Coffee & Geography
Coffee & Geography S03E03 Jenni Barclay (UK)

Kit Marie and Jenni chat over a mug of Hot Lava Java about volcanology, the impact of colonialism on managing hazards, sobbing over reality TV, amongst other things!
Jenni is a volcanologist, interested in anything - weather, history, people, inequalities, fancy scientific sensors, communication - as long as it’s got something to do with volcanoes! She likes to apply this expertise to the reduction of disaster risk in volcanic settings. At the moment, Jenni is working on projects that look at how we make sense of the challenges, contradictions and uncertainties that happen when volcanoes erupt - and focussing on how we can really learn lessons from past eruptive crises.
Some links to things mentioned in the chat:
- Volcano Top Trumps educational game (https://volcanoestoptrumps.org/)
- Volcano April Fools Prank https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2021/04/01/one-of-the-greatest-april-foolsday-pranks-ever-involved-a-fake-volcanic-eruption/
- The Volcano Scientists Can’t Find https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170630-the-massive-volcano-that-scientists-cant-find
- Great Pottery Throw Down (https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-pottery-throw-down)
- Norwich Science Festival (https://norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/)
- UEA Volcano Outreach (https://volcanoutreach.uea.ac.uk/)
Expand your geography network and connect with Jenni via Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/VolcanoJenni
==About Coffee & Geography==
The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.
If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!
Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)
==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==
• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.
• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.
• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley
• Switch your energy provider to Octopus Energy via this link: https://share.octopus.energy/reed-foal-15. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*
*Octopus Energy are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable.
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- Broadcast on:
- 04 Feb 2023
Kit Marie and Jenni chat over a mug of Hot Lava Java about volcanology, the impact of colonialism on managing hazards, sobbing over reality TV, amongst other things!
Jenni is a volcanologist, interested in anything - weather, history, people, inequalities, fancy scientific sensors, communication - as long as it’s got something to do with volcanoes! She likes to apply this expertise to the reduction of disaster risk in volcanic settings. At the moment, Jenni is working on projects that look at how we make sense of the challenges, contradictions and uncertainties that happen when volcanoes erupt - and focussing on how we can really learn lessons from past eruptive crises.
Some links to things mentioned in the chat:
- Volcano Top Trumps educational game (https://volcanoestoptrumps.org/)
- Volcano April Fools Prank https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2021/04/01/one-of-the-greatest-april-foolsday-pranks-ever-involved-a-fake-volcanic-eruption/
- The Volcano Scientists Can’t Find https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170630-the-massive-volcano-that-scientists-cant-find
- Great Pottery Throw Down (https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-pottery-throw-down)
- Norwich Science Festival (https://norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/)
- UEA Volcano Outreach (https://volcanoutreach.uea.ac.uk/)
Expand your geography network and connect with Jenni via Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/VolcanoJenni
==About Coffee & Geography==
The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.
If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!
Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)
==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==
• Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.
• Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform.
• Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley
• Switch your energy provider to Octopus Energy via this link: https://share.octopus.energy/reed-foal-15. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.*
*Octopus Energy are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.