Best Kit Rackley (Geogramblings Podcasts (2024)

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Coffee & Geography 4x23 Annie Risner (Climate Ambassadors London) 47:34

3h ago47:34

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Special #ClimateAmbassdors mini-series! Learn more about the scheme and get to know each of the England regional teams. Joining Kit Marie from the London hub is Annie Risner. Being connected to the sea, keeping fit using aerial hoops, working with Early Years settings and more!Annie was born in London and grew up in Kent, where she spent most of he…

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Coffee & Geography 4x22 Matilda Crane (Climate Ambassadors East Midlands) 51:41

12d ago51:41

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Special #ClimateAmbassdors mini-series! Learn more about the scheme and get to know each of the England regional teams. Joining Kit Marie from the East Midlands hub is Matilda Crane. Drinking some Dragonfly Tea, they chat about faith and the environment, Jane Austin, and more!Matilda is the Climate Ambassadors East Midlands Regional Hub Manager. Sh…

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Coffee & Geography 4x20 Cormac Lawler (Climate Ambassadors Northwest) 53:10

19d ago53:10

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Special #ClimateAmbassdors mini-series! Learn more about the scheme and get to know each of the England regional teams. Joining Kit Marie from the Northwest hub is Cormac Lawler. They sip a Yorkshire Tea and chat about how Irish life changed during the ‘Celtic Tiger’, staring into ponds, amongst other things!Cormac is the Climate Ambassadors Northw…

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Coffee & Geography 4x21 Gemma Bailey (Climate Ambassadors South East) 55:09

20d ago55:09

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Special #ClimateAmbassdors mini-series! Learn more about the scheme and get to know each of the England regional teams. Joining Kit Marie from the Southeast hub is Gemma Bailey. Sticking with juice, they and chat about the influence of local authorities, reintroducing bison to Kent, baking, amongst other things!Gemma is based in Kent, but works at …

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Coffee & Geography 4x19 Will Duffy (USA) Antarctica, sci & religion, snorkeling and more 43:50

26d ago43:50

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Kit Marie and Will Duffy sit down and discuss science & religion, free-diving, snorkeling, veggie-free diets, amongst other things!Will is a pastor in a small town in Colorado* and the creator of 'The Final Experiment', a venture to bring together prominent #FlatEarth touters and their detractors to #Antarctica. You can find out more by visiting ht…

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Coffee & Geography 4x18 Aidah Nakku (Uganda) Climate justice for women and girls, and more 36:47

1M ago36:47

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Kit Marie and Aidah Nakku enjoy a hot chocolate, and chat about climate justice for women and girls in the Global South, logistical language barriers, dancing ears and more!Aidah Nakku is a climate and gender Justice activist from Kampala Uganda. She is the founder of Hold Her Hand Initiative, an Initiative that focuses on empowering women and girl…

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Coffee & Geography 4x17 Adam Brett (UK) LGBT+ in education spaces, cats, and more 55:53

1M ago55:53

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Kit Marie and Dr Adam Brett with some Yorkshire Tea chat about hetero- and cis-normativity in education spaces, spatial representation, cat puns, and more!Adam is a former secondary school teacher and leader, and now researcher and lecturer at the University of Derby. He is the co-founder of Pride & Progress which works to support schools to be LGB…

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Coffee & Geography 4x16 Andy Funnell (Northern Ireland) Student partnerships, Bluey and more... 54:48

2M ago54:48

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Kit Marie and Andy Funnell sip some fresh orange dilutin’ juice, and chat about learning from who you meet to cover blind spots, working in partnership with young people, Bluey and more!Andy is a Geography Teacher and head of department in Northern Island. A ‘GIS convert’ and an unexpected blend of Cheshire, Yorkshire, Nottingham, Qatar, Slovakia a…

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Coffee & Geography 4x15 Katie Hall (UK) GIS, archaeology, table-top role play, and more 51:45

2M ago51:45

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Kit Marie and Katie Hall enjoy some Yorkshire Tea and chat about accents, using GIS to enhance access to nature, archaeology, table-top role play games, and more!Katie rambled their way into a career with GIS via archaeology and geography teaching! Katie stills look at their feet when they are out field walking as grubbing in the dirt turns out to …

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Coffee & Geography 4x14 Mash-up with the 'Mapping Inspirational Women' Podcast 44:07

