Teach Me About the Great Lakes
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.
Episodes
In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Jay Austin about stratification in lakes and how the Great Lakes behave differently, stratificationally speaking. Plus: fancy meat!
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In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Susan Kooiman about Indigenous agriculture in the Great Lakes region, what studying the past can teach us about the present, and extracting nut lipids.
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Dr. Chris Winslow just won a major award at the International Association for Great Lakes Research conference!! To celebrate, here is our conversation from September 2022. Recorded live in Cleveland, Ohio, we talked with Chris about Lake Erie, poo, and the fabulous Stone Lab.
Episode recorded live at Masthead Brewing Company. If you want to donate to Ohio Sea Grant and the Stone Lab, please visit their website:
This episode discusses the issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, featuring experts from the International Joint Commission (IJC) and universities. Dr. Rebecca Rooney and Eden Hadley explain the standardized definition of microplastics, ranging from 5 millimeters to 1 micron, and their sources, including nurdles, tire wear, and synthetic clothing fibers. The IJC's report highlights the need for standardized monitoring ...
(New episodes coming soon!)
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/too-many-geese-and-not-enough-mussels/
Growing up with multiple newspapers delivered to her home and spending a lot of time outside in Michigan, maybe it was inevitable that Kelly House would become an environmental journalist extraordinaire. She joins TMATGL to talk about her work, why journalism matters, and what gives her hope for the future of her profession and the natural world.
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Kelly’s work at Bridge Michigan
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The nonprofit Freshwater Future has had much success working with local communities toward cleaner, safer drinking water. Jill Ryan, executive director, and Ann Baughman, associate director, patiently play Stuart’s favorite game, counting down the top five threats to our drinking water as they know them. SPOILER ALERT: Two of them surprised Stuart.
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TMATGL Episode 74 “It Depends How You D...
This episode is a scientist’s dream and a nightmare of would-be organizational acronyms. Dr. Drew Gronewold, with his multiple titles and international work, introduces the TMATGL team to the Global Center for Climate Change and Transboundary Waters and the value of data. (As if we didn’t know…)
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Global Center for Climate Change and Transboundary Waters
Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basic Hydraulic and Hydr...
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 environments. Also, there’s one fart joke and s...
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?
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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 about the environment for decades.
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Stuart and Renie chat with IISG's Sarah Zack about microplastics, PFAS, and, of course, tuna melts.
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?
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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.
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We ask our Drs Fish about teenage orcas, coaster brook trout, and who's spawning now. Plus: the Ask Dr. Fish Challenge!
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Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Moti Agunbiade
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
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, the sound quality is...consistent with be...
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!
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- Jon and colleagues' recent paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar...
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 cutting edge, hi-tech methods to decidedly...
We ask our Drs Fish about early springs, late springs, pregnant stingrays, and more.
Show Credits:
Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus Seiheimer
Coordinating producer: Hope Charters
Edited by: Sandra Svoboda
Artwork by: Ethan Kocak
Music by: Stuart Carlton
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