Coffee & Geography

Kit Rackley (Geogramblings)
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== About the 'Coffee & Geography' podcast == 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! Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod. The Coffee & Geography Podcast is a 'Geogramblings' production, hosted and produced by Kit Rackley (they/them). The podcast is supported by generous donations via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley and takes advice from an advisory board of volunteers. Theme music: "Spark of Inspiration" by Shane Ivers (silvermansound.com) == About Geogramblings == Kit Rackley (Geogramblings) spent 13 years as a Geography high-school teacher, and is now freelancing as an educational blogger, author, speaker & trainer. They are a consultant to the Geographical Association & NASBTT (UK) and currently works in supporting schools across England to safeguard their children through climate action. Kit's projects include the Geogramblings.com educational blog, communicating issues through performing arts, the Coffee & Geography podcast and many community-based initiatives.

  1. 3d ago

    Coffee & Geography 6x14 Amy Imhoff (USA) Artemis II, Star Trek, feminist media & public astronomy

    In this episode of Coffee & Geography, Kit Marie chats with Amy Imhoff about space, science communication, Star Trek, STEAM, feminism, dark skies, and why storytelling matters if we want people to care about science. Amy shares her route from literature and technical writing into aerospace communications, including her work with Star Trek creatives, NASA-linked missions, and the Astro Society. The conversation moves from the Space Shuttle Enterprise and Artemis lunar observations to public trust in science, asking “stupid” questions, Taylor Swift, live music, and the idea that every country shares a border with space. A joyful, wide-ranging episode about space as a shared human story, and why the arts, communication and community are essential parts of science. 🔗 Amy's personal website: https://www.amyimhoff.com 🔗 Amy's Astro Society profile: https://astrosociety.org/who-we-are/staff.html/title/amy-imhoff 🔗 NASA Night Sky Network: https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/night-sky-network/ 🔗 NASA IMAP mission: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/imap/ 🔗 NASA Artemis II mission: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/ 🔗 NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/ 🔗 DarkSky International: https://darksky.org/ 🔗 Kate Mulgrew official website: https://www.katemulgrew.com/ 🔗 Taylor Swift Eras Tour Paris: https://www.timeout.com/news/taylor-swift-in-paris-eras-tour-timings-dates-set-list-and-everything-you-need-to-know-050224 #CoffeeGeogPod #AmyImhoff #SpaceCommunication #ScienceCommunication #STEAM #WomenInSTEM #WomenInSTEAM #StarTrek #CaptainJaneway #NASA #Artemis #ArtemisII #IMAPMission #AstroSociety #AstronomyEducation #DarkSkies #LightPollution #GeographyEducation #SpaceGeography #Exogeography #FeministMedia #scifihorror Theme music: "Spark of Inspiration" by Silvermansound.com

    Coffee & Geography 6x14 Amy Imhoff (USA) Artemis II, Star Trek, feminist media & public astronomy

  2. Aug 1

    Coffee & Geography 6x13 Cyrus Golding (UK) Hazards, Routes, AI and Lines of Flight

    In this episode of Coffee & Geography, Kit Marie chats with Dr Cyrus Golding about geographical identity, hazards, student voice, AI, and the kinds of knowledge geography makes visible. The conversation moves through so-called natural disasters, slow violence, and why geography helps us understand the social and political choices that shape vulnerability. Kit and Cyrus also discuss Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers, the importance of taking young people’s geographical knowledge seriously, and how AI is changing education in ways that go far beyond plagiarism and chatbots. A thoughtful, wide-ranging episode about hazards, power, student voice, technology, and what geographical thinking can do in the world. 🔗 Dr Cyrus Golding — University of Southampton profile: https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/people/672ydb/doctor-cyrus-golding 🔗 Dr Cyrus Golding — personal academic / professional profile: https://cgolding.snaap.app/ 🔗 Golding Education: https://goldingeducation.com/ 🔗 Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers: https://routesjournal.org/ 🔗 Ilan Kelman: Disaster by Choice: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disaster-by-choice-9780198841357 🔗 Rob Nixon: Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674072343 🔗 Deleuze and Guattari: A Thousand Plateaus: https://files.libcom.org/files/A%20Thousand%20Plateaus.pdf 🔗Lines of Flight: theory article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/48618028 #CoffeeGeogPod #GeographyEducation #CyrusGolding #RoutesJournal #StudentGeographers #GeographyTeachers #TeacherEducation #PGCEGeography #NaturalHazards #DisasterRisk #NoNaturalDisasters #SlowViolence #AIinEducation #GeographyAndAI #ClimateEducation #GeographyPodcast #HumanGeography #EnvironmentalJustice #GeographicalThinking Theme music: "Spark of Inspiration" by Silvermansounds.com

    Coffee & Geography 6x13 Cyrus Golding (UK) Hazards, Routes, AI and Lines of Flight

