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All I want for Christmas is my two shark teeth - with Molly Karnes
On the season 2 midseason finale we welcome Molly Karnes, a stable isotope ecologist and lab technician. Hear about a new regional drink - Cheerwine, using shark teeth...
Just add water - with Janie Wittmer
Joining the show today is Janie Wittmer, a PhD student focusing on hydrogeochemistry. Hear what happens if you were to drink incredibly pure water (hint: it's not grea...
The defense rests (congratulations Doctor!) - with Dr. Danielle Peltier
Joining us today is the newly minted Dr. Danielle (Danny) Peltier, a paleontologist or geologist/paleoanthropologist that studies human evolution through time. Ever wo...
Sliiiide to the left, sliiiide to the right, earthquake - with Dr. Ginny Gong
Joining us today is Dr. Ginny Gong, an observational and earthquake seismologist studying what causes earthquakes and what they can tell us about our planet. Learn abo...
You are what you eat - with Dr. Peter Sauer
Join us today to hear from Dr. Peter Sauer, a low-temperature geochemist who specializes in stable isotopes and organic chemistry. Learn about his work on Earth's surf...
Mountain lions, birds, and bears - oh my! - with Dr. Erika Elswick
Join us today to hear from Dr. Erika Elswick, a low temperature geochemist and Director of the IU Field Station. Learn about the aggressive squirrels in the Grand Cany...
No bones about it - with Owen Madsen
On this episode, hear from Owen Madsen, a current Ph.D. candidate studying paleontology and self-proclaimed professional question asker. Learn about the Gray Fossil Si...
Navier-Stokes for different folks - with Dr. Paul Staten
Join us as we talk with Dr. Paul Staten, an atmospheric and climate dynamicist interested in large-scale wind patterns that impact weather and climate. Hear about the ...
Until next time - with Dr. Kaj Johnson
We have a few surprises for our season 1 finale featuring Dr. Kaj Johnson, a geophysicist studying earthquakes remotely. Hear about Kaj's journey into the field, the c...
Blowing your socks off - with Dr. Arndt Schimmelmann
Dr. Arndt Schimmelmann joins us today, a geochemist focusing on organics in both natural systems and when developing lab standards. Listen in to hear about a couple of...
A dose of vitamin sea - with Dr. Claudia Johnson
On the show today is Dr. Claudia Johnson, a geobiologist studying ecosystems of the past and present to understand what adaptations things like corals have made to sur...
Ice, ice baby - with Dr. David Lilien
Joining us today is Dr. David Lilien, a glaciologist studying glaciers and ice sheets and how ice moves. Learn about party ice - popping and fizzy glacier ice, how ice...
In the AI of the hurricane - with Dr. Chanh Kieu
Joining us today is Dr. Chanh Kieu, an atmospheric scientist using modeling and machine learning to understand weather phenomena, particularly hurricane intensity and ...
I lava good volcano - with Dr. Elizabeth Kenderes
On today's show we have Dr. Elizabeth Kenderes, an igneous petrologist interested in the stories that lavas and igneous rocks may tell about how or why a volcano erupt...
I'm gonna make him a proxy he can't refuse - with Dr. Simon Brassell
On the show today is Dr. Simon Brassell, a molecular biogeochemist who specializes in organic matter and isotope geochemistry. Hear about his revolutionary work that h...
Head in the geoengineered clouds - with Dr. Paul Goddard
We are back for the second half of our first season! Joining us to kick things off is Dr. Paul Goddard, a climate scientist and modeler who looks at how Earth may reac...
A river runs through it (and quickly aggrades) - with Dr. Brian Yanites
On our midseason finale we hear from Dr. Brian Yanites, a geomorphologist looking at how changes on Earth's surface can impact or are impacted by people, weather, anim...
Here comes the rain again (get on the porch!) - with Dr. Cody Kirkpatrick
Joining us today is Dr. Cody Kirkpatrick, a meteorologist who is interested in weather phenomena and related events. We hear about the Golden Guide that set his course...
Insane in the big brain, insane in the brain - with Dr. Jackson Njau
Joining us today is Dr. Jackson Njau, a paleoanthropologist working to understand how early humans evolved and why. Hear about his work in Olduvai Gorge, a key anthrop...
Super(computer climate)model - with Dr. Travis O'Brien
Today we get to know Dr. Travis O'Brien, a climate scientist who looks at and models extreme weather and other climate phenomena that could impact our day-to-day lives...
