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We connect you to stories at Washington State University, from meaningful research to fascinating people and campus life.
Each month we’ll have an episode where Cougs from all over talk with us about research and outreach, and another episode that spotlights a WSU alum or happenings on one of WSU campuses.
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S4E44 Rain, Wind, Heat: 2025 Weather in Review
December 2025 was a wild month for weather across Washington.An atmospheric river dumped historic amounts of rainfall on northwest Washington in early December, leading to flooding, landslides, and…
S4E43 The Christmas tree doctor is in.
When Gary Chastagner was a kid in the 1950s, his parents typically displayed their Christmas tree for about a week. The tree went up on December 24—often after he went to bed—and came down after New…
S4E42 A coffee adventure
Philip Meech and Caffè Lusso take people on a coffee journey around the world. A coffee roaster and entrepreneur for over 25 years, he wants coffee drinkers to slow down, taste the roasted beans and…
S4E41 Always educating: WSU Police Chief Dawn Daniels
Dawn Daniels was appointed as Washington State University’s police chief in August 2025. Daniels shares her journey from WSU student to leading the university’s police department. Over the years, she…
S4E40 Facing opioids with facts and education
Opioid misuse and overdoses are a serious public health crisis across Washington state and nationwide. From 2019 to 2021, the annual number of opioid drug overdose deaths in the state nearly doubled.…
S4E39 The art of baseball: Dick Perez, Marq Evans, and The Diamond King
For over 20 years, Dick Perez was the official artist of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, painting the game’s history and every Hall of Fame ballplayer—a project he continues into his 80s. Marq…
S4E38 Rock on: Digging into the history of rock ‘n’ roll
“It’s only rock n roll, but I like it,” is not really a good answer in Washington State University’s popular history of rock music class.Hundreds of WSU students learn how to really dig into the…
S4E37 Appreciation for the farming life
Farming life and the essential work of producing food for the world has long been celebrated in art, literature, and essays.Richard Scheuerman, an educator, author, and 1972 history graduate from…
S3E36 Lessons from the pandemic
Students, teachers, and schools learned a lot during the COVID-19 pandemic.Many of the challenges and opportunities were already there, just emphasized by the global health emergency, says Johnny…
S3E35 A year of extremes: 2024 weather in review
Weatherwise, July 2024 was a doozy.Palm Springs hit 124 degrees. Alaska had the wettest July on record. Washington DC tied its record for the most consecutive days with temperatures over 100.…
S3E34 Exceptional stories from Washington State
The stories of Washington State University are stories of the state, covering agriculture and architecture, geography and geology, history and industry, people and places, and a lot more from the…
S3E33 A new voice for Coug sports
If you listen to Washington State University sports, you’ll hear calls from a Coug who’s returned home: Chris King. Chris graduated in 2009 from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication,…
S3E32 A stormwater priority: Protecting coho salmon from tire chemicals
Coho salmon in urban areas were dying from stormwater runoff, but scientists didn’t know why until a few years ago.A team of researchers from Washington State University and University of Washington…
S3E31 Opportunity for the Cougs: A chat with WSU Athletic Director Anne McCoy
As the Pac-12’s remaining members—Washington State University and Oregon State University—began rebuilding the conference, WSU President Kirk Schulz announced in June 2024 that Anne McCoy was the new…
S3E30 How do we compensate for memory loss?
Remembering to perform a future action is a critical part of daily life. Psychologists refer to this as our “prospective memory,” and some examples include remembering to pay bills on time, returning…
S3E29 Sweet beats with the Cougar Marching Band
The WSU Fight Song, the roaring crowd, the electric atmosphere.Washington State University’s Cougar Marching Band is often the heart and soul that connects WSU alumni and fans at these games.In this…
S3E28 TikTok Rx: Youth turn to social media for health advice
Young people have lots of questions about diet, exercise, and sexual health. TikTok is one of their most trusted venues for finding out information.“They’ll go to TikTok and ask questions,” says…
S3E27 Weather Watch: Reflecting on a Year of Extremes with Nathan Santo Domingo
2023 was a year of weather extremes, with damaging floods, fires, and storms unfolding across the globe.The United States logged a historic number of billion-dollar weather disasters, while smoke…
S3E26 Feeding our ethics: A conversation about food and values with Samantha Noll
A simple decision about what to order for lunch can have profound effects on others.“Food is interesting because it touches so many other communities,” says Samantha Noll, an associate professor of…
S3E25 Restoring Palouse prairie: A field trip with Chris Duke
Palouse prairie of eastern Washington and northwestern Idaho is an endangered landscape. It’s dominated by forbs—flowering plants—that cover the fields with a riot of color that attracts native…
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