The Geology Flannelcast

By Chris Seminack, Jesse Thornburg, and Steve Peterson

What's The Geology Flannelcast about?

THE GEOLOGY FLANNELCAST
a podcast where three geologists tackle
the topics that no one else dares to touch

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LAST EPISODE

#108 - Kola Superdeep Borehole

09.20.2021

This week the Flannelcasters talk about the Kola Superdeep Borehole - the deepest borehole ever drilled by humans, extended nearly 12 km below the surface of the Earth.

The Geology Flannelcast episodes:

09.20.2021 #108 - Kola Superdeep Borehole This week the Flannelcasters talk about the Kola Superdeep Borehole - the deepest borehole ever drilled by humans, extended nearly 12 km below the surface of the Earth.
09.13.2021 #107 - 1906 San Francisco Earthquake The Flannelcasters talk about the cause of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the resulting damage, and positive changes resulting from the earthquake.
08.29.2021 #106 - Clastic Environments and Mars Rovers In this week's episode the Flannelcasters talk about clastic sedimentary environments. Then they finish up the episode talking about Mars rovers.
08.22.2021 #105 - 100-Year Flood This week, the Flannelcasters talk about the 100-year flood and some other topics related to flooding.
08.16.2021 #104 - End Permian Mass Extinction The Flannelcasters talk about the end Permian mass extinction - the worst known mass extinction where 90% of the planet's species died off.
08.08.2021 #103 - Listener Questions 6 It's time for Listener Questions 6! We take your questions and answer them live on the podcast.
08.08.2021 #102 - Metamorphic Rocks In this episode, the Flannelcasters talk about how metamorphic rocks are formed.
07.25.2021 #101 - Surprise Topic We tried something new this episode. In Ep. 101, we randomly picked a topic in a geology textbook for our episode theme.
07.18.2021 #100 - The Chesapeake Bay Impact Event The Flannelcasters discuss the Chesapeake Bay impact event , which occurred 35 million years ago.
07.10.2021 #99 - Oldest Rivers in the US The Flannelcasters talk about the three oldest rivers in the US - The New, French Broad, and Susquehanna Rivers. These rivers are also some of the oldest in the world.
06.21.2021 #98 - Minerals The Flannelcasters revisit the topic of minerals. They talk about their favorite minerals, properties of minerals, and some fun stories about minerals.
06.12.2021 #97 - Lahars The Flannelcasters talk about what cause lahars and the dangers associated with these volcanic-related events.
06.05.2021 #96 - Siletzia This week the Flannelcasters talk about Siletzia and some U.S. Pacific Northwest tectonics.
05.21.2021 #95 - Plutonium, Darwin's Arch, & Ghost Forests The Flannelcasters talk about extraterrestrial plutonium in the ocean, Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos Islands falling down, and ghost forests releasing greenhouse gasses.
05.16.2021 #94 - Chert The Flannelcasters talk about chert - it's uses, how it's made, and where it forms. Also, they talk about why diatoms are so important to life on Earth.
05.09.2021 # 93 - Banded Iron Formations The Flannelcasters talk about Banded Iron Formations. These rocks are super old, no longer are formed on Earth, and record the appearance of abundant oxygen.
04.29.2021 Episode 92 - Snowball Earth The Flannelcasters talk about the snowball Earth hypothesis, where the Earth froze over several times at the end of Precambrian time.
04.24.2021 #91 - Harry Hess & Seafloor Spreading The Flannelcasters talk about Harry Hess and the origin of the theory of plate tectonics.
04.15.2021 #90 - Alfred Wegener The Flannelcasters talk about Alfred Wegener, the man who proposed the continental drift hypothesis, which eventually paved the way for the theory of plate tectonics.
04.10.2021 #89 - The Appalachian Mountains Pt. 2 This is part two of two in the Appalachian Mountains series. The Flannelcasters cover the Alleghanian Orogeny and the erosion of the Appalachians.
04.01.2021 Episode 88 - The Appalachian Mountains Pt. 1 In this first of two part series, the Flannelcasters cover the geologic history of the Appalachian Mountains from the Grenville to Acadian Orogeny.
03.25.2021 Episode 87 - Women in Geology Kelly Blake returns to discuss the role of women in geology.
03.19.2021 Episode 86 - The Origin of Life The Flannelcasters talk about the origin of life; how, when, and where life most likely started.
03.12.2021 Episode 85 - A Global Ocean, Sea-Level Rise, & The Oldest Meteorite The Flannelcasters talk about a possible ocean in early Earth history that covered the globe, newly discovered ways that humans are affecting relative sea-level rise, and how the oldest meteorite ever discovered is pretty unique.
03.04.2021 Episode 84 - Indonesian Volcanoes Mt. Sinabung in Indonesia erupted this week. The Flannelcasters devoted the entire episode to talking about Indonesia’s volcanoes. They also talk about Saudi Arabian oil and the Richter scale. Podcast Episodes RSS
03.01.2021 Episode 83 - New Zealand Geology with Matt Sophy Matt Sophy is a geologist working in the geothermal energy field in New Zealand. He talks with the Flannelcasters about the geology of New Zealand.Links: New Zealand Geology: An Illustrated Guide Soil liquefaction Podcast Episodes RSS
02.22.2021 Episode 82 - Weather, Climate, and Texas The Flannelcasters talk about the recent winter storm in Texas, it’s effects on the power grid, and how it relates to weather and climate change.Links: Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid? Texas largely relies on natural gas ...
02.12.2021 Episode 81 - Sandstone This week the Flannelcasters cover to topic of sandstone - what they are, how they form, and the different types.Links Mentioned in the Podcast: Glacier Bursts in India, Leaving More Than 100 Missing in Floods The Blood Harvest - Each ...
