24 episodes

Under Our Feet is a podcast that dives deep into the Earth and deep into time to explore the ways geologic events have shaped our experience of the world. Follow along to discover how we‘re intricately connected to the world beneath our feet!

Under Our Feet Rudy Molinek

    • Science
    • 5.0 • 41 Ratings

Under Our Feet is a podcast that dives deep into the Earth and deep into time to explore the ways geologic events have shaped our experience of the world. Follow along to discover how we‘re intricately connected to the world beneath our feet!

    PFAS: Zooming In

    PFAS: Zooming In

    The debut of Season 2 on PFAS "forever" chemicals and groundwater! This episode explores the history of PFAS development, their basic chemistry, and what they do once they get in our bodies - they're found in 98% of Americans blood! 
     
    Learn more on our website: www.uofpod.org. Music in this episode is by the Blue Dot Sessions (https://sessions.blue/). Under Our Feet is a production of Meandering Media.

    • 30 min
    (REPLAY) PFAS: Zooming In

    (REPLAY) PFAS: Zooming In

    This is a re-release of the first episode of Season 2! New full episodes start October 19th!
     
    The debut of Season 2 on PFAS "forever" chemicals and groundwater! This episode explores the history of PFAS development, their basic chemistry, and what they do once they get in our bodies - they're found in 98% of Americans blood! 
     
    Learn more on our website: www.uofpod.org. Music in this episode is by the Blue Dot Sessions (https://sessions.blue/). Under Our Feet is a production of Meandering Media.

    • 31 min
    PFAS: Seeping Through

    PFAS: Seeping Through

    We learn how PFAS forever chemicals escape from the places they're supposed to be, and start their journey to places they're not. We'll explore landfill history and design, and the story of open-ground training and testing with aqueous film-forming foams in Peshtigo, Wisconsin.
     
    Find more on our website: uofpod.org, and support the show on Patreon (patreon.com/rudymolinek). Music for the show is by the Blue Dot Sessions (session.blue).

    • 23 min
    PFAS: Spreading Out

    PFAS: Spreading Out

    Episode three of our series about PFAS forever chemicals. In this installment, Chris Zahasky, Maureen Muldoon, and Christy Remucal guide us through the hidden groundwater systems that let PFAS spread through the environment and into our drinking water. 
     
    More information, and a link to support the show on Patreon, at UOFpod.org. Music by the Blue Dot Sessions. Under Our Feet is a production of Meandering Media.

    • 27 min
    BONUS: Seeing the Unseen

    BONUS: Seeing the Unseen

    In this bonus episode, originally only available for subscribers on Patreon, we hear how the scientists in the PFAS: Spreading Out episode see invisible molecules like PFAS and processes like groundwater flow.
     
    To get early access to bonus content like this and more, you can join our Patreon community for as little as $1 a month. There's a link at our website: UOFpod.org. 
     
    The music in this episode is by the Blue Dot Sessions. Under Our Feet is a production of Meandering Media, LLC.

    • 12 min
    PFAS: Speaking Up

    PFAS: Speaking Up

    This episode we hear directly from people living with acute PFAS contamination in Peshtigo and Marinette, Wisconsin. We also hear how industrial contamination impacts the site of the Menominee Nation's origin: the mouth of the Menominee River in Marinette.
     
    Support Under Our Feet by subscribing to our Patreon page - there's a link on our website, uofpod.org. The music in this episode is from the Blue Dot Sessions and Wade Fernandez (more at wadefernandezmusic.com). UOF is a production of Meandering Media, LLC.

    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
41 Ratings

41 Ratings

maaaaaargaret ,

Great local geology!

Hi from Michigan, loving the podcast- really good info and explanations as well as lots of relevant current issues. Really focuses on the importance of geology and our connection to the land we live on. I also really enjoy the sound design. Looking forward to the next episode always :)

leztron ,

For history nerds too

I’m a historian, not a scientist, but Rudy provides engaging explanations for how Wisconsin geology has impacted both historic and current events. The episodes are both understandable and relevant to a geology newbie. I’m loving all the historical anecdotes!

BeightCeeb ,

New insights on old landscapes

This podcast provides new and fascinating perspectives on landscapes I have known for years. Rudy intersperses the interviews with helpful (and fun!) explanations and analogies that help the geological concepts stick. I really enjoy listening to this podcast and I’m looking forward to the episodes to come! Keep up the good work, Rudy!

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