Survival of the Friendliest: Rude Dinosaurs • Roman Encina
The Rude Dinosaur Strategy Session (April Fool’s Special)
This is the ultimate episode of UnNatural Selection. In our most unexpected interview yet, Nic sits down with the world’s leading expert on rude dinosaurs—four-year-old researcher Roman Encina.
From T-Rexes who refuse to share to velociraptors who interrupt and triceratops with very strong opinions, Roman reveals what he’s learned through extensive fieldwork on the living room floor and a rigorous peer-review process known as bedtime questions. Together, we explore the fine line between rude and nice dinosaurs, where they live (hint: watch out for lava), and the most important advice for dinosaurs who want to be better members of society: be nice.
This special April Fool’s episode is a playful warm-up before the real evolution begins. Season 2 officially launches on Cinco de Mayo with global thought leaders discussing innovation, competition, and strategy across industries.
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I know how it's rude and nice because my grandfather always does the right things.
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Speaker 2
Welcome to A Natural Selection, a show about competition, innovation and the strategy shaping tomorrow's frontiers.
I'm Nick and Cena.
Each week we speak with pioneers shaping the future.
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Speaker 3
This is the ultimate episode of Unnatural Selection.
We're honored to have the world's preeminent expert on rude dinosaurs, Roman and Cena.
Roman is 4 years old and already a leading authority on T rexes who refuse to share, velociraptors who interrupt, and Triceratops with very strong opinions.
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His groundbreaking field work includes extensive research conducted on the living room floor, first hand observations at the playground, and a long running peer review process known as bedtime questions.
Today, Roman joins us to explain why some dinosaurs roar instead of listen, how innovation looks when you're absolutely certain you're right, and what happens when evolution meets bad manners.
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Let's go.
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Speaker 2
Hi Roman, it's a pleasure to have you on my show on Natural Selection.
Thank you for being here.
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Speaker 1
Thank.
Thank you for being here too.
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Speaker 2
Well, I'm really excited about this conversation because you're the only person I know who is an expert on rude dinosaurs and.
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Speaker 1
Nice dinosaurs.
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Speaker 2
Oh, and nice dinosaurs.
You know them both.
Is this something that you work in or something that you've studied?
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Speaker 1
It's something I.
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Speaker 2
Studied.
Oh, so you're an expert on rude and nice dinosaurs.
Which one do you like better?
Do you like rude dinosaurs more?
Do you like nice dinosaurs more?
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Speaker 1
Rude and nice.
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Speaker 2
Oh, you like them both?
Oh, what is it about rude dinosaurs that you've studied that you found the most exciting and the most surprising?
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Speaker 1
Well, sometimes when when they when they don't see me, they start to eat other people.
But when they start to see me, they just, they just like be nice to me.
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Speaker 2
Oh wait, rude dinosaurs start being nice to you.
Yeah.
Oh, so they can be nice too.
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Speaker 1
And also nice dinosaurs can be sometimes rude.
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Speaker 2
Oh, so rude.
Dinosaurs can be nice, and nice dinosaurs can be rude.
That's interesting.
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Roman's Insights: Dinosaur Habits, Identification, and Survival Advice
Do they both when they're rude?
When they're rude, do they bite?
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Speaker 1
No, sometimes when they're rude, like they sometimes bite people, but sometimes when they're when they're rude, they sometimes eat people.
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Speaker 2
Really.
That's really rude.
It doesn't get any more rude than that, does it?
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Speaker 1
Or sometimes when they get rude they they sometimes say human, can't you give me a little pet?
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Speaker 2
So if you.
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Speaker 1
Just give and they just like people Just giving them my pets.
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Speaker 2
Where do rude dinosaurs live?
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Speaker 1
At the at the at where the lava is.
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Speaker 2
Are they live in volcanoes?
If.
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Speaker 1
You see lava next to of house?
That's where they live.
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Speaker 2
Oh, then that's where you're going to find dinosaurs.
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Speaker 1
And then they, the the nice dinosaurs and the blue dinosaurs go into their caves.
And then they peek out.
Whoa to eat.
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Speaker 2
Oh, and then they eat people.
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Speaker 1
Well, sometimes they eat but but sometimes they eat meat and sometimes people well.
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Speaker 2
Here's a tough question.
Are megalodons rude dinosaurs or are they nice dinosaurs?
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Speaker 1
Sometimes they're rude and sometimes they're nice.
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Speaker 2
Oh, so they can be both?
Yeah.
And how can you tell the difference between a rude dinosaur and a nice dinosaur?
Is it like the color or how do you know if it's rude or if it's nice?
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Speaker 1
I know how it's rude and nice because my grandfather always does the right things that they tell.
They tell me how how nice, how rude, how how rude people are and sometimes how rude creatures are and how rude like nice dinosaurs are and sometimes other creatures.
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Speaker 2
God, that's really interesting.
So I guess if you have the whole world of rude and nice dinosaurs listening, what one bit of advice would you want to give rude dinosaurs around the world?
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Speaker 1
I don't know.
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Speaker 2
You don't want to give them any advice?
I don't know.
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Speaker 1
What advice?
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Speaker 2
Is advice.
What would you recommend that they do or don't do so that they can be better dinosaurs?
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Speaker 1
Well, they don't do they don't like they don't leave computer.
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Speaker 2
Yeah, that would be a good one.
That'd be good advice.
Anything else that rude dinosaurs should stop doing or do more of to be better dinosaurs?
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Speaker 1
Well, they have to be nice.
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Speaker 2
They should be nicer.
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Speaker 1
Yeah, they have to be nice so so their teeth could be so when they.
So when people see their teeth, they they look so sharp.
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Speaker 2
Oh, that sounds scary.
I don't want to run into any rude dinosaurs.
I'm going to stay away from volcanoes and lava.
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Speaker 1
But if you stay on the walk where where no lava is you, you won't die.
Or if you stay away from from dinosaurs that that like that, Eat nice, you won't get you won't get startled.
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Speaker 2
Well, it sounds like rude dinosaurs can be really dangerous.
Does your mom let you work with rude dinosaurs?
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Speaker 1
Sometimes.
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Speaker 2
She really lets you.
She just lets says bye Roman, you can go and hang out with rude dinosaurs.
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Speaker 1
Well sometimes they say like I could hang out with with nice dinosaur, then sometimes rude dinosaurs and sometimes nice sometimes glued us.
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Speaker 2
Are megalodons your favorite dinosaurs and.
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Speaker 1
Sometimes Dinos too.
The only the dinosaurs are my favorite.
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Speaker 2
OK, well, that sounds good.
This has been a fascinating interview.
I really appreciate your time, Roman.
Thank you for being on a natural selection.
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Speaker 1
OK.
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Speaker 2
Bye bye.
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