Geology Podcast Network

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The Geology Podcast Network is a source for geology news, career highlights, and insights by experts in the field from around the world.

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Geology Podcast Network episodes:

03.27.2024
Becoming Paleontologists
For our final episode of season 1 we go into detail on how the two of us met, how we got into paleontology, and the various twists and turns that have made up our two careers. CW: Cursing. Yep, that’s...
03.20.2024
Thick Thighs and Body Size
From dinosaurs to rhinos to bugs, things used to get a whole lot bigger than they seem to today. In this episode we talk all about evolutionary constraints, the narrow set of bumper bars enforced on us by biology. CW:...
03.13.2024
Everything You Wanted To Know About Eggs
…and then some. From the eggs of the platypus to the eggs of dinosaurs, we’ll talk about how eggs are formed, why humans don’t lay them, and of course, why the egg definitely came before the chicken. CW: Placentas and...
03.06.2024
Everything That Ate Our Ancestors
It’s time to be more afraid of seals, everyone. And hyenas. And tigers. And… birds? And big crocodiles. Really, the deeper you go into human history, the longer that list of fears gets – and on this episode, we go...
02.29.2024
The Science of Fossil Poop and Puke
Trace fossils are an incredible resource to understand behavior… even behavior those animals wish maybe there wasn’t a record of. From the results of terrible food poisoning to the fossil equivalent of a xeroxed buttocks, trace fossils record some animals’...
02.21.2024
The Secret Shame of Dinosaurs (Fossil Names)
Did you know that technically, the name ‘dinosaur’ is a rebrand? The original name was a lot more… wrinkly. In this episode we discuss how to name fossils and bring up the funniest fossil names we could find. CW: Cursing....
02.14.2024
Homicidal Earth Burps and Murderous Sky Rocks (All About Extinctions)
Asteroids, volcanoes, and sex lakes – in this episode we discuss the varied and sometimes hilarious hypotheses of why animals have gone extinct. CW: Extinctions/animal death, toxic shock syndrome, menstruation, serial killers, suicide in reference to having to do geochronology....
02.07.2024
How to Mummify a Dinosaur (and Other Fossil Tips and Tricks)
While usually it’s just the hard bits that fossilize, occasionally the fossil record can preserve things like skin, organs, blood and more. This episode talks about what happens when soft tissue fossilizes, and what weird things scientists have done upon...
02.01.2024
How to Preserve a Fossil Fish in The Weirdest Way Possible
Sometimes paleontology is awe-inspiring. Sometimes it’s gross and hilarious. This episode is at the weird epicenter of all of those things, because it turns out the best preserved fossil sturgeons are found up the rear end of duck-billed dinosaurs. CONTENT...
01.24.2024
How Fossil Lemurs Got Across Oceans
Throughout time we find evidence that animals made it to other continents seemingly by crossing vast oceans. In this episode we talk all about how animals can survive these strange events of accidental seafaring, and how the odds are always...
05.04.2023
BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 6 – The Jack Hills: A Window into Primitive Earth
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to the Jack Hills in western Australia to peer 4.39 billion years into the past. Detrital zircon grains found in the rocks of the Jack Hills are the oldest known materials...
04.20.2023
BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 5 – Oman: Magic Mantle
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to the Semail Ophiolite. The small mountains on the northern coast of Oman once resided at the bottom of an ocean, before being uplifted onto land. Here, the igneous stratigraphy of...
04.06.2023
BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 4 – The Galapagos Islands: A Petri Dish for Evolution
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to the Galapagos Islands. Here, helium isotopes and the observations of Charles Darwin tell the tales of evolution, both in terms of geology and ecology respectively. As an isolated group of...
03.23.2023
BYG International Pilgrimage ep. 3 – Scotland: Chasing Deep Time
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Scotland where foundations for modern geology were laid. In the late 18th century, naturalists seeking to explain the landscapes around them started to propose radical ideas about the origins of...
03.09.2023
BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 2 – Iceland: Succession at its Finest
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Iceland to see the early stages of geologic succession in action. As one of the youngest nations in the world, geologically speaking, of course, Iceland showcases fresh geologic processes as...
02.23.2023
BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 1 – Svalbard: Changing Landscapes
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you 80 degrees north to the archipelago of Svalbard. Here, the cryosphere speaks to the effects of global warming and researchers can observe our changing world. As a change from our usual...
