Don't Panic Geocast
It's not an exact science.
About the show
John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.
Episodes
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Episode 288 - "95% Chance of Chert" Mineral Identification
April 16th, 2021 | 50 mins 33 secs
Inspired by a tweet, John and Shannon talk about how to identify that mystery mineral in your hand and why some of the most obvious features may not be the most accurate.
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Episode 287 - "Cartoonist in Word Form" Gary McManus
April 9th, 2021 | 55 mins 57 secs
This week we talk with the Oklahoma State Climatologist, Gary McManus, about the wild and wacky weather of Oklahoma and the Mesonet!
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Episode 286 - "Big Sandbox for Adults" Maciej Obryk, Kate Allstadt, Thomas Rapstine
April 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
This week we talk about a giant experimental flume, what makes it work, and how it's being used to better understand debris flows.
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Episode 285 - "We're not going to tell you how to make it" Geology Field Kit
March 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
Summer is coming, what do you need to go explore the outdoors and learn some geology? Get your fanny packs ready!
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Episode 284 - "Dijon or Yellow" Geomajik Box
March 19th, 2021 | 58 mins 13 secs
What should we put in a box to help someone learn geophysics or hack to create new instruments? This week we try to figure it out!
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Episode 283 - "There are spectrograms"
March 7th, 2021 | 48 mins 30 secs
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This week we talk about flow regimes in streams, more bedforms, and then wrap it up with a discussion of what crocodiles sound like after breathing helium!
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Episode 282 - "Antidunes"
March 1st, 2021 | 51 mins 51 secs
This week we talk all about sediment bedforms and everyone's favorite - antidunes! Froude Number Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 281 - "Bill's over there chewing on his buddy" The Cambrian Explosion
February 28th, 2021 | 48 mins 25 secs
When and why did life diversify? This week we go WAY BACK to the Cambrian and hang out with hungry worms and trilobites to discover what happened. Fun Paper Friday Did you know that Wombats poop cubes? Now you do! Contact us: Show ...
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Episode 280 - "Red sky in the morning" Weather Proverbs
February 12th, 2021 | 54 mins 12 secs
This week we look at the origins and science behind common weather proverbs, discuss the weather forecast rock found in every southern craft fair, and then play some video games! Fun Paper Friday Can playing video games teach us about volcanoes?...
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Episode 279 - "They forgot how to walk" Teaching Field in a Ballroom
January 31st, 2021 | 54 mins 23 secs
Shannon is teaching intro to field inside a ballroom and we grapple with what field skills students need in the real world. Fun Paper Friday Cats go wild over catnip - but why? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman ...
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Episode 278 - "Millimillidarcy" Permeability
January 25th, 2021 | 57 mins 51 secs
This week it's all about permeability - how water flows through rocks! Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 277 - "Water holding the rock" Porosity
January 11th, 2021 | 52 mins 51 secs
This week we talk about porosity - or what all of the empty space in a rock is and why it is important. Primary Porosity Secondary Porosity Fracture Porosity Vuggy Porosity Effective/Open Porosity Ineffective/Closed Porosity Dual Porosity...
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Episode 276 - Goodbye 2020
January 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 23 mins
This week we show 2020 out the door with our 2021 resolutions and yearly planning show! John be more decisive and reactive but in a good way less reflection on made decisions more forward focus work on something and focus get out of team task...
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Episode 275 - "Should we just start with maniacal laughter?"
December 25th, 2020 | 16 mins 46 secs
This week we update you on the 2020 status and that we'll be back in 2021! Fun Paper Friday We start our first ever two part fun paper! Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin
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Episode 274 - "Haboobs"
December 4th, 2020 | 31 mins 20 secs
This week we talk about dust storms or haboobs and why they occur. Fun Paper Friday What's a monotreme? We take a biology 101 refresher and discover that the platypus was glow in the dark with this week's fun paper! Contact us: Show ...
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Episode 273 - "Very special ways to pick people up" Capt. Jeff Grass
November 28th, 2020 | 56 mins 43 secs
This week Capt. Jeff Grass talks to us about being prepared for natural disasters! Fun Paper Friday Can a can of Coke make solar cells more efficient? Contact us: Show show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman Shannon Dulin