Episodes

  • Episode 426 - "Hard K Sound is Hilarious"

    Episode 426 - "Hard K Sound is Hilarious"
    Mar 13 2026

    This week, we continue to talk about temperature with a discussion of temperature scales, where they came from, and why there are so many!

    Fun Paper Friday
    • Kaiser, Caspar, and Andrew J. Oswald. "The scientific value of numerical measures of human feelings." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119.42 (2022): e2210412119.
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    42 mins
  • Episode 425 - "How jiggly are your bits?"

    Episode 425 - "How jiggly are your bits?"
    Feb 6 2026

    What is temperature? Why do we care? Where did all of these temperature scales come from? This week, we find out!

    Fun Paper Friday
    • Di Lorenzo, Emilia, et al. "Periodic cooking of eggs." Communications Engineering 4.1 (2025): 1-10.
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    59 mins
  • Episode 424 - "Aunt Betty" Liquefaction

    Episode 424 - "Aunt Betty" Liquefaction
    Jan 30 2026

    This week it's all about liquefaction as we explore why some caskets are above ground and how some cars get half way buried.

    • Flame Structure
    • Sand Boil
    • Quicksand
    Fun Paper Friday
    • Can creatively shaped pasta fold itself when cooked?
    • Tao, Ye, et al. "Morphing pasta and beyond." Science Advances 7.19 (2021): eabf4098.
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    47 mins
  • Episode 423 - "The rumors of our death"

    Episode 423 - "The rumors of our death"
    Jan 10 2026
    We are back after a very challenging 2025 but don't panic - there is a plan! Fun Paper Friday Taloni, Andrea, Vincenzo Scorcia, and Giuseppe Giannaccare. "Large language model advanced data analysis abuse to create a fake data set in medical research." JAMA ophthalmology 141.12 (2023): 1174-1175. (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10636646/) Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/dontpanicgeo) www.dontpanicgeocast.com (http://www.dontpanicgeocast.com) @dontpanicgeo (https://twitter.com/dontpanicgeo) dontpanicgeocast@gmail.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com (http://www.johnrleeman.com) - @geo_leeman (https://twitter.com/geo_leeman) Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin (https://twitter.com/ShannonDulin)
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 422 - "Melissa"

    Episode 422 - "Melissa"
    Nov 7 2025
    We're still here - it has just been a very difficult time, but this week we're talking about Hurricane Melissa and Halloween Candy! Hurricane Melissa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Melissa) Video Inside the Hurricane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_LIuonLTiQ) Fun Paper Friday Trick or Treat! Maybe it should be Treat or Toy? Find out in this week's Fun Paper! Schwartz, Marlene B., Eunice Y. Chen, and Kelly D. Brownell. "Trick, treat, or toy: children are just as likely to choose toys as candy on Halloween." Journal of nutrition education and behavior 35.4 (2003): 207-209. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1499404606603357) Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/dontpanicgeo) www.dontpanicgeocast.com (http://www.dontpanicgeocast.com) @dontpanicgeo (https://twitter.com/dontpanicgeo) dontpanicgeocast@gmail.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com (http://www.johnrleeman.com) - @geo_leeman (https://twitter.com/geo_leeman) Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin (https://twitter.com/ShannonDulin)
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    46 mins
  • Episode 421 - "Come work for you"

    Episode 421 - "Come work for you"
    Sep 19 2025
    This week, we chat about our GEARS workshop that recently wrapped up, how it has evolved, and how it went! GEARS Workshop (https://leemangeophysicalllc.github.io/GEARS/2025/2025_summer_home.html) Fun Paper Friday Hejnol, Andreas, and Mark Q. Martindale. "The mouth, the anus, and the blastopore—open questions about questionable openings." Animal Evolution: Genomes, Fossils, and Trees (2009): 33-40. (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas-Hejnol/publication/230766195_The_mouth_the_anus_and_the_blastopore_-_open_questions_about_questionable_openings/links/09e415040d58e94fcc000000/The-mouth-the-anus-and-the-blastopore-open-questions-about-questionable-openings.pdf) Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/dontpanicgeo) www.dontpanicgeocast.com (http://www.dontpanicgeocast.com) @dontpanicgeo (https://twitter.com/dontpanicgeo) dontpanicgeocast@gmail.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com (http://www.johnrleeman.com) - @geo_leeman (https://twitter.com/geo_leeman) Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin (https://twitter.com/ShannonDulin)
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 420 - "Tourist Destination" Kamchatka Earthquake

    Episode 420 - "Tourist Destination" Kamchatka Earthquake
    Sep 6 2025

    This week we are back and discussing the recent large earthquake in Russia!

    Fun Paper Friday
    • Is that viral video of a fault rupture form a security camera real? This paper checks it out.
    • Kearse, Jesse, and Yoshihiro Kaneko. "Curved Fault Slip Captured by CCTV Video During the 2025 M w 7.7 Myanmar Earthquake." The Seismic Record 5.3 (2025): 281-288.
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    46 mins
  • Episode 419 - "Diamonds Everywhere" A States

    Episode 419 - "Diamonds Everywhere" A States
    Aug 8 2025
    We're hitting the open road — geologically speaking. This episode kicks off our new state-by-state series covering the most fascinating, scenic, or just plain weird geologic stops in the U.S. We’re going alphabetically (because of course we are), starting with Alabama, Alaska, and Arkansas. Some sites we've visited, others are firmly on our dream list, but every pick is guaranteed to bring a bit of science to your next adventure. Alabama Cheaha Mountain Cathedral Caverns Alaska Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Mendenhall Glacier Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park Blanchard Springs Caverns Fun Paper Friday Frost, Mungo, et al. "Diamond precipitation dynamics from hydrocarbons at icy planet interior conditions." Nature astronomy 8.2 (2024): 174-181. (https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2324804) Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/dontpanicgeo) www.dontpanicgeocast.com (http://www.dontpanicgeocast.com) @dontpanicgeo (https://twitter.com/dontpanicgeo) dontpanicgeocast@gmail.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com (http://www.johnrleeman.com) - @geo_leeman (https://twitter.com/geo_leeman) Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin (https://twitter.com/ShannonDulin)
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    48 mins