Podcast Episodes - The Geology Flannelcast

Steve and Chris take Jesse’s Sedimentary Environments exam. See how they fair in this week’s episode.

In this episode, we talk about the importance of sediment accommodation in depositional environments.

This week’s episode is literally too cool for school. We’re talking about the Laurentide Ice Sheet and ice ages.

In this spooky, Halloween appropriate podcast, we break down some of the mysterious stories related to the Bermuda Triangle and how geologic phenomena can debunk some of the supernatural theories.

We discuss the geology of Loch Ness, one of the largest lakes, located in the Scottish Highlands. And of course we discuss how the Loch Ness Monster is tied to the geology of the area.

You asked for it and we delivered. This is probably the most requested episode we've gotten. We sit down with some popcorn and comment on the blockbuster 1990s film Dante's Peak.

We go through some of our favorite US National Parks and a little bit of the geology relating to those parks.

This week’s episode is a Patreon request. The Long Valley Caldera is located in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. We talk about the geologic history of the Sierra Nevada and the relatively recent activity at the Long Valley Caldera.

Everything Mediterranean Sea is the topic of this episode of the Flannelcast. We talk about the formation of this mighty water body and how it dried up for a bit about 5 million years ago.

The Gaia Hypothesis proposes that the Earth acts like a living entity as a whole, keeping things like atmospheric and oceanic chemistry regulated.

We talk about a new mineral classification scheme proposed based on how minerals form.

The Silurian Hypothesis is a thought experiment that discuses what the geologic signature would be if there was a advanced civilization on Earth hundreds millions of years ago.

We talk about volcanic hazards and all the different ways you can die from a volcanic eruption.

Alfred Russell Wallace is the most famous scientist that you’ve never heard of. We talk about his work, the Wallace Line, and how he inspired Darwin.

We talk all about lakes in this episode… the biggest, the highest, the oldest, the dirtiest.

It turns out that plate tectonics may be really important for life, especially for cycling nutrients.

The Taos Hum is an unexplained phenomena in north-central New Mexico.

We cover the highlights of Alaska geology in this episode. Brought to you by a Patreon request.

We break down those strange and mysterious intraplate volcanoes known as hot spots in this episode.

You asked, and we answered in this listener question episode.