Geological Sciences (EEAS): Staying Current in the Field

Join Chris, an award-winning geology teacher, and Jesse, a geoscience professor, in discussing the amazing features of our planet and their impact on your everyday life. No prior knowledge required.

Are curious about your home — your home planet, that is? Welcome to the podcast that explains it all, It’s Sedimentary, My Dear. Every other week, hosts Jane and Ellen “dig deep” into the secrets buried in the rocks and minerals that make up planet Earth.

What moves the continents, creates mountains, swallows up the sea floor, makes volcanoes erupt, triggers earthquakes, and imprints ancient climates into the rocks? Oliver Strimpel, a former astrophysicist and museum director asks leading researchers to divulge what they have discovered and how they did it.

Zentner is a professor at Central Washington University. Though he focuses on geologic features and rock formations in the Pacific Northwest, Zentner also interviews geologists and other scientists, and reviews field trips.

Listen to this group of geology friends converse about geologic features in the US and internationally, plus random things in life.