The Folklore of Geology

About this episode

This episode explores Indigenous stories of geologic events and their relation to modern science.

For tens of thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have passed down stories of major geologic events around the world, and many times, we find that modern science is just playing catch-up to learn more about them. In this episode, we discuss some of the oldest known stories on Earth that come from Australia, and then dive into more recent events preserved in legends from the Pacific Northwest. ** NOTE: Please excuse the audio quality on this one! We wanted to get you an episode ASAP, so Meagan had to quickly do the editing, meaning it is not quite as polished as one that has passed through our usual editing process. ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads…

Topics covered

• Indigenous Peoples
• geologic events
• folklore
• science
• legends
• Australia
• Pacific Northwest

Keywords

• geology
• folklore
• Indigenous stories
• Australia
• Pacific Northwest
• geologic events
• science

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Products: spookyscience

Places: Australia, Pacific Northwest

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