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 321 - "Big Peas"

    March 4th, 2022  |  45 mins 55 secs

    It's been an odd mix on winter weather lately and we dive into what causes different types of wintery precipitation and if the solution to hitting deer is to introduce wolves.

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    Episode 320 - "Hunga Tonga"

    February 18th, 2022  |  43 mins 23 secs

    More than a fun thing to say, Hunga Tonga was a huge volcanic event to launch into 2022 with, we unpack what happened in this massive blast that send shock waves around the world!

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    Episode 319 - "Ions in Solution"

    February 11th, 2022  |  45 mins 32 secs

    We finish up talking about weathering with chemical weathering methods and we look at dog name origins and their relation to baby names.

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    Episode 318 - "Sandstones are Forever"

    February 4th, 2022  |  51 mins 52 secs

    This week we wedge into the topic of mechanical weathering and penguin poo feedback cycles.

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    Episode 317 - "Is your tinfoil hat the same as mine?"

    January 28th, 2022  |  58 mins 33 secs

    This week we talk about earthquake precursors and how real they could be. Then we delve into fashion and figure out when John can wear bell bottom jeans again.

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    Episode 316 - "A centimeter is good enough"

    January 14th, 2022  |  52 mins 23 secs

    Where are you? Find out how differential GPS can tell you EXACTLY that in this week's show!

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    Episode 315 - "Tombstones"

    January 7th, 2022  |  50 mins 9 secs

    This week we talk about weird glacial words and what tombstones have to do with melting ice.

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    Episode 314 - "We Did Pretty Good"

    December 31st, 2021  |  1 hr 6 mins

    It's time to recap 2021 and look ahead to 2022.

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    Episode 313 - "Starts with Dyson"

    December 24th, 2021  |  47 mins 14 secs

    We finish up our chat about environmental engineering but looking at some of the more "far out" solutions - some straight from the pages of science fiction.

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    Episode 312 - "Atmospheric Deodorant"

    December 10th, 2021  |  48 mins 51 secs

    Can we use engineering to save the planet? Would we just destroy it more?

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    Episode 311 - "You know the answer once you know the answer"

    December 3rd, 2021  |  45 mins 55 secs

    John and Shannon talk about magneto-stratigraphy and what made the human hand evolve as it did.

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    Episode 310 - "Paul Bunyan's Potty"

    November 26th, 2021  |  51 mins 54 secs

    This week we talk about Canyonlands National Park and the internet of dogs.

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    Episode 309 - "Assume a Spherical Chicken"

    November 19th, 2021  |  50 mins 30 secs

    This week we talk about a new paper by Schultz et al. determining if folded glasses in the Atacama Desert are extraterrestrial in origin. Then we talk about the ballistics of chickens.

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    Episode 308 - "Clay is kind of a trash can" Cements

    November 12th, 2021  |  44 mins 33 secs

    What holds it all together? Cements! This week we learn what kinds of cements nature uses to make sandstones and other sedimentary rocks. Also we learn about duck swimming patterns.

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    Episode 307 - "Up, Up, and Away"

    November 5th, 2021  |  37 mins 16 secs

    This week John and Shannon talk about launching a large balloon borne instrument and what weather balloons can tell us.

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    Episode 306 - "8 Degrees is a lot!" PETM

    October 22nd, 2021  |  46 mins 40 secs

    This week we talk about the PETM and what may have caused it.