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 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.

This week’s episode is a Patreon requested topic - cool stuff along the coastal plain. We talk specifically about interesting features along the US southeast Atlantic coastal plain.

Lake Nyos is a crater lake in Cameroon with a deadly past. In 1986 it released a huge amount of carbon dioxide, killing 1,746 people.

We talk about a new study that suggests what time of year the Chicxulub Impact hit Earth 66 million years ago.

In honor of the Winter Olympics ending last week we decided to devote an episode to the sport that incorporates geology the most… curling.

The James Webb Space Telescope just sent back it’s first images. This episode is devoted to the most powerful telescope ever built.

This week, we talk about how super mountains could have led to spikes in evolution, including the Cambrian Life Explosion.

Link:
Earth's Ancient 'Supermountains' May Have Been Crucial For Life as We Know It

in this episode, we talk about some hazardous minerals that you may want keep out of your collection

This week’s episode is about how humans have permanently altered the courses two rivers.

Links:
What a Gold Mining Mishap Taught Us About Rivers
Climate Change Reroutes a Yukon River in a Geological Instant

The Flannelcasters talk about the different types of clay, how it forms, and industrial uses of clay.

We’re back from our brief hiatus. This episode is all about our favorites in geology - our favorite field trip, favorite geologist, and even favorite delta, just to name a few.

Happy Winter Solstice! The Flannelcasters talk about the history and geology of Stonehenge and how it related to the Winter Solstice.

The flying fickle finger of fate has picked this week’s topic - surface water. We cover everything from drainage basins to meanders to base level.

The Flannelcasters talk about the history and hazards associated with the group of minerals known as asbestos.

In the second installment of the coastal geology miniseries, we talk about how tides work.

The Flannelcasters break down the basics of coastlines in the first installments of a coastal geology miniseries.

Ted Bobik joins us on the Flannelcast to talk about his work on the Eocene-Oligiocene Transition.

The Flannelcasters talk about the potential causes of the late Devonian extinction, as well as it’s extent.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is located off the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada. It is responsible for the formation of the Cascade Mountains. Geologists believe a magnitude 9.0 earthquake could occur in the near future along this subduction zone.

Happy Halloween everybody! We share some spooky geology stories in this episode.

Links:
Digging up geology’s spooky side
Thousands climb Indonesian volcano for ritual sacrifice

The Adirondack Mountains are located in northern New York, but their formation is completely unrelated to the nearby Appalachian Mountains.

La Palma is a volcano is the Canary Islands that has recently been active.

Links:
Satellite captures La Palma volcano creating strange cloud ripple

The Flannelcasters talk about the largest underwater volcanic eruption ever recorded, off the coast of Mayotte.

Links:
Largest Underwater Eruption Ever Recorded Gives Birth to Massive New Volcano

The Flannelcasters talk about the Well of Hell in Yemen, and some other notable sinkholes around the world.

Links:
Cavers discover snakes and waterfalls inside Yemen's infamous 'Well of Hell' in world-first descent
Cavers descend into Yemen's 'Well of Hell' for first time
This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More Than 40 Years

The Great Unconformity in some locations has nearly a billion years of missing time in the rock record. We talk about what it is and new insights on how it formed.

This week the Flannelcasters talk about the Kola Superdeep Borehole - the deepest borehole ever drilled by humans, extended nearly 12 km below the surface of the Earth.

Links:
Ask Smithsonian: What’s the Deepest Hole Ever Dug?
The deepest hole we have ever dug
How Deep Is the Deepest Hole in the World?
Underground unearthly: What the world's deepest well told about

The Flannelcasters talk about the cause of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the resulting damage, and positive changes resulting from the earthquake.

In this week's episode, the Flannelcasters talk about clastic sedimentary environments. Then they finish up the episode talking about Mars rovers.

This week, the Flannelcasters talk about the 100-year flood and some other topics related to flooding.

The Flannelcasters talk about the end Permian mass extinction - the worst known mass extinction where 90% of the planet’s species died off.

It’s time for Listener Questions 6! We take your questions and answer them live on the podcast.

In this episode, the Flannelcasters talk about how metamorphic rocks are formed.

We tried something new this episode. In Ep. 101, we randomly picked a topic in a geology textbook for our episode theme.

The Flannelcasters discuss the Chesapeake Bay Impact event which occurred 35 million years ago.

The Flannelcasters talk about the three oldest rivers in the US - The New, French Broad, and Susquehanna Rivers. These rivers are also some of the oldest in the world.

The Flannelcasters revisit the topic of minerals. They talk about their favorite minerals, properties of minerals, and some fun stories about minerals.

The Flannelcasters talk about what causes lahars and the dangers associated with these volcanic-related events.

This week the Flannelcasters talk about Siletzia and some U.S. Pacific Northwest tectonics.

The Flannelcasters talk about extraterrestrial plutonium in the ocean, Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos Islands falling down, and ghost forests releasing greenhouse gasses.

