Episode 24 - Sloths

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2017

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

This episode, by listener request, is all about sloths! We explore their bizarre family tree, their adorable and internet-favorite living representatives, and their diverse and truly incredible ancient members. In the news: pterosaur eggs, a bizarre swimming dinosaur, the plight of paleontological monuments, and the ears of plesiosaurs. Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:30Main discussion: 00:33:00 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures: http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ Follow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw The Podcast music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:18.6	Hi, David.
0:20.5	Hello, Will. And hello, listeners. Hello, Will.
0:22.1	And hello, listeners.
0:24.5	Hello, listeners.
0:26.3	How's everybody doing today?
0:28.5	I'm well.
0:30.1	Good. All right.
0:31.8	And he's Will.
0:33.1	I am Will.
0:34.8	High quality comedy here on the Comedy Center podcast.
0:37.1	Oh, man. The last time I on the Comedy podcast. Oh, man.
0:38.2	The last time I heard that was yesterday.
0:42.9	It's always funny when people first realized that my name's a word, and it's really fun for them.
0:48.7	And it never bugs me, but we realized that when I was in first grade.
0:54.6	So welcome, everyone, to episode 24.
0:58.4	Second to last episode of the year, everyone.
1:01.3	Yes.
1:02.0	So close.
1:03.9	It is.
1:05.2	Today's episode is, it's going to be a fun one.
1:08.0	This is one that I've had my eye on doing for a little while, and it's a little weird because it's zooming in on a group a little bit further than we have up till now.
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