The Nick Zentner Geology Podcast
Episodes
Canadian Rockies
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nick returns with the new lessons from the Canadian Rockies.
#130 The Australian Connection
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick resumes the podcast with a fun trans-Pacific connection.
#129 Alphabet Downtown
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick brainstorms for the upcoming Downtown Lectures
#128 Breakoff Belt Magmas
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares new ideas on the Breakoff Belt Magmas in Washington’s Cascade Range.
#127 Melange Basement
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick workshops new ideas involving the basement rock in the South Cascades.
#126 Granite Falls Pluton
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick learns new things about a pluton north of Seattle.
#125 Mount Rainier Geology
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick has surprisingly old geology stories from Mount Rainier.
#124 The New Idaho Batholith
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on his new appreciation for the Idaho Batholith.
#123 Idaho Volcanic Arc?
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick wonders if Idaho had Cascade Volcanoes before Washington did.
#122 Chinook Pass Geology
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick visits outcrops near Mount Rainier.
#121 Spirit Lake Pluton
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recaps a recent Mt St Helens trip.
#120 Tamanowas Rock
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick returns! The birth of the Cascades is the topic.
#119 Spokane Radio Interview
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick is interviewed by Spokane Community Radio.
#118 Where Have You Been?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on a satisfying winter project: The Ice Age Floods A to Z
#117 Ice Age Floods A to Z!
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick announces the start of a new YouTube livestream series.
#116 Atwater in the Sanpoil
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on a memorable weekend with Brian Atwater.
#115 Bretz Breakthrough?
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares the inside scoop on a potential breakthrough.
#114 Penrose Idaho
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on a recent Penrose Conference in Idaho.
#113 Nick On The Rocks
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick resumes his PBS television series.
#112 Older Glaciations
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick wonders about older glaciations in Washington.
#111 GSA Reno
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on attending a GSA meeting in Reno, Nevada.
#110 Spokane Glaciation?
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick wonders if the Ice Sheet ever reached Spokane, Washington.
#109 Downtown Report
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on four new Downtown Lectures that are now on YouTube.
#108 Downtown Baja BC
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick wraps up thinking about concepts as he preps for new Downtown lectures.
#107 Downtown Eocene
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick looks for themes from the Crazy Eocene A to Z series.
#106 Downtown Exotic
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recaps highlights from the ‘Exotic Terranes’ alphabet series in 2020.
#105 Downtown Backstory
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares the backstory on his Downtown Geology Lectures.
#104 Ginkgo Flow
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares new ideas about a 16.1 Ma basalt flow.
#103 Where's The Fault At?
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick asks “Where’s the Baja BC Fault?”
#102 Nanaimo Zircons
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick talks detrital zircons from British Columbia.
#101 Friday Harbor Geology
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recalls a San Juan Islands field trip with Darrel Cowan.
#100 Slate Peak
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recalls a great trip to Slate Peak.
#99 Blue Mountain Surprises
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recaps a recent visit to Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.
#98 Mount Baker Exotic Terranes
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recaps a recent field experience at Mount Baker.
#97 North Cascades Highway
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on a recent trip to the North Cascades.
#96 Mount Stuart & Friends
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares new thoughts about Mount Stuart and exotic terranes.
#95 Moses Coulee Water?
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick learns new things related to Moses Coulee.
#94 Daniel Coe
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares the stunning work of Daniel Coe.
#93 Foster Coulee
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on a Sunday field trip to Foster Coulee.
#92 Jerome & Skye
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares new ideas courtesy of Jerome Lesemann and Skye Cooley.
#91 The Snake River was here?
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New evidence for the old Snake River pathway.
#90. Columns, Granite, Etc.
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recaps his latest efforts.
#89 Peshastin Pinnacles
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Randy Lewis shares the Native American story of the Pinnacles.
#88 Variety Platter
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick offers a geology platter with many offerings.
#87 Robert Hildebrand
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick comments on a recent interview with Bob.
#86 GPS Geology
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares a new video idea.
#85 Planting Seeds
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares potential video ideas.
#84 That Was Intense
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reflects on this past winter.
#83 Karin Sigloch Live!
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recalls a big day in the YouTube livestream series.
