Coffee & Geography

Kit Marie records their chat while undergoing electrolysis treatment from Abigail Best! All the while they chat about electrolysis treatment, the geography in voice and language, access to treatment on the NHS, and more! Abigail is a fully licenced electrolysist with over 30 years’ experience and offers permanent hair removal to everyone including transgender clients, pre-GRS electrolysis, polycys...

Kit Marie and Ilan Kelman take a deep dive into the human element of progress (or not) in tackling and contributing towards disasters, the challenges of catering for diverse values and voice, photography, and more! Ilan is Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London, and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. His overall research interest is linking dis...

Kit Marie and James Riding sip a Pink Lane Coffee Americano and chat about exploring perceptions through art in a post-conflict context; examples of 'counter-maps'; imaginary towns;, amongst other things! James is Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow - a cultural geographer who uses creative methods. He works mainly in Bosnia & Herzegovina, and has been making a new atlas of the country with...

Kit Marie and a mystery guest kick off Season 4 of Coffee & Geography, talking about Artificial Intelligence, how it is impacting education, and its potential for teaching and learning in Geography. Some links to things mentioned in the chat: - Pi AI (https://pi.ai/talk) - ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/) - Grammarly (https://app.grammarly.com/) - Kate Stocking's blog on ChatGPT in Geography Edu...

Another season of Coffee & Geography comes to a close. This special episode, Kit Marie replays their Teachmeet performance at the 2023 Geographical Association's Annual conference, titled "Nothing About Us About Us." Links: - "Nothing About Us Without Us" lyrics and video of performance (https://geogramblings.com/2023/04/18/nothingaboutuswithoutus-the-power-of-geography-voice/) - Buy tickets to se...

Kit Marie and Zak Nelson go easy with a banana and coconut smoothie and chat about buses, Europe and Eurovision, license plates from around the world, amongst other things! Zak is a bus enthusiast from Norfolk, who grew up obsessed with all things countries, capitals and flags. He has a collection of over 600 number plates from over 70 countries. Zak works in marketing in the transport industry an...

Kit Marie and Conor Rutland are on the UEA campus with their brews chatting about PhD’s, tectonic activity, origami, higher education, amongst other things! Conor is a PhD student at the University of East Anglia’s School of Environmental Sciences, researching seismic hazards in the Tibetan Plateau. He has a background in teaching high-school physics and as an outreach officer helping to support u...

In this special episode, Kit Marie and Catherine Owen tell us about the Reteach Project, a free-to-use resource providing teachers with user-friendly guides, reading lists and recommendations written by subject experts. For the 2023 Geographical Association Annual Conference, Catherine and Kit Marie gave a lecture about Reteach, and you can hear snippets from that talk. Also, Reteach have launched...

Kit Marie and Katie Nickolaou bond over hot chocolate, geeking out about meteorology, particularly of the Great Lakes, sci-fi fandom, voice acting and do a bit of improv for you all! Katie is an AMS Certified Meteorologist at WLNS in Lansing, Michigan. When she was 5, Katie was in a tornado, which launched her lifelong love of weather. Beyond meteorology, Katie is a massive geek. From Star Trek an...

‘Espresso’ & Geography is a podcast short where Kit Marie and a special guest talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. This shot of geography-laden caffeine looks at the latest news that the case for marking a new geological epoch the 'Anthropocene', one which defines human influence on the planet, is stronger than ever. Kit Marie replays a talk they gave in October 2020 for...

Kit Marie and Rebecca Osborne sensibly sip some water and chat about graphic recording and representation, being an LGBTQIA+ family, amongst other things! Rebecca's job title is ‘Graphic Recorder’. An unstoppable creative and Mum to 3 amazing offspring. She may not call herself a geography specialist but through her work Rebecca has had the pleasure of drawing live at many events dealing with issu...

Kit Marie and John Cook share a glass of Aussie wine and chat cognitive biases & misinformation, drawing cartoons, writing cli-fi amongst other things! John is a scientist who researches how to fight fake news. Before becoming a scientist, he was a cartoonist. He now combines his science and art in the Cranky Uncle game, using humour, cartoons, critical thinking and games to build resilience again...

