Teach Me About the Great Lakes

Jan 13 2025 113 ep. 41 mins 35
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A monthly podcast in which Stuart Carlton (a native New Orleanian) asks smart people to teach him about the Great Lakes. Co-hosted by the awesome staff at Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.

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Massive Piles of Petroleum Coke

Jan 13 2025 37 mins  
Jump on the rollercoaster of being an environmental reporter.The Chicago Tribune’s Michael Hawthorne joins Stuart and Megan to talk drinking water, PFAS, petroleum coke, microplastics, what it’s like to have Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vetter talk about one of your articles, and how sometimes, yes, sometimes journalists’ work leads to positive change for Great Lakes communities and e

Christmas Tree Wreck

Dec 11 2024 46 mins  
SHIPWRECK DRAFT! Stuart is joined by TMATGL Hall of Fame Stephanie Gandulla of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Kevin Cullen, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum as they draft Great Lakes shipwrecks. Plus: the world debut of a new shipwreck ballad! Does the world need another shipwreck ballad? Probably not…but maybe?Show links:Map of the Drafted Shipwreck

Why Don't You Do Stories like This More Often?

Nov 20 2024 50 mins  
We report on the reporters! OK, sort of. Meet Dave Spratt from the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources who takes journalists around the Great Lakes to get them into the environments they’re reporting on and to talk with scientists and researchers. Then we meet one of those reporters: Lester Graham from Michigan Public (reporter) who has been doing award-winning work ab

Diner Tuna is the Best Tuna

Sep 17 2024 39 mins  
Stuart and Renie chat with IISG's Sarah Zack about microplastics, PFAS, and, of course, tuna melts.

An Era of Body Snatching

Sep 03 2024 39 mins  
In this episode, Stuart and Renie speak with Judith Neulander about her fascinating book on folklore in the Great Lakes. How does folklore reflect the culture in which it is created? Is folklore still being created? And, really, what's the deal with all the body snatching?Show links:https://iupress.org/9780253069788/folklore-of-lake-erie/https://www.thisiscleveland.com/blog/where-t

Surf the Underwater Waterfall

Aug 26 2024 41 mins  
In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Bopi Biddanda, Professor of Water Resources at Grand Valley State, about the fascinating world of underwater sinkholes in the Great Lakes.Show links: https://iaglr.org/ll/2022-4-Fall_LL15.pdfModern Microbial Mats Offer Glimpses of Other Times and Places eos.orgNOAA Libraries - Ocean Exploration Webinar on Sinkhole Science June 5, 2024S

Ask Dr Fish: They're Cool Brook Trout

Jul 30 2024 49 mins  
We ask our Drs Fish about teenage orcas, coaster brook trout, and who's spawning now. Plus: the Ask Dr. Fish Challenge!Show Credits:Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus SeiheimerCoordinating producer: Moti AgunbiadeEdited by: Sandra SvobodaArtwork by: Ethan KocakMusic by: Stuart Carlton

The Great Lakes Hotdog

Jul 15 2024 33 mins  
Live from the Kildare House in Windsor, ON as part of the IAGLR conference! Stuart, Megan, and Carolyn speak with Dr. Trevor Pitcher of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, about about the Detroit River, who is winning the war with sturgeon, and whether gobydogs are a wise investment.Please note that, due to the live nature of this recording at a literal Irish Pub,

They Eat It, They Excrete It

Jun 17 2024 41 mins  
In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Jon Midwood of Fisheries and Oceans Canada about invasive...goldfish? Really? In the Great Lakes? It turns out that invasive goldfish is a thing, and they're being studied to better understand how to control them and limit the ecosystem effects that they have. Tune in to find out more!Show links:Jon and colleagues' recent paper: ht

Most of My Babies Are Buoys

Jun 03 2024 47 mins  
It's a draft! Finally a draft! Stuart and Carolyn are joined by Katelynn Johnson of the Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) and Jessie Grow of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences as they draft real-time data observation methods. Come learn about all of the ways that people are monitoring the Great Lakes in real time, ranging from