#82 Docking Siletzia
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shifts to thinking about docking Siletzia 50 million years ago.
#81 Docking Wrangellia
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick wonders about the significance of docking Wrangellia.
#80 Crazy Eocene A to Z!
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares his latest format - with excitement.
#79 Pop-Up Geology!
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares a new idea…
#78 Crashing a GSA field trip
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick crashed a recent Grand Coulee Ice Age Floods field trip.
#77 GSA in Portland
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on the recent GSA meeting in Portland, Oregon.
#76 Okanagan Ice Age Floods
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on a recent trip to British Columbia.
#75 North Cascades Highway
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick explores Highway 20 through the North Cascades.
#74 Idaho Revisited
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick returns to his old stomping grounds in Idaho.
#73 Lodgestick Bluff
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recalls filming at Lodgestick Bluff.
#72 Summer Grab Bag
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on his various activities of Summer 2021.
#71 Meeting the Dream Team
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick recaps his recent North Cascades visit.
#70 Randy Lewis
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick talks about his connection with Randy Lewis.
#69 Challis Magmas
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick talks about the mysterious Challis Magmas.
#68 Chumstick Sandstone
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares new research on the Chumstick Formation.
#67 Sedimentary Siletzia
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick uses sedimentary units to document Siletzia accretion.
#66 Brian Atwater in the Grand Coulee
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick reports on a memorable day at Steamboat Rock.
#65 Long-Lived Yellowstone Hot Spot
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares new work on an old Hot Spot.
#64 Picture Gorge Basalts
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares new work on the earliest Columbia River Basalts.
#63 Near Trench Magmatism
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick dwells on magmas near ocean trenches.
#62 Siletzia & Yakutat
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick talks large igneous provinces.
#61 Plutons on the Move
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick looks at evidence that supports moving plutons.
#60 Plutons are Forever
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick talks plutons in Canada, USA, & Mexico.
#59 Nanaimo Sandstone
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick talks Nanaimo like a boss.
#58 Swakane Gneiss
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick looks at important bedrock near Wenatchee.
#57 Crystalline Core
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick visits the rugged core of the North Cascades.
#56 Mount Stuart
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick tackles Mount Stuart north of Ellensburg.
#55 Straight Creek Fault
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick crosses the Straight Creek Fault.
#54 San Juan Islands
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick visits Washington's San Juan Islands.
#53 Karin Sigloch
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick features exciting new work by Karin Sigloch.
#52 Insular Superterrane
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick finishes building British Columbia.
#51 Intermontane Superterrane
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick dives into British Columbia bedrock.
#50 Ralph Haugerud Interview
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick interviews USGS geologist Ralph Haugerud.
#49 Darrel Cowan Interview
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick interviews University of Washington geology professor Darrel Cowan.
#48 Myrl Beck Interview
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick interviews Baja BC godfather Myrl Beck.
#47 Exotic Inliers
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick visits a few Mesozoic portals.
#46 Cle Elum Exotic Terranes
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick learns new exotic tricks close to home.
#45 Mima Mounds
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares ideas about the mysterious Mima Mounds. Permalink
#44 I'm Back
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick returns from his Backyard Livestream series.
#43 Nick From Home
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick begins YouTube Live lectures from his home.
#42 Sharing Geology
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick remembers Tom Foster and his start with outreach efforts.
#41 Demise of the Kula Plate
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick continues with his new lecture preparation.
#40 Demise of the Farallon Plate
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick raps about the once mighty Farallon Plate.
#39 Richard Waitt
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick visits with USGS geologist Richard Waitt.
#38 Igneous Rock Identification, Etc
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick preaches igneous rock classification rules. Etc.
#37 Emily Cahoon
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick chats with Oregon geologist Emily Cahoon.
#36 Rock Identification
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick teaches an Introduction to Rock Identification lab.
#35 Contour Lines
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick goes to the field with paper topographic maps.
#34 Topographic Maps
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick teaches a GEOL 101 LAB lesson on topographic maps.
#33 Brian Atwater
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick interviews famous geologist Brian Atwater.
#32 Teanaway Rhyolite?
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick wonders about the rhyolite north of Ellensburg.