The American Geosciences Institute has
been organizing Earth
Science Week since 1998 to "help the public gain a
better understanding and appreciation for the Earth Sciences and to encourage
stewardship of the Earth." In celebration of Earth Science
Week, we began collaborating with the staff at KUNM in 2009 to create a week-long series on the geology of New
Mexico. We have posted podcasts and scripts of these radio spots in case you missed
them or want to hear them again.
KUNM, 89.9 FM is a public radio station that broadcasts from the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM.
2023 (aired
7:00 PM, October 9-13)
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 9 |
"The Water Data Initiative" by Rachel Hobbs |
1.82 MB |
48 KB |
| October 10 |
"Methane Hotspots" by Ken Minschwaner (did not air) |
1.82 MB |
298 KB |
| October 11 |
"Hydrothermal experiments to probe deep in the Earth’s crust" by Alex Gysi |
1.82 MB |
78 KB |
| October 12 |
"The New Mexico Mineral Museum" by John Rakovan |
1.82 MB |
79 KB |
| October 13 |
"The Healy Collaborative Groundwater Monitoring Network" by Laila Sturgis |
1.82 MB |
49 KB |
2022 (aired
7:00 PM, October 10-14)
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 10 |
"Earth Science Education is Vital for a Sustainable World." by Leah Tevis |
1.36 MB |
98 KB |
| October 11 |
"Recycling Electronic Waste with Microorganisms" by Mackenzie Best |
1.37 MB |
51 KB |
| October 12 |
"Science-based Soil Management" by Kevin Hobbs |
1.38 MB |
150 KB |
| October 13 |
"Data Management for a Sustainable Future" by Mark Leo-Russell |
1.39 MB |
46 KB |
| October 14 |
"Critical Minerals in New Mexico" by Virginia McLemore |
1.38 MB |
128 KB |
2021 (aired
7:00 PM, October 11-15)
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 11 |
"Aquifer Mapping" by Laila Sturgis |
1.33 MB |
106 KB |
| October 12 |
"Climate Change in NM" by Amanda Doherty |
1.37 MB |
38 KB |
| October 13 |
"Recharge" by Ethan Mamer |
1.37 MB |
31 KB |
| October 14 |
"Groundwater Monitoring" by Kristin Pearthree |
1.38 MB |
76 KB |
| October 15 |
"Water Data Act" by Stacy Timmons |
1.37 MB |
214 KB |
2020 (aired
7:00 PM, October 18-23)
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 18 |
"All About Sand" by Kevin Hobbs |
1.30 MB |
54 KB |
| October 19 |
"Importance of Mining in NM" by Virginia McLemore |
1.36 MB |
81 KB |
| October 20 |
"Caves and Karst" by Daniel Jones |
1.39 MB |
54 KB |
| October 21 |
"Minerals in Our Lives" by Alex Gysi |
1.36 MB |
56 KB |
| October 22 |
"Valles Caldera - Part I" by Laura Waters |
1.37 MB |
78 KB |
| October 23 |
"Valles Caldera - Part II" by Laura Waters |
1.37 MB |
|
2019 (aired
7:00 PM, October 14-18)
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 14 |
"Understanding Earth Using Cosmic Radiation" by Christine Burrill |
1.43 MB |
183 KB |
| October 15 |
"Geoscience For All" by Cynthia Connolly (did not air) |
1.07 MB |
14 KB |
| October 16 |
"Arroyos Are Dry Rivers" by Kyle Stark |
1.30 MB |
13 KB |
| October 17 |
"Forecasting Storms and Hurricanes" by Zeljka Fuchs-Stone |
1.43 MB |
278 KB |
| October 18 |
"Earthquakes in New Mexico" by Mairi Litherland |
1.46 MB |
11 KB |
2018 (aired
7:00 PM, October 15-19)
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 15 |
"Earth as Inspiration for Geology and Art" by Adam Read |
1.77 MB |
183 KB |
| October 16 |
