Geography Is Everything

Geography Is Everything

Geography is everything and in this podcast you'll gain a better understanding of topics such as regional dialects, beer, cities, food, and everything else, just with a geographic lens! Join Geoff Gibson (host of the YouTube channel: Geography by Geoff) and Professor Hunter Shobe of Portland State University as they tackle different topics and discuss them to ridiculous lengths! New episodes published weekly every Tuesday.

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August 13, 2024 65 mins
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Artificial intelligence, particularly generative A.I., is everywhere these days. And because of that, there's an inherent geography underlying this technology. In today's episode, we cover the geographic...
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Nestle is a truly dominant food company in the world. But its origins are actually fairly humble. In today's podcast episode, we'll track how Nestle expanded and grew through the decades to become one of...
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📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobe

Tornadoes are not unique to the United States. But they do occur within the United States with greater frequency and strength than an...
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📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobe

The summer Olympics are upon us! Which is time for fun and revelry and politics? Well as far as the IOC is concerned, no the Olympics...
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📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobe

Enjoy this special guest episode where we talk in even MORE detail about how the Moon impacts the geography of our planet! Special th...
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The Moon is not just some celestial object in the sky that peers down on us nightly. It's an integral part of the way our planet func...
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Sorry for the remixed episode, but time got away from Hunter and myself. So enjoy this episode all about the geography of skyscrapers...
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Belize is one pof the more fascinating places in Central America. While it's bordered by Mexico and Guatemala, and shares a geopoliti...
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📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobe

Summer is here! And with summer comes all the travel plans and vacationing that you've been dreaming of all year long. This is a time...
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📝 Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/
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We're back and this time... we've brought an expert! Join us as we interview and discuss World War 1 with Jesse...
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World War II gets all the attention as far as major conflicts go, but World War I (also known as the Great War) truly reshaped the world in some incredible ways. In this episode, we dive deep into the geography...
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Easter 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 at...
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Trains are an incredibly important piece of transportation technology. But while the United States is not often considered to be a train country overall, it actually kind of is! It's just not one for passengers...
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Pizza 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 content...
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The Nile River is an incredible geographic feature on our planet. But despite being so closely associated with Egypt, it actually runs through many other countries making it equally important to hundreds of mil...
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More than anything else, petroleum (or gasoline) truly makes the world go round. It powers our personal vehicles, freight trucks, train, and ships and even our large passenger jets. Because of this it's extreme...
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The U.S. Postal Service is a foundational part of the United States. And during it's nearly 250 year existence it's delivered a lot of mail! One way in which it's been able to be so effectvie is by carving up t...
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Whales 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 geog...
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The beauty of the National Parks in the United States are one of the few things most Americans can agree on today. However, did you know that there was a chance we would never have a national park system at all...
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Taylor Swift is a global star and, in 2023, she lit the world on fire with her Eras Tour. This gives her a unique geography that few other people, evenm other globally prominent stars, have. In this episode, we...
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