Explore every episode of the podcast The Pirates Don’t Eat The Tourists: Jurassic Park & Prehistoric Fiction
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| What Jurassic Can Learn from Star Wars with Mark Newbold (FanthaTracks) | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:47:58 | |
What can Jurassic learn from Star Wars? Would Jurassic work as a TV show or would it loose it’s special cinematic exclusivity? All of these questions and more are discussed in today’s special episode with my wonderful guest Mark Newbold! If you want to follow Mark’s work then please head to @prefect_timing on Instagram and visit FanthaTracks.com Here is also a link to Mark’s interview with David Vickery for ILM.com - https://www.ilm.com/jurassic-world-rebirth-david-vickery-interview-ilm/ I will be back in a couple of weeks for a special introductory episode for my next season so make sure you listen to the end for details! If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic 2025 - End of Year Special with Tom Jurassic and Conor O’Keeffe | 31 Dec 2025 | 01:14:30 | |
To round out the year and to launch the brand new podcast look and name I am joined by Conor O’Keeffe and Tom Jurassic to chat all things Jurassic’25. Tune in next week for part 2 with my interview with journalist Mark Newbold and a tease about the new upcoming 2026 season. Thanks for all the support in 2025 and Happy New Year! If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic World (2015) with Brad Jost (The Jurassic Park Podcast) | 11 Jun 2025 | 01:03:13 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 In 2015 ‘Jurassic World’ roared into cinemas and audiences turned out in their droves to see it. Now as we embark on a brand new story it’s time to look back at the last 10 years of a film that changed a the brand from ‘Jurassic Park’ to ‘Jurassic World’ Joining me is host and genuinely lovely human Brad Jost. We chat about all our thoughts on the film and how it’s been for him making the Jurassic Park Podcast for the past 10 years. Head to JurassicParkPodcast.com for more information on that great show. If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| What Jurassic Park Got Right (and Wrong) About Dinosaurs — with Conor O'Keeffe (Museum Educator) | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:50:51 | |
How accurate are the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park? Conor O'Keeffe works in museum education and spends his days answering exactly that question for the public. We go through the franchise's most iconic animals, dig into the real science behind them, and explore the surprisingly dramatic history of palaeontology itself. Conor also has a suggestion for a future Jurassic scene that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. Find Conor at @conorontology on Instagram and Blue Sky. If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Welcome to Jurassic Universe with Tom Jurassic | 21 May 2025 | 01:10:01 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 The Jurassic Franchise might not be the ‘everything is connected’ style of series like Marvel or Star Wars but there are looks of interesting expanded media that have been created. Me and @Tom_Jurassic dig into all of the stuff that’s out there. We also talk about canon in general and what we would love to see from a spin off show! Tom’s ‘Tales from a Jurassic World’ returns for its final season on 23rd May and can be found on the Jurassic Park Podcast and on YouTube. You can also find Tom on the JurassicCollectables And the video Tom mentions about the Kenner Chaos Effect Line can be found here If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic Themes of John Williams with Neil Brand (Broadcaster & Film Composer) | 13 May 2025 | 00:48:41 | |
This week I’m excited to bring you an episode all about the wonder of John Williams. and Threads And please visit his website here: www.neilbrand.com Also Neil has a very fun and informative YouTube channel if you want to know more about the process of scoring a film: https://youtube.com/@neilbrandsbellsandwhistles?si=RjFzxqp9s9UdufT- If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Ten Years of Jurassic Fandom with Steven Ray Morris (See Jurassic Right) | 08 May 2025 | 00:52:19 | |
Steven Ray Morris has spent ten years hosting See Jurassic Right — one of the longest-running Jurassic podcasts around. In this episode he joins me to talk about what keeps a fandom alive, his own journey into podcasting, and his hottest Jurassic takes. We swap series rankings, debate what Gareth Edwards brings to the franchise, and Steven shares some of the best fan stories he has collected over a decade of conversations. Find Steven and See Jurassic Right on Apple Podcasts | @stevenraymorris | @seejurassicright If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic Park 3 (2001) with Daniel Stephen (Stuck On Sorna) | 06 May 2025 | 00:56:51 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 Are you ready for a #SpinosaurusSummer? In 1998 the fact that there would be a Jurassic Park 3 was almost a mere formality however what the story would be was far from certain. This week I’m joined by Daniel Stephen the host and creator of the amazing ‘Stuck on Sorna’ podcast to dissect one of the most talked about films in the