The 2 Best Bedrock: Earth's Earliest History Podcast Episodes
1) 1: The Earth Calendar
Introductions all around- the podcast, the period of time we’ll be exploring, and the host. We’ll start by scaling Earth’s entire history down to a manageable 365 days.
2) 2: Three Recipes for Rocks
How can rocks tell us the stories of ancient Earth- stories of magma, water, and life? To answer that question, we look at a few common rock types and examine how they formed.
3) Hometown Geology Pilot: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Here's a new monthly podcast that Dylan's releasing on Patreon! Hometown Geology focuses on cities/locations around the world, chosen by patrons. This pilot episode highlights Dylan's current hometown...Show More
4) 51: The Latest News on the Oldest Life
This episode, we focus on just one special boulder from the Greenland tundra, a rock that might have Earth's oldest fossils. Over the past 10 years, scientists from around the world have used the late...Show More
5) Bedrock Patreon Is Up Now!
Visit patreon.com/bedrockpodcast for bonus perks like new episodes, voting rights, and topic selection! P.S. Thanks to a bad cold, both my voice and the audio quality are not on par today. P.P.S. The ...Show More
6) 50: The Oldest Evidence for Life?
Donate to support the show- anything is appreciated!Finally, 3.7 billion years ago, we reach some of the strongest evidence for life on Earth yet. It takes a while to find, and it only looks like a fe...Show More
7) 50th Episode Fireside Chat: What's Next?
In this casual chat, Dylan talks about the show's growth, the upcoming end of Season 2, a potential career shift to science communication, and other podcast recommendations. Thank you all for bringin...Show More
8) 49: The Fossil Quest
Many folks have claimed to find Earth's oldest fossils in the Greenland rocks, 3.7 billion years old. Before we meet and judge these contenders, we need to learn what counts as a fossil. This early in...Show More
9) 48: The Impossible Rock
What is the hardest rock to make? Today's rock is very common in Earth's ancient past, and it should be everywhere today. However, it's nearly impossible to form in nature or the laboratory. Some expe...Show More
10) 47: The Limestone Family
Donate to support the show- anything is appreciated!Today is a tale of two sisters: limestone and dolomite. Limestone is far more popular and well-behaved, one of the most common stones in nature and ...Show More