Episode – 2199 : The History of Yosemite National Park Podcast Transcript In the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains lies a landscape of towering granite cliffs, ancient sequoias, cascading […]
Episode – 2191 : Lake Baikal: The Largest Lake on Earth
Episode – 2191 : Lake Baikal: The Largest Lake on Earth Podcast Transcript It is the deepest lake in the world, the oldest lake in the world, and it holds […]
Episode – 2147 : The Australian Outback
Episode – 2147 : The Australian Outback Podcast Transcript From the oldest rocks on Earth to underground towns, vanished rivers, red deserts, cattle stations, opal fields, and skies filled with […]
Episode – 2138 : Colorado River: The River That Built the American West
Episode – 2138 : Colorado River: The River That Built the American West Podcast Transcript Over 1,400 miles, the Colorado River has carved some of the most dramatic landscapes on […]
Episode – 2099 : The African Great Lakes: Ancient Waters That Shape Modern Africa
Episode – 2099 : The African Great Lakes: Ancient Waters That Shape Modern Africa Podcast Transcript The African Great Lakes are some of the largest bodies of freshwater on Earth, […]
Episode – 2084 : Uninhabited US Territories: America’s Crumbs
Episode – 2084 : Uninhabited US Territories: America’s Crumbs Podcast Transcript In 1856, the United States passed a law allowing American citizens to claim islands in the country’s name, provided […]
Episode – 2082 : The Chicxulub Impact
Episode – 2082 : The Chicxulub Impact Podcast Transcript Around 66 million years ago, a meteorite smashed into what is today the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The impact of that […]
Episode – 2016 : The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans
Episode – 2016 : The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans Podcast Transcript The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site spanning the border of […]
Episode – 2012 : Earthquakes
Episode – 2012 : Earthquakes Podcast Transcript Approximately 55 times a day, or 20,000 times a year, an earthquake occurs somewhere on Earth. Of those, the vast majority go unnoticed […]
Episode – 1939 : Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench
Episode – 1939 : Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench Podcast Transcript Located in an arc sweeping to the east and south of the Marina Islands and Guam is the […]
Episode – 1837 : Australian Wildlife
Episode – 1837 : Australian Wildlife Podcast Transcript Australia is unique among the countries in the world. It is a continent, a country, and an island all wrapped up into […]
Episode – 1765 : A Journey to the Center of the Earth
Episode – 1765 : A Journey to the Center of the Earth Podcast Transcript No matter where you are on Earth right now, there is approximately 6,400 kilometers or 4,000 […]
Episode – 1763 : A Brief History of Australia
Episode – 1763 : A Brief History of Australia Podcast Transcript Australia is a unique country. By area, it’s huge. By population, however, it is dwarfed by smaller countries such […]
Episode – 1759 : The Bahamas
Episode – 1759 : The Bahamas Podcast Transcript Located just 50 miles off the coast of Miami, Florida, is the country of the Bahamas. It is a large archipelago of […]
Episode – 1732 : Mass Extinction Events
Episode – 1732 : Mass Extinction Events hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript We like to think of the Earth as a very stable place. While there might be seasonal variation […]
Episode – 1623 : Sand
Episode – 1623 : Sand Podcast Transcript One of the most common substances on Earth is sand. Most people don’t think very much about sand, but sand is an extremely […]
Episode – 1567 : The Solar Cycle
Episode – 1567 : The Solar Cycle Approximately every eleven years, our sun experiences a cycle in which its magnetic poles flip. During this cycle, solar flares and sunspot activity […]
Episode – 1530 : Lake Superior
Episode – 1530 : Lake Superior Podcast Transcript Located between Canada and the United States is one of the largest bodies of freshwater in the world, Lake Superior. Lake Superior […]
Episode – 1504 : The Arctic and the North Pole
Episode – 1504 : The Arctic and the North Pole Podcast Transcript Located above 66°33? Latitude North is the region we call the Arctic. The Arctic is unlike any other […]
Episode – 1484 : Yellowstone National Park
Episode – 1484 : Yellowstone National Park Podcast Transcript Located in the state of Wyoming and a little bit of Montana and Idaho lies one of the greatest national parks […]