Popular Volcanics
A podcast about volcanoes hosted by Dr. Erik Klemetti and Dr. Janine Krippner. Each month we'll talk about eruptions going on around the world, banter about volcano research and talk to a guest about the world of magma (and other stuff, too).
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
Episode #11: Space is the Place
In this episode, Janine and I banter about volcanoes not on this planet. We talk to Dr. Jacob Richardson (NASA Goddard) about all things extraterrestrial when it comes to volcanoes, including Martian…
Episode #10: Heavy Weather (and Climate)
In this episode, Janine and I banter about how volcanoes can impact climate. We'll talk about what comes out of volcanoes during big volcanic eruption, the role of aerosols like sulfur dioxide have o…
Episode #9: The Cascades
In this episode, Janine and I don't do much bantering. Instead, we interview Dr. Seth Moran, the Scientist in Charge of the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, WA. Hear about the hazards …
Episode #8: Bottle Up and Explode!
In this episode, Janine and I banter about the volcanoes of South America. Then we get into Plinian eruptions, how calderas are formed, what happens during a massive eruption and ignimbrites (one of …
Episode #7: Watching the Volcanoes
In this episode, Janine and I banter about the volcanoes of Europe. Then we get into the types of signs volcanologists watch when monitoring a volcano, including earthquakes, gases, deformation and m…
Episode #6: Back to Basics (A PV Mini-Series)
In this episode, Janine and I banter about the basics of volcanic eruptions: what controls how they erupt, what kinds of volcanoes exist and what are some of the main styles of eruptions that volcano…
Episode #5: Rocky Clouds of Death
Your hosts: Erik Klemetti and Janine Krippner
In this episode, we banter about earthquakes along the Adriatic Sea, the potentially-rising unrest at New Zealand's White Island, and the 2nd anniversary …
Episode #4: Very Emergency
Your hosts: Erik Klemetti and Janine Krippner
We banter about becoming an award-winning podcast, talk about the current volcanic around the world, and warn people not to believe all the volcanic image…
Episode #3: Set Adrift on Pumice Rafts with You
Your hosts: Erik Klemetti and Janine Krippner
We banter about pumice rafts and why they're so cool, why bad Op-Eds in newspapers about volcanoes are not cool, the dangers of pyroclastic flows moving o…
Episode #2: Shake, Rattle and Explode
Your hosts: Erik Klemetti and Janine Krippner
Guest: Mika McKinnon
An episode in which we discuss Erik's field work in Oregon, the dangers of tourism on active volcanoes, why lava lakes are so fascinat…
Episode #1: Of Course, it's Yellowstone
Your hosts: Erik Klemetti and Janine Krippner
Guest: Dr. Michael Poland, USGS - Scientist in Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
An episode in which we discuss why we started a volcano podcas…