2M ago44:07

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Kit Marie is joined by previous guest Hermione Miao, for a special mash-up between the 'Coffee & Geography' and 'Mapping Inspirational Women' podcasts!You can *watch* this discussion between Hermione and Kit Marie over on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm9xVNjsHd4'Mapping Inspirational Women' is a project to discover inspirational women a…

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Coffee & Geography 4x13 Miriam Lancewood (Bulgaria, Holland, NZ) Living in the wild, and more... 41:57

2M ago41:57

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Kit Marie and Miriam Lancewood grab some thyme to brew from outside and chat about being ‘place-centred’ rather than ‘time-centred’, travelling and living in the wild with husband Peter, busking, and more!Miriam Lancewood lived for 7 years with her husband Peter in the wilderness of New Zealand. They roamed around like nomads, cooked on a fire, sle…

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Coffee & Geography 4x12 Regan Mudhar (UK) Music, PhD climate research and more 59:05

3M ago59:05

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Kit Marie and Regan Mudhar chat about the power of music to evoke emotion, diversity and inclusion initiatives at the Royal Meteorological Society, PhD research into how Arctic warming is changing weather patterns and more!After doing an MSci in physics with astrophysics in Bristol, Regan worked in finance for a couple of years. But they returned t…

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Coffee & Geography 4x11 We Are All Geographers (100th Episode Special at GAConf24) 34:01

3M ago34:01

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It's the 100th episode (well, technically, the 100th upload!) of the Coffee & Geography podcast! We've been on an incredible journey, with Kit Marie speaking to over 100 people from over 22 countries. The weekend of the 100th release coincided with the weekend after the Geographical Association Annual Conference 2024, so Kit Marie took the opportun…

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Coffee & Geography 4x10 Ayesha Tandon (UK) Migration studies, climate journalism, food, and more 49:06

3M ago49:06

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Kit Marie and Ayesha Tandon brew up a hot drink and chat about the social factors that impact migration, culture and identity through food, early careers and diverse voices in science, climate journalism, being sporty in a sporty family, and more!Science journalist at Carbon Brief. Ayesha is the 3rd generation of woman to study physics in her famil…

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Coffee & Geography 4x09 Dave Wynn (UK) Climate advocacy, 2000AD comics, stereoscopy and more... 1:09:15

3M ago1:09:15

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Kit Marie and Dave Wynn have a late night brew and chat about climate advocacy, admiration for 2000AD comics, learning the harp, stereophotography, and more! Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a special musical treat.A/S/L Dave? Old, neutered, lost. An old joke, but getting more accurate by the year. Otherwise, climate advocate, stereo-photog…

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Coffee & Geography 4x08 Sam & Simon Fox (UK) Youth STEMM Award, sci comm, school trips and more... 59:11

4M ago59:11

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Kit Marie is joined by Sam and Simon Fox to chat about science communication, school trips, Essex origins, the amazing Youth STEMM Award, and more!Dr Samantha Fox is a scientist and social entrepreneur. She spent many years hanging out with plants at The John Innes Centre, an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetic…

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Coffee & Geography Espresso - 6 - Reflections on the first Decolonising Geography Gathering 15:53

4M ago15:53

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‘Espresso’ & Geography is a podcast short where Kit Marie and special guests talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. This shot of geography-laden caffeine welcomes Nona, Louise and Hope in reflecting on the first 'Gathering' of the Decolonising Geography collective that took place in March 2024 at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre…

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Coffee & Geography 4x07 Catherine Walker (UK) Flygskam, gap years, research and more 1:00:10

4M ago1:00:10

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Kit Marie and Catherine Walker time their Ozzie coffee with a chat about flight shame, UK high-school subject options, a gap-year in Chile, researching climate change from the perspective young people from migrant families, and more!Known as Catherine by some, Cate to others but to everyone, a deep thinker with a passion for exploring, analysing, r…

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Coffee & Geography 4x06 Andrew Caine (UK) Marine bio books, digging up victorian trinkets, and more 53:13

4M ago53:13

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Kit Marie and Andrew Caine enjoy a chat over enthusing young people and non-scientists about marine biology, being a self-published author, being a northerner from the south, rummaging through Victorian rubbish dumps, and more!Andrew is a teacher, a self-professed idiot and likes a laugh! He is an author of three books to help people without a scie…

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Coffee & Geography 4x05 Shabnam Anam (UK) Anti-racism in rural areas, neurodistinctness and more 59:48

