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Weird & Dead

Amy Atwater and Meaghan Wetherell
Weird & Dead
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    Fossil Unicorns

    2026/07/30 | 54 mins.
    We narrow down the closest fossil candidate for that virgin-loving legend, the Unicorn, as Meaghan finds yet another excuse to talk about how cool artiodactyls are. Photos on Patreon!

    CW: Cursing, animal experiments, dildo discussion, the pitfalls of intelligent design
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    Clever Hurl

    2026/07/16 | 58 mins.
    Filter-feeding pterosaurs and the dinosaurs that ate them and then threw them back up - a love story?
    CW: Vomit, Vomit eating (for romance), Scavenging (also for romance), Crop milk (platonic), Dinosaur slander, and of course... cursing.
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    Exploding Fossil Frogs

    2026/07/02 | 46 mins.
    Some frogs are explosive breeders. Some frogs just explode. Both have somehow been preserved in lakes in Europe... a lot.

    CW: Frog death, frogs drowning each other during mating, frog researchers forgetting key feminist frog facts, bloat & float & explode as a concept, cursing

    Images for this episode are available for everyone on Patreon!
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    The Evolution of Scrotums

    2026/06/18 | 51 mins.
    What makes a scrotum a scrotum, why do they exist, and why is Meaghan so good at answering quiz questions about them?

    CW: Testicles & mockery thereof, animal castration, hernias, cursing
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    The Epstein Files and Paleontology

    2026/02/11 | 1h 33 mins.
    This episode is a little different than our normal content. There are several paleontologists mentioned in the latest release of the Epstein files, and the official response to that has been... underwhelming. In this episode we tell you about the facts within the files, the paleo people identified, some important context, and the reasons that events like this concern us and negatively affect paleontology as a field.
    CW: sexual assault, sexual harassment, Epstein's convictions for sexual assault of a minor, PTSD symptoms, eugenics
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About Weird & Dead
A podcast about evolution's most embarrassing and bizarre stories as told by two very gossipy paleontologists. Amy and Meaghan happily dish the details on everything from fossilized dinosaur butts to the secret drama behind naming new species. Time for the hottest tea from prehistory!
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