Discover the wonders of our Earth with “The PlanetGeo Podcast.” Emphasizing the often-underestimated value of Geosciences, this podcast delves deep into crucial topics, features interviews with leading scientists and thinkers, and provides a comprehensive overview of various geoscience fields. Hosted by passionate geoscientists, the podcast aims to bridge the gap between the geosciences and everyday life, emphasizing that understanding our planet is key to enriching our daily experiences. Tune in for enlightening discussions and a fresh perspective on the world beneath our feet!
PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast Previous Episodes
We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn all the basics of geoscience with our CampGeo content, purchase a visual audiobook on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park, and listen to past PlanetGeo episodes! Download now at this linkLike, Subscribe, and leave us…
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Published on: 2023-11-23
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Today, Jesse and Chris tackle the topic of the Slow Carbon Cycle. We've been talking about this for a while now. This is a very complicate cycle that involves many variables. In this episode, we work through some scenarios such as the Himalayan uplift and plug them into the Carbon…
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Published on: 2023-11-16
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In this episode, we tackle the issue of infiltration capacity. The idea came to us in the form of a listener question due to recent events. Infiltration capacity is simply a way of describing the ability of soil and regolith to soak up water during storm events that drop a…
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Published on: 2023-11-09
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We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn all the basics of geoscience with our CampGeo content, purchase a visual audiobook on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park, and listen to past PlanetGeo episodes! Download now at this linkLike, Subscribe, and leave us…
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Published on: 2023-11-02
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We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn all the basics of geoscience with our CampGeo content, purchase a visual audiobook on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park, and listen to past PlanetGeo episodes! Download now at this linkLike, Subscribe, and leave us…
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Published on: 2023-10-26
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We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn all the basics of geoscience with our CampGeo content, purchase a visual audiobook on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park, and listen to past PlanetGeo episodes! Download now at this linkLike, Subscribe, and leave us…
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Published on: 2023-10-19
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We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn all the basics of geoscience with our CampGeo content, purchase a visual audiobook on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park, and listen to past PlanetGeo episodes! Download now at this linkLike, Subscribe, and leave us…
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Published on: 2023-10-12
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We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn all the basics of geoscience with our CampGeo content, purchase a visual audiobook on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park, and listen to past PlanetGeo episodes! Download now at this linkLike, Subscribe, and leave us…
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Published on: 2023-10-05
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This week, we are asking you to do us a favor. We are really exited because we just launched our brand new campGeo mobile app. So, we would really appreciate if you clicked on This Link, downloaded the campGeo mobile app, and left us a rating and review on there. This…
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Published on: 2023-09-28
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Today, Jesse and Chris discuss the distinction between sinkholes and karst topography. There is a surprisingly large portion of the U.S. that has potential to be affected by karst. It is also extremely important as a source of drinking water. We also discuss the distinction between the technical definition of…
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Published on: 2023-09-21
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We get a bit reflective today and discuss the importance of Geoscience to society – and how it has changed in the last three years. Jesse recently went to a conference on economic mining and came away newly excited. If the world is going to make the energy transition, certain…
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Published on: 2023-09-14
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Today, we each give our take on disappearing streams. When the idea was first pitched, we were thinking about 2 different things. The result – we talked about each. Join us as we continue our series on water.We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you…
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Published on: 2023-09-07
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Today we have the great pleasure to interview a close friend of the podcast – Andrew Dewitt. Andrew has had a long career in the environmental consulting industry and provides insights into what it take to be a geoscientist working in this field and gives lots of excellent advice. This…
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Published on: 2023-08-31
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Today, we are talking about the process of making petrified wood. Basically, wood has to be quickly buried in a wet setting where the water is also saturated in certain minerals – usually silica. Also, there must be little oxygen present or oxidation reactions have to occur to use up…
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Published on: 2023-08-24
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Today, we talk about all things soil creep. Have you ever been on a steep slope and seen bent or curved trees, slanted fence posts, slanted headstones or signs? Look closely and you can often see the surface has a rippled appearance. Soil Creep is a form of what we…
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Published on: 2023-08-17
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Just as in so many aspects of the way the world works, geology determines the drainage patterns (or watershed) of rivers. Today, we discuss the major types of drainage patterns – they're not random and we also get into how the geology at the surface determines this shape. This is…
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Published on: 2023-08-10
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Today, we cover something very interesting – a new initiative by the United States Geological Survey to map Earth's resources at a new level. Geology is newly relevant to society and. some people argue we are entering a new 'golden age' of geology – how exciting! We now have a live…
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Published on: 2023-08-03
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Today, we cover one of our favorite past times – RockHounding! It's a totally fun, engaging activity that gets you outside and learning about nature. And, who knows, you might find something spectacular along the way! We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn…
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Published on: 2023-07-27
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In this episode we start a looong conversation about how to identify rocks. We begin by outlining a few simple rules to go by, and how to start to think about identifying rocks when you find them out in the world! We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and…
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Published on: 2023-07-20
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Listen to Yellowstone's rock music here! Today we talk about the fun exercise of turning seismic activity recorded live from Yellowstone National Park, turning it into musical notes, and playing it for a live audience! As usual, we get into the geology behind the story! We now have a live Mobile…
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Published on: 2023-07-13
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Today, we talk about Uranium! Uranium is a really interesting element and today we talk about how it's used, a bit about nuclear reactors, then dive into the geology. Uranium has two major oxidation states, 4+ and 6+ and the chemical differences between these really drive how Uranium deposits form! We…
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Published on: 2023-07-06
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In PlanetGeo today, we discuss one aspect of Yellowstone National Park Geology that goes under-appreciated – the Absaroka Volcanics. They are a geological curiosity, but a massive one at that – the volume of volcanic rocks produced by the Absaroka volcanoes dwarfs the Yellowstone hotspot. We now have a live Mobile…
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Published on: 2023-06-29
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Today we are extremely honored to get the opportunity to discuss all things geoscience and National Defense with Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, the Director of DARPA! Dr. Tompkins is the first Presidential Appointee we have ever had on our podcast and in this interview she clearly shows why she has achieved…
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Published on: 2023-06-22
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Today we talk all about Levees! They are a very important and under-appreciated aspect of our society, infrastructure, and river systems! Here is a link to the excellent article that we mention in the podcast. Please let us know if you have questions! Levee LinkWe now have a live Mobile…
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Published on: 2023-06-15
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Today, Jesse and Chris discuss a headline that's been making a splash lately. There was a paper recently published that looked into why some areas of New York City appear to be sinking. We took this as an opportunity to discuss an important geologic concept – Isostasy or Isostic Adjustment. …
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Published on: 2023-06-08
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