4M ago59:48

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Kit Marie and Shabnam Anam sip a coffee and chat about lived experiences between rural and urbam communities, anti-racist education, Sunderland, the hesitation of getting tattoos, and more!Shabnam is an Antiracist Educator; passionate about authenticity, equality and empowerment. She has been in Primary Education for over 20 years, serving diverse …

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Coffee & Geography Espresso - 5 - Geography Teacher Educators Conference 2024 16:27

5M ago16:27

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‘Espresso’ & Geography is a podcast short where Kit Marie and special guests talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. This shot of geography-laden caffeine is a break-time chat at the Geography Teachers Educators Conference, that took place at the end of January 2024 in York. Discussed are the importance of such conferences; w…

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Coffee & Geography 4x04 Abigail Best (UK) Electrolysis, geography of healthcare, and more 59:36

5M ago59:36

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Kit Marie records their chat while undergoing electrolysis treatment from Abigail Best! All the while they chat about electrolysis treatment, the geography in voice and language, access to treatment on the NHS, and more!Abigail is a fully licenced electrolysist with over 30 years’ experience and offers permanent hair removal to everyone including t…

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Coffee & Geography 4x03 Ilan Kelman (UK) Disasters by choice, human identity, dogs, and more 58:41

5M ago58:41

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Kit Marie and Ilan Kelman take a deep dive into the human element of progress (or not) in tackling and contributing towards disasters, the challenges of catering for diverse values and voice, photography, and more!Ilan is Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London, and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Nor…

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Coffee & Geography 4x02 James Riding (UK) Subjective mapping, counter mapping, and more 56:53

5M ago56:53

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Kit Marie and James Riding sip a Pink Lane Coffee Americano and chat about exploring perceptions through art in a post-conflict context; examples of 'counter-maps'; imaginary towns;, amongst other things!James is Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow - a cultural geographer who uses creative methods. He works mainly in Bosnia & Herzegovina, an…

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Coffee & Geography 4x01 Athena - A.I., A.I. in education, buffets, The Simpsons and more 41:49

6M ago41:49

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Kit Marie and a mystery guest kick off Season 4 of Coffee & Geography, talking about Artificial Intelligence, how it is impacting education, and its potential for teaching and learning in Geography.Some links to things mentioned in the chat:- Pi AI (https://pi.ai/talk) - ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/)- Grammarly (https://app.grammarly.com/)- Ka…

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Coffee & Geography 3x26 End of Season Special: "Nothing About Us Without Us" 14:57

11M ago14:57

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Another season of Coffee & Geography comes to a close. This special episode, Kit Marie replays their Teachmeet performance at the 2023 Geographical Association's Annual conference, titled "Nothing About Us About Us."Links:- "Nothing About Us Without Us" lyrics and video of performance (https://geogramblings.com/2023/04/18/nothingaboutuswithoutus-th…

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Coffee & Geography 3x25 Zak Nelson (UK) Buses, Eurovision, license plates and more 59:55

11M ago59:55

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Kit Marie and Zak Nelson go easy with a banana and coconut smoothie and chat about buses, Europe and Eurovision, license plates from around the world, amongst other things!Zak is a bus enthusiast from Norfolk, who grew up obsessed with all things countries, capitals and flags. He has a collection of over 600 number plates from over 70 countries. Za…

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Coffee & Geography 3x24 Conor Rutland (UK) PhDs, tectonics, origami and more 45:18

11M ago45:18

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Kit Marie and Conor Rutland are on the UEA campus with their brews chatting about PhD’s, tectonic activity, origami, higher education, amongst other things!Conor is a PhD student at the University of East Anglia’s School of Environmental Sciences, researching seismic hazards in the Tibetan Plateau. He has a background in teaching high-school physic…

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Coffee & Geography 3x23 The Reteach Project ft. Catherine Owen, Ilan Kelman, Mark Maslin & others 32:15

11M ago32:15

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In this special episode, Kit Marie and Catherine Owen tell us about the Reteach Project, a free-to-use resource providing teachers with user-friendly guides, reading lists and recommendations written by subject experts. For the 2023 Geographical Association Annual Conference, Catherine and Kit Marie gave a lecture about Reteach, and you can hear sn…

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Coffee & Geography 3x22 Katie Nickolaou (USA) Broadcast meteorology, sci-fi, voice acting and more 55:04

12M ago55:04

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Kit Marie and Katie Nickolaou bond over hot chocolate, geeking out about meteorology, particularly of the Great Lakes, sci-fi fandom, voice acting and do a bit of improv for you all!Katie is an AMS Certified Meteorologist at WLNS in Lansing, Michigan. When she was 5, Katie was in a tornado, which launched her lifelong love of weather. Beyond meteor…

