The Common Descent Podcast

Join David and Will as they explore the paleontologists’ perspective on various topics in life and earth history.

Each episode features a main discussion on a topic requested by the listeners, presented as a lighthearted and educational conversation about fossils, evolution, deep time, and more.

Before the main discussion, each episode also includes a news segment, covering recent research related to paleontology and evolution.

Each episode ends with the answer to a question submitted by subscribers on Patreon.

New episodes with new topics every fortnight!
The Common Descent Podcast

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Listen to 247 episodes
Episode 166 - Monotremes
128 minutes ·

Episode 166 - Monotremes

Episode 165 - Fruit
142 minutes ·

Episode 165 - Fruit

Episode 163 - Claws
115 minutes ·

Episode 163 - Claws

Episode 162 – Caecilians
133 minutes ·

Episode 162 – Caecilians

Episode 161 - Sleep
143 minutes ·

Episode 161 - Sleep

Episode 160 - The Messel Pit
118 minutes ·

Episode 160 - The Messel Pit

Episode 159 - Giraffes
130 minutes ·

Episode 159 - Giraffes

Episode 158 – Charles R. Knight
114 minutes ·

Episode 158 – Charles R. Knight

End of the Year Q&A 2022
253 minutes ·

End of the Year Q&A 2022

Episode 155 - Gymnosperms
164 minutes ·

Episode 155 - Gymnosperms

Episode 154 - Live Birth
115 minutes ·

Episode 154 - Live Birth

Episode 153 - Armadillos
109 minutes ·

Episode 153 - Armadillos

Episode 152 - The Jehol Biota
120 minutes ·

Episode 152 - The Jehol Biota

Episode 151 - Tails
121 minutes ·

Episode 151 - Tails

Spook-E - Mimics
57 minutes ·

Spook-E - Mimics

Spook-E - Beholders
55 minutes ·

Spook-E - Beholders

Episode 150 - Stegosaurs
116 minutes ·

Episode 150 - Stegosaurs

Spook-E - Displacer Beasts
48 minutes ·

Spook-E - Displacer Beasts

Spook-E - Owlbears
40 minutes ·

Spook-E - Owlbears

Episode 149 - Ants
122 minutes ·

Episode 149 - Ants

Episode 148 - Gliding
150 minutes ·

Episode 148 - Gliding

Episode 147 - Genetics
127 minutes ·

Episode 147 - Genetics

Episode 145 - Photosynthesis
161 minutes ·

Episode 145 - Photosynthesis

Saving Snakes with Hiral Naik
82 minutes ·

Saving Snakes with Hiral Naik

Episode 143 - Monitor Lizards
128 minutes ·

Episode 143 - Monitor Lizards

Episode 142 - Phytosaurs
117 minutes ·

Episode 142 - Phytosaurs

Episode 141 - Supercontinents
134 minutes ·

Episode 141 - Supercontinents

Episode 140 - Horns and Antlers
144 minutes ·

Episode 140 - Horns and Antlers

Episode 139 - Vultures
112 minutes ·

Episode 139 - Vultures

Episode 138 - The Moon
125 minutes ·

Episode 138 - The Moon

Episode 137 - Fossilization
119 minutes ·

Episode 137 - Fossilization

Episode 136 - Seahorses
136 minutes ·

Episode 136 - Seahorses

Episode 135 - Seeds
150 minutes ·

Episode 135 - Seeds

Episode 133 - Symbiosis
135 minutes ·

Episode 133 - Symbiosis

Episode 131 - Volcanoes
176 minutes ·

Episode 131 - Volcanoes

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