In this thrilling and unbelievably long episode, FU dumbass Darren! Lungs & diving, Star Wars screwup again, re-wilding & ecotourism, and a plethora of other things Darren got wrong. News from World of Darren & John includes the Shanklin croc, multituberculates, and the Tet Zoo wiki . Cash for Questions! include "what the hell is going on over there?", and what the deal is with sail-backed animals. Download here ....
John and Darren launch into followup, which is mostly about how big legs are or aren't. News of the world of Darren and John and also News include our palaeoart article , Darren’s lament, kangaroos that didn't hop or did, podcats reviewed at Li’L Box Big Universe , and the Chickensaurus Event (#chickensaurus). Cash for Questions include our options on rewilding, and why mammals ain't got no no legs. Stay tuned at the end for a special treat: Uncle Darren's Anecdotes , a new segment of Uncle Darr...
So, I'm uploading this from an internet cafe in Malta, so I can't listen, and I can't for the life of me remember what's in this episode. Safe bet: some dinosaurs, pterosaurs, Cash for Questions! and some terrible movie. Am I close? Download here .
After a month long hiatus, Darren and John return, with this overlong, self-important, dull and portentous episode. News from the World of News includes the best and worst of teeth at the SVPCA, deer-cow hybrids (or as we call them "cows"), Transylvanian pturtles, some expert FU on antlers. Cash for Questions includes the sauropod respiratory system, and a spinoff discussion on size, (we're still not sure which) Planet of the Apes, the ever-changing head of Quetzalcoatlus , and another round on ...
Live Google Hangouts are hard. Too hard for us. After the technical collapse of the Google Hangout, we decided to record locally and put up what we had. Recording locally is hard too (apparently), and much of it was lost. Finally, the batteries in our laptops died, and that was that. However, we did manage to record some followup (antlers), the ethics of killing animals because you're interested in them, Darren and Memo's talks at LonCon 3, and finally, a pseudo cash for question from new listen...
Episode 29 includes, are new tapirs really new?, a TetZooCon round up, a quick discussion of and many a cash for question. Questions include the usefulness to eve-devo to palaeontology, the advantage of antlerage, why pterosaurs are better than birds, and the confusing mess of ratite biogeography. John make a valiant attempt to get Darren to stop droning on and on about superheroes, but he can't be stopped. So take that , podcats listeners. Download here ....
Darren and John cover some followup, including the usual unbelievably stupid mistakes Darren makes about little ratty things, and John's bungling at TetZoo Tech leading to everyone's email not being read over the last couple of months. We then whip through some News from the World of News including nothosaur tracks, Australian newts, and some News from the World of Darren and John: the last chance to book TetZooCon . This episode is rolling in Cash (for Questions!), including two questions on th...
Darren and John discuss a Sussex big cat, the eating of a great white shark, punching in the face, Deinocheirus , and the Angeac dinosaur. Such pointless banter stops for the main event: GODZILLA. Thoughts and spoilers on three Godzilla films (1954, 1998, 2014). Surprise! Darren and John disagree. Darren Godzilla (1954) ★★★★★ Godzilla (1998) ★ Godzilla (2014) ★★★★ John Godzilla (1954) ★★★★★ Godzilla (1998) ★★★ Godzilla (2014) ★★ Download here ....
Episode 26 is here, beamed direct from TetZoo Tech to your brain. Tetrapodcats Dr. Darren and JC.co lay down some News from the World of News, with tapirs, ratites, Amazonian dromomerycines, and more. Listeners drop some Cash for Questions!, with spec zoo classic mashups, and why cats just can't get into the groove. Don't forget to book your tickets for TetZooCon , guest list only, doors open at 9. Download here ....
In episode 25, Darren and John discuss news from the world of TetZoo, TetZooCon , Gagagon , Crash bandicoot (if that is its real name), the new tyrannosaur, and Aplestosuchus. Cash for Questions! are on the Pleistocene extinction, and non-mammalian synapsids – so many, so mysterious. Tickets for TetZooCon can be booked here . Download here ....
In this thrilling episode: John was taken in by an obvious shoop of a president on a moose, Darren's new bird paper, Alligators, plesiosaur snouts, new hupehsuchians and tapirs, and chickens. Cash for Questions! include a confused followup on Toxoplasma , the point of tails or lack thereof, survivors of the M/C Extinction (fine, Dr. Holtz, the K/Pg Extinction, urch), and the ecological niches of fossil tetrapods. Download here ....
In this endless (droning) episode, Darren and John stick to the outline. Much follow up, the intelligence of moose, many Cash for Questions!, including our confused ramblings on Toxoplasma , the best bit of evolution - when we stopped all being fish, and the decline (or not) of pterosaurs. Such Shaun of the Dead , and other zombie films, wow. Download here ....
In this annoying episode, Darren speaks to us from underwater to tell us about the new tapir and theropods, and John gets annoyed with Bergmann's Rule. Cash for Questions! includes flightless bats, and the cuteness of babies that are not your own species. Apologies for the audio quality in this episode, Darren's new laptop doesn't work with his old and broken headset, so so he had to record on the laptop microphone. We've ordered snazzy new headsets (thanks donators, C4Q!ers and TetZoo shoppers)...
