Today's episode discusses where Tolkien drew inspiration for the dwarves of Middle Earth, and who else used those sources as inspiration, but for more negative purposes. Due to the election cycle and Tyler's resulting lack of time, there is no interview this time around, so this technically counts as a bonus episode.

Today we discuss rivers: how do they behave and look? Then an interview with Ryan O'Donnell, of the Connecticut River Conservancy, about the history and health of the Connecticut River, as well as specifics about how river health looks.

An overview of some common biomes, where they form, and what they're like. Interview with Matt Montrose, of Montrose Biology, about ecology and his new card game, Ecologies.

Today we discuss the atmosphere, climate cells, and some basic concepts of very basic meteorology. Followed by an interview with Dr. Liv Herdman on storm surges and different engineering methods to limit their resulting damage.

Discussing ocean circulation, what it does for the global climate, and how it forms. Interview with Leigh Shemitz about the Long Island Sound.

A crash course on plate tectonics: what are they, how do they work, and what does it all mean for making your maps? Interview with Prof. Dave West on the Appalachian Mountains and their history.

Welcome to From the World Up! This episode is a crash course on what sorts of crash courses you can expect from this podcast. I overview what topics I'll be covering and my goals in publishing this series.

An introduction to what the sociology episodes will cover. Episodes starting October.