Kit and Jeremy Patrich share an iced tea, chatting about ‘backyard geography’, using geography education to enhance opportunities, Disney history, amongst other things!
Professor Jeremy Patrich is the Backyard Geographer. He has taught hundreds of geography and geology courses at Colleges and Universities across the State of California and has taken thousands of students on field trips to explore the geography in our backyards. The Pandemic changed the way educators interact and inspire their students, and with the help of friends and YouTube, he has found a new way to engage with students around the world. In addition to loving the Earth Sciences, he is also a Disney Historian and collector of Disney Art, Vintage Americana & Pop Culture items.
Some links to things mentioned in the chat:
- The climate of California (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_California)
- The ‘Black Palm Springs’ (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-02-mn-28975-story.html)
- The Farralon “lost” tectonic plate (https://www.livescience.com/27994-lost-tectonic-plate-california.html)
- “Fostering empathy in the teaching of natural hazards” (Link TBC)
- St Francis Dam disaster (https://damfailures.org/case-study/st-francis-dam-california-1928/)
- Stories behind Disney Movies such as The Little Mermaid and Mulan (https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/general/original-disney-stories-films)
- Time “The Controversial Origins of the Story Behind Mulan” (https://time.com/5881064/mulan-real-history/)
- Lady Fu Hao (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Hao)
Expand your geography network and connect with Jeremy via YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/ProfJeremyPatrich).
==About Coffee & Geography==
The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.
If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!
Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)
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