Harrison Duran is a field paleontologist whose popular social media accounts document his preparation and excavation in the American West. His videography and storytelling convey the work and skill required by paleontology, as well as its significance to our understanding of the natural world. Species which he has excavated and prepared include Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex.

If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:

• 111: The Hidden Forces Driving Our Online Behavior, with Steve Rathje
• 104: The War for Critical Minerals and Our Electrified Future, with Ernest Scheyder
• 97: Climate Change Comes for Small-Town America, with Jonathan Vigliotti
• 89: Harnessing the Revolutionary Power of Nuclear Energy, with Nick Touran
• 71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction, with Forrest Galante
• 70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past, with Ben Lamm & George Church

Follow Steve on TikTok: @duranosaur
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Where We Go Next will be back to its regularly scheduled programming next week. Until then, enjoy this re-release of Episode 68, with the brilliant Richard Reeves.

Reeves is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and writes for a wide range of publications, including the New York Times, the Guardian, National Affairs, The Atlantic, Democracy Journal, and Wall Street Journal. His book Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It, shows how the basic social structures defining masculine maturity and success have been shattered, and how they can — and must — be reinvented.

Episode 68: Episode Link & Show Notes

The Where We Go Next Sampler Platter:

• 110: The Mounting Evidence That COVID-19 Leaked from a Lab, with Alina Chan
• 105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy
• 101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada
• 89: Harnessing the Revolutionary Power of Nuclear Energy, with Nick Touran
• 81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola
• 74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa
• 71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction, with Forrest Galante
• 63: Choosing Between a Drowning Child and a New Pair of Shoes, with Jay Shapiro
• 60: The Unknown History and Surprising Benefits of Fasting, with Steve Hendricks
• 58: Making Andrew Yang a Household Name, with Zach Graumann
• 40: Great Writers Must Be Vulnerable in Public, with Andrew Sullivan
• 39: Black Culture Is Not a Monolith, with Bertrand Cooper
• 37: A Better Way to Police Communities, with Peter Moskos
• 30: How to Resolve Intractable Conflicts, with Amanda Ripley
• 27: How to Make the Internet Accessible for Everyone, with Jennison Asuncion
• 25: A Robust Defense of Free Speech, with Greg Lukianoff
• 23: Children Need Freedom to Grow Independent, with Lenore Skenazy
• 21: Defending the Rights of the Incarcerated, with Samuel Weiss
• 12: How Tragedy Can Lead to Growth, with Ayishat Akanbi
• 9: The Widening Gap Between the Wealthy and Working Classes, with Rob Henderson

(This list could have easily been made with 20 completely different episodes, 3 more times)

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Nancy Rommelmann is an investigative journalist, columnist, and author - most recently of To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder. Her work appears in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reason Magazine, and her Substack, Make More Pie.

Sarah Hepola is the author of the bestselling memoir, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, the Atlantic, Texas Monthly, and Salon. She is a staff writer at the Dallas Morning News.

Together, Nancy & Sarah host the Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast.

8. What Do Women Want? - Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

The Things I’m Afraid to Write About, by Sarah Hepola for The Atlantic

On John Wayne Gacy, Actor Michael Chernus, and Why We Do the Work We Do - Make More Pie (Nancy's Substack)

Was Alice Munro An Art Monster?, by Meghan Daum

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• 115: Spaceships, Silicon Valley, and Psilocybin, with Ashlee Vance
• 110: The Mounting Evidence That COVID-19 Leaked from a Lab, with Alina Chan
• 108: Investigative Journalism Is in Jeopardy, with Nancy Rommelmann
• 105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy
• 104: The War for Critical Minerals and Our Electrified Future, with Ernest Scheyder
• 101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada
• 100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew Boryga
• 91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like, with Kat Rosenfield
• 81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola
• 65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul
• 40: Great Writers Must Be Vulnerable in Public, with Andrew Sullivan
• 33: The Struggle to Stay Heterodox in a Tribal World, with Meghan Daum

Follow Nancy on X: @NancyRomm
Follow Sarah on X: @sarahhepola
Follow Sarah on Instagram: @thesarahhepolaexperience

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