Podcast
Geography Ninja
Hosted by Steve Villanueva-Last · EN
Talking all about cool Geography things.
Geography Ninja checks out ideas, oddities, news items, trends and possibilities that have a Geography connection.
10episodes
Episodes
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Where does plate tectonics theory come from?
Jun 28, 202100:24:17Tap to summarizeIn this episode, The Ninja goes back to the 1960s and explores the theories that make up plate tectonics.
Transcribe →Will beaches survive climate change?
Apr 24, 202100:26:00Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Ninja investigates the threat that rising sea levels pose for the world’s beaches. Can they survive the 21st century?
Transcribe →What is the link between Geography and racism?
Feb 20, 202100:36:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode, the Ninja explores the connections between Geography and racism. Modern Geography’s roots in the colonial past, questionable textbooks, academic research, and an invisibility of race in much of current school Geography are all investigated.
Transcribe →Is permafrost important?
Sep 9, 202000:23:54Tap to summarizeIn this episode the Ninja asks about permafrost: what is it and how important is it? Three main themes are discussed: localised impacts in the Arctic; diseases; and climate change.
Transcribe →How does the carbon cycle work?
Jul 6, 202000:24:20Tap to summarizeThe Ninja explores the ins and outs of the carbon cycle in this podcast, checking out the IPCC, permafrost, phytoplankton and plates (tectonic) along the way. How important are anthropogenic impacts?
Transcribe →Book of the month: Thames - Sacred River
May 31, 202000:27:37Tap to summarizeThe Ninja reviews one of his recent lockdown reads: Thames by Peter Ackroyd. Ninja delves into etymology, culture, history, human filth and the guts of beasts in this meandering biography of arguably the world’s most written-about river.
Transcribe →The Geography of Greek Mythology
May 22, 202000:27:14Tap to summarizeThe Ninja shares his passion for Greek mythology in this podcast: Poseidon; Gaia; Jason and the Argonauts! And how does all this link to Geography? Listen and find out . . .
Transcribe →How is COVID-19 changing our geography? 2: Energy use
May 1, 202000:22:34Tap to summarizeWill COVID-19 save the planet? How has fossil fuel is been affected by the lockdown? Is Neil Young’s latest release really good? All these questions and more are addressed by the Ninja in this latest podcast.
Transcribe →How is COVID-19 changing our geography? 1: Our relationship with nature
Apr 10, 202000:34:40Tap to summarizeIn the first of several episodes dealing with the overall question of how COVID-19 is changing our geography, the Ninja investigates the human relationship with the natural world.
Transcribe →What is the geography of liquorice?
Mar 26, 202000:15:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode, the Ninja indulges a love of liquorice (or licorice, depending on where you live) and checks out the producers, consumers, heritage, varieties, ecology and global connections of the aforementioned confectionery. Salty or sweet? That is the question. The answer is: both!
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