PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast

The Silicates. Geology 101: Minerals Part 2

Ask an intro geology class what the most abundant element in the crust is and, year after year, the answer comes back "carbon." It doesn't make the top eight. That g

What is a Mineral? Geology 101: Minerals Part 1

Ask a room full of intro geology students whether a snowflake is a mineral and almost every hand says no. Ask why, and someone will tell you it's because no two snow

Lithium 101 with Joe Lowry: Brines, Pegmatites, DLE, and the Smackover

What happens when a finance guy who's never heard of lithium takes a job in a small North Carolina town because it's near where his favorite author lived?Joe Lo

How to Find Copper — Dr. Tim Ireland, First Quantum

There's a photo on Tim Ireland's Google Scholar profile of a toddler standing on the floor of an open pit gold mine in Australia's Northern Territory, wear

The Rock 50 Light-Years Away

What if you could tell whether a rock exists on a planet 50 light-years away — without ever leaving Earth? This week Chris and Jesse welcome back friend-of-the-show Dr. J

The Room Problem (and how Geochronology solves it)

Granite is everywhere — it makes up much of the continental crust beneath our feet; yet, for over a century geologists were stuck on a deceptively simple question: where

Rocks for the Future - with MIT Prof. Oli Jagoutz

What does cracking open green-shiny rocks in a German preschool have to do with feeding eight billion people without oil and gas? In this episode, we sit down with Prof.

The Fundamentals of Geology (Exam)

This week we take on the FG test — the Fundamentals of Geology exam — the very first step on the road to becoming a professionally licensed geologist. Jesse just sat the

Granite Wars: The Debates That Built a Science

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mike Ackerson (Smithsonian) for the kick-off of a deep-dive series on granites and granitoids. This one goes into the weeds: the 250

The Geologist's License: How the FG and PG Exams Get Built — with Keith Rapp

In this episode, we sat down with Keith Rapp, senior hydrogeologist, longtime volunteer with ASBOG (the Association of State Boards of Geology), and immediate past presid

What Makes Supervolcanoes? With Professor Shan de Silva and Dr. Rachel Phillips

What distinguishes supervolcanoes from regular or non-super volcanoes? How many supervolcanoes are on Earth today? What are the precursors to supervolcano eruptions? In t

Eating Rocks For Breakfast

Download the CampGeo app now at this link. On the app you can get tons of free content, exclusive images, and access to our Geology of National Parks series. You can a

What is a Professional Geologist? An Intro to Licensure

Jesse and Dr. Joshua Davis introduce a new series on professional geology licensure, prompted by listener questions, exam study use of their podcast, and continuing-educa

Visualizing the Deep Earth - CEO and Founder Christie Capper

Today Jesse talks with Christie Capper, founder and CEO of Deep Earth, which aims to visualize the subsurface by digitizing and unifying scattered underground data into a

The Anatomy of Mountain Ranges

Chris is back!!  Today we answer the simple question - Why do we see a predictable geologic and topographic progression as we drive from flat plains into mountains?  We

Geology Meets Deep Tech - Danielle Bennett

On this episode of Planet Geo, we welcome Danielle Bennett—a startup operator with a venture capital background (and not a geoscientist by training) who’s been talking wi

Here Be Dragons - Exploring the Unknown with NASA Ames Chief Scientist for Innovation Dr. John Stock

In this riveting episode, we catch up with Dr. Jonathan Stock, Chief Scientist for Innovation at NASA's Intelligent Systems Division. We dive deep into the realms of

Banded Iron Formations - A Deep Dive

In this episode, we bring you a riveting Q&A session with GeoGirl Dr. Rachel Phillips and Dr. Joshua Davies, both experts in geology who explore the mysterious world of b

Venezuela’s Black Gold

In this episode, we are kicking off a new series on Geology News. We delve into why Venezuela is rich in oil, the complex tectonic interactions, and the geological format

Rocks, Risks, and Riches: Strategies and Stories with CEO Doug Heller

To kick off Season 6 of the Planet Geo Podcast, we invited Doug Heller, a Penn State alum and geoscience finance guru, to explore investment risk in the geosciences.  Do