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Around The WorldWhy Anyone Lives On The Falkland Islands (And Why You Can't)Get 365 day returns and FREE SHIPPING at Quince when you visit www.quince.com/geoff 🗺️ Hanoi's Ancient Old Quarter: • 1,000 Years Of History In Hanoi's Old... --🤔 Why Argentina continues to claim Isla Malvinas https://open.substack.com/pub/geograp...--🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/The Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, are cold, dreary, and without much natural life (there's no forests for example). Despite this, over 3,700 people have opted to make their home and life here...2025-04-0116 minAround The World10 Really Weird State Borders And Why They ExistGet 15% off and a FREE gift at Huel when you use my code (geoff) at www.huel.com/geoff 🏔️ Taiwan's Empty East Coast: • The Side Of Taiwan You NEVER See --🤔 What about Oklahoma's panhandle? https://open.substack.com/pub/geograp...--🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/The United States is made up of 50 smaller, semi-autonomous states that each have their own borders. Borders that decide, just like with independent countries, what natural resources can be extra...2025-03-2517 minAround The WorldWhy Taiwan's East Coast Is Basically EmptyGet 15% off and a FREE gift at Huel when you use my code (geoff) at www.huel.com/geoff 👀 The side of Taiwan you NEVER see: • The ULTIMATE West Coast Taiwan Road Trip --📖 Unrestricted geography: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com--🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Taiwan is a fascinating country for a lot of reasons. But not least is the fact that it has one of the sharpest population divides of any country that exists toda...2025-03-1816 minAround The WorldTacoma: The Major Pacific Northwest City That Never WasGo to www.GreenChef.com/geographyfree and use code "geographyfree" to get started with FREE Salads for two months plus 50% off your first box.--♨️ Japan's STEAMIEST city: • The World's STEAMIEST City (Literally!) --📖 More by Geoff: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com--🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/--Did you know that Tacoma, Washington was once destined to become Washington's major city? It's true! Before Seattle really got on a roll, Tacoma appeared...2025-03-1115 minAround The World15 Amazing Geography Facts About CanadaGet 15% off and a FREE gift at Huel when you use my code (geoff) at www.huel.com/geoff 🗼 Why Does Tokyo Work? 🤔 • Why Tokyo Works | 3 Days In The World... --📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com--🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Canada is the second largest country in the world and this means that it has some of the most incredible geography! From the Atlantic provinces in the east to the fjord-filled P...2025-02-2519 minAround The World10 Bizarre Borders That Change The TimeThanks to HUEL for sponsoring this episode. Get 15% off your first order by visiting: https://www.huel.com/geoff--⛰️ I'm in Joshua Tree this week! Watch the video now: • Why Joshua Tree Is INCREDIBLE For Sta... --📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com--🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Time has its own geography and that geography is really weird! For example, did you know that there are more time zones than there ar...2025-02-1116 minAround The WorldWhy Greenland Is So Important To The World Right NowThanks to HUEL for sponsoring this episode. Get 15% off your first order by visiting: www.huel.com/geoff--⛰️ I'm in Canada this week! Watch the video now: • A Full Day On Vancouver Island's Famo... --📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com--🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Greenland has a vast ice sheet that's over 1 mile thick on average. And this means that there's something hidden under all that ice! Specifically, Green...2025-01-2813 minAround The WorldWhy Living On The West Coast Has Become ImpossibleThanks to HUEL for sponsoring this episode. Get 15% off your first order by visiting: www.huel.com/geoff--🌴 I'm in Costa Rica this week! Watch the video now: • Searching For Sea Turtles In Costa Ri... --📖 Read this video as an article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com--🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/The West Coast of the United States has historically been a huge success story for the country. Over the last 70 years, tens of millions of p...2025-01-2117 minAround The WorldWhy Costa Rica Is Winning Central AmericaThank you for sponsoring! Get free shipping and 365 day returns at www.quince.com/geoffRead the article: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Costa Rica has become a HUGE success story for Central American countries. It has a stable, long lasting democracy, a thriving tourism industry, a growing middle class, and better infrastructure than most other countries in the world. But Costa Rica's situation is markedly different from its northern neighbors who have...2025-01-0716 minAround The WorldWhy So Few People Live On Colombia's West CoastGet 15% off Huel today with code GEOFF at www.huel.com/geoffRead about this topic here: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/🌳 Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Colombia is an incredible country, geographically. But despite being home to over 53 million people, the second most populous country in South America, almost no one lives on the country's Pacific coast. And this is weird because most countries in the Americas have gone through great effort to settle and build population centers on their...2024-12-0317 minAround The World15 Incredible Geography Facts About The USGet 15% off Huel today with code GEOFF at www.huel.com/geoffSUBMIT YOUR GEOGRAPHY FACT: https://forms.gle/Vr6Wz9Bp2uh9XbEC8💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg...📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/The United States is a VAST country. And this means there's a lot of geography attached to it! Unfortunately, not every fun geography fact about the United States can fit within...2024-11-1916 minAround The WorldWhy Nobody Goes To War With JordanGet 15% off Huel today with code GEOFF at www.huel.com/geoff💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg...📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Jordan is in an interesting situation, to say the very least. It's right in the middle of the Middle East which is known as being the most war-torn part of the world. Despite this, it's managed to stay peaceful and prosperous for decades. While Israel goes to war wit...2024-11-1215 minAround The WorldWhy So Few Americans Live In AppalachiaThanks to Field of Greens for sponsoring today's video! Visit www.FieldofGreens.com and use code GEOFF at checkout for 15% off. 💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg...📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Appalachia is one of the most culturally revered regions of the United States. In many ways, it's the region people think about when someone says "Rural America." Despite its cultural prominence, however, the area remains as one of the most und...2024-10-1516 minAround The WorldWhy Sweden Dominates Scandinavia's PopulationThank you to Zbiotics for sponsoring today's video! Go to https://zbiotics.com/geoff to get 15% off your first order when you use GEOFF at checkout.💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg...📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Scandinavia is a fascinating region of the world! For one, it's usually considered to be the happiest with each of its respective countries often topping the global happiness list. But also, there's not that...2024-09-2517 minAround The WorldCalifornia No Earthquake | Geography by GeoffThank you to Shopify for sponsoring today's video. Get your $1 free trial on Shopify by visiting: www.shopify.com/atw💬 Instagram: / geographybygeoff 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybyg...📝 Substack: https://geographicgeoff.substack.com/🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/Scientists have been predicting that California was going to get slammed by a huge earthquake every year for the last few decades... but that earthquake has yet to actually materialize. While the state has been home to some notable earthq...2024-09-1717 minAround The WorldFrance with Antoine from Les FrenchiesFor FREE breakfast for life go to HelloFresh.com/freegeography. One free breakfast item per box while subscription is active. That’s free breakfast FOR LIFE, just by going to HelloFresh.com/freegeography.--We're off to explore the geography of France with Antoine host of Les Frenchies Travel! Together we'll talk about the different regions of France, what it's like there, and why you should go visit all the places of France, yes even the ones outside of Paris! We also discuss the impact of the Olympics since Antoine lives very near Paris.Find Antoine an...2024-09-0459 minAround The WorldPakistan with Rabia ChaudryThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AROUNDTHEWORLD and get on your way to being your best self.Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at shopify.com/atw--We're off to explore the geography of Pakistan with the one and only Rabia Chaudry, attorney and podcaster extraordinaire! Together we'll talk about the different regions of Pakistan, what it's like there, and why you (YES YOU!) should go visit! Apparently, Pakistan is about to blow up with regards to tourism. So get in while it's still relatively unt...2024-08-2150 minAround The WorldBavaria with Claudia Koestler from @OverHereOverThereVisit https://fieldofgreens.com/ use promo code: GEOFF for 15% off and free shippingGo to https://zbiotics.com/geoff to get 15% off your first order when you use GEOFF at checkout.We're off to the great German state of BAVARIA for another episode of Around The World. Join me and guest Claudia Koestler, journalist of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and co-host of the podcast @OverHereOverThere as we cover all things geography, history and visiting Bavaria, also known as Bayern for those of you who Deutsche sprechen!--Find Claudia...2024-08-141h 16Around The WorldJAPAN with Patrick Kelly of Ghost CountriesJapan is a wonderful country! But it's also more geographically complex than most people might think. For example, while most people know it's an island country, it actually consists of thousands of islands! In this week's podcast episode, I'm joined by Patrick Kelly from the YouTube channel: Ghost Countries! As usual, together we explore the geography and history of the country and Patrick offers up some key insights on where you should visit if you ever decide to visit the land of the Rising Sun.Be sure to check out Patrick's YouTube channel @GhostCountries ! Y...2024-08-071h 15Around The WorldExploring PORTUGAL with Gil from @General.KnowledgeGet 20% off and free shipping with code GEOFF at https://manscaped.com--We're off to learn all about Portugal with Gil, host of the popular YouTube channel @General.Knowledge ! Join us as we talk all about Portugal's unique geography, why they own the Azores, how the country was spawned out of a mother-son feud, and so much more!Special thanks to Gil for taking the time to chat with me about Portugal. If you're interested, go watch his stuff! It's great geography content: https://www.youtube.com/@General.Knowledge2024-07-311h 15Around The WorldExploring QUEBEC CANADA with Trevor KjorlienGet 20% off and free shipping with code GEOFF at https://manscaped.comSign up for a $1 per month trial period at shopify.com/atwThis episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AROUNDTHEWORLD and get on your way to being your best self.--Let's explore Quebec with @PlateauAstro ! In today's podcast we'll cover the geography of Canada's largest province, but also its unique history with its French origins. And finally, as usual, we'll talk all a...2024-07-241h 23Around The WorldTHE NETHERLANDS with Kayleigh DuringField of Greens - visit https://fieldofgreens.com/ use promo code: GEOFF for 15% off and free shippingZbiotics - Go to https://zbiotics.com/geoff to get 15% off your first order when you use GEOFF at checkout.Mando - Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo GEOFF at ShopMando.com! #mandopod--Welcome to the very first episode of the new podcast: Around The World with Geoff! Today we're exploring The Netherlands with Kayleigh During of the popular history YouTube...2024-07-171h 14Around The WorldIntroducing Around The World!From the YouTube phenomenon Geography by Geoff comes an all-new series diving even further into the geography, culture, and history of places worldwide. 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Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Easter Island: The One With The Big Statues📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeEaster Island, also known as Rapa Nui by the locals, is a far flung island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But while it's very far away and very small, it actually has a fascinating geography and history attached to it. In this episode, Hunter and Geoff dive into how Easter Island was settled in the first place, how it was colonized, and why Chile owns it today.2024-06-111h 10
Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Pizza: New York, Chicago or Something Else?📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobePizza has really become one of the most global dishes. From its humble beginnings as a street food in Italy, to becoming localized in various ways all around the world. This has lead to some of the most contentious debates: Does pineapple belong on pizza? Does New York or Chicago have better pizza? Should Pizza be cut into squares? Everyone has an opinion! In this episode, Geoff and Hunter explore how pi...2024-05-281h 07
Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Whales: Nature's Traveling Bards📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeWhales are incredible creatures who's ability to travel long distances is surpassed by their ability to communicate over thousands of miles! In today's podcast episode, Hunter and Geoff explore the oceanic geography that underpins the way whales do everything that they do.2024-04-301h 09
Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Alaska: The Most Important State?📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeAlaska is a HUGE state! But did you know that a unique combination of geographic position, climate change, and natural resources also makes it one of the most important states in the United States? While plenty of other states can argue for that crown, Alaska is definitely in a unique position relative to the rest of the country. In this episode, Geoff and and Hunter break down the histo...2024-03-1957 min
Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Saint Patrick's Day: Ireland's Greatest Export To The World📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeFew holidays are as associated with a single country as Saint Patrick's Day is to Ireland. And there's a good reason for that! Not only does the holiday borrow from legends and tales that arise from the island, but also the holiday is sort of foundational for the country itself! In this episode, Hunter and Geoff trace how Saint Patrick's Day went from a single person to a global ho...2024-03-1256 min
Geography Is EverythingGeography Is World Fairs: Where Did They All Go?📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeWorld's Fairs were extravagent events that were used to showcase technology, arts, and culture. However, in recent decades the alure of the World's Fair has seemingly lost its shine. At least as far as North America is concerned. In this episode, Hunter and Geoff go through the history of the World's Fairs, where they have gone, and why they're perhaps still culturally relevant today.2024-02-1356 min
Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Greenland: The Largest Island In The World📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeGreenland is the world's largest non-continental island, but it's probably still not as large as maps have lead you to believe. And in addition to its misleading size, is its misleading name! Greenland doesn't not have all that much greenery. Join Geoff and Hunter as they explore this vast icy island, what goes on there, and why the United States tried to buy it back in 2019.2023-12-251h 07
Geography Is EverythingGeography Is The Amazon Rainforest: Not The Company!📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Amazon Rainforest is vast, incredibly dense, and hugely important for our planet. Unfortunately, it's also shrinking at an alarming rate. In this episode, Geoff and Hunter run through the wild geography that is the Amazon Rainforest, what it means for our planet, and what some of the other rainforests are on our little blue ball we call home.2023-11-131h 02Geography Is EverythingGeography Is The Spanish Language: From Spain To Most Of The Western Hemisphere📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeWe're back with another episode on the geography and diffision of a language! This time, we're tackling Spanish! The language grew out of a series of Latin-based protolanguages to become one of the most spoken languages in the world by way of Spanish colonization in the Americas. Interested in how it all came to be? Well here's your chance!2023-10-161h 07Geography Is EverythingGeography Is The U.S. Automobile Industry: How The Car Dominated America📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeIn the United States, the car is king. Most people drive and, as such, most cities have been built around the personal vehicle. But while it seems like it's been this way forever, it's actually a fairly recent development. Join Geoff and Hunter as they explore the history of the U.S. automobile industry and how it went on to shape almost every single city in the country to2023-10-091h 18Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Canada's Monster Wildfire Season: 2023 Was Real Bad📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeCanada had a bad 2023 wildfire season. So bad, in fact, that the carbon emissions from Canada more than doubled from what the country usually emits. So bad that Europe was inundated by smoke from the Canadian wildfires. So bad that Yellowknife, the Northwest Territories largest city and one that is often more associated with ice and snow, had to evacuate due to the looming threat of wildfires. In...2023-10-021h 08Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Sushi: Japan's Biggest Cultural Export?📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeSushi is as Japanese as, well, Japan! The dish is something that's so intrinsically tied to Japan that Sushi restaurants don't even have to advertise their place in the same way that Italian restaurants or Chinese restaurants do. In this episode, Geoff and Hunter go through the incredibly deep history of Sushi and how it expanded from a once isolationist and insular country to become one of the wor...2023-09-251h 17Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Underpopulated Regions Of The United States📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe United States is the third largest country in the world by populaton with more than 330 million people. Despite this, most of the country's population is situated within a few key regions leaving many more areas relatively underpopulated. In this week's podcast episode, Hunter and Geoff explore a few of the regions that have made appearances on the Geography By Geoff YouTube channel as well as highlight a fe2023-09-181h 14Geography Is EverythingMini Episode: The ACTUAL Tallest Mountain?📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe tallest mountain is Mount Everest! At least by some definitions. But there are other methods of measuring the tallest mountain as well and, in fact, if you change your definition, you can wind up with three completely separate "tallest mountains" in the world. In today's bonus episode, Hunter and Geoff run through all three mountains and what makes them specifically the tallest mountain in the world. 2023-09-1512 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is IKEA: How You Ended Up With A LACK Table📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeIKEA is one of the most famous companies in the entire world, having revolutionized the furniture industry with its flatpack logistical designs and "build it yourself" ethos. But while it seems like IKEA is everywhere these days, they had pretty humble beginning and, even to this day, have a fairly limited geography. In today's episode, Hunter and Geoff explore the origins of IKEA, how it spread around the wor...2023-09-131h 10Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Mount Everest: And The Mountain Climbing Industry📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeMount Everest is a truly awe-inspiring place to witness in person. The sheer enormity and majesty of it dwarfs almost everything else on the planet. And despite its remote location and extreme difficulty in climbing, it's become a tourist hotspot in recent decades as people spend a lot of money in order to get a brief visit to the top. So much so that there are pictures of a...2023-09-061h 13Geography Is EverythingMini Episode: Star Wars Rogue One Film Locations📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeAn extra special bonus episode! Hunter and Geoff cover the film locations behind Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.2023-09-0116 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is Star Wars Film Locations: Return Of The Jedi And The Rest (Part 2)📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeLast week we ran through Star Wars episodes 4 and 5 film locations! But that still leaves 7 movies left to cover. Luckily, after Return of the Jedi, things get much more computer generated. So we were able to cram 7 movies into a single podcast episode. Join us run through some of the surprising locations where the newer films were shot.2023-08-3054 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is Star Wars Film Locations: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back (Part 1)📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Star Wars films take place a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. But, in reality, every movie was filmed right here on Earth! And while it might seem like most of the movies are very elaborately built sets, there are quite a lot of real world locations that were chosen to represent the distant planets such as Tatooine and Hoth. In this episode, Hunte...2023-08-231h 03Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Your Pet Dog: How Spot Buried Bones Around The World📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeDogs are one of the oldest forms of domestication that we can track. For tens of thousands of years they have been linked to humans in a way that almost nothing else is. And as humans spread around the globe, their faithful canine companions moved with them. In today's episode, Geoff and Hunter explore the unique geography that is your pet dog, where he or she came from, and...2023-08-161h 13Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Your Pet Cat: How Fluffy Purred Its Way Around The World📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeDomesticated cats are not a native species to most parts of the world. But despite this, they are now found on every continent outside of Antarctica. In this episode, Hunter and Geoff explore the geography that is your pet cat, how it became domesticated in the first place, why people keep them around, and statistics on cat ownership from around the world. Next week, we'll cover the geography...2023-08-091h 05Geography Is EverythingGeography Is The Modern Day Space Race: We're Heading Back To The Moon!📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe exciting conclusion to our two part series on the Space Race! In this episode, Hunter and Geoff dive deep into what's happening in the modern day with respects to space exploration. Where the Cold War Space Race as dominated by the United States and the Soviet Union, today there are many more players involved, including China, India, Europe, and many private companies. Take a listen and learn all...2023-08-021h 08Geography Is EverythingGeography Is The Cold War Space Race: Shoot For The Moon (Part 1)📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Space Race might not seem very earth-bound, but there actually is a fascinating geography attached to the original race to get into space. Used as another vessel with which to compete in the cold war, both the United States and Soviet Union sunk billions of dollars into their respective programs. In this episode, Geoff and Hunter break down the where's and who's of the original space race.2023-07-261h 00Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Sneakers: The Dominant Fashion Culture (Part 2)📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe thrilling conclusion to our two-part series on the wild geography that is sneakers, or trainers depending on where you're from. If you haven't yet, we strongly encourage you to tune into part 1 as this episode builds right off it. But otherwise, enjoy learning more about the places that are particularly attached to "sneaker culture."2023-07-191h 06Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Sneakers: These Shoes Are Made For The World (Part 1)📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeSneakers are a cultural phenomenon! People wait in line for them. They pay a lot of money for them. They wear them everywhere. Or they where them nowhere so they can remain in mint condition. Regardless, this humble sneaker (or trainer if that's your flavor), has a fascinating history and geography behind it. And in today's episode, Hunter and Geoff break down the origins of the sneaker. 