About this podcast
My geography podcasts on Geography Expert will cover a range of geographical topics which might be of interest to teachers and students of geography.
Topics may vary from Polar geography to marine geography, and from population geography to rural geography. You can also see similar topics on my Geography Expert Substack Geography Expert Substack | Ritchie Cunningham | Substack
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Episodes
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- The Hidden Geography of a Car · 6 minSend us Fan Mail Let’s explore the hidden world behind every car on the road. The Myth: “One Company Makes the Whole Car” In the past, manufacturing seemed simple: Raw materials…
- Holding Back Coastal Erosion · 6 minSend us Fan Mail Fighting the Sea: How Do We Hold Back Coastal Erosion? Hello and welcome to the Geography Expert podcast that helps you understand the world around you. Today…
- The World Is Changing — And So Is Migration · 6 minSend us Fan Mail Today we’re talking about one of the biggest shifts happening on our planet right now. It’s not AI, it’s not politics… it’s people. Where people live, how old…
- Soil: More Than Dirt · 15 minSend us Fan Mail It’s more than just dirt… When you walk to school, play football or sit in a park, you probably don’t think much about the soil beneath your feet. But soil is…
- The Geography of Mosquitoes: A Tiny Insect Changing the Map · 14 minSend us Fan Mail The mosquito story isn't just about insects. It’s about climate change, globalisation, migration, disease, transport and the way humans are changing the planet…
- Food Systems Under Siege · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Food security begins long before food reaches the supermarketWhen people hear the term food security, they often think about whether enough food is being…
- Why Uganda Matters in Global Migration · 6 minSend us Fan Mail Uganda: A Migration Superpower You Don’t Expect When people think about major migration destinations, they usually imagine places like Europe or the United…
- Uganda's Migration Blueprint · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. It can be voluntary, such as moving to find work or education, or forced, when people have little…
- The Mindanao Megaquake — What Geography Can Tell Us · 7 minSend us Fan Mail A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck southern Mindanao in the Philippines. It’s a powerful example of how physical geography, human geography, and hazard…
- Earthquake in southern Philippines · 25 minSend us Fan Mail The Philippines lies between several moving tectonic plates, which makes earthquakes very common. To the east, the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting, or…
- When One Disaster becomes Five · 21 minSend us Fan Mail Cascading Disasters 1. Hazard Examples: conflict, drought, flooding, or disruption to shipping. Icon: lightning bolt or explosion symbol over a globe. Caption: A…
- Cities That Are Sinking · 15 minSend us Fan Mail Bangkok is sinking. So are Jakarta, New Orleans, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, and dozens of other delta metropolises around the world. Thai landscape architect…
- Ceuta, Spain and the EU · 20 minSend us Fan Mail How can immigration policy in one small Spanish territory affect relations between Spain, Morocco and the wider European Union? At first glance, Ceuta seems too…
- Europe’s Wildfire Wake-Up Call · 7 minSend us Fan Mail 2026: Europe’s Record-Breaking Fire Season By 29 July 2026, France had already burned 91,000 hectares — smashing its previous full‑season record. Spain? Over…
- Wildfires at Every Scale · 21 minSend us Fan Mail 2026: A Record-Breaking Summer, and It’s Only Halfway Done Let’s start with the raw numbers, because they’re genuinely eye-popping. By 29 July 2026, satellite…
- Why Yemen’s Location Shapes Global Power · 5 minSend us Fan Mail “Why Yemen’s Location Shapes Global Power” Hey everyone — today we’re diving into a place that doesn’t often make the headlines in your world, but quietly shapes…
- Global Food Uncovered · 17 minSend us Fan Mail Food is one of the most familiar parts of our daily lives, but behind every banana, chocolate bar, or carton of orange juice lies a story of geography, climate…
- Understanding Migration · 5 minSend us Fan Mail Today we're talking about something that touches almost every corner of the modern world, whether we notice it or not: human migration. Why do people leave the…
- Why People Move · 17 minSend us Fan Mail One of the most useful ways to understand migration is through the push-pull model. Push factors are conditions that encourage or force people to leave their…
- “A Giant Vacuum Cleaner for the Sky” · 6 minSend us Fan Mail Support the show Check out my website, Facebook groups and other social media. www.ritchiecunningham.com Geography Expert Substack | Ritchie Cunningham |…
