Shows
Teach Me About the Great LakesStanding on a GroinStuart 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 Specialist Dr. Hillary Glandon, Coastal Ecosystem Specialist IISG on YouTube (coastal resilience videos mentioned will be available here!) Illinois Beach State Park Isle Royale National Park Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Droopy's in Zion, IL
2025-09-1538 minTeach Me About the Great LakesPhysical Intricacies of WaterIn 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 Austin | Swenson College of Science and Engineering | UMN Duluth Winter thermal structure across the Laurentian Great Lakes - ScienceDirect In winter, the waters of Lakes Michigan and Huron separate into layers. Not anymore. Why? Data: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Ann Arbor, MI, USA An abrupt decline in springtime zooplankton diel vertical migration due to a shift in stratification regime - ScienceDirect Teach...
2025-08-0436 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThey Got Along Just Fine Without PotteryIn 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.Show Linkshttps://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/anthropology/about/Kooiman_Susan.shtml Cahokia Mounds Drummond IslandGanawenindiwag Manoomin Anishinaabeg | Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Archaeological evidence of intensive indigenous farming in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, USA | Science Massive Fields Where Native American Farmers Grew Corn, Beans and Squash 1,000 Years Ago Discovered in Michigan Yummy Donut PalaceGrand Island Ferry Service ...
2025-07-1537 min
Teach Me About the Great LakesRerun: There's a Little Bit of PooDr. 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:https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/givingShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Hosts: Hope Charters & Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Me...
2025-06-1034 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThe Consequences of Our Own ActionsGrowing 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.Show Links:Kelly’s work at Bridge MichiganSign up for Kelly’s newsletter HEREKelly’s Sandwich Pick: Babe's CornerShow Credits:Host: Stuart...
2025-02-1735 minTeach Me About the Great LakesIt Is Coming from the PipesThe 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. Show Links:Freshwater Future WebsiteTMATGL Episode 74 “It Depends How You Do a One” - whatever that meansAnn’s Donut Pick: Hinkley BakeryJill’s Taco Pick: Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant
2025-02-0335 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAll of the Gauges We HaveThis 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…)Show Links:Global Center for Climate Change and Transboundary WatersCoordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basic Hydraulic and Hydrologic DataThe Lives of Lake Ontario, by Daniel MacFarlaneTMATGL Episode 91 “A Generational Opportunity”Drew’s Donut Pick: Benny’s Bakery
2025-01-2830 minTeach Me About the Great LakesMassive Piles of Petroleum CokeJump 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 some good conversation about the excellent fried seafood at Calumet Fisheries.Show LinksMichael’s Sandwich Pick: Tempes...
2025-01-1437 minTeach Me About the Great LakesChristmas Tree WreckSHIPWRECK 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 Shipwrecks with more informationWisconsin Maritime MuseumThunder Bay National Marine SanctuaryThunder Bay International Film FestivalProject Shiphunt DocumentaryKevin’s Sand...
2024-12-1246 minTeach Me About the Great LakesDiner Tuna is the Best TunaStuart and Renie chat with IISG's Sarah Zack about microplastics, PFAS, and, of course, tuna melts.
2024-09-1739 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAn Era of Body SnatchingIn 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-to-eat-clevelands-polish-boy-sandwichShow credits:Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Renie MilesCoordinating producer: Moti AgunbiadeEdited by: Sandra SvobodaArtwork by: Ethan KocakMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2024-09-0339 minTeach Me About the Great LakesSurf the Underwater WaterfallIn 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, 2024Show credits: Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn FoleyCoordinating producer: Moti AgunbiadeEdited by: Sandra SvobodaArtwork by: Ethan KocakMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2024-08-2641 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThe Great Lakes HotdogLive 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 being in an Irish Pub. Trevor is a Hall-of-Fame guest, though, and worth listening to!Show links:Trevor's homepagehttps://www.uwindsor.ca...
2024-07-1533 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThey Eat It, They Excrete ItIn 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: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0380133023002460https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/goldfish-study-1.5076637 Cootes Paradise https://www.rbg.ca/gardens-trails/by-attraction/trails/trail-maps/cootes-paradise-trails/ Hamilton Harbour https://maps.ap...