2023-07-121h 14Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Damming Rivers: Controlling Water Comes With High Costs📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeDams have left an incredibly impact on our planet. Rivers around the world have had their natural motion stopped for a wide variety of reasons. In today's episode, Geoff and Hunter tackle the geography of dams as both a method of irrigation as well as power generation.2023-07-051h 08Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Bread: The Global Impact Of Wheat (Part 2)📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe conclusion to our 2-part series on bread! This week, Geoff and Hunter dive into the business of wheat, how it's traded globally, who produces and exports the most amount of wheat, and what happens when there's not enough wheat to go around. The episode ends with a look at the current bread-making industry. 2023-06-281h 04Geography Is EverythingMini Episode: Lionel Messi's Big Geographic Decision📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeWelcome to an extra special, double-long bonus episode all about Lionel Messi! Being such big soccer fans as well as geography nerds, Geoff and Hunter break down Messi's big decision to join Miami as opposed to Barcelona or Saudi Arabia. If you're completely unfamiliar with who Messi is, this is a great way to get caught up on what all the hub-hub is about.2023-06-2341 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is Bread: The History And Cultural Impacts (Part 1)📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThis week, Hunter and Geoff are exploring the vast and deep geography of bread! In part 1 of this topic, we explore the history of bread across multiple civlizations, how it changed adapted and spread through the Industrial Revolution and then engage in a fun game towards the end where we talk about breads that are associated with specific geographic regions. Next week we'll conclude this two-part series with a discussion o...2023-06-211h 11Geography Is EverythingMini Episode: How Nintendo Created The Playstation📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeSony's Playstation is a globally dominant video game brand, often times beating Nintendo's own efforts in the space they pioneered. But did you know that Nintendo actually had a hand in creating the Playstation. It's a bizarre corporate story that not only involved Nintendo and Sony (two Japanese companies) but also Philips, the Dutch electronics manufacturer.2023-06-1613 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is Nintendo: The Video Game Company Taking The World By Storm📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeNintendo is quickly becoming a globally dominant media company. With its vast array of incredibly popular intellectual property, it's become a behemoth in terms of video games. But it's also begun expanding into other areas of entertainment. Something that is likely making Disney pretty worried. In today's episode, Geoff and Hunter break down the unique (and long) history of Nintendo, it's impact on the world, and how it grew to be such a d...2023-06-141h 08Geography Is EverythingMini Episode: The Titanic Pop Culture Phenomenon📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeEarlier this week we covered the geography of the Titanic quite extensively! But there's a whole other world of the Titanic that almost exists outside the actual events; that is the pop culture that surrounds it. While the event might be best known for its mid-1990s movie, there has been many fictionalized accounts of the Titanic starting from almost right after the tragic event occurred.2023-06-0912 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is The Titanic: The Doomed Voyage Across The Atlantic📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Titanic is an incredible story that has been mythologized and aggrandized across many different forms of media and entertainment. But it also has a very unique geography to it. Not only because it was literally a vessel travelling half-way across the world, but also in where it came from, who built it, who its passengers were, and even in how the aftermath was handled.2023-06-071h 08Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Wrexham AFC: Ryan Reynold's and Rob McElhenney's Soccer Phenomenon📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeMost things do not have a global reach. In the world of sport, the vast majority of teams are hyperlocal affairs within maybe a regional league. Even if they're national, they don't often go much farther than that. Which is why the story behind Wrexham AFC is so fascinating. After being purchased by superstars Ryan Reynold and Rob McElhenney, what would ordinarily be a small soccer team in a small city, ha...2023-05-311h 15Geography Is EverythingMini Episode: Stephen Smith... THE Tea Maker📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeAn extra special bonus mini-episode! Fresh off our episode on tea at large comes a unique story around a specific man who almost single handedly put Portland and Oregon on the map in terms of tea. Join Geoff and Hunter as they briefly tell the geographic story behind Stephen Smith, the founder of Stash Tea, Tazo, and Stephen Smith Tea Maker.2023-05-2615 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is Tea: The Most Consumed Beverage In The World (Aside From Water)📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeTea has left an incredibly impact on the world. Originating in China and steeped in mythology and legend, the brewed beverage has evolved and taken hundreds of different forms. But while tea is an incredibly popular beverage today, it didn't really start out that way. In this episode, Hunter and Geoff explore how tea originated in China, became commercialized during the colonialization period, and eventually was industrialized and globalized with modern te2023-05-241h 06Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Coffee: The World's Favorite Morning Beverage?📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeCoffee powers the world... or so some people say. But while the saying does have a bit of truth to it, the caffienated morning beverage has has a diverse and interesting path to become one of the world's most dominant beverages. In this episode, Hunter and Geoff look at the history and geography of coffee, how it came to be so dominant, and some of the geographic issues that continue to pl...2023-05-171h 08Geography Is EverythingMini Episode: Lego's Very Own Ebay📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeEnjoy an extra special episode from our mainline episode on Lego. In this cut-for-time content, Hunter and Geoff cover Bricklink, Lego's very own Ebay-type website where people compete for designs and can possibly have theirs selected by Lego for production. It also ties in nicely with Korean pop sensation BTS. If you can't imagine how Lego and Kpop boy band BTS could ever link up then this is episode should be pret...2023-05-1210 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is Lego: The Largest Toy Company In The World📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeLego is a massive toy company. Its relatively simple bricks have become an incredibly popular toy amongst children and adults alike. But despite its massive reach, the company had relatively humble origins before it took over the world. Join Geoff and Hunter as they talk about the origins of Lego and how it slowly spread to dominate the toy industry and the creative minds of billions of people.2023-05-101h 04Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Wind Energy: Modern Power, Old Technology📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeWind energy has been used for millenia all around the world to perform specific tasks and functions, such as milling grain. But today, the wind has been put to task on a much bigger, some say global, problem: powering all the things we love within our lives. In this episode, Geoff and Hunter tackle the geography of wind energy! How does it work? Where does it get generated? And who uses i2023-05-0357 minGeography Is EverythingGeography is the Golf Cart: The transportation mode you didn't know you needed📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeSorry for the poor audio quality in today's episode. My primary audio file got corrupted. Whomp!The gold cart is perhaps one of the most under-utilized pieces of transportation technology. But across the country, a wave of seniors are making the reality of a golf carts as an actual form of transportation, a reality! Join Geoff and Hunter as they discuss the where, how, and why golf carts make sen...2023-04-261h 14Geography Is EverythingGeography is the English language: How the language spread and changed over time📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe English language has become very dominant around the world. And while there are multiple reasons for that, in this episode, Hunter and Geoff explore a little bit about the history of how the language has evolved, how it absorbs other languages words and adapts, and how, if you're American, you might speak differently from other Americans.2023-04-191h 04Geography Is EverythingMini Episode: The LA Rams, Las Vegas Raiders, NWSL and WNBA Relocations📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeOur episode on Wednesday went over time, so I recut the additional content into a little mini-episode! If you enjoyed hearing about the geography of relocated sports franchises, then you'll enjoy some extra content and details around the LA Rams and Las Vegas Raiders movements, as well as additional details on the NWSL and WNBA and how they've handled movements.2023-04-1413 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is Relocated Sports Franchises: The Economics And Heartbreak📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe SmartAssets study can be found here: https://smartasset.com/mortgage/cities-with-too-many-too-few-sports-teamsProfessional sports teams move all the time in the United States and Canada. By operating under a unique system of governance, leagues can artificially inflate the values of their major league teams and convince cities and taxpayers to spend millions and billions of dollars on amenities. So when a team moves, what happens? What happens to the culture...2023-04-121h 08Geography Is EverythingGeography Is Beer: The Ancient Beverage That Everyone Loves📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeBeer has been around for a long, long time. And not only has it been around for a long time, but it has seemingly popped up everywhere independent from any originating source! In this episode, Hunter and Geoff explore the strange geographic history of beer as well as what the beer world and industry look like today.2023-04-051h 07Geography Is EverythingGeography Is The Skyscraper: How Building Up Changed The World📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geographypod📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeSkyscrapers dominate our cities in ways few other things truly do. They loom large, projecting wealth, power and nationalistic pride and symbolism. So it should come as no surprise that there's a unique geography attached to them as well! In this episode, Geoff and Hunter tackle the global world of skyscrapers, what it means to be a skyscraper, the impacts of skyscrapers, and where skyscrapers are built toda2023-03-291h 05Geography Is EverythingGeography Is The Potato: How The Spud Came To Dominate The World (Part 2)📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geographypod📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe humble potato is one of the world's most diverse agricultural products. But despite its connotation with specific regions of the world, the potato has its origins deep in the Andes mountains of South America. Welcome back to the exciting conclusion where we explore how the potato spread around the world! And we start today's episode with the Irish Famine.2023-03-2259 minGeography Is EverythingGeography Is The Potato: How The Spud Came To Dominate The World (Part 1)📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geographypod📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe humble potato is one of the world's most diverse agricultural products. But despite its connotation with specific regions of the world, the potato has its origins deep in the Andes mountains of South America. Here's the first of a two part story on how the potato came to dominate the world.2023-03-1556 min
Geography Is EverythingWhat If New York City Was A Country?📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geographypod📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe final "What If" branded episode sees us heading to New York City to envision what it might look like if it became its own country! There are always a lot of geographic implications when any new country comes into existence. For New York City, however, things are especially interesting! There are already so few city-states in the world and New York City would instantly become the mos...2023-03-081h 21Geography Is EverythingRebrand! What If Geography is now Geography is Everything!📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geographypod📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeWe've rebranded! What was formerly called 'What If Geography' is now 'Geography is Everything'! The content will largely be the same, just without the need to have wild what if speculation tacked on to the end. Watch the full video to learn more about where we're taking this podcast!2023-03-0620 min
