The Big Blue Rock Pod
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.
Episodes

33 minutes ago
Mystery Science Geology 2025: Netflix's La Palma
33 minutes ago
33 minutes ago
Matt, Sarah, and Doug breakdown the 2024 television mini-series La Palma! They discuss the plot of the show, geologic character stereotypes, geologic details right and wrong, the geology of the Canary Islands, general geology movie cheesiness, and much more!

Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Ep. 38: 2025 Goals: Rock solid or shaky ground
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Matt gets philosophical about time management and Sarah gets anxious. Doug's just trying to get through the website redo.

Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Ep. 37: Rock, Paper, Data
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Matt, Sarah, and Doug talk about data with KGSers Cheyenne Hohman and Liz Adams. They dig into KGS history and mission, saving data and maps from threats, progress of storage and dissemination, data curation, data management, metadata (ugh!), UKnowledge, and the future of data storage for KGS.

Friday Nov 22, 2024
Ep. 36: Dating profile: Earth, 4.567 billion
Friday Nov 22, 2024
Friday Nov 22, 2024
"I'm a 4.567 billion-year-old planet with a rich history, constantly evolving, and always open to new experiences. You should leave a message if you like cheese and would like to discuss it further..."
This month Matt, Sarah, and Doug discuss it further with UK Earth and Environmental Science professor Dave Moecher. Take a listen to their chat about the age of the Earth, the oldest rocks on earth, meteorites, petro-tectonics, terrane orogens, radiometric dating, zircons, and much more!

Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Ep. 35: Big BOO! Rock Pod
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
This Halloween, step into Kentucky's spooky side with Matt, Sarah, and Doug as they explore eerie place names, reveal the surprising history of Transylvania, and uncover the haunting tale of Floyd Collins – the legendary cave explorer whose fateful journey into the depths became one of the state's most gripping stories.