12.01.2022
Geoscience Communication with Lucía Pérez-Díaz
Do you enjoy learning new things in all fields of geosciences? Do you have a soft spot for shenanigans? Then this podcast is just for you! In this podcast, Dr B. interviews interesting geoscientist with interesting stories. To skip the...
11.10.2022
Pompeii with Claudio Scarpati, Part II
Show notes Do you enjoy learning new things in all fields of geosciences? Do you have a soft spot for shenanigans? Then this podcast is just for you! In this podcast, Dr B. interviews interesting geoscientist with interesting stories. Resources...
10.27.2022
Pompeii with Claudio Scarpati, Part I
Show notes Do you enjoy learning new things in all fields of geosciences? Do you have a soft spot for shenanigans? Then this podcast is just for you! In this podcast, Dr B. interviews interesting geoscientist with interesting stories. Resources...
09.29.2022
Geological Timescale [BONUS]
Do you remember the episodes where we interviewed researchers from the LLUNE? If you haven’t listened to them yet, go back to episodes Ophiolites, Rocks under pressure, and Biostratigraphy with Dr. Luke Milan, Dr. Tim Chapman, and Dr. Maritta Betts...
08.25.2022
Volcanoes with Heather Handley
Do you enjoy learning new things in all fields of geosciences? Do you have a soft spot for shenanigans? Then this podcast is just for you! In this podcast, Dr B. interviews interesting geoscientist with interesting stories. Skip the game...
07.28.2022
Geological Mapping with Daniel Brennan
Do you enjoy learning new things in all fields of geosciences? Do you have a soft spot for shenanigans? Then this podcast is just for you! In this podcast, Dr B. interviews interesting geoscientist with interesting stories. Resources mentioned in...
06.30.2022
Rare Earth Elements with Kathryn Goodenough
Do you enjoy learning new things in all fields of geosciences? Do you have a soft spot for shenanigans? Then this podcast is just for you! In this podcast, Dr B. interviews interesting geoscientist with interesting stories. Resources mentioned in...
03.03.2022
BYG Canada ep. 9 – Chronostratigraphy
4.6 billion years is an incredibly long time. If you’re feeling overwhelmed even thinking about how long that is, and where geologic events fit on it, have no fear. In this bonus episode of Backyard Geology, Serena talks about the...
02.17.2022
BYG Canada ep. 8 – Kelowna Bonus Episode with Dr. Kyle Larson
Studying mountains is a mammoth task, pun intended, as Dr. Kyle Larson explains in this bonus episode of Backyard Geology: Canada Edition. The Canadian Cordillera, made up of the Coast Range and the Rockies, must be studied with an interdisciplinary...
02.10.2022
BYG Canada ep. 8 – Kelowna, BC: Home on the (Coast) Range
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Kelowna to look at western Canada’s resident mountains. The Canadian Cordillera are a series of mountain chains formed by different types of tectonic processes on the margin of the North...
02.03.2022
BYG Canada ep. 7 – Whitehorse Bonus Episode with Sydney Van Loon
The present is the key to the past, and in the case of placer mining in the Yukon, the past is the key to the present! Sydney Van Loon is a geologist and historian who works with Canadian gold mining...
01.27.2022
BYG Canada ep. 7 – Whitehorse, Yukon: Trails, Trams, and Dams
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Whitehorse, Yukon. Today, the Miles Canyon, passing through Whitehorse, is home to spectacular views of columnar basalt and a hydro electric dam. But before the dam, the Miles Canyon was...
01.20.2022
BYG Canada ep. 6 – Drumheller Bonus Episode with Dr Jon Noad
Bones are not the only thing that geologists use to paint a picture of the Cretaceous period. Tune in to this week’s bonus episode of Backyard Geology: Canada Edition to hear Serena’s talk with fossil enthusiast Dr. Jon Noad. Dr....
01.13.2022
BYG Canada ep. 6 – Drumheller, Alberta: Cretaceous Park
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Drumheller, Alberta, home to the largest known assembly of cretaceous fossils, including those of dinosaurs. Sedimentation on the coastal region of the Western Interior Seaway about 70 million years ago...
01.06.2022
BYG Canada ep. 5 – Diavik Bonus Episode with Janina Czas
Diamonds are a geologist’s best friend – that is, if you want to study the mantle! Dr. Janina Czas studies ancient cratons, which are hosts to kimberlites and kimberlite diamonds, and in this bonus episode of Backyard geology: Canada Edition,...
12.30.2021
BYG Canada ep. 5 – Diavik, Northwest Territories: Classy Hitchhikers
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. Here, a field of kimberlite dikes host Earth’s famous hitchhikers: diamonds. Learn how diamonds made their way to the Northwest Territories and...
12.23.2021
BYG Canada ep. 4 – Regina Bonus Episode with Fiona Darbyshire
Geologists have eyes for the subsurface, and that is especially true for geophysicists like Dr. Fiona Darbyshire who studies the complicated structure of Earth’s crust. Parts of the Canadian prairies hide the remnants of an ancient, colossal mountain building event,...
12.20.2021
