Best Ammonite Podcasts (2024)

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TLS10E07 The Megalosauroids 49:03

13d ago49:03

49:03

The spinosaurs get all the love (OK, mostly hate) and attention when it comes to the megalosauroids, but they are but one weird branch of this group of theropods. Sadly they have a similar problem to the spinosaurs in that there are annoyingly few fossils of them, and there’s very few people working on these animals. Happily, today Iszi and Dave ar…

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TLS10E06 The Death of The Dinosaurs 54:48

2M ago54:48

54:48

We have touched on the extinction that killed the dinosaurs plenty of times before over the various seasons of TL, but we have never really tackled it fully before. Finally, we are joined by a real expert on this subject, Melanie During who is in the process of finishing her PhD on this very subject. So prepare for not actually really any dinosaurs…

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TLS10E05 Live Dinosaur Questions 1:03:18

3M ago1:03:18

1:03:18

Live edited recording at The Oxford Fire Station on 25/05/2024. Live Anniversary Q&A for the Oxford Podcast Festival It’s the 4th (!) anniversary of the launch of Terrible Lizards and this came at a perfect time as Iszi and Dave got invited to do the recent podcast festival in Oxford. So, while we have our usual end of series Q&QA episode in a few …

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Grounding ourselves in Saint of Bright Doors 56:42

3M ago56:42

56:42

We never left, so we are not back. We just like to keep you guessing about episode times. This time we talk about the brilliant Saint of Bright Doors, a decolonial multifaceted dark fantasy novel that's quite a thinker, but also pretty accessible. Give it a read! Eden recommends playing "Laysara: Summit Kingdom", which kinda fits the theme of this …

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TLS10E04 Dinosaurs of the Antarctic 1:10:06

4M ago1:10:06

1:10:06

We all know about how common dinosaurs can be in places like Europe, Argentina, the US, China and Mongolia, but they have turned up in dozens and dozens of countries and on every continent, including Antarctica. Unsurprisingly, it’s a very tough place to work, it costs a ton of money, and there are not that many dinosaurs to be found, but they are …

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TLS10E03 Dinosaur footprints 1:00:26

5M ago1:00:26

1:00:26

Dinosaur footprints with Peter Falkingham Footprints and trackways are an amazing source of data on how dinosaurs moved and what they did. But interpreting these can be a real nightmare since it’s hard to work out the interactions between a moving foot and the actual surface, or work out which species might have made which tracks. At the forefront …

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Episode 6 - Barry Lyndon 1:30:52

5M ago1:30:52

1:30:52

To cap off their 4th season, Gaby and Andreina discuss the 1975 Stanley Kubrick film Barry Lyndon. With the help of a very special guest, we discuss the technical marvels of this film as well as it enduring beauty and depth. Sources and links: Barry Lyndon Making of Leon Vitali on Kubrick Review from The Guardian Roger Ebert Review…

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Episode 5 - Pride and Prejudice 1:55:28

5M ago1:55:28

1:55:28

In this episode, Gaby, Andreina, and a special guest, discuss the beloved 2005 Joe Wright adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. One of the most popular adaptions of the novel by Jane Austen, the film remains surprisingly fresh after almost 20 years since it was released. Gaby, Andreina and their guest discuss the movie timelessness, the remarkable cas…

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TLs10E02 Coelophysis 55:50

6M ago55:50

55:50

We don’t often delve into the Triassic since Dave is not well versed in that time and the animals that were around then, but there were some very important animals that we’ve unduly overlooked across the last 9 series. Happily, today we can redress a large part of that with this episode on Coelophysis. Known from hundreds of skeletons, it’s one of …

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Episode 4 - A Royal Affair 1:38:48

6M ago1:38:48

1:38:48

In this episode, Gaby and Andreina finally watch a movie they have been waiting a long time to discuss. A Royal Affair, tells the story of Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain and her husband King Christian VII. The story follows the years during Christian's reign when the ideas of the Enlightenment start to be introduced into the kingdom, ma…

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TLS10E01 200 years of dinosaurs 48:18

