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“Such good science communication! Every time I have a question about the natural world this podcast answers it. The Silver Screen Science and SpookE eps are some of my favorites! Keep up the amazing work guys”
PeteStM via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/24/24
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“Super informative, great fun, puts other podcasts to shame.”
Pupk1n via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/04/24
“Only listen to a few episodes so far, but we love it. The dragonflies episode was particularly good as one of my children is currently in a insect phase. Hopefully they will do an episode on cockroaches!”
jesseason3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/24
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“This podcast has everything I want out of a paleontology podcast. Good science communication, genuine interest in every topic, and plenty of jokes or references that show scientists are people too. Keep up the great work!”
Frinkus Wimble via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/03/24
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“Conversation Paleontology at its best! Have been listening since 2020 and listen to episodes up and down the list almost everyday. I just love the content and the voices of David and Will. Keep it up!”
RoteBrezel via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
02/21/24
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“I’ve always wanted to be a paleontologist since I was a kid and now as an adult in a science field I kind of want to get back into it. So I started listening to many podcasts on paleontology and this one is one of my favorites! Lots of facts and lots of sources and the guests talks are great as...”Read full review »
Klunckychris via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/30/24
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“Fascinating topics presented with enthusiasm by exceedingly likeable hosts. Highly recommended”
nhsjsbs via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/23/24
“It’s interesting enough to distract me from my daily worries, but not so exciting that it keeps me awake. Still, I go back and re-start where I fell asleep last time, because it really is interesting, so it’s really the perfect show for my insomnia.”
Merwyn P. Parperbarr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/24
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“Finally caught up with all the episodes. Well presented, excellent knowledge in an approachable format. Keep it up guys! Would recommend you look at Rebecca Wragg Sykes and Chris Stringer too.”
RWRaffles via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/20/24
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“I have been listening since episode nine. This is in my top three favorite podcasts”
aklicko via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/17/24
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“I’m very thankful for this podcast I can’t pay for it but I cannot appreciate it more”
billalsultan via Apple Podcasts ·
Pakistan ·
01/16/24
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“These 2 best friends and paleontologists are hilarious and informative! They make every topic fascinating and you can tell they love what they do! Take a listen!”
Zumba girl pa via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/13/24
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“It’s hard to find podcasts on science topics that don’t start with the assumption that all non-scientist listeners need to be talked to like 6th graders. I stumbled upon Will and David talking about pterosaurs a few years back while looking for multi-hour interesting shows that could accompany...”Read full review »
Brrrrodine via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/09/24
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“I highly recommend this show for providing an in depth overview of a subject every week together with a digest of the latest palaeontology news. The Yo-Bro delivery can be a bit grating, but my tastes are not everybody’s and the content far exceeds my petty annoyance.”
Liminal Borderer via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/02/23
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“Love this show because it’s makes me a better archaeologist in the field as someone who focused on humans only, learning about the other living creatures and processes of evolution and extinctions seriously helps me when I’m excavating.”
Lixroxxxxxxx via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/06/23
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“My favorite podcast. I’ve been working my way through episodes from the beginning and enjoyed all of them. I’ve seen some reviews complain about too much banter/joking around, but for me that’s one of the draws. I love when science presenters act like they enjoy what they’re talking about.”
RBaker221 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/02/23
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“I started a bunch of paleo podcasts at the same time. I listen to them all but this is the one that I go though the archives on. I love how excited they get talking about things. I love the deep dives into single topics. I love the accessible information.
Update: this has become the only podcast...”Read full review »
Brightstargirl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/30/23
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“I listened to Spook-E Sea Serpents as a test since I am the author of the book The Great New England Sea Serpent. Their research is almost comically superficial. They made no reference to the greatest Sea Serpent researcher of all time Bernard Heuvelmans, nor did they reference Rupert Gould or...”Read full review »
Meitheimh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/23
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“Clever and knowledgeable discussions. Good level of science for novices and those that might be more advanced!
I love the humour and jokes between David and Will. It is more like a fun discussion and I feel like I’m in on all the inside dino jokes 👌”
ezzme22 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/24/23
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“I love this podcast. It gives me so much information to use at my job at Zoo Atlanta. I will request otters, because they are my favorite animal, or just mustelids in general. Thanks! Your the best podcast!”
TayGro via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/10/23
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“Will tell everyone and their grandma to listen to this. Love learning new cool evolutionary things from you guys. Keep it up!!”
Harvey Butthole via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/20/23
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“Whenever I need to relax or switch off this gets switched on. One of my faves.”
Amandaf2002 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/25/23
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“Loving this scientist duo’s take on paleontology, which is just as much about evolution. I started listening to TWIEVO (This Week in Evolution) podcast around the same time & it’s a great complement to Common Descent. Both 5 stars with a bullet.”
Delysid via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/05/23
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“Excellent density of information and chat - this is currently my favourite podcast! Just great.”
Hamletroo via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/05/23
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“Just discovered this podcast. I am loving it. The snake episode convinced me that snakes are better than crocodiles, but I still think birds are the coolest animals.”
