PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast

Today we have a preview to our interview with Dr Andrew Calvert, Scientist in Charge of the California Volcano Observatory, also known as CalVO.

Dr. Calvart first fell in love with volcanoes as a youn…

Dr. Ian Miller is the Director of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, now working with National Geographic as the Chief Science and Innovation Officer.  Dr. Miller is a paleobotanist who has spe…

In this GeoShort, Dr. Ian Miller (Director of Earth and Space Sciences, Associate Curator of Paleobotany for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science) compares the end Cretaceous event that killed the…

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Today we are talking about the geology of Glacier National Park!  We cover three major …

We recorded a live podcast episode with Mappy Hour! 

We recorded a live episode on the Geoscience a really special place, Glacier National Park and Waterton National Park in Northwestern Montana and …

Exciting news!  This Tuesday, May 4th, we will be doing a live podcast recording with Mappy Hour.  Register below!

PlanetGeo Mappy Hour Live Recording - Glacier National Park

Today we talk Earthquakes!…

This is an Earth Day special!  Today we are talking about this really cool study that came out last week in the scientific journal Science (one of the top journals in all of ‘science’). 

It is by Char…

Did you know that nuclear fission reactions are natural?  Uranium fission drives many types of nuclear power plants as well as nuclear weapons.  However, these types of reactions occurred on Earth na…

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO!
Available here: geo.campcourses.com

Are you planning a trip to the Grand Canyon soon?  Are you interested in seeing some co…

There is a new climate war afoot.  And, there is a book about it!  Professor Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor at The Pennsylvania State University, has a long history of studying and discussion …

Welcome to the preview to our full interview with Professor Michael Mann, prestigious climate scientist and author of the new book, The New Climate War. 

Professor Mann is a Distinguished Professor a…

Learn all the basics of geology in our new conversational textbook - campGEO!
Available here: geo.campcourses.com

“Crying: acceptable at funerals and the Grand Canyon” - Ron Swanson

Today, we talk about…

In this GeoShort we discuss last week's triple header of large earthquakes off the coast of New Zealand.  There were three major earthquakes that occurred all within a few hours of one another. 

The f…

Join us in a wide-ranging discussion with Professor Steve Mattox! 

Dr. Mattox is a professor at Grand Valley State University, where he has taught for many years.  Dr. Mattox had a very diverse caree…

In this GeoShort, we take a snippet from our discussion with Dr. Steve Mattox from GVSU.  He has an interesting career path that started out in the economic geology sector working for a mining compan…

In this episode we discuss the many ways in which we determine the ages of rocks.  This is a really common and important question that many people have.  Here, we cover some of the basics.  Basically…

Have you seen the viral "cookie monster agate"?  If not, check it out via the link below (or our instagram: @planetgeocast)! 

Both Chris and Jesse have had this viral agate image shared with them, and…

In this episode, we answer a series of really excellent listener questions.   

Mrs. White, a high school teacher, assigned our plate tectonics  episode to one of her A.P. classes and they came back wi…

In this GeoShort we tell a few stories that highlight how identifying rocks can be sort of difficult, even for those of us with Geology degrees!  Chris likes to call limestone the "Katy Perry" of roc…

Today we interview Dr. Jackie Faherty of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City!  Our conversation runs wild (and a bit longer than normal!) where we cover everything from Jackie's f…