The Gneiss Chats Christmas Special
Dr. B was visited by the three spirits of Christmas to be reminded of all we’ve learned in this podcast so far about the past, present and future of our planet. Sing along with the Geo-themed carol (for Full lyrics...
12.16.2021
BYG Canada ep. 4 – Regina, Saskatchewan: The Big Puzzle
In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Regina, Saskatchewan to explore one of the greatest puzzles in Canadian geologic history. The Trans-Hudson Orogeny was a massive Paleoproterozoic mountain building event that built a large portion of North...
12.14.2021
Geological Expeditions of Yore ep.4 – Meeman Chang
Episode title: The Love of Fish Bones with Meeman Chang Episode summary introduction: This episode of GEOY explores the life of Dr. Meeman Chang, a leading Chinese vertebrate paleontologist. She spent her life studying fish faunas and clarified the...
12.09.2021
BYG Canada ep. 3 – Sudbury Bonus Episode with Catherine Farrow
Geology students: this is NOT an episode to miss! Check out Serena’s talk with geologist and businesswoman extraordinaire Dr. Catherine Farrow. In this bonus episode of Backyard Geology: Canada Edition, Dr. Farrow shares her experiences working alongside mining companies and...
12.02.2021
BYG Canada ep. 3 – Sudbury, Ontario: A Geologic Scar
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Sudbury, ON where a massive meteorite impact 1.85 billion years ago left an economically significant scar on the terrane. Now one of the top global producers of...
11.25.2021
BYG Canada ep. 2 – Hamilton Bonus Episode with Henry Gage
The more rocks you talk about, the more you learn! Tune in for another bonus episode of Backyard Geology: Canada Edition where Serena talks with Henry Gage, who studies freeze-thaw weathering in the Niagara Escarpment. When it comes to urban...
11.18.2021
BYG Canada ep. 2 – Hamilton, Ontario: “The Mountain”
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to Hamilton, ON to look at the sedimentary structure that locals call “The Mountain”. The Niagara Escarpment is a steep cliff face that bisects southern Ontario. The cliff...
11.11.2021
BYG Canada ep. 1 – St. John’s Bonus Episode with Noelle Lin
We can’t get enough of fossils, and I hope we can say the same about you. That’s why Serena met with fossil lover and fellow Traveling Geologist team member Noelle Lin to follow up on the wonders of Mistaken Point....
11.04.2021
BYG Canada ep. 1 – St. John’s, Newfoundland: Neat fossils? You’re not mistaken!
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Backyard Geology, Serena takes you to St. John’s Newfoundland. The southeastern tip of the peninsula, 130km down the coast from the city, host to the oldest known forms of large, complex life dating...
09.09.2021
Storybook Earth ep. 8 – Lost and Found in Tibet
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Storybook Earth, Jess brings us a beautiful tale of her time spent exploring the wonders of Tibet, and how she unraveled her path to geology. Listen as she shares memories of her father and...
08.12.2021
Storybook Earth ep. 7 – A Grand Canyon Twist!
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Storybook Earth, Jess unravels the amazing geologic history of the Grand Canyon! If you have never been to this incredible geologic wonder before, then this episode is the perfect place to begin. Jess leads...
07.29.2021
Storybook Earth ep. 6 – Zircon: Impossibly Fantastic!
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Storybook Earth, Jess shares the stories of zircons and why they have become a cornerstone of geochronology, or, the study of geologic aging. Find out how Jess discovered her passion for zircon geochronology, what...
07.15.2021
Storybook Earth ep. 5 – The Gift of Oxygen
Episode summary introduction: In this episode, Jess begins our story with the mountains of Tibet, a landscape shaped by time, and an encounter with a lone wolf. From this beautiful setting, Jess tells the tale of oxygen. Oxygen has a varied...
07.01.2021
Storybook Earth ep. 4 – Take In the Colors
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Storybook Earth, Jess tells how some rocks’ stories begin with color. Being able to detect pattern and color is an important tool for any scientist, geologists included. But, color can also be deceiving. Why? Well,...
06.17.2021
Storybook Earth ep. 3 – Read the Rocks
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Storybook Earth, Jess will tell the story of rocks. Did you know that there are many different kinds of rocks? Do you know how they are made? Well, Jess has all the answers and...
06.03.2021
Storybook Earth ep. 2 – A Tell-tale Sign of Tectonic Activity
Episode summary introduction: In this episode of Storybook Earth, Jess tells the intricate tale of faults. She will talk about exactly what a fault is, how it is formed, as well as the different kinds of faults…yes, there are more than one!...
05.20.2021
Storybook Earth ep.1 – Ebb and Flow of Ice
Episode summary: In this episode of Storybook Earth, Jess shares her own experiences with the natural environment of her childhood home and how its unique landscape was shaped by glacial activity during the ice ages of geologic history. What are...

