The Common Descent Podcast
Common Descent
4.8from 790 ratings
- 393
- Episodes
- 97
- Transcribed
- 790
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 629K
- YouTube views
About 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!
- Publisher
- Common Descent
- Category
- education · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Feb 2017
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
97 of 393 episodes have a transcript.
8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 256 - Predatory Lures
31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Cute-E - Tribbles
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 255 - Plant Origins
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Episode 256 - Predatory Lures
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So I still try to sneak him in when I can. And that's the news. Let us now move on to our main discussion about predatory lures, where we'll start with defining what counts as a lure and how some of them are used. Yeah, that little teaser line hopefully attracts listeners to stick around and come on in. […]
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- Aly
- Lindsay Nikole
- Ali Ashraf
- Maddie Turala
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- YouTube views
- 628,532
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 790 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 99
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