  3. Jul 18

    Coffee & Geography 6x12 GroundEd: CPD That Breathes (On-Location Special) Part 2

    In the second part of this Coffee & Geography special from GroundEd, Kit returns to the Homestead in Northumberland as the gathering moves from connection and ecological understanding into practice, action, resilience and reflection. If Part 1 asked what regenerative CPD might feel like, Part 2 asks what educators can actually take back into classrooms, school grounds, communities — and themselves. Through live recordings from the event, this episode explores climate education through theatre and embodied learning, zine-making and the National Education Nature Park, pupil agency, Climate Friendly Schools, big questions with the Ministry of Eco Education, future-school imagination inspired by Rob Hopkins, and the challenge of turning concern into meaningful action without deepening climate anxiety. The episode then turns inward, with Kerry Trevett’s session on burnout, boundaries, resilience and human sustainability, before Meryl Batchelder closes GroundEd with her final Big Green Hug: a joyful, honest, funny and deeply grounded reflection on community, imperfection, play, music, courage, and why educators need each other to keep going. The episode ends with Emily Lawler’s “Note to Self,” recorded live at GroundEd, as a gentler alternative to the usual Coffee & Geography theme tune. A practical, hopeful and human conclusion to the GroundEd story — about doing the work, sustaining the people who do it, and remembering that there are still so many reasons to keep going. 🔗 GroundEd — Regenerative and Transformative CPD for Educators: https://terraligo.com/grounded/ 🔗 Cap-A-Pie Theatre Company: https://www.cap-a-pie.co.uk/ 🔗 National Education Nature Park: https://www.educationnaturepark.org.uk/ 🔗 OASES — Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists: https://oases.org.uk/ 🔗 Climate Friendly Schools: https://www.climatefriendlyschools.org.uk/ 🔗 Ministry of Eco Education: https://www.ministryofeco.org 🔗 Rob Hopkins — How to Fall in Love with the Future: https://www.robhopkins.net/the-book/ 🔗 'Green Herts and Minds' initiative (Green Solutions Group) https://www.greensolutionsgroupltd.co.uk/ 🔗 Emily Lawler — musician: https://emilylawlermusician.com/ #CoffeeGeogPod #GroundEd #RegenerativeEducation #TeacherCPD #ClimateEducation #ClimateAction #YoungRegenerators #OutdoorLearning #SustainabilityEducation #EducationForSustainability #TeacherWellbeing #NationalEducationNaturePark #ClimateFriendlySchools #MinistryOfEcoEducation #EnvironmentalEducation #GeographyEducation #BurnoutToResilience Also contains music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/sensho/forgiveness & https://uppbeat.io/t/luminbird/nothing-like-home

    Coffee & Geography 6x12 GroundEd: CPD That Breathes (On-Location Special) Part 2

  4. Jul 11

    Coffee & Geography 6x11 GroundEd: CPD That Breathes (On-Location Special) Part 1

    In this first part of a two-part Coffee & Geography special, Kit Marie travels to GroundEd, a regenerative education gathering hosted by Meryl Batchelder at the Homestead in Northumberland. Over two days, educators came together for something deliberately different from conventional CPD: outdoor, embodied, communal, playful, reflective, and rooted in climate, nature, education and wellbeing. Part 1 explores the foundations of that experience: nature connection, ecological thinking, deep questions, more-than-human perspectives, and community. Through live recordings from GroundEd, we hear from Liz Knapper on awe, wonder and children’s connection with nature; Hannah on early years outdoor learning; Katharine Burke on ecological education and entanglement; Geoff Norman on Philosophy for Children and the power of questioning; and Annabel and Ruth’s Messages from the Wild, which invites participants to speak from the perspective of other species. The episode closes with Ladies of the Midnight Blue, whose music and spoken-word energy capture the point where GroundEd begins to feel less like a conference and more like a community in motion. A warm, thoughtful, field-recorded episode about what happens when CPD doesn’t just inform teachers — but helps them breathe. 🔗 GroundEd — Regenerative and Transformative CPD for Educators: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/terraligo/1864041 🔗 Global Action Plan: https://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/ 🔗 Earthwards: Transformative Ecological Education — Katharine Burke: https://www.hawthornpress.com/books/changemaking/social-ecology-change/earthwards/ 🔗 Thoughtful / Philosophy for Children: https://www.thoughtful.org.uk/ 🔗 Paths2Learning & P4C: https://www.paths2learning.eu/index.php/en/home/ 🔗 Messages from the Wild — Annabel Ross: https://www.messagesfromthewild.com/ 🔗 Ladies of Midnight Blue: https://www.hannabiell.com/ladies-of-midnight-blue.html #CoffeeGeogPod #GroundEd #RegenerativeEducation #TeacherCPD #ClimateEducation #NatureConnection #OutdoorLearning #EcologicalEducation #SustainabilityEducation #EnvironmentalEducation #TeacherWellbeing #PhilosophyForChildren #MoreThanHuman #EducationForSustainability #GeographyEducation Also music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/albert-behar/puzzle-pieces, https://uppbeat.io/t/gray-north/arcane & https://uppbeat.io/t/avbe/yellowstone-at-sunrise