02.05.2021 Episode 80 - Glaciers The Flannelcasters talk about how glaciers form and geologic features that are caused by glaciers. Podcast Episodes RSS
01.28.2021 Episode 79 - Coal Part 3 This is the 3rd and final episode of our coal trilogy. The Flannelcasters talk about coal gas, acid mine drainage, and the town of Centralia. Podcast Episodes RSS
01.21.2021 Episode 78 - Coal Part 2 In part 2 of our coal mini-series, we explain the concept of clean coal, emissions from burning coal, and how byproducts of burning coal can be reused.Links: What ‘Clean Coal’ Is — and Isn’t Everything You Need to Know About ...
01.15.2021 Coal - Part 1 This is the first of a two part series discussing coal. In Part 1, we talk about how coal forms, how it is mined, and how it is used. Podcast Episodes RSS
01.09.2021 Episode 76 - River Systems The Flannelcasters discuss everything you ever wanted to know about rivers - what they are, how they work, what controls their velocity, and the top 10 biggest rivers in the world. Podcast Episodes RSS
12.31.2020 Episode 75 - Faint Young Sun Paradox, Tsunamis, and Early Humans & Fire The Flannelcasters talk about how the early Earth was so warm while the early sun was colder than today, tsunamis in Israel and Alaska, and early humans controlling fire.Links: Chance played a role in determining whether Earth stayed habitable Croatia ...
12.17.2020 Episode 74 - Early Humans, Methane in the Arctic Ocean, & Salt Mines The Flannelcasters talk about a new study suggesting that early humans may have hibernated, another study that pushes back the date when early humans arrived in North America, how methane releases in the Arctic Ocean are affected by tides, and ...
12.10.2020 Episode 73 - A Really Old Meteorite, Height of Everest, & Aliens This week the boys talk about a meteorite that is older than our solar system, a new official elevation of Mt. Everest, and an announcement about aliens.
12.04.2020 Episode 72 - A New Mineral, The Alps, & Early Continents In this installment of the Geology Flannelcast, the guys talk about the discovery of a new mineral in a volcanic setting, erosion and uplift in the Alps, and how the early continents formed.
11.26.2020 Episode 71 - Mysterious Monolith, Synthetic Diamonds, & Jesse Trends In this installment of the Geology Flannelcast, the boys talk about some current events in the geology world. They cover a mysterious monolith found in the Utah desert, what life may have been like for the last dinosaurs, a new ...
11.20.2020 Episode 70 - Listener Questions 6.0 In this episode of the Flannelcast, the guys answer your listener questions. They cover topics like Mary Anning, mysterious seismic pulses, what killed the dinosaurs, and water trapped in minerals.
11.13.2020 Episode 69 - Early Hominids, Hurricanes, & Cooking in National Parks In this episode of the Geology Flannelcast, the boys talk about early Hominid tools in the geologic record, how 2020 is the most active hurricane season on record, and some cooking tips in National Parks.
11.06.2020 Episode 68 - Drones Sampling Volcanoes, Dinosaur Brains, & Asteroids Like the Moon In this installment of the Geology Flannelcast, the boys talk about how drones are being used to collect samples from active volcanoes, a high-resolution reconstruction of a dinosaur brain, and asteroids that are very similar to the make up of ...
10.29.2020 Episode 67 - James Hutton In this episode of the Geology Flannelcast, the boys talk about the father of modern geology - James Hutton. Hutton was one of the OG geologists back in the late 18th century and developed the concept of uniformitarianism. Also, the ...
10.23.2020 Episode 66 - OSIRIS-REx, the Resurrection Plate, and the Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction In this week's episode, the Flannelcasters talk about NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission landing on an asteroid, imaging the Resurrection Plate under North America, and some new evidence suggesting that volcanic activity caused the Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction Event.
10.16.2020 Episode 65 - The Sierra Nevada & The Alps In this episode, the Flannelcasters talk about the formation of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California and the Alps in Europe.
10.08.2020 Episode 64 - Mt. Vesuvius, Habitable Planets, and Fire & Contaminants This week, the Flannelcasters talk about victims of Mt. Vesuvius, more habitable planets than the Earth, and how wildfires contaminate groundwater.
10.02.2020 Episode 63 - Current Events Lightning Round The Flannelcasters take on a bunch of topics this week from buried liquid water lakes on Mars to a newly discovered mass extinction event.
09.24.2020 Episode 62 - Earthquake Tracking, the Fermi Paradox, and the Drake Equation The flannelcasters talk about using smart phone data to analyze earthquakes and track seismic waves, and a discussion on the possibility of life outside of Earth with the Fermi Paradox and Drake Equation.
09.17.2020 Episode 61 - Biomarkers on Venus, Primordial Black Holes, & Hematite on the Moon In this installment of the Geology Flannelcast, the boys talk about a potential sign of life that was discovered on Venus, if Planet X could be a primordial black hole, and how does hematite form on the moon.
09.10.2020 Episode 60 - Jurassic Park Commentary The boys take down Jurassic Park! In this episode they comment on the classic dinosaur movie. So sync this podcast up with Jurassic Park and learn some dino knowledge!
09.02.2020 Episode 59 - The Geologic Time Scale: Paleozoic & Mesozoic Eras In this episode, the boys talk about the history of how the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Eras came about in the geologic time scale.