Galgal6 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/17/23
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“I don’t know how this doesn’t come up when you search for general science pods; it is worthy of a top ten listing. I also don’t know how they have the time and energy to do this whilst having no ad revenue. I’m currently a pauper, but if I had the means, I would be a patron and pay for all their...”Read full review »
htaehevets via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/10/23
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“This podcast has repeatedly gotten me through mind numbingly dreary days and has been a great listen. One thing though (basically my own mini rant) is that I have been waiting on the episode about dragons that they promised, other than that it’s an amazing podcast and definitely binge worthy.”
M.W.2900 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/01/23
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“This podcast has mesmerising. I highly recommend you listening it.”
Cuca_Guimaraes via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/28/23
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“For me the most interesting and scientific profound podcast.
Nothing is forgotten. And with a lot of joy and good stories.”
Kreuzweg1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Austria ·
01/23/23
“Two guys who know their stuff, talking about a subject they clearly love, what could be better? Also calming voices to de-stress, but that backfired a little, it took several tries to get to the end of the 4 hour + questions mega-sode!”
richardpruen via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/21/23
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“Interesting and interesting to those of us not in the field.
One of the fellows though is REALLY difficult to understand - he has a diffident and hesitant speaking manner and speaks without confidence. Just couldn’t listen any more.”
Carl Raccani via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/24/22
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“Excellent work. Best podcast. Entertaining, interesting, well documented, good sound, well edited. What could I say, I cannot stop listening over and over, and waiting for the next one. Good job!!”
Luis2021€ via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
09/27/22
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“The info is great! The presentation is a punch of chatter, talk over and mixed cadence!!”
la hermanas via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/01/22
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“Fell in love and became a Patreon within the first week of finding this podcast.
Edit-more than a year later, still my favorite. (No podcast has ever topped my personal charts for more than a year)”
Jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/22
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“I basically stumbled upon this podcast via a general interest in ancient history and human migration and, although I love science, I don't know much about paleontology (or, thanks to this podcast, "didn't know much.") That said, I really love this podcast for how densely packed...”Read full review »
tmcevs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/08/22
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“Hosts David and Will display real enthusiasm for their subject matter- even the non-reptilian topics!
Good research, clear descriptions and explanations, and nerd humor abound in every episode.
The huge back catalog will keep you captivated for hours if not days.”
Evil Scok Monkey via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/22/22
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“This is my favorite podcast by far. This got me through traveling between clinical rotations (it just happened to line up perfectly with our two-week block schedules) and there's always such an amazing variety of topics, but every topic is well-researched and presented.
They also did a...”Read full review »
Dabilge via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/12/22
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“Hello Will and David,
I wanted to give you guys a 5 star rating for your podcast as it has fast become my favourite podcast by far. I only discovered it in May last year and am slowly trying to listen to the entire back catalog while trying to keep up with the most recent episodes as well. I’ve...”Read full review »
VOUser50 via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
05/02/22
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“What a show. The time seems long but the whole show of an easy, pleasant, educational listen week after week. The news segments give variety to each episode and each week’s topic has enough scope to engage every listener. My current binge, love these guys.”
PodcastPope via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/24/22
“Love it a lot”
zealous_playz1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/16/22
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“Dave and Will (and Aly!) always do a great job of covering their awesome topics with enough sophisticated depth to satisfy geeks in that given subfield (looking at you, Brain episode) while also communicating with a simple clarity that, not only is inclusive of the newest enthusiasts to the...”Read full review »
drbraingeek via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/02/22
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“I genuinely adore the enthusiasm of the two hosts. All the topics are so interesting and I love they way they handle so many different topics. Started to re-listen to old episodes as it’s become such a comfort podcast. Also sending love from Australia”
Delmire via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/29/22
“I’m not joking… I’ve been writing a review in my head since I started episode 1 and have finally caught up but still don’t know how to properly convey just how much listening to The Common Descent has meant to me. This is my absolute favourite podcast. David and Will, you guys are awesome, thank...”Read full review »
CassLovesJellyfish via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/14/22
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“When I started listening it was more just a podcast of pleasant white noise to help me sleep. No offense. As I continue to listen to the podcast with more attention, extraordinary themes of truth are revealed.”
Eddie from Townsend via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/22
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“One of the best science podcasts out there. Delivered in a relaxed, casual style by Will and Dave, it’s packed with interesting, thought provoking material on evolution, species, the scientific method and our place on earth. My favourites by the way were ‘Primates’ and ‘Brains’ with the...”Read full review »
mightilyunhappy via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/21/22
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“Honestly, I only started listening to this show by accident while searching for plant podcasts. I was captured by the enthusiasm and knowledge on the evolution of trees, grasses, orchids and more by Dr Aly. After I listened to all the plant episodes I was hooked! The enthusiasm of David and Will...”Read full review »
theoneandonlygnomie via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/11/22
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“I just started this podcast a few weeks ago and have learned so much. Thank you for all your hard work. As a Tennessean, I’m looking forward to visiting the Grey site this summer!”
jeniag1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/22
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“Been listening for a few years and can’t recommend enough. Really great deep dives into every topic, clearly presented, with enough info for a beginner to the subject or someone who works in the field. Love the news portion as well!
Keep up the great work.”
Scar Taylor via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/19/21
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