Screens of the Stone Age Podcast
@sotsapodcast
The podcast where scientists review movies about prehistoric people.
We're about to hit 300 followers on YouTube! I see that we currently have 799 followers on Bluesky. I'm an archaeologist, not a mathematician, but I think that means that some of you still haven't subscribed to our YouTube channel yet. Wanna help us out? www.youtube.com/@screensofth...
BTW, check out the gamer dent on this "missing link" skull!
It's officially October, so we're planning some scary movies for upcoming episodes! We just watched Legend of the Bog (2009), which prompted Ross to plot the decline of Vinnie Jones' IMDB scores over time (this is what happens when scientists watch movies) www.imdb.com/title/tt0928...
We originally posted this meme when we reviewed King Kong (2005), but our discussion for our upcoming episode on Curious George (2006) made me think of it again 🧪🐒🦍
Our YouTube subscribers have doubled since the last post! But we have way more BlueSky followers, so maybe you wanna subscribe and help us hit 200?
Was not expecting to see an Australopithecus skull on the finale of What We Do In The Shadows #paleoanthropology
We're about to hit 100 subscribers on YouTube! If you're not yet subscribed, here's your chance to help us out!
On our latest episode we reviewed Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), the touching story of a little girl adapting to a changing world - featuring Aurochs! or, something like that... Listen here: pasc-scpa.ca/sotsa/sotsa-... 🧪
In a later episode he brought it home in Lucille's car embedded in a large rock. In this view an edentulous jaw is visible, clearly showing that they used a replica of La Chapelle 1 for this prop
Unlikely paleo reference #2: Buster Bluth destroys the Neanderthal skull from La Chapelle aux Saints on Arrested Development, which they had just discovered under Fashion Island and which he mistook for a pterodactyl 🏺
Unlikely paleo references in pop culture: Pam learning about the Lascaux Caves in art school on The Office 🏺
We're giving away some SotSA gear! To win one of these t-shirts/sweatshirts, send us a correction to one of our episodes - either a mistake in something we said, or a mistake in a movie which we didn't catch! Listen to our latest episode for more details
Check out this cool SotSA gear designed by www.dkbock.com! Not available to buy, but listen to our next episode this Sunday for a chance to win one!
HOPE Lab at the University of the Philippines is selling merch for a good cause - proceeds go to pay for a student's mother's cancer treatment. Get a T-shirt or tote bag with this cool HOPE logo! 🏺 www.facebook.com/people/HOPE-...
I just discovered a video game called The Dig (1995) - it looks like Armageddon with archaeologists! Why didn't I know about this when I was ten!? store.steampowered.com/app/6040/The...