2024-06-1741 minTeach Me About the Great LakesMost of My Babies Are BuoysIt'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 more old-fashioned ways, too.Show links:https://raeon.org/https://uwm.edu/freshwater/ NexsensFondriestGLOS Seagullhttps://www.limno.com/Barnacle BudsGiglio’s MarketPictured Rocks National LakeshoreWindsorShow credits: Host & Exec...
2024-06-0347 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAsk Dr Fish: Reach in, Grab a SnackWe 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 SeiheimerCoordinating producer: Hope ChartersEdited by: Sandra SvobodaArtwork by: Ethan KocakMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2024-05-2847 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThis Kringle SituationDr. Fish called us out for some Lakies errors, so we invited him on to talk it over. Plus, the return of Great Lakes News and we talk with Tim Campbell about that...thing that he ate at a baseball game.Show links:Kalles CaviarSee two managers get ejected from the game on the same play :)Great Lakes NewsStory 1: https://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/great-lakes-fishing-decree-takes-effect/article_fd8e077c-d9ad-11ee-a0f6-cb8381f6c71f.htmlStory 2: https://greatlakesecho.org/2024/01/30/smart-buoys-help-brace-great-lakes-for-environmental-challenges/Story 3: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/science...
2024-04-0152 minTeach Me About the Great LakesWhose Sewage Was Whose?In this episode, Stuart and Renie speak with Peter Annin, author of the indispensable book, The Great Lakes Water Wars.Show links:Peter's page at Northland CollegeAnchor Bar and Grill, Superior, Wisconsin (this website might only work in Wisconsin?)Isle Royale National ParkNorthern Georgian Bay has 30k islands…go to Kilarny, ON and pick one :)Show credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Producer: Renie MilesSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducer: Megan GunnAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Sandra SvobodaPodcast art by: Joel Da...
2024-03-1842 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAsk Dr Fish: The Great Lakes Are My AquariumWe ask our Drs. Fish about fish cannibalism, how one becomes a Dr. Fish, and more.Show credits:Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus SeiheimerCoordinating producer: Hope ChartersEdited by: Sandra SvobodaArtwork by: Ethan KocakMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2024-03-1556 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThe 2023 LakiesIt's our annual awards show, this year a little bit late. We're keeping the show notes light to avoid spoilers, but for a complete list of winners, please see this Google Doc:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-qkgzeMLhpNyfTO2waWZjtrYT29uCS1RVRlY3ryu1Ac/edit?usp=sharingShow links: Oh no: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMZhE0ZF6dMziT6HW81BomnHFnur1rKIx7zO2rNHBMPuAwp50itMW2Sp-Vg7TRcpA?key=RGJzcTdNMjBJRzgzY3ZnYmJiNzc4T1dlLU5DWlRBShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Producer: Megan GunnSenior Producer: Carolyn Foley
2024-02-2152 min
Teach Me About the Great LakesA Generational OpportunityNOW WITH FIXED AUDIO! Sorry about that...we really need an editor :)Stuart and Megan speak with Dr. Mike Shriberg of the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research and Michigan Sea Grant about why we have a generational opportunity to train 21st-century Great Lakes stewards.Show Links:CIGLRMichigan Sea GrantMike's paperLester Graham Justice40 InitiativeAmer’s DeliTawas City, MIShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Producer: Megan GunnSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Stu...
2024-01-0239 min
Teach Me About the Great LakesI Ask for Broader ShouldersStuart and Megan talk with Heather Stirratt, Director of the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Regional Office, about their recent Triennial Assessment of Progress Report on Great Lakes Water Quality, the importance of these sorts of broad, international efforts, and the existence of Windsor-style pizza.Show links:Triennial Assessment of ProgressIJCBinational.netNorthern Waters SmokehausShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Producer: Megan GunnSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Stuart Carlton. Sigh.Podcast art...
