GETTING CURIOUS | Does Groundwater Go With The Flow? with Dr. Marsha K. Allen

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

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Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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There’s a world of curiosity just below street level, and this week, we’re taking the plunge with a truly glam academic! Dr. Marsha K. Allen joins Jonathan to discuss fractured rock aquifers, sinkholes, and her groundbreaking work on water sustainability in Tobago. Dr. Marsha K. Allen is a geologist with a research background in Cosmochemistry (meteorites) and Hydrogeology. Her current research focuses on the fractured rock aquifer of one of her home islands, Tobago. She is currently new faculty at her alma mater Mount Holyoke College where she hopes to inspire students to pursue a STEM degree. Ready to start advocating for more sustainable water use? For global action, check out Waterkeeper Alliance. Black people and Indigenous peoples are disproportionately affected by contaminated waters. A uniquely national Native initiative, Honor the Earth’s mission is to raise awareness and support for Native environmental issues. In North Dakota, get to know the Water Protectors of Standing Rock. Mari Copeny, age 15 and also known as Little Miss Flint, has been fighting the water crisis in Flint, MI for over five years. You can follow Marsha on Twitter @HydroGeoTrini, and if you have any burning questions sparked by this podcast, feel free to email her at [email protected]! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Our executive producer is Erica Getto. Our associate producer is Zahra Crim. Our editor is Andrew Carson. Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to TheQuinCat.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to getting curious. I am Jonathan Van Ness and every week I sit down for a gorgeous conversation with a brilliant expert to learn all about something that makes me curious.
0:09.0	And today's episode is so good. We are joined by Marsha Allen where I ask her how important is
0:16.0	groundwater. Everyone you may remember in our first season of getting curious for
0:21.7	Netflix we filmed an episode about skyscrapers.
0:24.7	It was then that I became obsessed with what was going on like under New York City, like the
0:29.5	bedrocks, the waterways.
0:31.3	So today, at long last last we're going deep on everything just
0:35.6	below the street level. So welcome to the show Dr. Marsha K Allen who is an
0:40.2	assistant professor of Earth Science at Mount Holyote College.
0:44.2	She specializes in the field of hydrogeology,
0:47.3	how cool, right, and specifically fractured rock aquifers,
0:50.8	and she conducts her work on the island of Tobago.
0:53.7	Welcome, Dr. Marsha Kay Allen, how are you?
0:56.8	Oh my God, I'm so excited to be on your show, Jonathan.
1:02.0	Y'all, I really wish that this was an episode of the TV shows though speaking of because the
1:06.0	glasses that Marsha is rocking today. So, sheik, it's giving 50s on 2022 and the texture on your beautiful hair with these white
1:17.2	headphones you guys we typically don't post like shots from the
1:20.5	podcast but we may need to take a screenshot today because the look is looking at serving you look amazing.
1:25.4	Oh, thank you. And also I know that beauty pageants can be controversial. I get it.
1:31.3	However, 1998, Miss Universe, she is from Trinidad and Tobago. I will never forget watching that year Miss Universe. It was the year of the Nagano Olympics, Michelle Kwan Honey, she just won silver.
1:46.3	This was a big year for us.
1:47.8	And Miss Trinidad and Tobago was the most stunning, fierce, ass, miss fucking universe.
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