series. If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) with Caleb Burnett (Jurassic Outpost) | 29 Apr 2025 | 00:50:41 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 1993 was a huge year for Steven Speilberg. He released 'Jurassic Park' and 'Schindler's List' to great critical and commercial success. He took a few years off but he couldn't stop thinking about returning to the world of the dinosaurs This week I sit down with composer Caleb Burnett and discuss our memories of seeing the film for the first time, the playstation video game and of course John Williams's amazing score. If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| The Lost World: A Novel (1995) with Guy Adams and James Lovegrove | 22 Apr 2025 | 00:53:19 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 I think genius of Michael Crichton lies not in his warmth but in his coldness – the clinical precision with which he constructed scientifically plausible nightmares that became billion-dollar franchises. Find Guy here: Find James here: If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic Park (1993) with Derrick Davis (Jurassic Time) | 15 Apr 2025 | 01:11:57 | |
If you are as excited as I am about Jurassic World Rebirth which is releasing this summer this is the podcast for you. Each week in the lead up to the film I am going to be sitting down with a guest to discuss an entry or aspect of the Jurassic franchise. This is episode two and it’s all about ‘Jurassic Park’, the Oscar winning 1993 film that launched a billion dollar franchise. We talk about our first experiences of seeing the film and Derrick gives a very detailed history of the various drafts the scripts went through. We also discuss our excitement for Jurassic World Rebirth and the concepts from those early scripts that might show up in the new film. Guest Name: Derrick Davis
Next week I’m chatting with Guy Adams about Crichton’s writing style and process and also there’s the second part of my interview with James Lovegrove exploring Crichton sequel novel; The Lost World. If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| The “Final Episode” with (nearly) everyone | 14 Aug 2025 | 00:30:44 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 Hello! I’m here with the ‘final episode’ of ‘Road to Rebirth’. Thank you all so much for listening along. Stay tuned for future announcements! If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic Park : A Novel (1990) with James Lovegrove | 08 Apr 2025 | 00:33:06 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 If you are as excited as I am about Jurassic World Rebirth which is releasing this summer this is the podcast for you. Each week in the lead up to the film I am going to be sitting down with a guest to discuss an entry or aspect of the Jurassic franchise. This is episode one and it’s all about Michael Crichton’s original ‘Jurassic Park’ novel from 1990 and my guest is author James Lovegrove. We talk about our first experiences of reading the novel and what we think of Steven Speilberg’s adaptation. We also explore Michael Crichton’s early years and our thoughts on his writing style.
Chapters 03:02 The Genesis of Jurassic Park 06:04 Michael Crichton's Writing Style and Themes 12:13 Character Analysis and Differences in Adaptation 17:46 The Impact of Science and Technology 23:55 Comparing the Book and Film 30:06 Relevance of Jurassic Park Today Next week I’m sitting down with Derrick Davis to talk about Steven Spielberg’s classic 1993 film. If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Road to Rebirth Trailer | 05 Apr 2025 | 00:02:13 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 Do you remember the first time you saw a dinosaur? The first episode of Road to Rebirth lands on the 9th April. If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) SPOILER Review with Derrick Davis and James Mottram | 23 Jul 2025 | 01:27:24 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 It’s finally here! Grab a Snickers, some Doritos and a can of Dr.Pepper and listen to our Spoiler review of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ You can find more about Derrick and his fantastic book, ‘Invertiverse’ at derrickdavismedia.com And more on British Cinematographers Magazine here (James’s interview with ‘Rebirth’ cinematographer John Mathiseon is in July’s issue) If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic Graphics with Matthew Clark (Lead Graphic Designer for ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’) | 09 Jul 2025 | 00:56:51 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 Today I am joined by the Lead Graphic Designer of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, Matthew Clark, as we discuss the visual world building in the original 1993 movie. The conversation has made me see this film I love and have watched multiple times in a new light. If you want to follow Matthew and see some behind the scenes pictures from the new film then you can find him on Instagram here: If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| The Creators of The New Era with James Mottram | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:51:41 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 Happy Rebirth Release Day! I’m very excited to bring you my interview author of 3 behind the scenes ‘Jurassic’ books - James Mottram. We