Episode 17 of the podClast concentrates on the 6.3 magnitude earthquake with struck Christchurch on 22nd of February 2011 which has tragically resulted in thousands on injuries and hundreds of deaths. We chat about the seismic setting and the human element of this disaster. Also discussed is the concept of the anthropocene, a proposed new geological epoch, age or chron (whichever it may be).

It’s episode 16 of the podClast. This episode discusses the magnitude 7.1 earthquake which struck Christchurch New Zealand at 04:36 NZST on 2001-09-04. We discuss the damages, the geological setting and other bits and pieces relating to New Zealand seismicity.

It’s episode 15 of the podClast. Double earthquakes in Tonga, massive floods in Pakistan, single earthquakes in Haiti and California and a whole lot more. It’s a slow motion tsunami of geological discussion.

Episode 14 is the Geobloggers in the Pub: San Francisco edition. We talk in a slightly intoxicated way about what makes a geologist, human exploration of the planets, the importance of primary research and more.

Episode “unlucky” number 13. We have a talk about nuclear waste, MIS:TIQUE (helping physically challenged geology students), the Gigapan project and a few others things.

It’s the Geobloggers in the Pub episode of the podClast. We talk about the KT boundary, including new research relating to it – and how difficult mass extinctions are to study. Plus we lay into creationism in a pub-style chat fest.

Episode 11 of the podClast discusses the L’Aquila earthquake in Italy and the associated earthquake predicition, more on Mt Redoubt in Alaska, geology in the movies and more.

The podClast reaches double figures! Episode 10 discusses the eruption of Mt Redoubt in Alaska and whether geolphysicists are geologists. Plus the GSA timescale including a discussion on why the Quaternary exists and details on palaeomagnetics.

Episode 9 of the podClast is ready for download. This week’s episode discusses the latest rumbling, shaking and eruptions in Tonga, global warming and the ozone layer and dinosaurs – small and feathered. Plus a reading recommendation.

podClast episode 8 is the Chris and Chris show. We discuss crypogeography with hidden mountains in Antarctica, extremophile bacteria living high atop the Andes, panspermia, extraterrestrial life and the hunt for Earth-size planets with NASA’s Kepler mission.