2023-12-1847 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAsk Dr Fish: Feast of the Seven FishmasesOur Drs. Fish celebrate Fishmas and take questions about cisco spawning, trading mackerel in prison, and more. Plus, the Ask Dr. Fish challenge and Game of the Month! Recorded live, December 2023.Show links:Stuart's brand-new song, entitled "The Day after Fishmas"Video of the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" gamehttps://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/sea-grant-education-on-fishery-expected-to-lead-to-15-million-in-exports-to-sweden/ https://www.businessinsider.com/ftx-ftx-trading-fish-in-prison-for-services-crypto-2023-11https://fee.org/articles/how-a-fish-became-prison-currency/https://hakaimagazine.com/article-short/cod-currency/https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/industry-vs-diadromy-story-migratory-fish-merrimack-riverhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-eel-rent-map-englandShow credits:Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O...
2023-12-1254 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAsk Dr Fish: You Won't Want to Eat a Zombie SalmonHere's an Ask Dr Fish amuse bouche while we wait for Stuart to have time to edit the latest TMATGL. We miss you already, Quinn!Show linksTopic 1 - Fish that see with their skinhttps://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-color-changing-fish-can-see-with-its-skinTopic 2 - Smallmouth Bass in the Colorado Riverhttps://apnews.com/article/humpback-chub-smallmouth-bass-colorado-river-1f1162bc38980fc6bcf5bdc9168ea1https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2023/08/22/mgk-park-service-to-remove-invasive-predatory-fish-found-in-colorado-river-below-glen-canyon-dam/Topic 3 - Lake Sturgeon releases in Saginaw Bay watershedhttps://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/08/prehistoric-fish-species-released-into-saginaw-basin-in-restoration-project.htmlShow credits:Hosts & Producers...
2023-10-2057 min
Teach Me About the Great LakesGreat Lakes ChampionsIn this episode, Stuart and Megan speak with John Hartig, a Visiting Scholar at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor, about his new book, Great Lakes Champions. It's an engaging and optimistic book written by an engaging and optimistic interviewee; check it out!Show links:John Hartig's websiteGreat Lakes ChampionsThe Great Lakes WayBubi's Awesome EatsGreen Bean CafeGrosse Ile TownshipT9Show credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host and Producer: Megan GunnSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer...
2023-09-1346 minTeach Me About the Great LakesDifferent Polymer BackbonesIn this episode, Stuart interviews Eden Hataley about her paper on managing microplastics in the Great Lakes. Should they be considered a chemical of mutual concern in the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement? And did they really put microplastics in toothpaste?Show links:Towards a management strategy for microplastic pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes—monitoring (part 1)Towards a management strategy for microplastic pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes—monitoring (part 2)https://www.teachmeaboutthegreatlakes.com/71International Joint Commission: Chemicals of Mutual ConcernGolden Rooster DelicatessenShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonSenior Producer: Caro...
2023-08-2133 minTeach Me About the Great LakesBiomagnifying in the Food ChainStuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Daniele Miranda about her work on PFAS in Lake Michigan, how PFAS end up in fish, and how the biomagnify across the food chain. Plus: An important hermit crab update via Teach Me About the Great Lakes Hermit Crab Correspondent Hope Charters!Show links:Dr. Daniele Miranda's homepageCreepy hermit crab doll-head videoAdam Duritzhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004896972303526XSpringfield IsotopesDaniele's graphical abstractIndiana Dunes https://www.nps.gov/indu/index.htm Show credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Irene MilesSenior Producer: Carolyn F...
2023-08-0731 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThe Inland SeasStuart and Renie took a ride on the Lakie Award Winning S/V Inland Seas and interviewed several people from the Inland Seas Education Association about the wonderful work they do to help children learn about the Great Lakes, the three types of people on a boat, and more. This was a really fun episode to record; thanks to the crew of the Inland Seas for putting up with us!Show links:Inland Seas Education AssociationVillage Cheese ShantyShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Irene Miles...
2023-07-241h 02Teach Me About the Great LakesAsk Dr Fish #5: What Could Go Wrong Here?Can a boom in Great Lakes human populations affect fish more than aquatic invasive species do? What is a Black Carp and why should we care? What’s in a name when it comes to invasive species? To find out, let’s Ask Dr. Fish.Also: Titus is calling in from a boat this month!Show links:News article on anglers depressing fish populations https://greatlakesecho.org/2021/05/25/new-anglers-could-depress-great-lakes-fish-populations-more-than-invasive-species/Peer-reviewed article that it's based on: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0159 https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/invasive-black-carp-established-parts-mississippi-river-basin https://www.manitoulin.com/invasive-black-carp-getting-closer-to-great-lakes/ "Skarping", which w...