In this highly untelligent episode, John and Darren discuss MC Hammer ( Extinction Time ), the intelligence of amphibians, the stupidest tetrapod, the stupidest movie (Walking With Dinosaurs), and also, less fitting with the theme, mosasaurs. Download here .
In this all-singing, all question-answering episode, Darren and John discuss baby-saving birds ( p hotos ), the sociability of varanids, whether other tetrapods could have evolved to fill our niche, whether four limbs make you a tetrapod, and, of course, the most flammable tetrapods. Also, the new Godzilla trailer, why Darren is locked in his house, and Darren's heartfelt and powerful rendition of the TetZoo Time theme tune. Thanks to all those who provided Cash for Questions!, donations and bou...
Darren and John do some followup, and then move on to so many Cash for Questions!, including: why there aren't primates in North America or Europe, no ground sloths in the Old World and woolly rhinos in the new, the taxonomic status of Pristichampsus, predatory mimicry, and the new big sillysaurid. A big thank you to people that donated, especially recurrurs, and those that bribed us to answer their questions. Download here ....
Tetrapodcats turns one today! Darren and John largely fail to remember anything about the year of podcatsing past, instead relentlessly chase down tangent after tangent. The sad case of the axolotl leads to a long tangent on conservation, and a bunch of other things which are difficult to recall right now. Our Cash for Question(s)! is on speciation, which of course leads to discussion of how attractive donkeys find horses. More listener questions and then plaintive pleas for recurring donations....
Darren and John discuss the 8th birthday of TetZoo , fish (why?), and Darren's new paper on fossil bird behaviour before moving on to Cash for Questions!, which include why female asian elephants lack tusks, why mammals did so well after the K/Pg extinction, and what the deal is with archosaur integument. The questions are discussed at length but none are answered satisfactorily.* Also, Tetrapod Zoology Podcast t-shirts , and TetZoo Time ! Download here . *No refunds, all answers are final....
Darren and John fail to introduce Episode 16, in which they discuss conjoined whales, ramble in an uninformed way about genetic chimera, and discuss whether new tapirs are interesting (Darren says YES). Also Bigfoot ( again ) the Minnesota Ice Man, and much discussion of the work of Weta , the workshop behind the creatures in many a Peter Jackson film. The making of the Weta Workshop eagles is here . We are introducing a new scheme: Cash for Questions! Send us a donation and we will cover a topi...
In this very special episode of Tetrapodcats, John and Darren are joined by Memo Kosemen , co-author and artist of Cryptozoologicon to talk about, well, Cryptozoologicon. Also, Notoungulates, and other listener requests. Download here ....
In this episode, Darren and John reminisce about the lost glory of Episode 13. Also, woolly rhinos , not very much on woolly horses (who cares about them?), the Hook Island Monster , listener questions, and more on Cryptozoologicon - (if you live in the London area, come to the launch - book tickets here ). Download here ....
Darren and John knowledgeably discuss the aerodynamics of Microraptor , the new tail of Jeholornis , a little about crocodyliform crocodylomorphs, and Eoraptor . The film this week is Dudzilla, which John excitingly vaguely recalls wasn't all that bad - Darren disagrees. Download here .
Darren and John discuss John's excuse for being late to the podcast, talks at the SVPCA (Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), fossil collecting, and many listener questions. Download here .
In the big ten-oh, Darren and John discuss the Loch Ness Monster , the NHM Extinction exhibition , and then Pacific Rim (again). Also check out Darren's Tet Zoo Guide to Pacific Rim . Download here ....
Darren and John discuss Night Parrots, mesosaurs and aquatic tetrapods, then John rants about Pacific Rim (despite not having seen it!) for what seems like days. Darren disagrees. All the nuclear tests from 1945 to 1998, in one terrifying movie . Download here ....
In this, the shortest ever Tetrapodcat, Darren watches birds while John mulls over the state of underwear in superheroes. We talk about bird behaviour, bird gut evolution, and Superman, a film neither of us has actually seen. Also, annoying hints at our top secret book. Links: Mark Witton's " What Daleks, xenomorphs and slasher movies tell us about palaeoart " Download here ....
Darren and John are joined by special guest podcat Blake Smith , sceptic of note and co-host of the Monster Talk podcast. We discuss the best of Rios and the worst of Rios, cryptozoology, cartoons, and Cloverfield. Why you should ignore Dave Peters ReptileEvolution.com. The charming snake handler Raymond Hoser " training " young women in... err, something ( again , and again , and again ) . He also had his 10 year-old daughter bitten by a snake to prove a point. Nice fella, please ignore his tax...
Darren and John discuss Rooks , Avatar (again), and colouration in animals - which turns out to be a bit of a mystery. Download it here .
Darren and John discuss sexual selection in dinosaurs , the morality of The Thing and the perpetual debate on what is canon . Live Twitter (hashtag #tetrapodcats, typo deliberate) questions include a very serious question from Mark Witton and invasive species during the Cretaceous. Thanks to all those who donated, and put the podcast in profit, we're going to Vegas! (No, we're not.)...
In this shambolic episode Darren and John do a little Bigfoot followup, and then ramble on about movies. Surprisingly, there's some good podcastin' on Jurassic Park in here, as Darren picks it apart, piece by tiny piece. Also a live listener question on Alien . Daniel Loxton and Donald Prothero's Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids . Sharon Hill's discussion of our Bigfoot episode on IDoubtIt. ...