7M ago48:18

48:18

The year 2024 is the 200th anniversary of the naming of the first dinosaur, Megalosaurus. While ‘Dinosauria’ wouldn’t be coined till 1842 (so we have a fair wait before that anniversary kicks in, and doubtless will be marked with another major celebration) it is a great time to take stock of where we are in dinosaur palaeontology. So obviously a go…

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Episode 3 - The Woman King 1:14:53

7M ago1:14:53

1:14:53

In this episode, Andreina and Gabriela discuss the 2022 filmThe Woman King. Written by Dana Stevens and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King tells the true story of the Agojie, an all-female warrior force in the Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1830s, in what is present-day Benin. Starring a formidable Viola Davis as the military general who …

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Kimi Ni Todoke (2009-2011) 26:42

8M ago26:42

26:42

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about the super sweet shoujo anime I just finished watching. 😊♥️

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Through the darkness (2022) 40:51

8M ago40:51

40:51

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about a new K-drama series I recently finished watching.

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TLS09E12 The Dinosaur who must not be named! 52:35

8M ago52:35

52:35

Stegosaurus with Dr Susie Maidment THE TIME HAS COME. For ages Dave, for very Dave reasons refused to cover one dinosaur. Now, we find out all about it with an expert in the field. Last year's mystery xmas present to all of you who support us now for everyone. Patrons will get an video bonus episode. You can follow Susie Maidment https://twitter.co…

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Summer Strike (2022) 45:23

8M ago45:23

45:23

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about a K-drama I really liked watching. ♥️

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Episode 2 - Little Women 1:57:24

8M ago1:57:24

1:57:24

There’s nothing little in the story of this film nor in the significance of the topics it touches on. Greta Gerwig’s Little Women (2019) is a wonderful, fierce, and modern adaptation of this classic, bringing all the themes that have made it one of the most beloved books of the last 150 years. Centered on the character of Jo March, an aspiring writ…

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Dr Cha (Ep15-16) 1:21:51

9M ago1:21:51

1:21:51

In this podcast episode, I’m reviewing the final episodes of Dr Cha, and how I felt about them.

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TLS09E11 The Bite Stuff 48:18

9M ago48:18

48:18

Longtime listeners will be familiar with the fact that Dave has spent a lot of time looking at and working on various bites marks on dinosaur bones left by the carnivorous theropods. These can tell us an enormous amount about who was doing what to whom and what it can mean for the ecology and behaviour of both the herbivores that were bitten and th…

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Episode 1 - Chevalier 1:27:03

9M ago1:27:03

1:27:03

In a baroque opera hall in Paris sometime in the late 1700s, there’s a concert taking place. The audience is hypnotized by the virtuosity of the main violin player and the beauty of the music. And still, the most puzzling fact about the scene is the player’s skin colour: it’s Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges, and he’s Black. Born in Guade…

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Persona: Sulli (2023) 52:48

9M ago52:48

52:48

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about the limited series I just finished watching. TW: self-harm, depression, mental health

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Doona! (이두나) (2023) 52:34

10M ago52:34

52:34

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about a new K-drama series I just finished watching. ♥️

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TLS09E10 Dino Docs! 51:59

10M ago51:59

51:59

Dinosaur documentaries are booming again so it’s time to blow the lid on some insider secrets of how these get made. (Alternative description: Dave complains for an hour about being messed around by TV companies and ignored by the very producers and directors who hired him for his advice on the models and scrip they are working on). Dave and Iszi s…

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I’ll go to you when the weather is nice/ When the weather is nice (2020) 47:10

10M ago47:10

47:10

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about a new K-drama I just finished watching.

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Eternal Discourse War With Warhammer 40k 1:27:01

11M ago1:27:01

1:27:01

We talk about how to critique the Fascist sentiments in Warhammer 40k, without worrying too much about the degrees of intent or satire behind it.