2023-07-1353 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes250 Breeding PairsIn this re-aired conversation, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Francie Cuthbert, one of the world's preeminent plover experts, about piping plovers.Show links:Dr. Cuthbert's webpageGreat Lakes Aquaculture CollaborativeUSFWS: Double-crested cormorantsChicago Piping PloversGreatLakesPipingPlover.orgFacebook: Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery EffortHigh Island, MichiganBroders Cucina ItalianaMiddle Sister IslandCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-host: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles
2023-07-0338 min
Teach Me About the Great LakesThis Is Possibly the Best Thing I've Ever DoneThis week's episode is LIVE from the amazing Amsterdam Brewhouse on the Lake in Toronto, Ontario! We're joined by the wonderful Dr. Katie Stammler of the Essex Region Conservation Authority and the Great Lakes HABs Collaborative and we talk about HABs, gobies, and more. This show was recorded as part of the International Association for Great Lakes Research 2023 annual conference. It was a really fun episode to record; we hope you enjoy it!Show links:IAGLR 2023Amsterdam Brewhouse on the LakeDr. Katie Stammler's TwitterGreat Lakes HABs Collaborative (aka CollHABorative)HABs...
2023-05-1539 minTeach Me About the Great LakesWe Can't Measure Them AllLive from the Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference, Stuart and Sarah Zack (!) interview John Scott about PFAS, microplastics, and he patiently tries to explain whatever analytical chemistry is. This was an enjoyable conversation with a great guest and a really cool conference. Show links:Emerging Contaminants in the Environment ConferenceJohn Scott's pageTMATGL Episode 1: They're Also Called Nurdles, featuring Sarah Zack and then-guest Carolyn Foley. Right away in this episode, Stuart realized that Carolyn needed to be a host, and Sarah was awesome, too. So awesome, in fact, that we invited her...
2023-05-0235 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAsk Dr. Fish 4: You Can Only Eat What You Can Fit in Your MouthTMATGL listeners: thanks for your patience! We'll be back on our regular schedule very soon!Want to watch us live? Visit https://www.askdrfish.com/liveTopic 1 - cisco adaptationCisco adapting to eating fish:https://twitter.com/greatlakescisco/status/1633228683824574464Topic 2 - Eelshttps://theconversation.com/eels-have-fascinated-us-for-ages-now-we-need-to-stop-eating-them-201520https://gizmodo.com/goblin-shark-photo-plastic-toy-drama-mediterranean-1850237339Show credits:Hosts & Producers: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley, Katie O'Reilly, Titus SeiheimerCoordinating producer: Hope ChartersLive show production by Great Lakes NowEdited by: Quinn Rose...
2023-04-1853 min
Teach Me About the Great LakesYou're All in Close QuartersDon't worry, we haven't disappeared! We're just behind a little bit. While we get re-organized, enjoy this classic episode where Stuart and Renie interview the great Annie Scofield and get the greatest sound in the history of the show.Full show notes:EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office: homepage | Twitter feedRV Lake GuardianThe Guardian's Twitter feedThe R/V Lake Guardian's Yearly Survey ActivitiesTrack the Lake Guardian on MarineTraffic.nethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MysidaGreat Lakes Restoration Initiative1972...
2023-04-1032 minTeach Me About the Great LakesHypoxic Layer on the BottomStuart and Carolyn speak with Paris Collingsworth about hypoxia in the Great Lakes. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it bad? Plus: more than you probably knew about midges and the act of forgetting to remember not to forget.Show links:Widespread prevalence of hypoxia and the classification of hypoxic conditions in the Laurentian Great LakesExperimental Lake Erie Hypoxia Forecast Ice Cover, Food, and Hypoxia: How is Climate Change Affecting Great Lakes Fish? | International Joint Commission Joba Chamberlain recalls his bout with the midgesCafecito ht...