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Coffee & Geography Espresso - 4 - The Anthropocene: Does Arrogance Outlast Decay? 12:58

12M ago12:58

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‘Espresso’ & Geography is a podcast short where Kit Marie and a special guest talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. This shot of geography-laden caffeine looks at the latest news that the case for marking a new geological epoch the 'Anthropocene', one which defines human influence on the planet, is stronger than ever.Kit Ma…

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Coffee & Geography 3x21 Rebecca Osborne (UK) Graphic recording, NASA gatecrashers and more 1:06:34

12M ago1:06:34

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Kit Marie and Rebecca Osborne sensibly sip some water and chat about graphic recording and representation, being an LGBTQIA+ family, amongst other things!Rebecca's job title is ‘Graphic Recorder’. An unstoppable creative and Mum to 3 amazing offspring. She may not call herself a geography specialist but through her work Rebecca has had the pleasure…

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Coffee & Geography 3x20 John Cook (Australia) Cognitive bias, cartoons, cli-fi and more 57:18

1y ago57:18

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Kit Marie and John Cook share a glass of Aussie wine and chat cognitive biases & misinformation, drawing cartoons, writing cli-fi amongst other things!John is a scientist who researches how to fight fake news. Before becoming a scientist, he was a cartoonist. He now combines his science and art in the Cranky Uncle game, using humour, cartoons, crit…

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Coffee & Geography 3x19 David Preece (UK) Data vis, the Sahara and more... 56:04

1y ago56:04

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Kit Marie and David Preece sit down with a cuppa and chat about the what is ‘home’, Sahara desert, data visualisations, amongst other things!In the world before YouTube and the internet, the opportunities to be inspired were different and rare. In 1995, Dr James Jackson gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, called "Earth: An Explorer's Gui…

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Coffee & Geography 3x18 Chris Jackson (UK) Higher Ed, academic preprints, Twitter and more... 59:50

1y ago59:50

59:50

Kit Marie and Professor Chris Jackson chill with a non-alcoholic beer and chat about how geography shapes experiences based on who you are, helping black students into higher education, academic pre-prints, twitter trolls, amongst other things!Professor Chris Jackson is Director of Sustainable Geoscience with Jacobs, an organisation that supports s…

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Coffee & Geography 3x17 Jasmine Qureshi (UK) Intersectionality, poetry, Bristol and more... 58:06

1y ago58:06

58:06

Kit Marie and Jasmine Isa Qureshi share a mocha with soy milk chatting about intersectionality, poetry, life in Bristol, Taylor Swift, amongst other things!Jasmine is a little punk storytelling powerhouse of trans brown Muslim non binary Activist know-it-all monster energy. She loves bumblebees and beetles, writes about queerness, marine mammal int…

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Coffee & Geography 3x16 Norfolk-Dedza Schools Links (UK & Malawi) 34:50

1y ago34:50

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In this special episode, Kit Marie takes part in a day-long event for primary school pupils learning about Malawi. The conference is part of the work by the Norfolk-Dedza Schools Links (previously Norwich-Dedza Partnership). The Norwich-Dedza Partnership was a charity that developed and supported practical links between Norwich, UK and Dedza Distri…

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Coffee & Geography 3x15 Bob Digby (UK) Social media, Geography community, Cornwall and more 52:28

1y ago52:28

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Kit Marie and Bob Digby sip on some and chat about social media, community through Geography, Cornwall, being a bus conductor, amongst other things.Bob Digby is a former teacher and teacher educator who still believes that no job in the world beats teaching and working with enthused colleagues and students. He now writes geographical resources and …

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Coffee & Geography 3x14 Jen Monk (UK) Manchester, student representation, being blonde and more 44:45

1y ago44:45

44:45

Kit Marie and Jen Monk grab a latte and talk about Manchester, student representation, fieldwork, being blonde, white velour tracksuits, amongst other things!Jen is Head of Geography at an inner-city Manchester school and mum of two gorgeous little boys. She enjoys walks with her dog Poppy and taking the boys out to see lots of Geography. Jen is al…

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Coffee & Geography Espresso - 2 - Prospects for El Niño in 2023 with Alistair Hamill 19:23

1y ago19:23

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‘Espresso’ & Geography is a podcast short where Kit Marie and a special guest talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. This shot of geography-laden caffeine is the recent news concerning the forecast for the upcoming El Niño. What is El Niño? Why should we, as geographers, pay attention to it? And what does it mean for both sh…

