The Geology Flannelcast

We answer the questions from the listeners in our third installment of Listener Questions

We talk about a new theory as to what took out the dinosaurs and discuss megatsunamis and the possibility of one occurring along the U.S. east coast.

NASA confirmed that there is flowing water on Mars this week. Flowing water was always speculated to have existed on the Red Planet, but this is the first time scientists have confirmed its existence. In this episode of the Geology Flannelcast, we break down how they found the flowing water and why its so important.

This installment of the Geology Flannelcast covers Pluto, ancient viruses, and the ABC's of climate change.

This episode of the Geology Flannelcast takes you through 4.6 billion years of Earth history. We tackle how the geologic time scale came to be, how it's broken down, and what it all means.

In this installment of the Geology Flannelcast, the gang tackles the topic of Greenland's melting ice sheet. They uncover fact, fiction, and controversy.

This is a special episode in honor of the New Horizons probe that recently did its flyby of Pluto. The probe was launched specifically to perform a geologic investigation of Pluto

This episode covers the history of human induced earthquakes, why they happen, and where they happen. Podcast Episodes RSS

This episode of the Geology Flannelcast covers turbidites, myths about Yellowstone volcano, and another earthquake in Nepal. Podcast Episodes RSS

Its the second installment of our listener questions episode! We talk about the earthquake in Nepal, volcanic eruption in Chile, and answer questions about Yellowstone, the Adirondack Mountains, underground cities, expanding Earth theory, and the Earth's inner inner core. Podcast Episodes RSS

Chris, Jesse, and Steve talk about the newest image of Pluto, why Mercury is so dark, the anniversary of a historic volcano, and sinkholes. Podcast Episodes RSS

Chris, Jesse, and Steve talk about the different types of volcanoes in this episode of the Geology Flannelcast. They also discuss the importance of the thermohaline current and what would happen if it stopped. Podcast Episodes RSS

In this episode of the Flannelcast, the gang talks about dark matter being linked to mass extinction events, NASA mission to put a probe on Titan, and the Burgess Shale. Podcast Episodes RSS

In episode 19 of the Geology Flannelcast Chris, Jesse, & Steve talk about the geology of U.S. National Parks. They cover everything from glacial  geomorphology, to volcanoes, and rivers. Other topics covered include the discover of a two-layered inner core of Earth, how the Earth is constantly losing mass, and Jesse professes his love and fascination for the postal service. Podcast Episodes RSS

This installment of the Geology Flannelcast covers everything you ever wanted to know about Norman Bowen and his reaction series of igneous minerals. Also covered in this episode is an update on the official start of the Anthropocene, Jesse's take on time zones, and why Steve loves Harry Potter so much. Here is the link for the images of the mysterious white blob on a dwarf planet. Podcast Episodes RSS