//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~cf6bbcb66d2d2428de70eaee63138133b5871fa63e7cf0a3d500ce5e7b396fc8 The Internet invented Darwin Awards to warn us, yet still we are dancing a conga line into calamity. Ready to facepalm in the face of folly? Strap in! Time to slay 'em with science and a splash of snark, because Evolution is a Honey Badger—she don't care. darwinawards.substack.com Sun, 03 May 2026 13:05:36 +0000 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/145717475/71096a65fb8354296c9778e2ff3b7555.mp3 Greetings Earthlings, Wendy Darwin here, broadcasting on Planet Earth, the globe with a death wish, the celestial orb currently suffering a mass extinction event called 'The Anthropocene.' Dear beloved Earth, what WERE you thinking when you evolved the Homo sapiens sapiens sub-species? Do you need a spanking...? or a Darwin Award dummy? Since 1993 I’ve read 10,000+ DA submissions, written 1000+ Darwin Awards and Honorable Mentions, published six hardback books – each with 8 REAL SCIENCE science essays – I AM The Darwin Awards. Happy Father's Day! Papa Ken is my father. Thanks Papa for setting me straight about federal taxes. My first “real” job out of college, good pay of $14/hour, my first paycheck— whew, was I pissed at the tax bit (Ya see, I already spent the full paycheck, in my mind!) Well Papa set me straight. “Wendy you're looking at this the wrong way. It is your honor and you duty to pay your taxes. Taxes build our roads, build schools, they pay for teachers and firefigh... Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:04:33 +0000 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/145717475/71096a65fb8354296c9778e2ff3b7555.mp3 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/53932017/cf9833faebe22244ea3ef7561d8b06a3.mp3 September 1969, Israel Annoying mainstream vanilla clergy was a side hustle for Bishop John Pike, The Fifth Bishop Of California. In the 1960’s this man of God questioned Mother Mary's virginity! said HELL was fake news! The chain-smoking Bishop pushed for the ordination of women and the desegregation of churches. He promoted acceptance of LGBT people, (Q was on the horizon) and living wages for the working poor. He invited Martin Luther King Jr. to speak in Grace Cathedral in SF after the Selma March. He rattled cages! The Bishop's LIFE & DEATH would make a wild movie. He was great at making the most of media, too, years before TWITTER. For example, an honorary degree was offered him by a whites-only college. He pulled a fake-out. He agreed to attend the ceremony--then announced publicly in the NEW YORK TIMES that he would never accept this ‘dis-honor’ from the racist college. James Pike’s many revolutionary actions and speeches made the Episcopal Church buzz like a hive of hornets. T... Mon, 09 May 2022 02:21:45 +0000 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/53932017/cf9833faebe22244ea3ef7561d8b06a3.mp3 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/53932017/cf9833faebe22244ea3ef7561d8b06a3.mp3 September 1969, Israel Annoying mainstream vanilla clergy was a side hustle for Bishop John Pike, The Fifth Bishop Of California. In the 1960’s this man of God questioned Mother Mary's virginity! said HELL was fake news! The chain-smoking Bishop pushed for the ordination of women and the desegregation of churches. He promoted acceptance of LGBT people, (Q was on the horizon) and living wages for the working poor. He invited Martin Luther King Jr. to speak in Grace Cathedral in SF after the Selma March. He rattled cages! The Bishop's LIFE & DEATH would make a wild movie. He was great at making the most of media, too, years before TWITTER. For example, an honorary degree was offered him by a whites-only college. He pulled a fake-out. He agreed to attend the ceremony--then announced publicly in the NEW YORK TIMES that he would never accept this ‘dis-honor’ from the racist college. James Pike’s many revolutionary actions and speeches made the Episcopal Church buzz like a hive of hornets.... Mon, 09 May 2022 02:21:45 +0000 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/53932017/cf9833faebe22244ea3ef7561d8b06a3.mp3 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/52696777/d6e9c768de49d3f6456b9ebdaa9ff4e9.mp3 Me: Wendy Northcutt, thanatologist and author of the Darwin Awards , here to wish you a Happy Earth Day! with my first podcast. "Earth soon cured of civilisation!" The profit/loss balance sheet says civilisation is bankrupt. Humans remodeled Earth to suit humans, but we are not smart enough to boss around an entire living planet. Growth and progress our guiding star, we built a civilization of profit!—at the loss of life. Humans Are On A Berserk Killing Spree. Go look it up. Wild mammals are reduced to 4% of mammal biomass. Coral reefs dying. Whales only 30% left. Salmon runs are trickles. Sea life, plant species… We have no moral authority to destroy this cathedral of life, built over billions of years of evolution. This is our inheritance to treasure, not a paycheck to squander. And tragic news! When we extinct a species, the networks the species participated in also dies. The evolutionary knowledge stored in that network is lost. Humans Are One Slender Thread in a Planet... Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:52:16 +0000 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/52696777/d6e9c768de49d3f6456b9ebdaa9ff4e9.mp3 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/52696777/d6e9c768de49d3f6456b9ebdaa9ff4e9.mp3 Me: Wendy Northcutt, thanatologist and author of the Darwin Awards , here to wish you a Happy Earth Day! with my first podcast. "Earth soon cured of civilisation!" The profit/loss balance sheet says civilisation is bankrupt. Humans remodeled Earth to suit humans, but we are not smart enough to boss around an entire living planet. Growth and progress our guiding star, we built a civilization of profit!—at the loss of life. Humans Are On A Berserk Killing Spree. Go look it up. Wild mammals are reduced to 4% of mammal biomass. Coral reefs dying. Whales only 30% left. Salmon runs are trickles. Sea life, plant species… We have no moral authority to destroy this cathedral of life, built over billions of years of evolution. This is our inheritance to treasure, not a paycheck to squander. And tragic news! When we extinct a species, the networks the species participated in also dies. The evolutionary knowledge stored in that network is lost. Humans Are One Slender Thread in a ... Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:52:16 +0000 https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/52696777/d6e9c768de49d3f6456b9ebdaa9ff4e9.mp3