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Hear from a diverse group of scientists as you explore the hidden ways that geoscience underpins all of our lives

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    • Apr 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Year 4: The GeoTrip IRL

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 35:14


    Welcome back! To kick off the fourth (!) year of our podcast, we thought we'd reintroduce ourselves and talk about what the future holds. If you'd like to suggest a topic for us to cover or would like to be a guest, tweet us at @geotrippodcast on X or email us at thegeotrippodcast@gmail.com

    Think Different

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 43:59


    Turns out we've been thinking about the diversity problem in the geosciences all wrong. Our guest Akilah Alwan joins us to set the record straight.

    You say Zig we say Zag

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 52:30


    We're joined by the effervescent Yesenia Arroyo, science communicator extraordinaire, planetary volcanologist and Program Manager for GeoSPACE to bond over our shared love of plantains and deep dislike of a certain billionaire.

    The Future is Bright

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 41:29


    We're joined by Tramond Baisden, President of the National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG) to talk about the upcoming Technical Conference, the past and future of the organization and his love of football (the other one).

    All Who Wander

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 43:52


    PhD student and circus artist Mel Zhang chats with us about her unconventional path to the geosciences in an episode filled with good vibrations

    Still Standing (the foram edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 43:27


    Join us as we talk to Dr. Raquel Bryant, an Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Wesleyan University, about her favorite microfossils, community and being your authentic self.

    Field Tripping

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 37:25


    What does the future of fieldwork in the geosciences look like? In this episode we talk about our own experiences, favorite tips/hacks and our hopes for the future.

    The Path Less Traveled

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 46:21


    In this episode we're joined by Dr. Mark Little, the 2022-2023 President of the Geological Society of America, a past GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow, the executive director of NCGrowth, a national center, based at UNC Chapel Hill, that is helping businesses, governments, and other organizations create a more equitable economy through good jobs and new wealth in distressed communities!

    Something's in the Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 33:23


    We talk with Dr. Byron Winston (Senior Environmental Scientist) about threats to surface and groundwater quality and how climate change is making these problems worse.

    Let's Go to Mars!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 32:05


    Our guest Kashauna Mason was born and raised in Dominica where she nurtured a love for geoscience. Her current research takes her to Iceland which it turns out is a good place to simulate the terrain of the Red Planet, Mars!

    Celebrating one year of the GeoTrip!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 23:43


    It's 8/8/2022 and we're celebrating our 8th episode and one year of our podcasting adventure! Thank you to our guests and you, our listeners for making this journey with us. Here's to another year!

    Rifting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 63:21


    Rifting can be complicated but thankfully Dr. Folarin Kolawole is here to break it down for us. Listen as we talk about his research, what inspired him to choose industry over academia, and who has the best jollof.

    Climate Change and Hurricanes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 39:43


    In this episode we are joined by Marjahn Finlayson, a climate scientist and self proclaimed Planeteer. Join us as we explore the connections between global warming, sea surface temperatures and hurricane intensity

    Rethinking Hazards

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 43:57


    What makes a hazard... well hazardous? Turns out it's people! We talk with Dr. Jazmin Scarlett all about volcanic hazards and so much more.

    Everything you wish you knew about graduate school - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 38:12


    We're joined by Safiya Alpheus (@safiya_alpheus), a Geology master's student at Pennsylvania State University who studies river systems and how they respond to and record changes in climate, sea level and tectonics. We talk about making the transition to studying in a new country, resilience and which Trinbagonian foods we miss the most.

    Everything you wish you knew about graduate school - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 30:02


    We're joined by Brianna Green, a Geology master's student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, who is currently studying what happens to microbial activity as permafrost thaws (Twitter: @Geo_BRIology and Instagram: @greenbrianna7). We talk about applying to grad school, research and whether DC's wings beats Tennessee's BBQ!

    Caribbean Volcanism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 31:10


    We talk with Davitia James, a volcanologist from the nature island of Dominica, about the Caribbeans' volcanic past and the current eruption taking place at the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent.

    Welcome to the GeoTrip!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 21:14


    Meet Kieron and Leiaka as they begin their podcasting journey

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