<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/stevenrinella/?hl=en"&gt;Steven Rinella&lt;/a&gt; talks with paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and author, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/steve.brusatte/"&gt;Steve Brusatte&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Topics discussed: &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-story-of-birds-steve-brusatte"&gt;The Story of Birds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is out now!; Steve's other best selling books on&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-and-reign-of-the-mammals-steve-brusatte?variant=40073694543906"&gt;The Rise and Reign of Mammals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-dinosaurs-steve-brusatte?variant=40999820165154"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; why birds are dinosaurs; the odds of something becoming a fossil; the physical traits, adaptations, and eating habits that helped early birds survive; and more.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Connect with &lt;a href="https://www.themeateater.com/authors/steven-rinella"&gt;Steve&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork"&gt;The MeatEater Podcast Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Steve on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/stevenrinella"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/stevenrinella?lang=en"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;MeatEater on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/meateater"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The MeatEater Podcast

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Ep. 871: Are Birds Actually Dinosaurs?

MAY 4, 2026108 MIN
The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 871: Are Birds Actually Dinosaurs?

MAY 4, 2026108 MIN

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Steven Rinella talks with paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and author, Steve Brusatte. Topics discussed: The Story of Birds is out now!; Steve's other best selling books on The Rise and Reign of Mammals and The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs; why birds are dinosaurs; the odds of something becoming a fossil; the physical traits, adaptations, and eating habits that helped early birds survive; and more.   Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.