Bedrock: Earth's Earliest History

By Dylan Wilmeth

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Episodes: 74

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 Feb 24, 2026

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This podcast starts at the beginning of Earth's prehistory and works forward through time. Bedrock will explore the first 90% of Earth’s past, a time known as the Precambrian Era. Before humans, before dinosaurs… there was the Precambrian. The Earth was an incredibly alien world, but not a dead one. Along the way, you will build a mental toolkit to see the world like a geologist. You will never look at a mountain, the moon, or pond scum in quite the same way again. Welcome to Bedrock. For transcripts, visuals, and references, check out https://www.bedrockpodcast.com

Episode Date
Life Update: Medical Hiatus
Feb 19, 2026
52: The Thing in the Ice
Jan 08, 2026
Hometown Geology Pilot: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Dec 22, 2025
51: The Latest News on the Oldest Life
Dec 17, 2025
Bedrock Patreon Is Up Now!
Dec 10, 2025
50: The Oldest Evidence for Life?
Nov 26, 2025
50th Episode Fireside Chat: What's Next?
Nov 19, 2025
49: The Fossil Quest
Nov 05, 2025
48: The Impossible Rock
Oct 22, 2025
47: The Limestone Family
Oct 08, 2025
46: Rising From the Ashes
Sep 24, 2025
45: As Above, So Below
Sep 10, 2025
44: From the Abyss
Aug 27, 2025
43: Postcards From the Edge
Aug 13, 2025
Audience Survey Results
Jul 30, 2025
42: The Question of Life
Jul 16, 2025
41: The Oldest Seafloor
Jul 02, 2025
40: The Time War
Jun 18, 2025
39: The Shattered Planet
Jun 04, 2025
38: Hidden Gems
May 21, 2025
Bedrock Returns! How to Support the Show
May 20, 2025
Life Update: The Job Hunt
Nov 08, 2024
Schedule Update: Iceland Field Trip
Jul 11, 2024
37: Metamorphosis
Jun 27, 2024
36: The Ghosts of Greenland
Jun 12, 2024
35: The Man in the Moon
May 29, 2024
34: Bombardment
May 15, 2024
33: A Thin Line
May 01, 2024
32: Pumping Iron
Mar 06, 2024
31: Trench Warfare
Feb 13, 2024
30: Alternative Canadian Rock
Jan 24, 2024
29: The Goldilocks Planet
Jan 12, 2024
28: The Dark Side of the Sun
Dec 11, 2023
27: Rare Earth
Dec 04, 2023
Update: New Episode on Dec 4, Revised Episodes
Nov 24, 2023
26: The Magma Forge
Oct 09, 2023
25: The Oldest Rock on Earth
Sep 18, 2023
24: A New Dawn (Season 2 Premiere)
Sep 11, 2023
Season 1 Recap: The Hadean
Sep 08, 2023
23: It's Alive!
May 29, 2023
22: Cell's Kitchen
May 15, 2023
21: Cracking Life's Code
Apr 24, 2023
20: Primordial Soup
Apr 17, 2023
19: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Apr 07, 2023
18: We Are Stardust
Mar 10, 2023
17: The Building Blocks of Life
Mar 02, 2023
The Oldest Rocks In: North America
Feb 17, 2023
The Oldest Rocks In: Europe
Feb 10, 2023
The Oldest Rocks In: Asia
Jan 24, 2023
The Oldest Rocks In: South America
Jan 17, 2023
The Oldest Rocks In: Africa
Jan 03, 2023
Update: Bedrock will return in January 2023!
Dec 18, 2022
The Oldest Rocks In: Australia
Jun 28, 2022
The Oldest Rocks In: Antarctica
Jun 21, 2022
Schedule Update
Jun 14, 2022
Interview: Fossil Imposters with Dr. Joti Rouillard
Jun 07, 2022
16: Life Before Fossils
May 31, 2022
15: Sea Change
May 24, 2022
14: Waterworld
May 17, 2022
13: Message in a Bottle
May 10, 2022
12: Scratching the Surface
May 03, 2022
11: Heretics and Heroes
Apr 26, 2022
10: The Oldest Thing on Earth
Apr 19, 2022
9: The Great Gig in the Sky
Apr 12, 2022
Interview: Earth's Baby Photos with Dr. Nadja Drabon
Apr 05, 2022
Interview: Fixing Climate Change with Dr. Ella Holme
Mar 29, 2022
8: Bad Moon Rising
Mar 22, 2022
7: An Ocean of Magma
Mar 08, 2022
6: Working Out the Core
Mar 01, 2022
5: Building the Underworld
Feb 22, 2022
4: The Cradle of Stardust (Season 1 Premiere)
Feb 15, 2022
3: The Dating Game
Feb 08, 2022
2: Three Recipes for Rocks
Feb 02, 2022
1: The Earth Calendar
Feb 01, 2022