PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast

By Chris and Jesse

Natural Sciences Education

What's PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast about?

A Geology and Earth Science Podcast. Join Chris, an award-winning geology teacher, and Jesse, a geoscience professor, in discussing the amazing features of our planet and their impact on your everyday life. No prior knowledge required. New episodes coming at you every week. Listen, subscribe, share with someone you know!

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Office Hours - Back-to-Scho...

06.01.2023

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Today, Jesse and Chris take on a couple of listener questions. One is regarding a passion for geoscience and would like to know our ...

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06.01.2023 Office Hours - Back-to-School and Mass Spectrometers Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Today, Jesse and Chris take on a couple of listener questions. One is regarding a passion for geoscience and would like to know our ...
05.25.2023 Plants and Meanders - How to Read a Geoscience Paper Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Here is a link to the paper we discuss in this episode: In this episode, we talk about meandering streams. Why don't rivers flow ...
05.18.2023 Not All Who Meander Are Lost - Meandering Streams Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, we talk about meandering streams. Why don't rivers flow in straight paths? As soon as a river flattens out, it begins ...
05.11.2023 The Geology of Oakland - Andrew Alden author of Deep Oakland Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, we interview author Andrew Alden. He wrote Deep Oakland: How Geology Shaped a City. This book is a wonderful read and ...
05.04.2023 Office Hours - Pollution and Slab Pull Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Today, we answer some listener questions in what we call "office hours". We each chose a question for the other to answer. We did ...
04.27.2023 Banded Iron Formations - BIFs Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Join us today as we discuss one of the more important ancient rock formations - Banded Iron Formations or otherwise known as BIF's in ...
04.20.2023 Barrier Islands Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, we take on the topic of Barrier Islands. This is a very relevant topic because recent storms have devastated some of ...
04.13.2023 Observing Yellowstone National Park - Scientist-in-Charge Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Dr. Mike Poland Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, Chris and Jesse give a live talk at Grand Valley State University. We were invited to speak by the student chapter ...
04.06.2023 The Shape of Yellowstone - Dr. Mike Poland, Scientist-in-Charge, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com We hope you enjoy, and as usual please send us any questions you have! Like, Subscribe, and leave us a Rating! Like, Subscribe, and ...
03.30.2023 PlanetGeo LIVE at Grand Valley State University Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, Chris and Jesse give a live talk at Grand Valley State University. We were invited to speak by the student chapter ...
03.23.2023 So You Think You Know Plate Tectonics? Part 7 - Rocks and Climate Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Today, we talk about Rocks and climate. Specifically, we discuss the ways that ancient rocks would have interacted with our ancient atmosphere. We begin ...
03.16.2023 So You Think You Know Plate Tectonics? Part 6 - Interior of the Earth Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Today, Jesse has a bone to pick with Chris. After he gets some issues off his chest, we tackle the topics of Internal Dynamics ...
03.09.2023 What's Inside That Rock? Rock Man Ethan Penner Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Rock Man Ethan is a geoscience communicator and producer of the What's Inside That Rock video series - you can find Ethan on all ...
03.02.2023 Mass Confusion - How to Name a Mineral Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com New minerals are being 'discovered' every year, and there are press articles about them all the time! In this episode we go behind the ...
02.23.2023 So You Think You Know Plate Tectonics? Part 5 - Magnetism Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com We hope you enjoy! Like, Subscribe, and leave us a Rating! Like, Subscribe, and leave us a Rating! —————————————————— Instagram: @planetgeocast Twitter: @planetgeocast Facebook: ...
02.16.2023 When Did Plate Tectonics Begin? Plate Tectonics Part 4 Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, we tackle the issue of when plate tectonics started on Earth and why this is an important question. This is a ...
02.09.2023 Terroir - The Geology of Wine with Brenna Quigley Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Do you like wine? Do you know what Terroir is? Our guest, Brenna Quigley, is a leader in the geology of wine and how ...
02.02.2023 So, You Think You Know Plate Tectonics?!? Part 3 Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In today's episode, we continue with our series on 'So... You think you know plate tectonics?' - Part 3. We tackle these questions regarding ...
01.26.2023 Making Magnets - The Geology of Neodymium Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com You can also check out Jesse's Etsy shop here - JRRStonework and use promo code PLANETGEO10 for a 10% discount on all items. Rare ...
01.19.2023 Elemental Geology 4 - Lithium, Making Batteries (ReRelease) Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com You can also check out Jesse's Etsy shop here - JRRStonework and use promo code PLANETGEO10 for a 10% discount on all items. We ...
01.12.2023 Elemental Geology 3 - Critical Minerals with Dr. Nedal Nassar (ReRelease) Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com You can also check out Jesse's Etsy shop here - JRRStonework and use promo code PLANETGEO10 for a 10% discount on all items. We ...
01.05.2023 Elemental Geology 2: Iridium, the Meteorite Tracer (ReRelease) Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com You can also check out Jesse's Etsy shop here - JRRStonework and use promo code PLANETGEO10 for a 10% discount on all items. We ...
12.29.2022 Elemental Geology 1 - Radon, the Unwelcome Houseguest (ReRelease) Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com You can also check out Jesse's Etsy shop here - JRRStonework and use promo code PLANETGEO10 for a 10% discount on all items. We ...
12.22.2022 Volcanoes Revisited: Part 4 - Volcanology Director Tina Neal Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com We are on a break! But, we have so much great volcanology content from past episodes and interviews, we decided to release them all ...