2023-03-2342 minTeach Me About the Great LakesHow Heavy Water IsStuart and Megan speak with Sarah FitzSimons, Associate Professor of Sculpture at the University of Wisconsin, about her very cool Water Books, the multifaceted meaning of water, and the power of a personal water biography.Show links:Lakie Nominee: Mapping the Great Lakes by Alex HillSarah's homepageThe Wisconsin Water LibraryWhiskey Island TrailShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Megan GunnSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by...
2023-03-0635 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAsk Dr Fish 3: A Scientific Discussion of AnatomyIn Ask Dr Fish #3, We ask about fish cannons, fish valentines, and fish farts. Plus, the debut of our new segment, "Which Fish Story Is Not a Fish Story?"Want to watch us live? Visit https://www.askdrfish.com/liveShow links:Video for this month's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO3XWf_YM-4&t=28sArchimedes and sea lamprey: https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/ancient-tool-helps-new-tech-protect-great-lakes-waters-from-sea-lamprey/Great Lakes pH: https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/atmospheric-carbon-might-make-great-lakes-acidic-inhospitable-fish-plants/Lake Ice:https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/02/02/5-fast-facts-about-the-lack-of-ice-on-lake-superior-this-yearhttps://twitter.com...
2023-02-2455 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThe Pandas Should Have Been a Red FlagStuart and Carolyn speak with Sarah Dobie of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan about her fascinating new paper on defining "resilience" in the Great Lakes. Resilience is a complicated topic and people frequently use the term differently. But maybe that's okay? Maybe we can learn as much from the differences in definitions as we can from similarities? Plus: We feature a cool Lakie nominee and get some Non-Zingermans Ann Arbor recommendations!Show links:State of the Great LakesSarah's article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article...
2023-02-2042 minTeach Me About the Great LakesSimple Physics in Complex SystemsShow links:Dr. Rood's OpenClimate websiteThis month's Great Lakes Now episodeApostle islands ice paperRidiculously Resilient RidgeRRR the moviePolar amplificationRed Hawk Ann ArborAbout Boreal ForestsShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesCo-host and Associate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2023-02-0639 minTeach Me About the Great LakesIt Depends on How You Do a OneThe Erie SituationGreat Lakes Outreach MediaThunder Bay National Marine SanctuaryThunder Bay International Film Festival - In person!Thunder Bay International Film Festival - Virtual!WescoGalley Sweet ShopShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2023-01-1646 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThey're Less Enthusiastic about Sandwiches MADELINE R MAGEE - HomeTwitter: Dr. Madeline MageePredicting Beach Conditions | Wisconsin DNRBeaches | Wisconsin DNRModel | Definition of Model by Merriam-WebsterWhere The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We’re Headed — And Why They Disagree | FiveThirtyEightMenu - SchubertsUpper Peninsula Michigan | UP Michigan Travel, Lodging, Events and AttractionsIllinois-Indiana Sea GrantIllinois-Indiana Sea Grant on TwitterTeach Me About the Great Lakes on TwitterAfter-show:PC The Decadent Cookies, Chocolate Chip | PC.caThe Real Superstore ad montage 1985-1994 - YouTubeCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-host: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Produ...
2023-01-0640 min
Teach Me About the Great LakesThe 2022 LakiesWe’re keeping the show notes spoiler-free, but you can find a list of the winners right here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-qkgzeMLhpNyfTO2waWZjtrYT29uCS1RVRlY3ryu1Ac/edit?usp=sharingShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Hosts: Hope Charters & Carolyn FoleySenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2022-12-1944 min
Teach Me About the Great LakesAsk Dr. Fish 2: A Great Big Swimming TongueNote: We aren't sure if we're always going to release the Ask Dr Fish episodes in the Teach Me About the Great Lakes feed. Do you have an opinion either way? Let us know!Show links:NPR article on tongue-eating louse: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/23/1048718433/the-tongue-eating-louse-does-exactly-what-its-name-suggests Sturgeon suction feeding video: https://twitter.com/Brantromyzon/status/949383620388638720Paddlefish video: https://twitter.com/SolomonRDavid/status/1597569061520433152Shedd Aquarium sucker tagging: https://news.wttw.com/2022/10/20/great-lakes-lowly-sucker-now-swimming-big-leagues-research-wise-thanks-shedd-scientistsBarry Adams: How come I don't always catch fish?USFWS page on channel catfish...
