The Rise of Geoscience Education: Interview with Professor Steve Mattox
Join us in a wide-ranging discussion with Professor Steve Mattox! Dr. Mattox is a professor at Grand Valley State University, where he has taught for many years. Dr. Mattox had a very diverse care...
4 Mar 202132min
Gold in The Outback, Stories with Professor Steve Mattox (GeoShort)
In this GeoShort, we take a snippet from our discussion with Dr. Steve Mattox from GVSU. He has an interesting career path that started out in the economic geology sector working for a mining company...
25 Feb 20219min
Rocks get better with age: HOW and WHY we date them
In this episode we discuss the many ways in which we determine the ages of rocks. This is a really common and important question that many people have. Here, we cover some of the basics. Basically,...
18 Feb 202137min
The Viral Cookie Monster Agate and How Agates Form (GeoShort)
Have you seen the viral "cookie monster agate"? If not, check it out via the link below (or our instagram: @planetgeocast)! Both Chris and Jesse have had this viral agate image shared with them, an...
11 Feb 20219min
How We Know What's Inside of the Earth (and Other Listener Questions)!
In this episode, we answer a series of really excellent listener questions. Mrs. White, a high school teacher, assigned our plate tectonics episode to one of her A.P. classes and they came back w...
4 Feb 202128min
Identifying Rocks Can Be Hard! (GeoShort)
In this GeoShort we tell a few stories that highlight how identifying rocks can be sort of difficult, even for those of us with Geology degrees! Chris likes to call limestone the "Katy Perry" of rock...
28 Jan 20218min
Astronomy and Geoscience: Interview with Astrophysicist Dr. Jackie Faherty
Today we interview Dr. Jackie Faherty of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City! Our conversation runs wild (and a bit longer than normal!) where we cover everything from Jackie's fa...
21 Jan 202156min
Jupiter, Space Time, And a Preview to Our Interview with Dr. Jackie Faherty (GeoShort)
In this GeoShort, we give you a short preview to our full interview Dr. Jackie Faherty (coming out next week Thursday). Dr. Faherty is an astronomer who now works at the American Museum of Natural Hi...
14 Jan 202110min
