Wow in the World Dino Dinner
Dec 8, 2025
Join Mindy and Guy at a dino-themed dinner party, but surprise! The main course has vanished! They dive into the intriguing world of paleontology, discussing how fossils form and the secrets they reveal about ancient diets. Discover a Gorgosaurus with its last meal preserved and the first T. rex found with intact dinner still inside. Finally, the mystery unfolds as Grandma G-Force confesses to the dino feast theft. Plus, listener voicemails highlight more 'wows' from the world!
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The Cretaceous Dinner Party
- Mindy stages a Cretaceous-themed dinner party complete with costumes, animatronics, and volcano effects.
- Guests discover a missing roast dinosaur, launching a playful mystery about who ate it.
Chickens Are Living Dinosaurs
- Guy Raz explains that birds are technically dinosaurs and chickens are theropods.
- This means chickens are the closest living relatives to Tyrannosaurus rex.
Gorgosaurus Fossil Tale
- The hosts retell a fossil story about a Gorgosaurus that died after eating its last meal by a riverbank.
- Sediments buried the carcass and preserved its dinner inside the fossilized belly for millions of years.