Links:
Extraterrestrial Plutonium Atoms Turn Up on Ocean Bottom
Galapagos rock formation Darwin's Arch has collapsed
‘Tree Farts’ Increase Carbon Emissions in Ghost Forests

The Flannelcasters talk about chert - it’s uses, how it’s made, and where it forms. Also, they talk about why diatoms are so important to life on Earth.

The Flannelcasters talk about Banded Iron Formations. These rocks are super old, no longer are formed on Earth, and record the appearance of abundant oxygen.

The Flannelcasters talk about the snowball Earth hypothesis, where the Earth froze over several times at the end of Precambrian time.

The Flannelcasters talk about Harry Hess and the origin of the theory plate tectonics.

The Flannelcasters talk about Alfred Wegner, the man who proposed the continental drift hypothesis, which eventually paved the way for the theory of plate tectonics.

This is part two of two in the Appalachian Mountains series. The Flannelcasters cover the Alleghanian Orogeny and the erosion of the Appalachians.

In this first of two part series, the Flannelcasters cover the geologic history of the Appalachian Mountains from the Grenville to Acadian Orogeny.

Kelly Blake returns to discuss the role of women in geology.

Links:
Women in Geothermal

The Flannelcasters talk about the origin of life; how, when, and where life most likely started.

The Flannelcasters talk about a possible ocean in early Earth history that covered the globe, newly discovered ways that humans are affecting relative sea-level rise, and how the oldest meteorite ever discovered is pretty unique.

Links:
Ancient Earth Really Was a Serene Water World, New Evidence Confirms
Sea-Level Rise Affects Coastal Areas 4 Times Faster Than We Thought. Here's Why
4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is the oldest volcanic rock ever found

Mt. Sinabung in Indonesia erupted this week. The Flannelcasters devoted the entire episode to talking about Indonesia’s volcanoes. They also talk about Saudi Arabian oil and the Richter scale.

Matt Sophy is a geologist working in the geothermal energy field in New Zealand. He talks with the Flannelcasters about the geology of New Zealand.

Links:
New Zealand Geology: An Illustrated Guide
Soil liquefaction

The Flannelcasters talk about the recent winter storm in Texas, it’s effects on the power grid, and how it relates to weather and climate change.

Links:
Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid?
Texas largely relies on natural gas for power. It wasn’t ready for the extreme cold.
No, frozen wind turbines aren’t the main culprit for Texas’ power outages

This week the Flannelcasters cover to topic of sandstone - what they are, how they form, and the different types.

Links Mentioned in the Podcast:
Glacier Bursts in India, Leaving More Than 100 Missing in Floods
The Blood Harvest - Each year, half a million horseshoe crabs are captured and bled alive to create an unparalleled biomedical technology.
Death Valley Just Recorded the Hottest Temperature on Earth
Johnstown Flood

The Flannelcasters talk about how glaciers form and geologic features that are caused by glaciers.

This is the 3rd and final episode of our coal trilogy. The Flannelcasters talk about coal gas, acid mine drainage, and the town of Centralia.

In part 2 of our coal mini-series, we explain the concept of clean coal, emissions from burning coal, and how byproducts of burning coal can be reused.

Links:
What ‘Clean Coal’ Is — and Isn’t
Everything You Need to Know About Clean Coal
What is clean coal technology?
Synthetic Gypsum

This is the first of a two part series discussing coal. In Part 1, we talk about how coal forms, how it is mined, and how it is used.

The Flannelcasters discuss everything you ever wanted to know about rivers - what they are, how they work, what controls their velocity, and the top 10 biggest rivers in the world.

The Flannelcasters talk about how the early Earth was so warm while the early sun was colder than today, tsunamis in Israel and Alaska, and early humans controlling fire.

Links:
Chance played a role in determining whether Earth stayed habitable
Croatia Earthquake Video
Evidence for a massive paleo-tsunami at ancient Tel Dor, Israel
1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska earthquake and megatsunami
When Did Archaic Humans Control Fire?

The Flannelcasters talk about a new study suggesting that early humans may have hibernated, another study that pushes back the date when early humans arrived in North America, how methane releases in the Arctic Ocean are affected by tides, and salt mines in Louisiana.

Links:
1 miner dead, 1 still missing after roof collapse at Cargill salt mine in Louisiana
New Evidence Supports Controversial Claim of Humans in The Americas 130,000 Years Ago
Ancient humans may have hibernated to survive brutal glacial winters
Earliest evidence for humans in the Americas
The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean
Out of Eden Walk

This week the boys talk about a meteorite that is older than our solar system, a new official elevation of Mt. Everest, and an announcement about aliens.

Links:
10 awesome science discoveries you may have missed in 2020
Mount Everest Has Officially Grown Taller in 2020
Former Israeli space security chief says extraterrestrials exist, and Trump knows about it