recorded this before I’d seen the film but after he’d seen it for the first time so this is spoiler free. We don’t just talk about Rebirth we also dig into how he came to create those books and we talk about our overall feeling for the series in the wake of a new film. We will be back for a spoiler discussion later this month! If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic World Dominion (2022) with Jack Ewins and Sam Phillips | 25 Jun 2025 | 01:15:03 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 We’ve made it! 2022’s ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ was heralded as the end of the Jurassic Era bringing back the original Big Three Sam Neil, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum but did the series have anything new to say? Locusts anyone? In this fun and revealing conversation, Sam and Jack who both worked on the viral marketing for Dominion, share their behind the scenes stories and theories about what really lies in BioSyn Valley. I’d also like to say thank you all for all the lovely messages over the past 12 weeks and I do have a few more things planned in the future so please watch (or more aptly listen) this space… Go watch Jack’s Jurassic videos (and many more…) here: https://youtube.com/@terrordome3000?si=74W529rJObh98dtO Jack’s video about the visual narratives in Dominion is here: https://youtu.be/NWSh5aFiiz8?si=3hWt-S7nXtImKHjk Follow him on Twitter here: https://x.com/terrordome3k Follow Sam here; Twitter: https://x.com/bamsam_md Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samphillips9985?igsh=MTU5M251NXhjamE0aQ== If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) with Samantha Endres | 18 Jun 2025 | 00:58:08 | |
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 Fallen Kingdom is the gothic sheep of the family. It continues to divide fans but since its release is it well worth a rewatch? In this episode I'm joined by the fantastic Samantha Endres from ‘Jurassic Outpost’ If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Stones To Stories: The Book List | 21 Jan 2026 | 00:22:19 | |
Hello and welcome to the first episode of Season 2 of ‘The Pirates Don’t Eat The Tourists’. The subtitle this year is ‘Stones to Stories’ and I will be looking at how we went from fossil folklore to alien planets populated with dinosaurs and taking in a whole host of other exciting dinosaur tales. The season starts in earnest sometime in the Spring. If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Road To Rebirth: The Film Episodes | 10 May 2026 | 07:41:51 | |
Before Season 2 begins, here’s every film episode from Season 1 in one place! Season 1 of The Pirates Don’t Eat The Tourists was called Road to Rebirth. Over the course of the season, we worked our way through all seven Jurassic films, from Spielberg’s original in 1993 to Jurassic World Rebirth in 2025. This compilation brings together all seven film episodes as a single listen. Perfect for catching up before Stones to Stories begins on 3rd June, or for new listeners wanting to understand where the show came from. Episodes included: Jurassic Park (1993) with Derrick Davis · The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) with Caleb Burnett · Jurassic Park III (2001) with Daniel Stephen · Jurassic World (2015) with Brad Jost · Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) with Samantha Endres · Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) with Sam Phillips and Jack Ewins · Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) with James Mottram and Derrick Davis If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Stones To Stories: The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs with Mark Witton | 16 Jun 2026 | 01:11:23 | |
Plymouth, summer of 1841. Richard Owen stepped before the British Association for the Advancement of Science and coined a word that would reshape our understanding of the deep past: Dinosauria. This episode follows that word from Owen’s meeting hall to South London, where sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins turned fragmentary bones into life-size stone giants. Andrew Brady Links https://archive.org/details/reportofeleventh42lond The Art and Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs by Eleanor Michel and Mark Witton https://cpdinosaurs.org/projects/the-art-and-science-crystal-palace-dinosaurs If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||
| Stones To Stories: Before the Word “Dinosaur” with Natalie Lawrence (author of Enchanted Creatures) | 03 Jun 2026 | 00:39:46 | |
Charles Dickens opened Bleak House with a megalosaurus waddling up Holborn Hill. This episode traces the stories we told about the bones in the rock before we knew what they were. I’m joined by Bexhill Museum curator Julian Porter and author Natalie Lawrence. For the extended interview with Natalie Lawrence, you can hear it by subscribing to the Plus version of the podcast in Apple Podcasts or clicking the ‘support the show’ link below. A huge thank you to Guy Adams for the opening narration! Guests If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you! Presented and produced by Roland Squire Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed) Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist Find us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram | |||