Episode – 1193 : The World’s Oldest Things Podcast Transcript People are fascinated by extremes. We are interested in the biggest, strongest, fastest, and tallest. I’m certainly no exception. One […]
Episode – 1176 : Introduction to Rocks and Minerals
Episode – 1176 : Introduction to Rocks and Minerals Podcast Transcript Under your feet and all around you are rocks and minerals. Many times in your life, you have probably […]
Episode – 1118 : Mount Fuji
Episode – 1118 : Mount Fuji Podcast Transcript Located on the island of Honshu, in the middle of the Japanese archipelago, lies one of the most important and iconic places […]
Episode – 1061 : The East African Rift
Episode – 1061 : The East African Rift Podcast Transcript Today there is a giant rift that is tearing the continent of Africa apart. ..and I mean this quite literally […]
Episode – 1047 : Mount St. Helens
Episode – 1047 : Mount St. Helens Podcast Transcript On May 18, 1980, one of the most violent and cataclysmic natural disasters of the modern era took place. Mount St. […]
Episode – 1040 : The Domestication of Cats
Episode – 1040 : The Domestication of Cats Podcast Transcript Dogs and cats are both domesticated, four-legged, fur-bearing mammals. Beyond that, they really don’t have much in common. One of […]
Episode – 0988 : The 1964 Alaska Earthquake
Episode – 0988 : The 1964 Alaska Earthquake Podcast Transcript On March 27th, 1964, the second-greatest earthquake in recorded history struck the state of Alaska. It was an absolute monster […]
Episode – 0954 : Magnetic Pole Reversal
Episode – 0954 : Magnetic Pole Reversal Podcast transcript Once every 450,000 years or so, the Earth undergoes a radical transformation. The planet’s magnetic field will literally flip. The north […]
Episode – 0945 : Questions & Answers: Volume 4
Episode – 0945 : Questions & Answers: Volume 4 Podcast Transcript Every February, podcasters will come out of their hole in the ground. If they find listener questions, it means […]
Episode – 0940 : All About Volcanoes
Episode – 0940 : All About Volcanoes Podcast Transcript Volcanoes are some of the most fearsome things in nature. They are responsible for the largest explosions ever known. They have […]
Episode – 0919 : The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii
Episode – 0919 : The Destruction and Rediscovery of Pompeii Podcast Transcript In the year 79, Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located east of the modern-day city of Naples, erupted. Vesuvius […]
Episode – 0918 : Limnic Eruptions: The Rarest Natural Disaster
Episode – 0918 : Limnic Eruptions: The Rarest Natural Disaster Podcast Transcript Early in the morning of August 21, 1986, in a valley near Lake Nyos, Cameroon, something horrible happened. […]
Episode – 0899 : The Winter Solstice
Episode – 0899 : The Winter Solstice Podcast Transcript Twice a year, the sun reaches an extreme point in the sky. It is the day with the least amount of […]
Episode – 0889 : Paricutin: The World’s Youngest Volcano
Episode – 0889 : Paricutin: The World’s Youngest Volcano Podcast Transcript There are estimated to be over 1,300 active volcanoes in the world today. Almost all of them have one […]
Episode – 0742 : The Colosseum
Episode – 0742 : The Colosseum Podcast Transcript In the year 70, the Roman Emperor Vespasian commissioned what would become the world’s largest amphitheater. Approximately ten years later, it opened […]
Episode – 0723 : The Galapagos Islands
Episode – 0723 : The Galapagos Islands Podcast Transcript Located approximately 560 miles or 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies a chain of islands that are like no […]
Episode – 0711 : The Atacama Desert
Episode – 0711 : The Atacama Desert Podcast Transcript Situated in the north of the nation of Chile lies one of the most extreme environments on Planet Earth. The Atacama […]
Episode – 0696 : The Wallace Line
Episode – 0696 : The Wallace Line Podcast Transcript Charles Darwin is often credited with the discovery of the theory of natural selection. This is true, but it isn’t totally […]
Episode – 0653 : Ice Ages
Episode – 0653 : Ice Ages Podcast Transcript Five different times during the Earth’s history, the planet has entered a prolonged period of reduced temperatures. When this happens, massive ice […]
Episode – 0589 : The Wonderful World of Stromatolites
Episode – 0589 : The Wonderful World of Stromatolites Podcast Transcript If you measure the success of a lifeform by how long they manage to exist on Earth, then by […]