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Coffee & Geography 3x13 Hilary Habeck Hunt (USA) Conservation, chronic illness, and more. 58:32

1y ago58:32

58:32

Kit Marie and Hilary Habeck Hunt grab some peppermint tea and chat about native lands, conservation, chronic illness in academia, amongst other things.Hilary is a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is completing a joint degree in Geography and Environment/Resources. Before returning to the academy for a PhD, she spent nea…

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Coffee & Geography 3x12 Jessica Law (UK) The Midlands, stink-pipes, snails, and more... 59:13

1y ago59:13

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Kit Marie chats to Jessica Law over some masala chai, chatting about the forgotten Midlands, stinkpipes, snails, migrating birds, amongst other things!Jessica is a Biology graduate, former Communications Officer for BirdLife International and currently Editorial Assistant at an educational publisher. She is a science communicator who worked for a g…

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Coffee & Geography 3x11 Elly Platt (UK) Sustainable fashion, Middle-Earth, and more... 59:32

1y ago59:32

59:32

Kit Marie picks up a community coffee with Elly Platt, and chats about the textile history in south London, sustainable fashion, the geography of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, amongst other things!Elly Platt is a costume maker and textile artist, who creates works of wearable art and other embroidered installations using lost or discarded textiles. Her w…

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Coffee & Geography 3x10 Hermione Miao (UK & China) Agency, geocapabilities and more... 51:48

1y ago51:48

51:48

Kit Marie chats to Hermione Miao indulging various herbal brews, chatting about Chinese names, herbal medicines and teas, geocapabilities, the opportunity to study abroad, human agency, amongst other things!Hermione Miao chose her name as Hermione Granger means so much to them. They like her courage to stepping into a new world that her parents hav…

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Coffee & Geography Espresso - 1 - The IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report with David Preece 15:29

1+ y ago15:29

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‘Espresso’ & Geography is a podcast short where Kit Marie and a special guest talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. Our first shot of geography-laden caffeine is the recently released Synthesis Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (or IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report. What is it? What are the key messages?…

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Coffee & Geography 3x09 Amel Hursham (UK) Scuba diving, the ocean, Essex, and more... 1:00:10

1+ y ago1:00:10

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Kit Marie chats to Amel sipping a tonic of turmeric and ginger, chatting about marine biology, scuba diving, the ocean, Essex, amongst other things!Amel is an early career marine biologist, who loves nature and all things marine, especially the UK native oyster and seagrass. Their love for the ocean stems from my parents reading them books like ‘Do…

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Coffee & Geography 3x08 Anne-Marie Organ (UK) Biodiversity, ruralphobia, colour purple, and more 54:30

1+ y ago54:30

54:30

Kit Marie shares a Clipper Green Tea with Anne-Marie Organ, chatting about giant animal statues, being a ‘rural-phobic’ Londoner, the colour purple, her sister’s biodiversity work in Mexico, amongst other things!Anne-Marie is an inclusive Christian, geek, podcaster, mother of two, Londoner, Franciscan. Beer & coffee drinker (but not at the same tim…

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Coffee & Geography 3x07 Zoë Johnson (UK) Weather, eating insects, musical theatre and more 51:03

1+ y ago51:03

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Kit Marie catches up with Zoë Johnson over some Halo coffee, chatting about meteorology, staying close to home for uni, (not) eating insects, musical theatre, amongst other things!Zoë is a meteorologist and climate change journalist, currently studying a Masters in Broadcast Journalism at the University of East Anglia after 3 years of weather forec…

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Coffee & Geography 3x06 Norwich Science Festival (On Location, UK) 41:18

1+ y ago41:18

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A special episode recorded on-location at the Norwich Forum for the Norwich Science Festival. The Festival is an annual event, with 2023's taking place between 11-18 February.Check out the Norwich Science Festival website at https://norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/Discover more about what was featured in the episode by visiting these links:- Tropic Bi…

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Coffee & Geography 3x05 Colleen Campbell (Saudi Arabia) Coral reefs, music, modern Saudi and more 50:15

1+ y ago50:15

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Kit Marie shares a latte with Colleen Campbell to chat about her PhD research with corals in the Red Sea, the privilege of being ‘green’, modern Saudi Arabia, amongst other things!Colleen is a PhD Student Marine Science. Geographer studying Marine Science in The Red Sea. She always loved maps and people, places, cultures, and languages long before …

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