Getting Stoned: A Podcast About Gems and Minerals
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun conversations that may go off-topic--but that’s perfectly fine. The mission of this podcast is to encourage folks to explore the wonderful world of crystals, gems, minerals, and the various ways they are used in life, technology, and more. The host, Johnna Crider is a jewelry artisan who wire wraps minerals and gems into jewelry and shares her growing knowledge on her blog. Getting Stoned is an extension of Johnna's gem and mineral blog and a way for her to connect with others who find the world of minerals intriguing.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun conversations that may go off-topic--but that’s perfectly fine. The mission of this podcast is to encourage folks to explore the wonderful world of crystals, gems, minerals, and the various ways they are used in life, technology, and more. The host, Johnna Crider is a jewelry artisan who wire wraps minerals and gems into jewelry and shares her growing knowledge on her blog. Getting Stoned is an extension of Johnna's gem and mineral blog and a way for her to connect with others who find the world of minerals intriguing.
Language:
English
Website:
https://johnnacrider.com
Episodes
Getting Stoned with The Arkenstone's Dr. Rob Lavinsky
9/27/2022
In this episode of Getting Stoned, Johnna chats with Dr. Robert Lavinsky, the founder of The Arkenstone, and www.iRocks.com.
Rob shares his story with Johnna and the conversation covers, minerals, gems, Rob's support of Mindat, the largest mineral database and a mineralogical reference website on the Internet, Elon Musk at a Denver gem show some years ago, artificial intelligence, and its impact on the mineral industry.
You can learn more about Rob by visiting his website,...
Duration:00:50:33
Getting Stoned with Om Crystals
8/16/2022
In this episode of Getting Stoned, I interviewed Nikita and Moji, a married couple who moved from Houston to San Diego to embark on a new life. They got into the crystal business and have had quite the adventure. The two bought their first Tesla with crystal sales, have had a child, and are awaiting their third Tesla.
We talked about crystals, the business and the stones, Elon Musk and my recent interview with him, Tesla, and more.
You can find them on Instagram at...
Duration:00:49:01
Getting Stoned: Interview With Elon Musk
7/1/2022
This is a uniquely special episode where I was invited down to Giga Texas to interview Elon Musk. I don't think we need an introduction, here--we all know who he is.
The audio was edited by one of my best friends, Hart Deer (lead singer of Soulfire, an Atlanta-based rock group) and @TeslaHerbert
Elon opened the fudge I'd brought him from Bucc-ees, and a few horns honked in the background as we were in a factory. So I apologize in
Elon invited me to come back since I didn't get to ask all...
Duration:01:06:33
Getting Stoned: The Tesla Ring
5/14/2022
Today I have a special guest, Davit Kvitsiani, Founder & CEO of CNICK, a company that makes jewelry tech that can unlock car doors and more.
Davit has some neat announcements including an NFT, a new bracelet as well as what I’ve heard of, the Tesla Ring. In this episode, Davit shares what inspired him to create the ring and how the Tesla community helped him with feedback and support.
You don’t have to be a Tesla owner to have the ring as it is used for many things other than locking or...
Getting Stoned: Local Gem Show In The Swamp
3/25/2022
The Baton Rouge Gem and Mineral Society held a fun gem and mineral show at the Blue Bonnet Nature Reserve. The theme was 'Rockin in the Swamp.' I went and had a blast, added gems and minerals to my collection, and bought some for my small jewelry business.
This episode introduces a local group and a local artist. I have videos, photos and more info in this blog post:
https://gettingstoned.online/f/getting-stoned-br-gem-show
Getting Stoned: My New Troll
2/6/2022
This episode is a shout-out to Tiff Trolls. I bought a troll from her and love how she used crystals in her creations. She’s also helping the environment by upcycling old trolls and making them into art. Note, I mistakenly said her Etsy in the audio but I have her website in the links below.
Links:
Tiff's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffs_trolls/
Tiff's website: https://www.tiffstrolls.com/
About Getting Stoned.
Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun...
Getting Stoned: Tranquillityite
1/15/2022
Tranquillityite is a neat and rare mineral that was first found on the moon during the Apollo missions. It was later found in Australia in 2011 and this is where my piece came from.
Interesting articles:
https://www.cnet.com/news/diamonds-nah-burning-man-wedding-ring-holds-a-piece-of-the-moon/
https://gettingstoned.online/gem-blog/f/my-first-look-at-tranquillityite-which-was-found-on-the-moon
1 Year Anniversary Episode of Getting Stoned
1/1/2022
I started Getting Stoned, a podcast about gems and minerals on New Years Day 2021, and today is the one-year anniversary!
As a celebration, I share other January birthstones and am having a special $10 off any jewelry orders over $20 for the entire month of January.
Shop at GettingStoned.online and use code stoned1year at checkout.
About Getting Stoned.
Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun conversations that may go off-topic--but that’s perfectly fine. This...
Getting Stoned: Stibnite
12/15/2021
In this episode of Getting Stoned, I talk about Stibnite and antimony. Also, apologies for the mic messing with the sound--getting a new one soon!
Major shout out to this episode's two sponsors, Rivet.cloud and The BitBot Society.