    Coffee & Geography 6x11 GroundEd: CPD That Breathes (On-Location Special) Part 1

  5. Jun 27

    Coffee & Geography Espresso - 10 - Heatwaves, School Closures & Safeguarding (with Alistair Hamill)

    ‘Espresso’ & Geography is a #MiniGeogs #podcast short where Kit Marie and special guests talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. Except this one was so much of a hot topic, it became a full-length episode. This quadruple shot of geography-laden caffeine welcomes the wonderful Alistair Hamill back to the #CoffeeGeogPod coffeehouse. Earlier today, Alistair and I reviewed some of the talking points from Thursday's Teacher's Talk Radio (TTR) Points of View discussion on heatwaves and schools through a geographical-lens. Please do take the time to listen to the full discussion over on TTR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGMu6LF4VCs / https://www.facebook.com/ttradioofficial/videos/27147212734938414/ and offer your thoughts. Links/references: 🔗 We recreated the legendary heatwave summer of 1976 in today’s climate – here’s what we found (Ed Hawkins & Hayley Fowler, writing for The Conversation): https://theconversation.com/we-recreated-the-legendary-heatwave-summer-of-1976-in-todays-climate-heres-what-we-found-285303 🔗 A previous special #CoffeeGeogPod where Alistair talks about his school's tree project in Lurgan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9RuM_AVmhU 🔗 ‘Standing back’ or ‘stepping up’? Exploring climate change education policy influence in England (Greer, King & Glackin) https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/berj.3888 ### 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. 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/) ### How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation - Follow us on Bluesky at bsky.app/profile/geogramblings.com and the hashtag #CoffeeGeogPod - Post a listener question for guests using #GeogQOverABrew - Rate, review (ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform. - Support Geogramblings education efforts by donating at ko-fi.com/kitrackley - Switch your energy provider to Octopus Energy via this link: https://share.octopus.energy/reed-foal-15. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.

    Coffee & Geography Espresso - 10 - Heatwaves, School Closures & Safeguarding (with Alistair Hamill)

  6. Jun 6

    Coffee & Geography 6x10 Dr Anjana Khatwa (UK) The Whispers of Rock

    In this episode, Kit Marie is joined by Dr Anjana Khatwa — award-winning earth scientist, geologist, science communicator, TV presenter, and author of The Whispers of Rock. Their conversation begins with family, migration, and identity, tracing Anjana’s story from Slough to Rajasthan, Kenya, India, Dorset, and the Jurassic Coast. She reflects on how colonial histories, family upheaval, and community shaped her understanding of place and belonging. The episode then turns to the rock that changed everything: a piece of basalt Anjana picked up as a child at the Shaitani lava flows in Kenya, the moment she now sees as the beginning of “Jurassic Girl.” From there, she and Kit Marie talk about geology as story, about why rocks are so often overlooked in public conversations about nature, and about how The Whispers of Rock asks readers to see rocks not as dead matter but as part of the living world. They also discuss accessibility to nature, rural space, and belonging, including Anjana’s work at the National Trust on inclusion and equity, and why the issue is not a lack of connection to nature in global majority communities, but often a lack of access. 🔗 Anjana Khatwa – The Whispers of Rock / author website: https://www.anjanakhatwa.com/writing 🔗 Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site: https://www.jurassiccoast.org/what-is-the-jurassic-coast/ 🔗 The Geological Society of London – R H Worth Award: https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/about-us/society-awards/r-h-worth-award/ 🔗 National Trust – commitment to inclusion and diversity: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/about-us/our-commitment-to-inclusion-and-diversity 🔗 Celestial Seasonings – Bengal Spice Herbal Tea: https://celestialseasonings.com/products/bengal-spice #CoffeeGeogPod #Geology #EarthScience #ScienceCommunication #JurassicCoast #WhispersOfRock #NatureWriting #InclusionInNature #NationalTrust #RockStories #GeographyEducation #PublicEngagement #DeepTime #ClimateCommunication

    Coffee & Geography 6x10 Dr Anjana Khatwa (UK) The Whispers of Rock

  7. May 30

    Coffee & Geography 6x09 Nava Khorram Ahmad (Marianas/Latvia) Climate ed, Child of the Pacific

