as a pet crow. Sauropod methane energy. You’re welcome. We sit down with Professor Amy Brock-Hon from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga — Alyssa’s old alma mater — to talk caves, karst, and why a good geology degree might be the most versatile qualification you’ve never considered. Then we…
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Episode 58: Secrets of the Sea Monsters with Dr Dean Lomax
The ocean had apex predators long before sharks made it scary — and this week, we’re diving into the extraordinary world of ichthyosaurs with one of the world’s leading experts on them. Alyssa sat down with Dr Dean Lomax — palaeontologist, author, broadcaster, and all-round ichthyosaur evangelist — ahead of his first-ever visit to Australia…