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Science Communicators of TikTok: Nicholas Carbone (@DigThePast) - Ep 97

On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we chat with Tiktok personality and recent graduate Nicholas Carbone. We start off by talking about his earliest experiences with archaeology and his inspiration for pursuing the discipline. We then chat about Titanic and how some of us were not allowed to watch the second VHS (yes we are that old). Nicholas then discusses his field school and other archaeological opportunities afforded to him during his undergraduate degree. We finish off by discussing his TikTok channel and why he is inspired to teach people about the past.

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Science Communicators of TikTok: Lindsay Nikole (@lindsaynikole) - Ep 96

On this episode of a Life in Ruins Podcast, we continue our series of talking with TikTok Science Communicators and talk with Lindsay Nikole. Lindsay is a zoologist with a passion for all living things in the animal kingdom, and has over 1 million followers on TikTok.

We dive straight into her experiences growing up and her experiences getting her undergraduate degree. This devolves into a discussion about upper division courses, dinosaurs, and evolution. Lindsay then recounts some of her professional experiences working with big cats in the Pacific Northwest, Namibia, and Minnesota.

Our conversation finishes with talking about TikTok and her experience on the app.

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Science Communicators of TikTok: Isaac Russell (@science_is_real) - Ep 95

In this episode, we chat with Isaac Russel (@science_Is_real on TikTok), an 8th-grade science teacher and TikTok personality. We delve into his early experiences growing up in small-town Kansas. He details how community college was helpful for him and how he also lived in a very interesting situation. We then rapid-fire questions about teaching 8th-grade science, covering topics such as teaching over zoom, instructing his students on evolution, and also asking about Westboro Baptist Church. The episode finishes off with a discussion about TikTok and opinions on the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis.

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  • Isaac's TikTok - @science_is_real

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A Podcast Donnybrook with Tristan Boyle - Ep 94

On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, we talk to our arch-nemesis, co-founder of the Archaeology Podcast Network, and host of the Modern Myth Podcast Tristan Boyle. We start out talking about our terrible impersonations of him and talk about where he is from and where he currently lives in the UK. We then delve into his formative years and how he got into archaeology. Tristan then nerds out about heavy metals in hair samples. We then ask him to recall the APN origin story. Tristan then talks about Unarchaeology as a response to inaccessibility within archaeology as a discipline. He then talks about his favorite "Modern Myth" Podcast and we finish talking about the CRM career field and how it needs to change.

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