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EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 18 MIN

Red Deserts, salty seas, and an intruder

from reading rocks · host Ian Jackson

Send us Fan MailThis episode starts with injection of molten rock across northern England a rock that is responsible for a huge chunk of our tourist economy. Then it takes a tour of hot deserts, evaporating salty seas,  and finally our secret bit of every fossil hunters dream rock. On the way we’ll hear about plots to blow up a famous stone circle, dispose of nuclear waste, a mass global extinction and a more recent awful tragedy. Sounds dismal, but its really not!

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