The Big Blue Rock Pod
By Kentucky Geological Survey
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Episodes: 54
Description
Welcome to the Big Blue Rock Pod, produced by the Kentucky Geological Survey, at the University of Kentucky. This podcast is a fun, conversational approach to discussing all things geology and earth processes. We primarily focus on Kentucky. We talk emerging ideas in research, along with classic topics in earth science for all levels of interest.
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Ep. 54: The Enviropod Pod: Teaching Earth Science in a Changing World
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May 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 53: From Seam to Ash: A Career in Coal
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Ep. 52: New Harmonizing with Dr. Cobb
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Ep. 51: Friction and Fjords: Curling Stones and The Wave
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 50: Lakes, Diatoms, and DNA: Will You Be My Valentine?
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 49: Seeing what you can't see with geophysics
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 48: Dig Doug: KGS Digital Mapping and a Unique Career Arc
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 47: News and Boos
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 46: The Coal Whisperer
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 45: Building resilience from the ground up with the Kentucky State Geologist
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 44: Out of Office Messages
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 43: Same Geologic Time, New Listen
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 42: Shale, yeah!
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May 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 41: Someone to Organize Our Schist
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 40: Geology in the Gallery (view description for images!)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 39: Mystery Science Geology 2025: Netflix's La Palma
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 38: 2025 Goals: Rock solid or shaky ground
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 37: Rock, Paper, Data
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 36: Dating profile: Earth, 4.567 billion
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 35: Big BOO! Rock Pod
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 34: Bourbon and Geology (encore)
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 33: Springs, Sinks, and a Big Blue Hole: McConnell Springs Revisited
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 32: Going with the flow: Tobin on hydro
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 31: Utah-kin' to me? Matt at AASG
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 30: Critical minerals are so hot right now
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 29: Unstable Ground: Exploring Engineering Geology
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 28: Rise and Brine
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 27: Ask Us Anything: Volume II
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 26: Between a Rock and A Hard Cover: Our Favorite Geology Books
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Ep. 25: Arches, We Know You Love Em
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 24: Let’s get geochemical
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 23: October Conglomerate
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 22: Scientists or Philosophers. Who can ask more questions?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 21: A Slick Conversation About Petroleum Geology
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 20: Landslides are not bringing us down
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 19: Hello! Nice to Meteorite You
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 18: Kentucky Cooperative Extension -- more than free soil testing
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May 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 17: Schist Geologists Say
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 16: Exploring Cumberland Gap
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 15: Unpacking Science Communication
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 14: Thinking About Climate Science
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 13: Ask Us Anything?
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 12: Earthquakes!
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 11: Lakes and rivers and streams, Oh My! A lively discussion about Kentucky’s surface hydrology
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 10: Diving Into Geologic Time
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 9: A Chat with Ky State Geologist and KGS Director, Dr. Bill Haneberg
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 8: GIS and Spatial Data in KY: Leading the Way
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 7: The Brachiopodcast: Paleontology, Fossils, and More!
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 6: Bourbon and Geology
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May 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 5: Geology of Mammoth Cave
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 4: Don’t say the ”T” word! A conversation about southern Appalachian geology
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 3: Glaciers in northern Kentucky? Tell me more...
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 2: Red River Gorge: Geology, Culture, and the Future
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 1: Introducing the KGS Big Blue Rock Pod
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Jan 27, 2022 |