Really fun podcast that does what the title says: takes you “time traveling” through all the geologic periods. The host is great and the concept is a lot of fun.
The host is joined by a couple experts in the particular geologic period for each episode and they go time traveling back to that period to discuss what earth was like. They discuss the atmosphere (better bring an oxygen mask if you’re traveling to anytime before the Carboniferous), the weather (if you’re traveling to the Pleistocene ice age, pack extra layers), the animals, how the continents looked, etc. It’s a great way to travel through the geologic time periods and the host is informative and does a great job driving the narrative.
The show has done two seasons so far and it’s covered all geologic periods from the Cambrian Explosion when complex animals first appeared 541 million years ago to the most recent period, the Ice Age. I, personally, didn’t listen to the shows in the order that they were released. I went chronologically, from episode 1.4 the Cambrian, to 2.2 Ordivician, all the way to the Pleistocene ep 1.6, which allowed me to time travel chronologically through the Phanerozoic Eon.
Anyway, the podcast is good fun and very informative. Only wish the episodes were a bit longer. I do wonder if he’s finished now that he’s done the entire Phanerozoic, or if he’ll do another season exploring the Pre-Cambrian and maybe the Neolithic or something. 5 stars for the ingenuity of the show’s concept and the host’s ability to pull it off. Well done.
