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Episode 81 - "Landscape Bulldozers" The Driftless

August 12th, 2016  |  39 mins

This week we address a listener show request from Mike about the Driftless region and address the phenomena of Pokemon Go. Can it improve our spatial reasoning? Driftless Region Fun Paper Friday What are the effects of Pokemon Go on...

Episode 80 - "Dam Nation"

August 5th, 2016  |  42 mins 40 secs

Having just got back from vacationing near a river, Shannon’s mind is wondering (and wandering!) about dams and their impacts, both good and bad. People use dams for electricity, recreation, flood control, and a myriad of other things. Let’s take...

Episode 79 - "Secret Balloon Barn"

July 29th, 2016  |  44 mins 55 secs

Forecasting the weather is tricky business. You need a lot of information. While surface observations can get us a lot of data, we still need information about what is happening far into the atmosphere to make meaningful models and predictions. Thats...

Episode 78 - "Just trying to narrow down the issue" Apollo 11

July 22nd, 2016  |  32 mins 1 sec

This week we discuss the anniversary of the first manned lunar landing and how a software glitch puts over 40,000 brain studies at risk. Apollo 11 Crew: , , and Fun Paper Friday Contest Write us a geoscience themed limerick! This is a...

Episode 77 - "It's Swedish Fish day" SciPy 2016

July 15th, 2016  |  29 mins 53 secs

A few SciPy talks Feedback Contest Write us a geoscience themed limerick! This is a family show, so remember…nothing that rhymes with “Nantucket.” Please email us your limericks by August 12, 2016 and we’ll be judging them along with...

Episode 76 - "You can't runaway in an oxbow lake"

July 8th, 2016  |  23 mins 27 secs

This week a massive landslide took place in Alaska. Join us to discuss it, Jupiter’s wife, and electric eels on a geo-news episode! Fun Paper Friday Electric eels are creepy, but did you know that they can jump out of the water to better...

Episode 75 - "It tells you where they like to vacation"

July 1st, 2016  |  29 mins 22 secs

What’s your favorite formation? It’s like asking a geologist what their favorite book is. Find out what Shannon has to say about the Fountain formation and then we connect it to metal music. Fun Paper Friday What are the risks of...

Episode 74 - "You pay $5000, then leave"

June 24th, 2016  |  34 mins 9 secs

This week we talk about how academic papers get published and all the strange things they go through before you read them. Shannon also found us a fascinating fun paper about trees sleeping. Feedback Publishing Fun Paper Friday Do trees sleep?...

Episode 73 - "A gigapan from 1906"

June 18th, 2016  |  27 mins 5 secs

This week we talk about how one very famous aerial photograph was taken and how it relates to one of the most devastating earthquakes of the last century. Feedback The most famous kite based photograph Fun Paper Friday Contact us:...

Episode 72 - "I have a lot of words"

June 10th, 2016  |  24 mins 43 secs

Shannon has been feeling the effects of topography, temperature, and field weather conditions. This week we link geology and meteorology talking about Orographic lift and other made up words. Fun Paper Friday Swearing could make it hurt...

Episode 71 - "My New MacBook" Summer Manifestos

June 3rd, 2016  |  43 mins 21 secs

This week we kick off summer shorts with our 2016 summer manifestos and talk about a relieving #FunPaperFriday. Shannon’s Manifesto Work (again) on my first proposal Work with grad students on their projects High School Geoscience Academy Publish...

Announcement - Book Club!

May 31st, 2016  |  40 secs

Hey everyone! We've teamed up with The Orbital Mechanics to start a book club. Head over to and vote for what we should read together. 

Episode 70 - "Lake Bottom Seismometers" Natalie Accardo

May 27th, 2016  |  1 hr 6 mins

This week we interview guest Natalie Accardo to learn about various seismic projects and lake bottom seismometers! We then pack pears with a behavioral #FunPaperFriday. Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show - - - show@dontpanicgeocast.com...

Episode 69 - “Pretentious way to say raindrop”

May 20th, 2016  |  47 mins 22 secs

It’s raining. A lot. This week we talk about how we measure precipitation. We then discuss how beetles use stars to navigate in this week’s Fun Paper Friday. Rain Measurement Fun Paper Friday Contact us: Show - - -...

Episode 68 - "It's kind of magical down there" Kiya Riverman

May 13th, 2016  |  50 mins 25 secs

This week we interview Kiya Riverman about crawling around in caves… underneath a glacier! Join us to learn about glacial hydrology and what it’s like being inside the glacier. Fun Paper Friday Chameleons, they have a reputation for...

Episode 67 - "Rock Drills and Beer" Undersampled Radio

May 3rd, 2016  |  1 hr 3 secs

We’re back! On this surprise Tuesday show we talk with the hosts
of Undersampled Radio.

Pomeroy
Rock Drill
Matt Hall
(@kwinkunks)
Graham Ganssle
(@GrahamGanssle)

Undersampled Radio (iTunes)

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