It's Sedimentary, My Dear: A Geology Podcast

By Ellen & Jane

What's It's Sedimentary, My Dear: A Geology Podcast about?

Are curious about your home — your home planet, that is? Welcome to the podcast that explains it all, It’s Sedimentary, My Dear. Every other week, hosts Jane and Ellen “dig deep” into the secrets buried in the rocks and minerals that make up planet Earth.

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It's Sedimentary, My Dear: A Geology Podcast episodes:

05.27.2021
Episode 11: Soil Petrology - Dishing the Dirt on Soil
After an unexpected hiatus, hosts Jane and Ellen return with a down and dirty episode about soil. Jane reveals her childhood experiences with a DIY mud spa before digging into the agricultural and geological definitions for soil. They discuss the...
02.04.2021
Episode 10: Glaciers - Do you want to build a really big snowman?
Hosts Jane and Ellen finish each other’s… sandwiches in this “Frozen” episode about glaciers. Glaciers are a body of moving ice that has been formed on land by the compaction and recrystallization of snow. They take forms like valley, ice...
12.24.2020
Episode 9: Baby, It’s Coal Outside
We’re devoting this episode to the season’s most dreaded stocking stuffer, coal. Travel back in time to the Paleozoic era, where coal starts as rotten plants. Add heat, pressure, and time, and quick as a wink from old Saint Nick...
12.10.2020
Episode 8: Tsunamis
What’s big and deadly, and travels faster than a jet plane? It’s a tsunami. Hosts Jane and Ellen explain how ocean waves become tsunamis. They talk about the basic properties of waves, and the differences between tidal waves and tsunamis....
11.26.2020
Episode 7: Missouri Geology Field Trip - Beer, Blues, and Elephant Rocks
Jane interrupts our scheduled discussion of tsunamis to take us on a Magic Schoolbus-like field trip to Missouri’s Elephant Rocks State Park. Along the way we learn a bit about Missouri’s history, and culture (mort importantly the three Bs of...
11.12.2020
Episode 6: Earthquakes — Shimmy Shaken, Not Stirred
So you think you’ve got problems… imagine what happens when the earth’s crust is under stress and strain. Learn about the forces that cause earthquakes, and how structural geologists measure them. This episode is guaranteed to give you the shimmy shakes. (Guarantee...
10.29.2020
Episode 5: Rocks That Kill – a Halloween Spooktackular
In this episode, we learn that some rocks have more than a killer attitude — they’re actually deadly. Lock all the doors and turn down the lights as hosts Jane and Ellen tell spooktacular tales about the many horrible ways...
10.15.2020
Episode 4: Volcanoes - It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here
In this episode, we learn about all things volcano: where they’re found, how they’re formed, and even how volcanologists use them for cooking. We also learn that the Tectonic Plate struggle is real, and that volcanoes are some of the...
10.02.2020
Episode 3: Geomorphology - the Egg and I
This episode talks about geomorphology, the study of the Earth’s landforms. This includes the physical makeup of the earth’s crust, the movement of the pieces that make up the Earth (plate tectonics), and the origin and evolution of topographic (and...
10.02.2020
Episode 2: The Big Bang Theory (before TV)
We explore the final frontier, starting with the Big Bang Theory, followed by the creation of our solar system, then the humble beginnings of our planet, including a rough encounter with the moon about 4.5 billion years ago, and ending...
09.29.2020
Episode 1: It's Sedimentary, My Dear: Introductions
Welcome to the world of geology! In our first episode of It’s Sedimentary, My Dear, we introduce ourselves, talk about the different types of rocks and minerals, and tell you our favorites. We think you’ll dig it!Our main sources for...
09.21.2020
It’s Sedimentary, My Dear: Trailer
Are curious about your home — your home planet, that is? Welcome to the podcast that explains it all, It’s Sedimentary, My Dear. Every other week, hosts Jane and Ellen “dig deep” into the secrets buried in the rocks and...