The Big Picture

This episode of the Big Picture explores the possibility that massive, rapid flooding events played a central role in shaping major geographic features across North America — including the Grand Canyon, the Great Lakes, and the Channeled Scablands. Randall & Becket walk through detailed geomorphic e

In this episode of The Big Picture, Randall Carlson and Becket dive deep into the cataclysmic floods that reshaped the American West. From the collapse of Lake Bonneville to the massive Missoula Floods, these ancient events weren’t just natural disasters — they were earth-sculpting, climate-shifting

In this episode of The Big Picture, we dive into the deep-time reality of cataclysmic Earth events — the kind that reshape continents, erase civilizations, and leave behind scars mistaken for slow erosion.Through satellite imagery, megaflood analysis, and overlooked geological features, we explore h

In this wide-ranging and unfiltered episode of The Big Picture, Randall Carlson opens up like never before—sharing stories from his life in the 1960s, his near-draft into the Vietnam War, and the moments that shattered his trust in the narratives handed down by media, government, and culture. What

In this episode of The Big Picture, Randall Carlson and Becket Fusik dive deep into the geological evidence of Earth’s catastrophic past. From the dramatic onset of Meltwater Pulse 1A to the violent forces behind megafloods and erratic boulder trains, we explore how sudden, global-scale events resha