Podcast Episodes

The Room Problem (and how Geochronology solves it)

Season 6 Episode 15

Granite is everywhere — it makes up much of the continental crust beneath our feet; yet, for over a century geologists were stuck on a deceptively si…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Rocks for the Future - with MIT Prof. Oli Jagoutz

Season 6 Episode 14

What does cracking open green-shiny rocks in a German preschool have to do with feeding eight billion people without oil and gas? In this episode, we…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Fundamentals of Geology (Exam)

Season 6 Episode 13

This week we take on the FG test — the Fundamentals of Geology exam — the very first step on the road to becoming a professionally licensed geologist…

5 months ago

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Granite Wars: The Debates That Built a Science

Season 6 Episode 12

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mike Ackerson (Smithsonian) for the kick-off of a deep-dive series on granites and granitoids. This one goes in…

5 months, 1 week ago

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The Geologist's License: How the FG and PG Exams Get Built — with Keith Rapp

Season 6 Episode 11

In this episode, we sat down with Keith Rapp, senior hydrogeologist, longtime volunteer with ASBOG (the Association of State Boards of Geology), and …

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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What Makes Supervolcanoes? With Professor Shan de Silva and Dr. Rachel Phillips

Season 6 Episode 10

What distinguishes supervolcanoes from regular or non-super volcanoes? How many supervolcanoes are on Earth today? What are the precursors to supervo…

6 months, 1 week ago

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Eating Rocks For Breakfast

Season 6 Episode 9

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On the app you can get tons of free content, exclusive images, and access to our Geology of National Parks…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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What is a Professional Geologist? An Intro to Licensure

Season 6 Episode 8

Jesse and Dr. Joshua Davis introduce a new series on professional geology licensure, prompted by listener questions, exam study use of their podcast,…

7 months ago

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Visualizing the Deep Earth - CEO and Founder Christie Capper

Season 6 Episode 7

Today Jesse talks with Christie Capper, founder and CEO of Deep Earth, which aims to visualize the subsurface by digitizing and unifying scattered un…

7 months, 1 week ago

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The Anatomy of Mountain Ranges

Season 6 Episode 6

Chris is back!! 

Today we answer the simple question - Why do we see a predictable geologic and topographic progression as we drive from flat plains i…

8 months ago

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