Episode #017: Glacial Impacts, Carolina Bays - Younger Dryas Boundary

Summary

In this episode of Kosmographia, Randall Carlson delves into the intriguing Carolina Bays controversy and its geological implications. He discusses the 'Complex Theory' of their formation, the Hiawatha Crater's influence on flood features, and significant findings related to the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis. With insights into the black mat phenomenon and the need for new integrating theories, Carlson sets the stage for a deeper exploration of ancient cataclysms.

Key takeaways

• 1Carolina Bays controversy
• 2Hiawatha Crater and its relation to flood features
• 3'Complex Theory' and its downfall regarding bay formation
• 4Younger Dryas impact hypothesis and the black mat phenomenon
• 5Earth's geomorphology and sub-glacial drumlin formation

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Transcript excerpt

Taxes and fees apply. This is Cosmographia, the Randall Carlson Podcast. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Cosmographia Podcast. We are here in the depths of the Northern Hemisphere winter solstice. And so it's the three-day pause of the sun. I am enjoying it because the nighttime is the right time. So go outside and worship the dark gods. How's it going, Brad? In your black shirt. That's right. Man, I'm doing excellent. I enjoy the season. I'm getting to play a little bit of Santa Claus myself here. All right. Yep. So doing good. Doing good. How about you guys? We're doing great. Yep. Doing good. Randall, sir. How are you? Yes. Oh, I'm doing well. I am doing well. A few bumps, you know, in the last couple of months. Yeah. You know, getting my expedition total, guy running a stop sign slamming into me. Literally bumped. Yeah. Yeah. So I've been dealing with that. I was over at the Department of Motor Vehicles today trying to get an updated title on the thing because I actually don't know what happened to the title. I paid the thing off 10 years ago. There's some box of things from 10 years ago when I know it's in there, but hey, you know, I didn't think I was ever going to sell the thing. So I just didn't keep up with the title. So they said, well, if I want to get my settlement, then I got to turn over the title to the insurance company. Right. Okay. Yeah. He's still got the 1983 van sitting there next to the garage. Well, I'm thinking I might just get that thing running. And again, he was going to mothball, mothball the expedition too. No, it's gone. ...

Excerpt from Kosmographia, Feb 17, 2020. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.