📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe United States is the third largest country in the world by populaton with more than 330 million people. Despite this, most of the country's population is situated within a few key regions leaving many more areas relatively underpopulated. In this week's podcast episode, Hunter and Geoff explore a few of the regions that have made appearances on the Geography By Geoff YouTube channel as well as highlight a few others.

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe tallest mountain is Mount Everest! At least by some definitions. But there are other methods of measuring the tallest mountain as well and, in fact, if you change your definition, you can wind up with three completely separate "tallest mountains" in the world. In today's bonus episode, Hunter and Geoff run through all three mountains and what makes them specifically the tallest mountain in the world.

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeIKEA is one of the most famous companies in the entire world, having revolutionized the furniture industry with its flatpack logistical designs and "build it yourself" ethos. But while it seems like IKEA is everywhere these days, they had pretty humble beginning and, even to this day, have a fairly limited geography. In today's episode, Hunter and Geoff explore the origins of IKEA, how it spread around the world, and even the geography of the interior of IKEA's stores.

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeMount Everest is a truly awe-inspiring place to witness in person. The sheer enormity and majesty of it dwarfs almost everything else on the planet. And despite its remote location and extreme difficulty in climbing, it's become a tourist hotspot in recent decades as people spend a lot of money in order to get a brief visit to the top. So much so that there are pictures of a human traffic jam to make it to the summit. In this episode, Hunter and Geoff cover the physical geography of the mountain, the mountain climbing industry at large, and why everyone seems to want to climb Mount Everest even if they have no prior experience in mountain climbing.

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeAn extra special bonus episode! Hunter and Geoff cover the film locations behind Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeLast week we ran through Star Wars episodes 4 and 5 film locations! But that still leaves 7 movies left to cover. Luckily, after Return of the Jedi, things get much more computer generated. So we were able to cram 7 movies into a single podcast episode. Join us run through some of the surprising locations where the newer films were shot.

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Star Wars films take place a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. But, in reality, every movie was filmed right here on Earth! And while it might seem like most of the movies are very elaborately built sets, there are quite a lot of real world locations that were chosen to represent the distant planets such as Tatooine and Hoth. In this episode, Hunter and Geoff run through the first two original movies to see where places were filmed and how the crew managed to make Earth feel so alien.

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeDogs are one of the oldest forms of domestication that we can track. For tens of thousands of years they have been linked to humans in a way that almost nothing else is. And as humans spread around the globe, their faithful canine companions moved with them. In today's episode, Geoff and Hunter explore the unique geography that is your pet dog, where he or she came from, and how they became almost synonymous with humanity.

📝 Support us on Substack: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/📽️ YouTube: @GeographyByGeoff 📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeDomesticated cats are not a native species to most parts of the world. But despite this, they are now found on every continent outside of Antarctica. In this episode, Hunter and Geoff explore the geography that is your pet cat, how it became domesticated in the first place, why people keep them around, and statistics on cat ownership from around the world. Next week, we'll cover the geography of your pet dog so stay tuned for that one!

Hunter, an expert in space exploration and geography, joins Geoff to discuss the modern-day space race involving various countries and private companies. They explore the shift from traditional space endeavors to the influence of SpaceX and other private space corporations. Topics include the geopolitics of space exploration, lunar missions, Mars colonization efforts, and the ethical implications of interplanetary colonization.