Geologists from Planet Earth

Marit Brommer: Connecting to natural landscapes through clean, geothermal energy

Send a text In this episode, Marit Brommer – once a Dutch teenager enchanted by landscapes charts her career journey from oil and gas super-majors to geothermal diplomac

Dennis Bird: Getting paid to go camping — for 43 year

Send a text A California kid who just wanted to go climbing and dodge the draft ends up in a life spent between the lecture hall and the high Arctic. From Yosemite’s gra

Adrian Finch: Geology as a journey through generations

Send a text Adrian Finch hailed from South London and - in his own words - started out utterly hopeless at fieldwork. His lifelong love of crystal structures led him to

Helen Degeling: It's okay to change: a geological career

Send a text Ever wondered what happens when a young geologist, told she'd only ever be the "token female,"  decides to prove everyone gloriously wrong? Here's

Kristopher Szilas: Geological fieldwork: the ultimate adventure

Send a text Kristopher Szilas's geological journey began by abseiling down a 500-meter cliff face. In this episode, we hear how his rock-climbing prowess landed him

Richard White: Solo geological fieldwork: a path to independence

Send a text Richard White is a man whose PhD involved spending weeks utterly alone in Australia's central desert. In this episode, he recounts tales of encountering

Alina Khalida: The power of a geology education

Send a text Alina Khalida, with stunning grace and grit, transformed herself from a village girl tending cattle to an indomitable spirit, working for her nation's w

Chris Carson: The Omega man: alone in the Antarctic

Send a text Chris Carson is a geologist whose passion for the planet was ignited by a trekking trip to K2. Prepare for an absorbing tale of Antarctic fieldwork, travelin

Emily King: Geology and self-reliance: figuring stuff out in Afghanistan

Send a text This episode introduces Emily King, who quite literally found love (and some really interesting rocks) while running a Pentagon-backed mineral exploration pr

Tim Ivanic: Communicating geology as art

Send a text Meet Tim Ivanic, a British-Australian geologist who started life as an artist. Tim fused his passions for rocks and art in the 'Aeon Sounds Project&apos

David Schofield: Geological fieldwork as a window to the world

Send a text David Schofield never really planned on being a geologist. But sometimes, life (and an outbreak of foot and mouth disease) throws you a curveball. David reco

Gillian Becky: We belong here too: women in field geology

Send a text Gillian Becky is a Nairobi-based geologist who didn't exactly stumble into the field, but rather, geology found her, from a phone call that led her on a