2022-12-1548 minTeach Me About the Great LakesAn Extremely Ambitious GoalShow links:Youth Conservation CorpsEPA page on the Great Lakes Water Quality AgreementEnvironment Canada's page on the Great Lakes Water Quality AgreementThe Great Lakes Restoration InitiativeToledo drinking water crisis of 2014EPA page on Areas of ConcernEnvironment Canada's page on Areas of ConcernPort Clinton, OhioThe HELM 2022Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Renie MilsSenior Producer: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan Chitty
2022-12-0546 minTeach Me About the Great LakesThe Season of Giving IIGreat Lakes NewsGreat Lakes Now website: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/Story 1: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/11/great-lakes-moment-video-game-teaches-watershed-management/Story 2: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/11/the-catch-record-number-of-piping-plovers/Story 3: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/11/nonprofit-buys-31000-forested-acres-by-copper-harbor/Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition:HOW Coalition websiteHOW Coalition partners pagehttps://thelunchrooma2.com/detroit-street-filling-station-1/https://eatannarbor.com/https://thelunchrooma2.com/detroit-street-filling-station-1/https://eatannarbor.com/Great Lakes Waterfront Trail | Waterfront Regeneration Trust:Waterfront Trail websiteMap of the TrailDonate to the Waterfront TrailWolf Island Snowy OwlsVoyageur's Lode Apple Frittershttps://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g940840-d974856-i446706729-Cortina_Restaurant-Espanola_Northeastern_Ontario_Ontario.htmlLong Sault Parkway
2022-11-211h 03
Teach Me About the Great Lakes69: The Lakehouse of Terror IIGREAT LAKES BOOS WIRE REPORT, DATELINE LAKE MICHIGAN, USALake Michigan has claimed another ship as the remains of the S/V Donut were found on the lake floor yesterday. It isn't clear what happened to the boat, or its passengers, but they seem to have met some sort of unpleasant end. The only notable contents found inside the wreck were a maple leaf-shaped toque, a pair of gloves shaped like the state of Michigan, a rusty saw of indeterminate age, and an ice chest containing, oddly enough, a stack of hotdog buns and about a dozen dead...
2022-10-2832 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes67: Lake Erie Has Really Good Brewing WaterShow links:Nominate some great work for the Lakies!: https://bit.ly/Lakies22Subscribe to the Ask Dr. Fish YouTube Channel!GLN story on the Mark W. Barker Freighter: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/new-great-lakes-freighter-joins-fleet/Fish scientists: From childhood aspirations to Amazonian expeditionshttps://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/fish-scientists/Great Lakes Brewing Co: Website | TwitterWikipedia: Oliver Hazard PerryBattle of Lake ErieWar of 1812Battle of New Orleans songEliot NessThe UntouchablesCLE Myths: Eliot Ness Bullet HolesWKYC video on...
2022-10-031h 15Teach Me About the Great Lakes66: There's a Little Bit of PooThanks to Masthead Brewing Company for good beer and good hosting. If you want to donate to Ohio Sea Grant and the Stone Lab, please visit their website:https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/givingShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Hosts: Hope Charters & Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2022-09-1934 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes64: Species That We Haven’t yet MournedShow links:Great Lakes Now: website, twitter, youtubeCarmine bee-eatersFortress conservationNancy Langston’s website twitterThe Syllabus ProjectClimate Ghosts: Migratory Species in the Anthropocene. (Amazon link)Sustaining Lake Superior: An extraordinary lake in a changing world”... (Amazon link)Apostle Island National LakeshoreKeewenah PeninsulaShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Megan GunnProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quin...
