🌐 Website: https://whatifgeography.com/📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Cascadia Subduction Zone lies about 200 miles off the coast of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia and, at some point, a mega thrust earthquake will shake the entire region violently. In today's episode, Geoff and Hunter dive deep into just what a subduction earthquake is, what areas will be impacted, and what people who live in the region can expect when it does happen.Note: Today's episode was recorded a couple days before the earthquake that struck Turkey. While this episode is supposed to be entertaining, please note that we are not making light of the situation in Turkey and Northern Syria.

🌐 Website: https://whatifgeography.com/📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Socials: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeHigh speed rail is an incredibly efficient way of moving people around a country. The amount of energy it takes is far less than either personal vehicles or airplanes. Despite this, the United States has almost entirely shunned all forms of usable passenger rail transportation outside of a few key areas. But if China can build out a world class high speed rail network, then so can the United States.Join us for the exciting conclusion to our tw-part episode on high speed rail. In today's episode we cover what high speed rail is, where it is within the United States, and, of course, our what if speculation!

🌐 Website: https://whatifgeography.com/📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeHigh speed rail is an incredibly efficient way of moving people around a country. The amount of energy it takes is far less than either personal vehicles or airplanes. Despite this, the United States has almost entirely shunned all forms of usable passenger rail transportation outside of a few key areas. But if China can build out a world class high speed rail network, then so can the United States. In part 1 of our two part episode: we explore the history of passenger rail in the United States and how it became such a dominant form of passenger transportation to where we are today with Amtrak.

📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeHousing, a fundamental human needs, has gotten incredibly expensive over the last few years. Regardless if you're in the market to buy a home or you're renting, you've likely felt the pinch. In this episode, Hunter and I explore the myriad of ways that the current U.S. housing laws and policies have shaped what we're all experiencing today. We conclude our two-part episode on housing and rental prices with our what if scenarios!

📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeHousing, a fundamental human needs, has gotten incredibly expensive over the last few years. Regardless if you're in the market to buy a home or you're renting, you've likely felt the pinch. In this episode, Hunter and I explore the myriad of ways that the current U.S. housing laws and policies have shaped what we're all experiencing today. Next week's episode, we'll talk more about zoning and regulations and close out with some what if speculation!

📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPod📖 Check out Hunter's atlas' here: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=hunter+shobeThe Pacific Northwest is a unique area within the United States and Canada and it has an interesting history of being governed at the same time by the United States and United Kingdom. Today, the region is beginning to feel more like a cohesive region that exists outside of its international borders. So what if the Pacific Northwest, also known as Cascadia, was an actual country?

📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPodHoneybees provide the planet with an incredible and necessary super power: pollination. The small, buzzy insect moves from plant to plant allowing for the polliination of flowers which then allow fruits, vegetables, and nuts to grow for our consumption. But honeybees have been having a rough go of it lately due to a combination of factors. So what if honeybee populations collapse entirely?

Over 700,000 people live within the city of Washington D.C. and none of those people have representation in either the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate. Because of this, there hvae been renewed calls for Washington D.C. to be granted statehood. But while it seems like an ovious choice for a country that famously got its start by claiming "No Taxation Without Representation," there's currently no forseeable path towards statehood for the capital of the United States. But what if Washingont D.C. was a state?Find Geoff at the following places:https://www.youtube.com/@GeographybyGeoffhttps://geographybygeoff.substack.com/Find Hunter's books at the following:https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=Hunter+Shobe

~~ QUICK SHOUT OUT ~~ This is our 10th episode! What a milestone. A small one, but still one we're quite proud of!📝 Substack: https://geographybygeoff.substack.com/ 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WiGPodNuclear energy has powered millions of homes around the globe since the middle part of the 1900s. However, in recent years, its become much less popular due to a number of highly visible disasters. Still, despite its faults, nuclear energy could help supply a hungry world's desire for cleaner, less carbon intensive energy. This is the conclusion to our two part series on nuclear power!

Nuclear energy has powered millions of homes around the globe since the middle part of the 1900s. However, in recent years, its become much less popular due to a number of highly visible disasters. Still, despite its faults, nuclear energy could help supply a hungry world's desire for cleaner, less carbon intensive energy. So what if the United States and Europe were powered entirely by nuclear energy today?