    Kit Marie is joined by Nava Khorram Ahmad, Executive Director of the Climate Education Centre, a newly established non‑profit developing holistic, action‑orientated climate education for young people globally. Nava shares how the organisation began (co‑founded with her mum) and why their curriculum aims to go beyond climate science to include climate justice, Indigenous ways of knowing, practical action, and emotional support for young people who feel overwhelmed. The conversation explores Nava’s geographic identity—growing up in the Mariana Islands (Saipan), moving to Czechia at 15, and living in Latvia—and how that shaped her values, priorities, and connection to nature. Nava reflects on community life on a small island, the region’s complex colonial history, and early experiences of environmental action through Beautify CNMI, including a childhood initiative to restore a neglected lighthouse. Listener questions take the discussion into climate education in different contexts (Pacific vs Europe vs US), how to foster climate awareness during geopolitical conflict, and the values underpinning climate concern. Nava also shares examples of young people driving climate resilience, including a Pacific‑islands‑led legal effort at the ICJ and youth action in Hawai‘i. 🔗 Climate Education Centre: https://climateducation.org 🔗 European Climate Pact: https://climate-pact.europa.eu/ 🔗 ICJ to Deliver Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: https://sdg.iisd.org/news/icj-to-deliver-advisory-opinion-on-climate-change/ 🔗 Beautify CNMI: https://www.facebook.com/beautifycnmi/ 🔗 Marianas Eye (March 28, 2008) Nava Khorram: Environmental Champion: https://marianaseye.blogspot.com/2008/03/nava-khorram-environmental-champion.html 🔗 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) overview: https://www.doi.gov/oia/islands/cnmi Connect with Nava via LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nava-khorram/ #CoffeeGeogPod #ClimateEducation #ClimateJustice #YouthClimateAction #IndigenousKnowledge #ClimateResilience #PacificIslands #Saipan #EducationReform #ClimateAnxiety #CommunityAction #ClimateCommunication #ICJ Theme music: "Spark of Inspiration" by Silvermansounds.com

    Coffee & Geography 6x09 Nava Khorram Ahmad (Marianas/Latvia) Climate ed, Child of the Pacific

  8. May 16

    Coffee & Geography 6x08 Aparna Bamzai-Dodson (USA) Climate adaptation, actionable science, gaming

    Kit Marie is joined by Aparna Bamzai‑Dodson, Assistant Regional Administrator at the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC) within the US Geological Survey (USGS). Aparna explains how the USGS functions as the science arm of the US Department of the Interior and how the CASC network supports climate adaptation across public lands and resources. The conversation focuses on what “actionable science” looks like in practice: building partnerships, designing research questions with end‑users, avoiding stakeholder fatigue, and ensuring science is accessible in the format decision‑makers actually need. Aparna shares how she changed direction from physical climate modelling toward work that helps people do something with climate knowledge, and how she built her PhD research around improving stakeholder engagement processes—work that fed directly back into how her team operates. Kit and Aparna discuss why place matters in adaptation, how to “meet people where they’re at,” and the practical realities of balancing priorities across legislation, gateway communities, visitors, and Indigenous partners. A particularly strong example explores difficult decisions around protecting cultural artefacts threatened by future flooding, and how early science‑informed conversations can create time for communities to decide what they want. 🔗 Aparna's staff profile at the US Geological Survey (USGS): https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/aparna-bamzai-dodson 🔗 Scientist Spotlight on Aparna: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/news/scientist-spotlight-finding-yourself-open-world 🔗 USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC network): https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers 🔗 US National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/ 🔗 Kashmiri “Kahwa / Kaffa” tea background (tea discussed; name varies by spelling): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahwah **Disclaimer: Our discussion on specific video games is based on Aparna’s personal views and does not represent a US federal government endorsement*** #CoffeeGeogPod #ClimateAdaptation #USGS #ActionableScience #ScienceCommunication #StakeholderEngagement #ClimateServices #PublicLands #EnvironmentalManagement #Geography #AppliedGeography #ClimateRisk #DecisionMaking #CASC Theme music: "Spark of Inspiration" by Silvermansound.com

    Coffee & Geography 6x08 Aparna Bamzai-Dodson (USA) Climate adaptation, actionable science, gaming
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== About the 'Coffee & Geography' podcast == 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! Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod. The Coffee & Geography Podcast is a 'Geogramblings' production, hosted and produced by Kit Rackley (they/them). The podcast is supported by generous donations via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley and takes advice from an advisory board of volunteers. Theme music: "Spark of Inspiration" by Shane Ivers (silvermansound.com) == About Geogramblings == Kit Rackley (Geogramblings) spent 13 years as a Geography high-school teacher, and is now freelancing as an educational blogger, author, speaker & trainer. They are a consultant to the Geographical Association & NASBTT (UK) and currently works in supporting schools across England to safeguard their children through climate action. Kit's projects include the Geogramblings.com educational blog, communicating issues through performing arts, the Coffee & Geography podcast and many community-based initiatives.

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  • Creator
    Kit Rackley (Geogramblings)
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    157
  • Rating
    Clean
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