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I just stumbled across VULC, a nonlinear but thorough look at Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei, Stromboli, and Etna and the people who live, work, and play on these volcanoes.

The cinematography is breathtaking; the information is accurate and detailed; and yet it is as comfortable and informal as a conversation over morning coffee.

It is in Italian, though, and I don’t know if the embed will allow caption translation. That worked fine in the YouTube app (select Settings, Captions, and if your language is like mine, English; there are a few other language options). You do want to know what they are saying — it ties everything together.

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I don’t yet know anything about Geopop or the narrator because of the language barrier. He casually mentions, in one of the segments, that he is a geologist and that is certainly evident in his grasp of the subject (and the shouting at volcanoes 🥰). But he is also an excellent communicator (as many geologists are).

What’s your favorite part? I have a few:

• The opening shot, looking down Vesuvio’s maw, which is what first drew my attention
• When they are on the seafloor at Campi Flegrei and brush away mud, revealing Roman mosaics
• The motocross segment, where one moment they’re talking and the next moment there is a slow reveal via drone of the huge lava flow that they are on
• Everything they say about Etna’s evolution, which is exactly what I discovered, too, while doing that post
• That casual discussion, while gazing in awe at Stromboli, on what to call the documentary
• The segment in INGV with Dr. Mauro Do Vito…

…Okay, I like the whole thing!

‘Scuse me while I go back to watch it again.

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For lagniappe: A Yellowstone-relevant note — Regarding the oil and honey demonstration, the magma at supervolcanoes is just like that, too. There isn’t anything unusual about it except the volume. He would need a tub of honey if he were talking about Yellowstone.

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