GeoPod

By GeoPod

It may not be rocket science, but its geoscience.

The podcast is aimed at students, but will be interesting for anyone in the geo community. We interview professionals in the South African industry a... more

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How many episodes does GeoPod have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.

GeoPod episodes:

September 30, 2020 Season 2 Trailer
Thank you for listening to our first season of the GeoPod. We have an exciting season 2 coming soon with a whole new focus.
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1min
June 22, 2020 6. Interview with Yvette Bevis
For the season 1 final, we bring you a great interview with Yvette Bevis from Esri Australia. Yvette shares some of her wisdom about job hunting, working while studying and the work place. This is definitely a must listen episode.
Music:
Be Something Amazing by Otis Galloway
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6064-be-something-amazing
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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45min
June 09, 2020 5. Interview with Yashena Naidoo
In the second last episode of Season 1, we chat with Yashena Naidoo from the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO). Yashena tells us about their Quality of Life survey (https://gcro.ac.za/research/project/detail/quality-of-life-survey-v-201718/) and some of the tools she uses daily, such as Tableau (https://www.tableau.com). Lastly, she also tells us about some of the tips she has picked up on creating a good cv.
Due to our currect schedules, a new episode of GeoPod will only be released every two weeks. We hope to bring you more content in the future.
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26min
May 25, 2020 4. Interview with Jade Weideman
With the national lockdown and classes restarted we were away for a couple weeks, but we are back this week with a very interesting chat with Jade Weideman. After completing her BScHons degree in 2018, Jade started her career in New Zealand at GBS (https://gbs.kiwi). Jade shared her experiences with us and also told us about the project life cycle they follow.
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27min
May 04, 2020 3. Interview with Luqmaan Hassim
This week we chat with Luqmaan Hassim. He is currently working at the CSIR and completing his MIT Data Science at the University of Pretoria. Luqmaan tells us about his work at the CSIR in the marine management field. He also provide some great advise on being proactive in the job hunting process.
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23min
April 27, 2020 2. Interview with Amy Wootton
Today we are chatting with Amy Wootton from Esri South Africa about her work in the business intelligence space, and her COVID-19 dashboards (Global, https://arcg.is/0izj05, Southern Africa, https://arcg.is/1em1rL and South Africa, https://arcg.is/1Hz0Lu0). Additionally, Amy give some great advise on building your network using LinkedIn.

Music:
Be Something Amazing by Otis Galloway
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6064-be-something-amazing
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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25min
April 20, 2020 1. Interview with Frikan Erwee
Today we are chatting with Frikan Erwee about how he went from being a Geographer to Developer.
3 Daily Questions to Evaluate Your Job Satisfaction By Frikan Erwee, https://www.offerzen.com/blog/3-questions-evaluate-job-satisfaction

Music:
Be Something Amazing by Otis Galloway
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6064-be-something-amazing
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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33min

FAQs about GeoPod:

How many episodes does GeoPod have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.