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TLS09E09 Odd ideas in palaeontology 55:13

11M ago55:13

55:13

Odd ideas in palaeontology Palaeontology as a scientific field is beyond popular in the media and with the public but that also means it draws a lot of attention from those with, let’s call them, questionable ideas. And no group gets more of this stuff than the dinosaurs and the animals of the Mesozoic. This time out, Iszi and Dave discuss the worl…

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Mad For Each Other (2021) 19:12

11M ago19:12

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In this podcast episode, I’m talking about a K-drama I really enjoyed watching recently and I felt like I had to review it on my podcast. :)

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TLS09E08 Mega Questions Episode 1:00:08

12M ago1:00:08

1:00:08

It is the mega questions episode! Due to Dave etch-a-sketching everything in his life, making things like access to the internet an unusual hurdle, we decided to do answer as many questions we could in an hour. We didn’t manage to run out of questions. Big thanks to Trisha, Sophia, Matt, Roy, Harris, Marcus, Noah, Jay, Aurous Azhdarchid, Rachel, Ri…

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TLS09E07 Elvis is extinct! 49:54

1y ago49:54

49:54

Petrodactyle and Pterosaur Growth Dave has had a productive year for pterosaur papers and now two are out in quick succession(!) so get ready for a double-whammy podcast of him rolling his eyes when Iszi mentions flappy-flaps and he’s trying to be serious. Anyway, first up is a new large pterosaur from southern Germany with a massive bony crest on …

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Ammonite (2020) 30:46

1y ago30:46

30:46

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about a new period film I just finished watching. Thanks for listening! 🙂

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The Half Of It (2020) 38:39

1y ago38:39

38:39

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about a teen coming of age movie I just finished watching.

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Barracuda Queens (2023) 26:32

1y ago26:32

26:32

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about a new tv series I just finished watching.

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Dr Cha (Ep 13-14) 1:14:34

1y ago1:14:34

1:14:34

In this podcast episode, I’m reviewing two episodes of Dr Cha and giving my two cents about how it made me feel watching it.

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My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018) 24:58

1y ago24:58

24:58

In this podcast episode, I’m reviewing a K-drama series I just finished watching. ♥️

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I watched “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” after a decade and it was problematic AF 40:26

1y ago40:26

40:26

Literally, problematic AF. “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” is a Bollywood movie starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki, and Aditya Roy Kapoor that came out in 2013.

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TLS09E06 Utah Rapture 58:08

1y ago58:08

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This week a ‘what I did on my holidays’ from Dave, though it wasn’t a holiday and he dug a hole in Utah and looked at a ton of museums and quarries. The Morrison Formation is a legendary slice of dinosaur history with a huge number of famous sites, important fossils, and features animals like Diplodocus, Allosaurus and Stegosaurus. After far too ma…

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Episode 7 - The Liberator 1:45:20

1y ago1:45:20

1:45:20

The Liberator tells the story, in wide strokes, of Simón Bolívar, the military leader, and most important Venezuelan historical figure. In this episode, Gaby and Andreina discuss the 2013 film with the help of a very special guest. Placing the film in the historical and political context in which it was made, we look at the role of historical films…

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Dr Cha (Ep 11 & 12) review 47:18

1y ago47:18

47:18

In this podcast episode, I’m talking about the current K-drama I’m watching.

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TLS09E05 A Sternum talking to 54:47

1y ago54:47

54:47

Pterosaurs flew! No big shock there, but obviously flight places major constraints and selective pressures on the skeleton. This should mean all pterosaurs have standard, not-that-varied flight anatomy (in the same way most walking animals have similar leg anatomy). It turns out an absolutely critical part of the pterosaur is both basically all but…

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Episode 6-Ammonite 1:32:29

1y ago1:32:29

1:32:29

In this episode, Andreina and Gabriela discuss the 2020 film Ammonite with a very special guest. Ammonite tells the story of 19th-century British paleontologist Mary Anning. An imaginary retelling of a brief period of her life, the film is directed by Francis Lee and stars Kate Winslet in the role of Mary Anning and Saoirse Ronan as Charlotte Murch…

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Acknowledging the Complexities of Humanity with Ammonite 1:15:49

1+ y ago1:15:49

1:15:49

We talk about Ammonite, a somewhat under-the-radar excellent sci-fi book about a virus killing all the men in a far-off planet and exploring indigenous lands as a colonizer anthropologist Themes explored: - Anthrophopolitics and diversity within identity - Biopolitics and virology - "Going Native" (TM) - Some Ursula LeGuin themes Eden's ep of death…