The Nick Zentner Geology Podcast
Episodes
Michael Eddy with Brooks Range Ideas
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nick interviews Purdue University geology professor Michael Eddy
Alaska's Brooks Range
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nick shares his working thoughts on the geology of Alaska’s Brooks Range.
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.