The Geology Flannelcast

The Geology Flannelcast

By Chris Seminack, Jesse Thornburg, and Steve PetersonComedyEducationNatural Sciences
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The Geology Flannelcast episodes

  • Episode 23 - Listener Questions!
    Its the second installment of our listener questions episode! We talk about the earthquake in Nepal, volcanic eruption in Chile, and answer questions about Yellowstone, the Adirondack Mountains, underground cities, expanding Earth theory, and the Earth's inner inner core. Podcast Episodes RSS
    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 22 - Sinkholes
    Chris, Jesse, and Steve talk about the newest image of Pluto, why Mercury is so dark, the anniversary of a historic volcano, and sinkholes. Podcast Episodes RSS
    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 21 - Volcanoes
    Chris, Jesse, and Steve talk about the different types of volcanoes in this episode of the Geology Flannelcast. They also discuss the importance of the thermohaline current and what would happen if it stopped. Podcast Episodes RSS
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 20 - The Burgess Shale
    In this episode of the Flannelcast, the gang talks about dark matter being linked to mass extinction events, NASA mission to put a probe on Titan, and the Burgess Shale. Podcast Episodes RSS
    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 19 - Geology of National Parks
    In episode 19 of the Geology Flannelcast Chris, Jesse, & Steve talk about the geology of U.S. National Parks. They cover everything from glacial  geomorphology, to volcanoes, and rivers. Other topics covered include the discover of a two-layered inner core of Earth, how the Earth is constantly losing mass, and Jesse professes his love and fascination for the postal service. Podcast Episodes RSS
    1 hr 24 min
  • Episode 18 - Bowen's Reaction Series
    This installment of the Geology Flannelcast covers everything you ever wanted to know about Norman Bowen and his reaction series of igneous minerals. Also covered in this episode is an update on the official start of the Anthropocene, Jesse's take on time zones, and why Steve loves Harry Potter so much. Here is the link for the images of the mysterious white blob on a dwarf planet. Podcast Episodes RSS
    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 17 - Minerals
    Bizmuth is a really neat mineral We're back from our holiday season break, and better than ever! In this episode of the Flannelcast Jesse talks about the big blue hole, Chris talks about Legos, and Steve and Jesse go head to head in household mineral use trivia! Listen to Episode 17 - Minerals now! Great Blue Hole in Belize. Listen to Episode 17 to see what Jesse has to say about this geomorphic feature. Podcast Episodes RSS
    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 16 - The Anthropocene
    The Flannelcasters chat with Dr. Gary Stinchcomb. Gary is a professor at Murray State University.  His research is in defining the Anthropocene boundary.  He also has an article in the November 2014 issue of Discover magazine. Podcast Episodes RSS
    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 10 - Listener Questions
    We've been talking about this for a while now, and here it is!  The Flannelcasters tackle the questions that you, the listeners, provided.  California falling off the US, Jupiter, fracking, mid-ocean ridges, landslides... you name it, we cover it in this episode.
    52 min

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Three geologists sit down and tackle the topics that no one else dares to touch.