12.15.2022 Volcanoes Revisited: Part 3 - Volcano Basics Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com We are on a break! But, we have so much great volcanology content from past episodes and interviews, we decided to release them all ...
12.08.2022 Volcanoes Revisited: Part 2 - Dr. Andrew Calvert ReRelease Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com We are on a break! But, we have so much great volcanology content from past episodes and interviews, we decided to release them all ...
12.01.2022 Volcanoes Revisited: Part 1 - Volcanologist Dr. Diana Roman Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com We are on a break! But, we have so much great volcanology content from past episodes and interviews, we decided to release them all ...
11.25.2022 Office Hours: Plate Tectonics Questions/Thoughts Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Remember you can Support Us Here, and share PlanetGeo with your friends and family! —————————————————— Instagram: @planetgeocast Twitter: @planetgeocast Facebook: @planetgeocast Support us: https://planetgeocast.com/support-us ...
11.17.2022 So You Think You Know Plate Tectonics? Part 2 Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In today's episode, we continue with our series on 'So... You think you know plate tectonics?' - Part 2. Can you answer the following ...
11.10.2022 A Groovy Geologist - Cate Larsen Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com You can find out more about Cate Larsen and all her social media links here at groovygeologist.com! Remember you can Support Us Here, and ...
11.03.2022 So... You Think You Know Plate Tectonics? Part 1 Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com One day, I (Chris) walked into class and announced that we were beginning plate tectonics. I was so excited to begin teaching this content. ...
10.27.2022 Discovering Diamonds: The Story of Canada's Diamond Rush with Kevin Krajick Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Link to: Barrenlands: The Epic Search for Diamonds in Canada's Today, we get to interview author Kevin Krajick. Below is a small sample of ...
10.20.2022 Communicating the Earth Observatory: Author Kevin Krajick Link to: Barrenlands: The Epic Search for Diamonds in Canada's Today, we get to interview author Kevin Krajick. Below is a small sample of his credentials and accolades.Senior Editor Science News Communications, Columbia Climate SchoolAuthor at State of the PlanetWork ...
10.13.2022 Don't Take it For Granite - Geology of Countertops Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, we tackle the confusing industry of "granite" countertops. It's confusing because it seems as though all rock countertops are called "granite". ...
10.06.2022 Capturing Carbon - The Basics of Carbon Capture and Storage Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com In this episode, we dive into a very important topic that will play an increasing role in the climate change crisis. Carbon (CO2) capture ...
10.03.2022 Introducing campGEO Click this link to try campGEO today! geo.campcourses.com Today, we are very excited to launch campGEO - our conversational textbook to help you learn geology. This is a structured and image-based approach to learning. Geology is a visual field, so ...
09.29.2022 The Doomsday Glacier - Professor Richard Alley Part 2 Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com This is a link to the video of the Quick Clay Slide at Dissa video Dr. Alley references. This shows what can also happen ...
09.22.2022 Earth: The Operator's Manual - Professor Richard Alley Part 1 Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Dr. Richard Alley is a renowned glaciologist and paleoclimate scientist. He is also widely regarded as one of the best professors at Penn State ...
09.15.2022 The Worst Year to Be Alive - 536 AD Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com 536 AD was not a good year to be to be a human - especially in Eastern Europe. Below are some written descriptions of ...
09.08.2022 Canyonlands National Park Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Canyonlands National Park is the (big) sibling to Arches - the geology is very similar but the view you get on that geology is ...
09.01.2022 Arches National Park Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Arches are an amazing geologic feature and they occur in very high density in Arches National Park - located in Utah! In this episode ...
08.25.2022 Great Rocks, Summer Excursions, and Confusing Minerals Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com After a long break from recording, Chris and Jesse return to our studios to discuss our extremely busy summer. Jesse recaps his trip to ...
08.18.2022 Only the Strong Survive - Sand Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Sand comes from chemical and/or physical weathering of rocks, and is critically important to our society! Most sand formation begins in the soil - ...
08.11.2022 Rocks and Rules - Putting Things in Order Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Today we talk about the basic Principles of Geology - the basic observations that allow us to put geologic events in a relative order ...
08.04.2022 Red River Gorge, Kentucky Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Like, Subscribe, and leave us a Rating! —————————————————— Instagram: @planetgeocast Twitter: @planetgeocast Facebook: @planetgeocast Email: [email protected] Website: https://planetgeocast.com/ Like, Subscribe, and leave us a ...
07.28.2022 Age of the Earth - or, How to Build a Planet Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com The Earth is old...very old. But, the Solar System is older! We discuss how we know the age of the Earth, what the age ...
07.21.2022 Magma Oceans and Triple Junctions - Listener Questions Part 2! Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Thank you Valeria, Chelsea and Natalia for the excellent questions! Keep them coming! Today we answer some of your very interesting geoscience questions ranging ...
07.14.2022 Making Batteries: The Geology of Lithium Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Lithium is only becoming more important to our society, and demand for lithium continues to skyrocket since it is used in everything from Tesla ...
07.07.2022 Earth's Leaky Core and Michigan Geology - Your Questions Part 1 Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Thank you Cathy and Matt for the excellent questions! Cathy sent us a question associated with This Article and Matt asked about Michigan geology ...
06.30.2022 Devils Tower National Monument Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO! Available here: geo.campcourses.com Devils Tower National Monument is a must see on any road trip in South Dakota! In fact, you can think of Chris Bolhuis while ...

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