What's Geology Podcast Network about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Geology Podcast Network episodes:

Becoming Paleontologists

Thick Thighs and Body Size

Everything You Wanted To Know About Eggs

Everything That Ate Our Ancestors

The Science of Fossil Poop and Puke

The Secret Shame of Dinosaurs (Fossil Names)

Homicidal Earth Burps and Murderous Sky Rocks (All About Extinctions)

How to Mummify a Dinosaur (and Other Fossil Tips and Tricks)

How to Preserve a Fossil Fish in The Weirdest Way Possible

How Fossil Lemurs Got Across Oceans

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 6 – The Jack Hills: A Window into Primitive Earth

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 5 – Oman: Magic Mantle

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 4 – The Galapagos Islands: A Petri Dish for Evolution

BYG International Pilgrimage ep. 3 – Scotland: Chasing Deep Time

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 2 – Iceland: Succession at its Finest

BYG International Pilgrimage Ep. 1 – Svalbard: Changing Landscapes

Geoscience Communication with Lucía Pérez-Díaz

Pompeii with Claudio Scarpati, Part II

Pompeii with Claudio Scarpati, Part I

Geological Timescale [BONUS]

Volcanoes with Heather Handley

Geological Mapping with Daniel Brennan

Rare Earth Elements with Kathryn Goodenough

BYG Canada ep. 9 – Chronostratigraphy

BYG Canada ep. 8 – Kelowna Bonus Episode with Dr. Kyle Larson

BYG Canada ep. 8 – Kelowna, BC: Home on the (Coast) Range

BYG Canada ep. 7 – Whitehorse Bonus Episode with Sydney Van Loon

BYG Canada ep. 7 – Whitehorse, Yukon: Trails, Trams, and Dams

BYG Canada ep. 6 – Drumheller Bonus Episode with Dr Jon Noad

BYG Canada ep. 6 – Drumheller, Alberta: Cretaceous Park

BYG Canada ep. 5 – Diavik Bonus Episode with Janina Czas

BYG Canada ep. 5 – Diavik, Northwest Territories: Classy Hitchhikers

BYG Canada ep. 4 – Regina Bonus Episode with Fiona Darbyshire

The Gneiss Chats Christmas Special

BYG Canada ep. 4 – Regina, Saskatchewan: The Big Puzzle

Geological Expeditions of Yore ep.4 – Meeman Chang

BYG Canada ep. 3 – Sudbury Bonus Episode with Catherine Farrow

BYG Canada ep. 3 – Sudbury, Ontario: A Geologic Scar

BYG Canada ep. 2 – Hamilton Bonus Episode with Henry Gage

BYG Canada ep. 2 – Hamilton, Ontario: “The Mountain”

BYG Canada ep. 1 – St. John’s Bonus Episode with Noelle Lin

BYG Canada ep. 1 – St. John’s, Newfoundland: Neat fossils? You’re not mistaken!

Storybook Earth ep. 8 – Lost and Found in Tibet

Storybook Earth ep. 7 – A Grand Canyon Twist!

Storybook Earth ep. 6 – Zircon: Impossibly Fantastic!

Storybook Earth ep. 5 – The Gift of Oxygen

Storybook Earth ep. 4 – Take In the Colors

Storybook Earth ep. 3 – Read the Rocks

Storybook Earth ep. 2 – A Tell-tale Sign of Tectonic Activity

Storybook Earth ep.1 – Ebb and Flow of Ice