Kit Marie and David Preece sit down with a cuppa and chat about the what is ‘home’, Sahara desert, data visualisations, amongst other things! In the world before YouTube and the internet, the opportunities to be inspired were different and rare. In 1995, Dr James Jackson gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, called "Earth: An Explorer's Guide" on a relatively new idea called Plate Tectoni...

Kit Marie and Professor Chris Jackson chill with a non-alcoholic beer and chat about how geography shapes experiences based on who you are, helping black students into higher education, academic pre-prints, twitter trolls, amongst other things! Professor Chris Jackson is Director of Sustainable Geoscience with Jacobs, an organisation that supports sustainable and inclusive futures in fields such a...

Kit Marie and Jasmine Isa Qureshi share a mocha with soy milk chatting about intersectionality, poetry, life in Bristol, Taylor Swift, amongst other things! Jasmine is a little punk storytelling powerhouse of trans brown Muslim non binary Activist know-it-all monster energy. She loves bumblebees and beetles, writes about queerness, marine mammal intelligence and love. Sometimes they dance, usually...

In this special episode, Kit Marie takes part in a day-long event for primary school pupils learning about Malawi. The conference is part of the work by the Norfolk-Dedza Schools Links (previously Norwich-Dedza Partnership). The Norwich-Dedza Partnership was a charity that developed and supported practical links between Norwich, UK and Dedza District in central Malawi. A mutually beneficial collab...

Kit Marie and Bob Digby sip on some and chat about social media, community through Geography, Cornwall, being a bus conductor, amongst other things. Bob Digby is a former teacher and teacher educator who still believes that no job in the world beats teaching and working with enthused colleagues and students. He now writes geographical resources and textbooks, leads CPD and examines at A level and...

Kit Marie and Jen Monk grab a latte and talk about Manchester, student representation, fieldwork, being blonde, white velour tracksuits, amongst other things! Jen is Head of Geography at an inner-city Manchester school and mum of two gorgeous little boys. She enjoys walks with her dog Poppy and taking the boys out to see lots of Geography. Jen is also an ITT mentor which she loves and an examiner...

‘Espresso’ & Geography is a podcast short where Kit Marie and a special guest talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. This shot of geography-laden caffeine is the recent news concerning the forecast for the upcoming El Niño. What is El Niño? Why should we, as geographers, pay attention to it? And what does it mean for both short-term and longer-term climate change? Joining K...

Kit Marie and Hilary Habeck Hunt grab some peppermint tea and chat about native lands, conservation, chronic illness in academia, amongst other things. Hilary is a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is completing a joint degree in Geography and Environment/Resources. Before returning to the academy for a PhD, she spent nearly a decade in environmental conservation nonpro...

Kit Marie chats to Jessica Law over some masala chai, chatting about the forgotten Midlands, stinkpipes, snails, migrating birds, amongst other things! Jessica is a Biology graduate, former Communications Officer for BirdLife International and currently Editorial Assistant at an educational publisher. She is a science communicator who worked for a global environmental organisation for several year...

Kit Marie picks up a community coffee with Elly Platt, and chats about the textile history in south London, sustainable fashion, the geography of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, amongst other things! Elly Platt is a costume maker and textile artist, who creates works of wearable art and other embroidered installations using lost or discarded textiles. Her work focuses on the way we interact with our envir...

Kit Marie chats to Hermione Miao indulging various herbal brews, chatting about Chinese names, herbal medicines and teas, geocapabilities, the opportunity to study abroad, human agency, amongst other things! Hermione Miao chose her name as Hermione Granger means so much to them. They like her courage to stepping into a new world that her parents have never been. Hermione knew this character is the...

‘Espresso’ & Geography is a podcast short where Kit Marie and a special guest talk current geographical affairs for a maximum of 15 minutes. Our first shot of geography-laden caffeine is the recently released Synthesis Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (or IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report. What is it? What are the key messages? And how can we make use of this information? Join...

Kit Marie chats to Amel sipping a tonic of turmeric and ginger, chatting about marine biology, scuba diving, the ocean, Essex, amongst other things! Amel is an early career marine biologist, who loves nature and all things marine, especially the UK native oyster and seagrass. Their love for the ocean stems from my parents reading them books like ‘Don’t Eat the Teacher’ about a friendly sharks’ fir...