"Aquifer Mapping" by Stacy Timmons (recorded in 2016) |
1.83 MB |
14 KB |
| October 17 |
"Guadalupe Mountains" by Lewis Land (recorded in 2016) |
1.83 MB |
13 KB |
| October 18 |
"Connecting Art and Geology" by Maureen Wilks |
1.83 MB |
278 KB |
| October 19 |
"El Morro National Monument" by Talon Newton |
1.73 MB |
217 KB |
2016 (these never aired — see 2018)
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| -NA- |
"Shiprock" by Maureen Wilks (read by Kelsey McNamera) |
1.52 MB |
328 KB |
| -NA- |
"Mineral Resources" by Virginia McLemore |
1.85 MB |
65 KB |
2015 aired
7:00 PM, October 13-16
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 13 |
"Capitan Reef" by Lewis Land |
1.83 MB |
48 KB |
| October 14 |
"Tree Thinning" by Talon Newton |
1.79 MB |
53 KB |
| October 15 |
"Volcano Dating Game" by Matt Zimmerer (read by Andy Jochems) |
1.85 MB |
68 KB |
| October 16 |
"El Morro" by Stacy Timmons (read by Andy Jochems) |
1.78 MB |
67 KB |
2014 aired
7:00 PM, October 13-17
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 13 |
"Sinkhole Blues" by Lewis Land |
1.87 MB |
10 KB |
| October 14 |
"A River Runs Through Geologic History" by Andy Jochems |
1.85 MB |
10 KB |
| October 15 |
"White Sands Hydrogeology" by Michelle Bourett |
1.51 MB |
10 KB |
| October 17 |
"Jornada del Muerto" by Trevor Kludt |
1.75 MB |
12 KB |
2013 aired
7:00 PM, October 21-24
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 21 |
"Mapping Groundwater" by Kitty Pokorny |
1.81 MB |
106 KB |
| October 22 |
"Taos Astronaut Training" by Paul Bauer |
1.81 MB |
10 KB |
| October 23 |
"Geologic Mapping" by Dan Koning |
1.81 MB |
09 KB |
| October 24 |
"Coprolite Dilemma" by Phil Miller |
1.81 MB |
38 KB |
2012 aired
7:00 PM, October 8-12
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 08 |
"Soil Geologist" by Bruce Harrison |
1.85 MB |
03 KB |
| October 09 |
"Geologic Librarian" by Maureen Wilks |
1.63 MB |
49 KB |
| October 10 |
"Geologic Outreach" by Susie Welch |
2.43 MB |
12 KB |
| October 11 |
"Field Geologist" by Geoff Rawling |
2.47 MB |
11 KB |
| October 12 |
"Karst Geologist" by Lewis Land |
1.75 MB |
09 KB |
2011 aired
7:00 PM, October 11-14
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 11 |
"Jarosite, the NM to Mars Connection" by Virgil Lueth |
1.65 MB |
23
KB |
| October 12 |
"NM Coal" by Gretchen Hoffman |
1.89 MB |
10
KB |
| October 13 |
"Earthquake Landscapes" by Sean Connell |
1.65 MB |
10
KB |
| October 14 |
"White Sands" by Talon Newton (not available) |
not available |
10 KB |
2010 aired
7:00 PM, October 12-15
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 12 |
"The
Rio Grande Rift" by Adam Read |
542
KB |
15
KB |
| October 13 |
"Minerals
for a Green Society" by Virginia McLemore |
512
KB |
14
KB |
| October 14 |
"Rail
Runner Rocks" by Doug Bland |
511
KB |
12
KB |
| October 15 |
"Geothermal
Energy" by Shari Kelley |
440
KB |
11 KB |
2009 aired 7:00 PM, October 12-16
| Date |
Segment Title |
Mp3 (file) |
Text (PDF) |
| October 12 |
"New
Mexico's Red Hot Landscapes" by Nelia Dunbar |
1.6
MB |
17
KB |
| October 13 |
"New
Mexico gets a CAT Scan" by Rick Aster |
1.8
MB |
16
KB |
| October 14 |
"New Mexico
Landscapes 20000 Years Ago" by Dave Love |
1.8 MB |
10
KB |
| October 15 |
"Buried Treasure: Fossil Water" by Stacy Timmons |
1.8
MB |
11
KB |
| October 16 |
"How
Can You Lose A Billion Years?" by Mike Timmons |
1.9
MB |
10
KB |