Podcast Links
Rivet
Rivet.cloud
The BitBot Society
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BitBot...
Getting Stoned: Davemaoite
12/2/2021
Davemaoite is a new mineral that has never been observed in nature before. The reason for this is that it is a lower mantle mineral which would typically fall apart once out of a high pressured environment.
Link to article by UNLV
https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/research-brief-first-ever-interior-earth-mineral-discovered-nature
Getting Stoned: Goethite
10/27/2021
I went to a local mineral show a couple of weeks ago and splurged on this massive yet stunning Goethite specimen.
gettingstoned.online
patreon.com/johnna
Getting Stoned: GIA Shared A Cool Find Inside Of A Diamond
10/6/2021
The podcast cover graphic includes the photomicrograph by Nathan Renfro
GIA scientists examined the gemstone which is a D color .53 carat round brilliant cut diamond with a unique cloud inclusion that looks like the profile of a faceted round brilliant diamond. It seriously looks like someone typed a gemstone emoji inside the gem.
In their blog post, GIA said the diamond-shaped cloud appeared to be completely natural when it was examined in the microscope. GIA stated, "In this diamond, the...
Getting Stoned: Interview With Eterneva's Adelle Archer
9/22/2021
In my last episode of Getting Stoned, I talked about Eterneva, a company that specializes in creating lab grown diamonds from the ashes of a pet or loved one as a way to honor that person's life. Upon hearing my short and sweet episode, Eterneva reached out to me and I am to delighted to share my interview with Adelle Archer, Co-Founder of Eterneva. Adelle lost a dear friend of hers and shared the story of the birth of this gem of a company.
To learn more about Eterneva, you can visit their...
Getting Stoned: Turning Loved Ones Into Diamonds
9/8/2021
Today I want to tell you about this company I found while scrolling through TikTok. I have become slightly addicted to the app and have learned a lot from it. Tons of jewelry artisans, gemologists and mineral lovers fill my feed with dazzling content and I stumbled upon one company, Eterneva, which has a unique product.
Eterneva specializes in lab grown diamonds from your loved one's or pets ashes or hair. This may sound morbid at first, but I think it's a neat way to honor a loved...
Getting Stoned: How I Made A Golden Herkimer Explode
8/25/2021
This wasn't intentional at all. I've shared bits of this story and people are always asking me to share details so I decided to make a podcast about it. Long story short, I had placed my Golden Herkimers with my regular Herkimers and grabbed one to meditate with. Placed it in the cup of a candle holder (where the oil goes for tea light candle holders) and had an explosive meditation session, to say the least.
About Getting Stoned.
Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun...
Getting Stoned: Magnetite In Our Brains
8/11/2021
Did you know that we have magnetite crystals inside our brains? Magnetite is a mineral made up of iron oxide but it has equal amounts of iron (ii), which is ferrous oxide, and iron (iii) which is ferric oxide. Ferric oxide has three electrons--represented by the number 3 and one of those came from ferrous oxide--represented by the number 2.
Both produce numerous types of materials such as plastics, heat-absorbing glass, ceramics and even rubber. Special high purity iron oxides are used in...
Getting Stoned: How A Piece Of Elon Musk's Starship Came To Me
7/28/2021
Today on Getting Stoned, I’d like to share with you how a piece of Elon Musk’s rocket found its way to me.
Before sharing how I got so lucky, I'll give you a quick recap of Starship Serial Number 9 (SN9 for short). Back in February, SpaceX, which has been testing its Starships that will one day take us to Mars, tried to land Starship SN9.
The rocket did this really cool flip maneuver then exploded. The cause was one of the Raptor engines not relighting and this caused SN9 to land at high...
Getting Stoned: Phenakite, The Deceiver
7/14/2021
Today on Getting Stoned, I want to talk about a lovely mineral called Phenakite. Phenakite, spelled with either a c or a k, is a rare neso-silicate mineral with beryllium ortho-silicate. It's often found sold as a crystal and used in spiritual practices or worn as jewelry.
Southern Jewelry News shared some great info on Phenakite which is a great gem alternative to diamonds while not actually trying to be a diamond. Phenakites have a colorless variety (they also have peach and gold) and...
Getting Stoned With Lava From Iceland
6/30/2021
Today on Getting Stoned, I want to tell you about some cool lava specimens I got in the mail last week. Earlier this month, a volcanic eruption in Iceland erupted and one of my friends actually was able to go and collect lava samples.
She did so safely and there's even a video she posted on her YouTube channel--the link will be below. Anyway, she was kind enough to send me a few samples. I took video and photos before applying glaze over the samples. She told me they would oxidize if I...
Getting Stoned: Green Gold aka Electrum
6/16/2021
I want to talk about green gold. It’s a hard-to-find type of gold that when occurring in nature, it is an alloy known as electrum.
Manhattan Gold & Silver has a blog post about it and they said that the green tint in this form of gold is subtle. Only a trained eye would be able to quickly spot it. The blog also dove into the history of green gold. In the Old Kingdom of Egypt--sometime around the third millennium BC, it was used as a coating for the capstones that sat on the obelisks and...