GeoStory
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -GeoStory is podcast featuring a blend of geography and history. Great locations have great stories and we want to tell them!
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Episodes
Programming Note -- Season Two
July 07, 2020 16:27 - 2 minutes - 4.36 MBSeason two?? SEASON TWO! Listen to what we've got planned for season two!
S1E10: The Transcontinental Railroad
June 18, 2020 23:46 - 19 minutes - 31.3 MBWho were the people behind the push to connect the coasts? What did it take to bring the railroads together? Plus, corruption, some San Francisco tidbits, and Jared has to defend one states' aesthetics.
S1E9: The Birth of National Parks
June 11, 2020 13:55 - 14 minutes - 23.6 MBWhat did it take to get the United States to take the conservation of it's lands seriously? Well, people like John Muir who were truly inspired to make it better. That, plus a Presidential bromance, and a German-American who takes bird protection seriously.
S1E8: The Colorado River
May 28, 2020 19:24 - 17 minutes - 29.3 MBLearn all about the beautiful river that cuts through the Grand Canyon, it's history, and it's tremendous impact on the entire Southwest. Plus, Jared does another historical impersonation!
S1E7: United States Territories
May 21, 2020 17:49 - 17 minutes - 28.7 MBThe United States administers areas that are not states, they're territories. How many, where are they, and how they acquired them in this episode of GeoStory.
S1E6: Volcanoes
May 14, 2020 23:16 - 16 minutes - 26.9 MBIf you're going to talk about physical geography, you've gotta talk volcanoes. What causes them? Is Yellowstone going to erupt soon? That and more on this episode of GeoStory!
S1E5: How Pepper Changed the World
May 08, 2020 04:25 - 15 minutes - 26.2 MBIt's sitting on your stove or your counter top, but long ago, people had to go to great lengths to acquire pepper. How else did it change the world?
S1E4: Capitals of the United States
April 30, 2020 17:29 - 19 minutes - 33 MBHow did Washington D.C. come to be? We'll answer that. Also, someone tries to steal a capital, everything is on fire, Benedict Arnold shows up, and Oregon has a town become the United States capital, all on this episode of GeoStory.
S1E3: A Tale of Two Tails
April 23, 2020 18:08 - 17 minutes - 30 MBDid you ever wonder how Alaska got it's panhandle? Or why Croatia has it's funny shape? We explain both in our Tale of Two Tails, plus all the stories we dug up along the way!
S1E2: Enclaves and Exclaves
April 16, 2020 05:15 - 14 minutes - 23.6 MBHave you ever heard of an Enclave or Exclave? In this episode, we explain what they are, and how they got there featuring locations from all over the world.
S1E1: Continental Divides
April 09, 2020 12:59 - 15 minutes - 25.9 MBWe're kicking off our podcast with an episode about continental divides. Did you know North America has SIX continental divides? On this episode we'll explain more about what they are, and where they are!
Welcome to GeoStory
April 07, 2020 04:31 - 3 minutes - 5.72 MBHello! Thanks for listening. We're excited to share with you a project we've been working on, a podcast called GeoStory or Geography + History. In this episode we introduce who we are, and what we'd like to share with you!