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The Geology Flannelcast

What's The Geology Flannelcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Geology Flannelcast episodes:

#108 - Kola Superdeep Borehole

#107 - 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

#106 - Clastic Environments and Mars Rovers

#105 - 100-Year Flood

#104 - End Permian Mass Extinction

#103 - Listener Questions 6

#102 - Metamorphic Rocks

#101 - Surprise Topic

#100 - The Chesapeake Bay Impact Event

#99 - Oldest Rivers in the US

#98 - Minerals

#97 - Lahars

#96 - Siletzia

#95 - Plutonium, Darwin's Arch, & Ghost Forests

#94 - Chert

# 93 - Banded Iron Formations

Episode 92 - Snowball Earth

#91 - Harry Hess & Seafloor Spreading

#90 - Alfred Wegener

#89 - The Appalachian Mountains Pt. 2

Episode 88 - The Appalachian Mountains Pt. 1

Episode 87 - Women in Geology

Episode 86 - The Origin of Life

Episode 85 - A Global Ocean, Sea-Level Rise, & The Oldest Meteorite

Episode 84 - Indonesian Volcanoes

Episode 83 - New Zealand Geology with Matt Sophy

Episode 82 - Weather, Climate, and Texas

Episode 81 - Sandstone

Episode 80 - Glaciers

Episode 79 - Coal Part 3

Episode 78 - Coal Part 2

Coal - Part 1

Episode 76 - River Systems

Episode 75 - Faint Young Sun Paradox, Tsunamis, and Early Humans & Fire

Episode 74 - Early Humans, Methane in the Arctic Ocean, & Salt Mines

Episode 73 - A Really Old Meteorite, Height of Everest, & Aliens

Episode 72 - A New Mineral, The Alps, & Early Continents

Episode 71 - Mysterious Monolith, Synthetic Diamonds, & Jesse Trends

Episode 70 - Listener Questions 6.0

Episode 69 - Early Hominids, Hurricanes, & Cooking in National Parks

Episode 68 - Drones Sampling Volcanoes, Dinosaur Brains, & Asteroids Like the Moon

Episode 67 - James Hutton

Episode 66 - OSIRIS-REx, the Resurrection Plate, and the Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction

Episode 65 - The Sierra Nevada & The Alps

Episode 64 - Mt. Vesuvius, Habitable Planets, and Fire & Contaminants

Episode 63 - Current Events Lightning Round

Episode 62 - Earthquake Tracking, the Fermi Paradox, and the Drake Equation

Episode 61 - Biomarkers on Venus, Primordial Black Holes, & Hematite on the Moon

Episode 60 - Jurassic Park Commentary

Episode 59 - The Geologic Time Scale: Paleozoic & Mesozoic Eras

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