Geography Is EverythingPart 2: What If Plastic Was Never Invented?🌐 Website: https://whatifgeography.com/📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobePlastic is overwhelmingly prevalent in today's society. It's in basically everything you use and, by some accounts, even pollutes your body right now. But if we didn't have plastic, society would look much different than it does today. In the conclusion of our two part episode, Hunter and Geoff take a look at the geography of the plastic recycling indus...2023-03-011h 05
Geography Is EverythingPart 1: What If Plastic Was Never Invented?🌐 Website: https://whatifgeography.com/📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobePlastic is overwhelmingly prevalent in today's society. It's in basically everything you use and, by some accounts, even pollutes your body right now. But if we didn't have plastic, society would look much different than it does today. In part 1 of our two-part episode on plastic, Geoff and Hunter explore the history of how and why plastic was even invented a...2023-02-2256 min
Geography Is EverythingThe Really Big One: What If The Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Hits Today?🌐 Website: https://whatifgeography.com/📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Cascadia Subduction Zone lies about 200 miles off the coast of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia and, at some point, a mega thrust earthquake will shake the entire region violently. In today's episode, Geoff and Hunter dive deep into just what a subduction earthquake is, what areas will be impacted, and what people who live in the region can expect when...2023-02-151h 02
Geography Is EverythingPart 2: What If The United States Had A National High Speed Rail Network?🌐 Website: https://whatifgeography.com/📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeHigh speed rail is an incredibly efficient way of moving people around a country. The amount of energy it takes is far less than either personal vehicles or airplanes. Despite this, the United States has almost entirely shunned all forms of usable passenger rail transportation outside of a few key areas. But if China can build out a world class hig...2023-02-081h 21
Geography Is EverythingPart 1: What If The United States Had A National High Speed Rail Network?🌐 Website: https://whatifgeography.com/📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeHigh speed rail is an incredibly efficient way of moving people around a country. The amount of energy it takes is far less than either personal vehicles or airplanes. Despite this, the United States has almost entirely shunned all forms of usable passenger rail transportation outside of a few key areas. But if China can build out a world class h...2023-02-011h 17
Geography Is EverythingHousing Crisis: What If Housing In The United States Wasn't So Expensive? (Part 2)📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeHousing, a fundamental human needs, has gotten incredibly expensive over the last few years. Regardless if you're in the market to buy a home or you're renting, you've likely felt the pinch. In this episode, Hunter and I explore the myriad of ways that the current U.S. housing laws and policies have shaped what we're all experiencing today. We conclude our two-part epi...2023-01-251h 25
Geography Is EverythingHousing Crisis: What If Housing In The United States Wasn't So Expensive? (Part 1)📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeHousing, a fundamental human needs, has gotten incredibly expensive over the last few years. Regardless if you're in the market to buy a home or you're renting, you've likely felt the pinch. In this episode, Hunter and I explore the myriad of ways that the current U.S. housing laws and policies have shaped what we're all experiencing today. Next week's episode, we'll talk m...2023-01-181h 17
Geography Is EverythingWhat If Cascadia Was A Country? A Pacific Northwest Ecotopia📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Pacific Northwest is a unique area within the United States and Canada and it has an interesting history of being governed at the same time by the United States and United Kingdom. Today, the region is beginning to feel more like a cohesive region that exists outside of its international borders. So what if the Pacific Northwest, also known as Cascadia, was an actua...2023-01-111h 20
Geography Is EverythingWhat If Honeybees Die Out Completely? The Impact Of Colony Collapse Disorder📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPodHoneybees provide the planet with an incredible and necessary super power: pollination. The small, buzzy insect moves from plant to plant allowing for the polliination of flowers which then allow fruits, vegetables, and nuts to grow for our consumption. But honeybees have been having a rough go of it lately due to a combination of factors. So what if honeybee populations collapse entirely?2023-01-041h 07Geography Is EverythingWhat If Washington D.C. Was A Full State?Over 700,000 people live within the city of Washington D.C. and none of those people have representation in either the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate. Because of this, there hvae been renewed calls for Washington D.C. to be granted statehood. But while it seems like an ovious choice for a country that famously got its start by claiming "No Taxation Without Representation," there's currently no forseeable path towards statehood for the capital of the United States. But what if Washingont D.C. was a state?Find Geoff at the following places:https...2022-12-281h 28Geography Is EverythingWhat If The United States And Europe Were Powered Entirely By Nuclear Energy? (Part 2)~~ QUICK SHOUT OUT ~~ This is our 10th episode! What a milestone. A small one, but still one we're quite proud of!📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPodNuclear energy has powered millions of homes around the globe since the middle part of the 1900s. However, in recent years, its become much less popular due to a number of highly visible disasters. Still, despite its faults, nuclear energy could help supply a hungry world's desire for cleaner, less carbon intensive energy. This is the co...2022-12-2156 minGeography Is EverythingWhat If The United States And Europe Were Powered Entirely By Nuclear Energy? (Part 1)Nuclear energy has powered millions of homes around the globe since the middle part of the 1900s. However, in recent years, its become much less popular due to a number of highly visible disasters. Still, despite its faults, nuclear energy could help supply a hungry world's desire for cleaner, less carbon intensive energy. So what if the United States and Europe were powered entirely by nuclear energy today?2022-12-141h 08Geography Is EverythingNo More Seafood: What If Global Fisheries Collapse Entirely?Fish are an enormous source of food for billions of people on the planet, not to mention all the other animals that rely on them. Despite this, humans have been overfishing our oceans for decades and it's gotten to the point where fisheries are starting to collapse around the globe. Join Geoff Gibson and Hunter Shobe as they take a deep "dive" into what happens if global fisheries collapse and we're no longer able to feed ourselves with fish.2022-12-071h 41Geography Is EverythingNo World Cup: What If The World's Largest Sporting Event Didn't Exist? (part 2)Welcome to part 2 of our episode on the World Cup. In this episode, Hunter and I break down various scenarios on what would actually be different if the World Cup simply didn’t exist. We like to think of the World Cup as being only a soccer tournament played every four years, but it’s left quite the impact on the planet over the last 100 years. Prefer to listen elsewhere? You can! Just follow the links below:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPodWherever you get your podcasts: https://www.spreaker.com/show/what-if-geography2022-11-301h 15Geography Is EverythingNo World Cup: What If The World's Largest Sporting Event Didn't Exist? (part 1)The World Cup is in full swing right now and practically everyone is talking about it. Even this podcast! But with a completely different spin on it. Join Hunter and Geoff as they break down the history of the World Cup, why it's so important geographically, and what the world might look like if they tournament never existed, or simply ceased to exist today.2022-11-231h 21Geography Is EverythingWhat If The United States Did Not Build The Interstate Highway System?The United States spent billions of dollars in the middle part of the 20th century building out a network of Interstate highways. This left an indelible mark on the United States as a whole, especially within cities. But building out such a network was not always a guarantee. So what if the U.S. never built the Interstate Highway System in the first place?2022-11-161h 30Geography Is EverythingWhat If There Were No International Borders? (Part 2)The conclusion of our two part series on what if borders simply didn't exist in the world? What would the world look like? How would the flow of people and commodities move? Join Hunter and Geoff as they explore the what if part of a world without international borders.2022-11-091h 02Geography Is EverythingWhat If There Were No International Borders? (Part 1)International borders have carved up the world in a thousand different ways. But while they seem like permanent fixtures, international borders don't actually exist. Rather they are human-made constructs that tell us where we can or can not go. And not all that long ago, borders didn't really exist at all, at least not in the way we think of them now. Join Geoff and Hunter as they explore the history of borders and what they mean for people all over the world!2022-11-0257 minGeography Is EverythingWhat If The Southwest Runs Out Of Water? (Part 2)The thrilling conclusion to the great question: What if the Southwest United States runs out of water? In this Episode, Geoff and Hunter speculate on what exactly would be the ramifications of an entire region either running low on water, or running out entirely.2022-10-261h 04Geography Is EverythingWhat If The Southwest Runs Out Of Water? (Part 1)Welcome to the What If Geography podcast! For our very first episode, we are exploring, in depth, the ramifications of the southwest United States running out of water. How did it get into this situation in the first place, what are the primary drivers of the water issues, and what's being done about it.This is the first part of the two part episode so stay tuned for next week's conclusion!2022-10-191h 04
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentThe Lazarus Heist: Based on the No 1 Hit podcast by Geoff WhitePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547347 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lazarus Heist: Based on the No 1 Hit podcast Author: Geoff White Narrator: Geoff White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: June 9, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Based on the No 1 hit podcast 'The Lazarus Heist' 'You'll never see North Korea the same way again' Oliver Bullough, Sunday Times bestselling author of Moneyland 'One of the most incredible cyber-espionage stories I've ever heard, told by one of the UK's best tech journalists' Jamie Bartlett...2022-06-0905 min
Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation029 Why a Trauma Therapist would Study the Bible (Adrienne Gibson)Can complex developmental trauma help us think better about theology and the Bible? Can theology help us think about trauma?Adrienne Gibson (LCP) talks about about her work with trauma (generational, vicarious, and complex developmental trauma), her shift into teaching trauma to future pastors, how she has seen the for/against pendulum swing regarding therapy and theology, and how she is working to integrate therapy and theology.At the end of the episode Adrienne talks about ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences). Here is a link to that info.Get the FREE ebook, ...2022-04-2535 min
Sidearmnation Podcast - A Unique Baseball PodcastDuff Gibson - Former Olympic Gold Medalist - SkeletonSend us a textOn this episode we have former Olympic gold medalist from the 2006 Olympics in Skeleton Duff Gibson. Duff comes on to chat about his incredible story, winning a gold at 39! After trying to go to Olympics in several other sports. Importance of being a multi-sport athlete, baseball coaching experience with Team Canada at the Ripken World Series. Thank you everyone for listening! Geoff Freeborn2021-10-191h 03