Teach Me About the Great Lakes
Stuart Carlton | Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
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The Lowest of the Low Tier
🚨🚨Manel alert! Manel alert!🚨🚨 In this episode, Stuart speaks with Glenn Evans, professor of graphic design at St. Clair College, about The Great Lakes Avengers, which are apparently a thing?Show…
The Plants Are It
In this episode, Stuart and Natty speak with Janice Gilbert of the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre about the ecological benefits of native aquatic plants, the persistent threat posed by invasive…
The Mighty Mac
Stuart and Megan talk with Kim Nowack, Bridge Director of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, about what else? The Mighty Mac, a 5-mile (8 km) bridge that connects Michigan's upper and lower…
The Air Can Change Everything
Megan, Stuart, and Natty talk Great Lakes ice coverage, the importance of weather conditions, and simple ice math with Eric Anderson of the Colorado School of Mines.
Re-air: A Bizarrely Average Year
As we take the week off to celebrate Groundhog Day (or something), we're re-airing this conversation with James Kessler of NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab. In it, Stuart and Carolyn…
I'm Drinking Fish
Stuart, Megan, and Natty speak with John Schmidt, program manager of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers' 100% Great Lakes Fish Initiative. They also discuss different things you can…
Making Museums Happen
Stuart and Megan speak with Bill Pringle of the Detroit Historical Society and Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Links:Dossin Great Lakes Museum | Detroit Historical SocietyDetroit Historical SocietyJW…
The 2025 Lakies
Our annual awards show, or, quite possibly not the least prestigious podcast-related awards ceremony there is. No show notes to avoid spoilers!
Push Their Nose Upstream
Stuart and Megan discuss fish passage projects with Jeff Tyson of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Also, bears and salmon!Links:What is the 'salmon cannon' and how do the fish feel about it? |…
The Season of Giving 2025
Each November, we love to feature nonprofits who are doing wonderful work throughout the Great Lakes. This year, we speak with Sandy Wynn-Stelt and Tony Spaniola of the Great Lakes PFAS Action…
It’s in the Collaboration and Connection
Megan and Renie speak with Michael Gemmell of Parks Canada about the establishment of the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, and are introduced to a delicious treat. Correction: Ashley…
The Lakehouse of Terror IV
Our fourth annual Halloween special
They Just Kind of Spray Things
Megan and Carolyn talk with Dana Castle about anglers in the St. Clair-Detroit River System, the importance of creel surveys, some incredible restoration projects, and donuts but not for…
Spoiler Alert: This is Not Fine
What are the aquatic invasive species that Great Lakes experts wish you knew more about? Megan and Carolyn discuss with TMATGL all-stars El Lower, Katie O'Reilly, and Brian Roth.Links:Past episodes…
Standing on a Groin
Stuart and Megan talk coastal resilience in southern Lake Michigan with Drs. Sarah Peterson and Hillary Glandon. Links:Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG)Dr. Sarah Peterson, Coastal Engineering…
Physical Intricacies of Water
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!--Links:Jay…
They Got Along Just Fine Without Pottery
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…
Rerun: There's a Little Bit of Poo
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,…
A Size-Based Contaminant
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…
A News-Packed Episode
(New episodes coming soon!)https://www.greatlakesnow.org/too-many-geese-and-not-enough-mussels/
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