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Teach Me About the Great Lakes63: The Pull of a Long HikeToday’s guest:Loreen Niewenhuis, Author & Adventurer - Great Lakes AdventurerLoreen’s Amazon author page Amazon.com: Best Lake Michigan Hikes: 10 Favorite Lake Michigan Hikes on the Beach eBook: Loreen Niewenhuis: Kindle StoreShow links:Lengthwise - YouTubeQuilotoa - WikipediaDevil’s Millhopper Geological State Park | Florida State ParksA Walk in the Woods (book) - WikipediaToebox - WikipediaSnappy Answers to Stupid Questions!Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service)Empire Bluff Trail - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service)Pyramid Point Trail - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. Nati...
2022-08-0136 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes61: The Water We Swim InShow links:ChooseCopi.comIf you can't beat 'em, eat 'em: Illinois fisheries rebrand the invasive Asian carpTitus' tweet with lots of dead fishMeet the "Frenchsicle"The Water We Swim In homepageIntroduced HomepageList of Lakies winnersMary’s Place, MinneapolisWikipeida: Lake WinnebagoStaring Lake in Eden Prairie, MNWiki: Viral hemorrhagic septicemiaThe Tomatoes of LeamingtonShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Ca...
2022-07-0546 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes60: The Sounds That Are EmittedLinks:Rosalyn's paper "A song of ice and vessels: Seasonal trends in the soundscape of the western arm of Lake Superior".Wikipedia: Bortle Dark Sky ScaleNOAA: What is a hydrophone?Duluth GrillCanal ParkCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: nobody :(Producers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2022-06-2033 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes59: They Opened the Eyes of PeopleSorry that this one's kind of a downer, but we maybe it's ultimately hopeful?!Links:TMATGL 39: Cottonballs with Toothpick LegsTMATGL 40: DNA from the CheeksTamima's Plovermother website & booksSun-Times article on ImaniMeet Nish and Nellie, Ohio's First Nesting Piping Plovers In 83 YearsLibanais ChicagoCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Renie MilesProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by...
2022-06-0636 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes57: I Only Think About the PThis was super fun and thanks to those who could make it. Our next live event will be in Cleveland, probably on September 13. Details coming!Show Links:Chicago Tribune article on Monty's deathTeach Me About the Great Lakes 39: Cotton Balls with Toothpick LegsLimnoTechFreeboard TechnologyEddie Verhamme on TwitterAndy Bramburger on TwitterGrand Rapids Brewing Washtenaw DairyShow Credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Hosts: Carolyn Foley, Hope ChartersProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles...
2022-05-1832 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes56: Nerd out about MusselsTMATGL MEETUP as part of the JASM conference! We'll be hanging out around 8pm on Monday, May 16th at the Grand Rapids Brewing Company...come hang out with us...we'll have stickers! Assuming they arrive in time!Show links:Furrin GroupSno-Drift RallyThe Great Dusty's Saab 900 on the iceAshley’s bio pageNOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research LabPonar Grab - videoEPA Great Lakes Benthos MonitoringSix decades of Lake Ontario ecological history according to benthosDepth drives growth dy...
2022-05-0253 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes55: Ask Dr. FishShow links:Video stream of this episode (apologies for Stuart's low audio...we're all learning here)Titus Seilheimer TwitterKatie O'Reilly TwitterWisconsin Sea GrantLamberti Stream and Wetland Ecology LaboratoryBattle Without Honor or HumanityEat Wisconsin FishEat Midwest FishCedar PointShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by...
2022-04-181h 05Teach Me About the Great Lakes54: Water Is SacredShow links:Wikipedia: Sudbury, OntarioNorthern Ontario School of MedicineWhitefish River First NationManitoulin IslandCBC: Inside Walkerton: Canada's worst-ever E. coli contaminationOntario Source Water Protection Planshttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/josephine-mandaminSugar Bush Canadian Coffee Shop in Kagawong is a welcoming treatShow credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Megan GunnProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast...
2022-04-0736 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes53: Source, Path, PeopleShow links:Follow the Freshwater Lab on Twitter!Rob Nixon: Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the PoorFreshwaterStories.comSource-Path-People: Get InvolvedTheBackwardRiver.orgThe River SpeaksUptons BreakroomThe JungleManny’s Cafeteria & DelicatessenBelle IsleNortherly IslandRenie’s new story on green infrastructureShow Credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Renie MilesProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Etha...
2022-03-2141 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes52: Let's Buy a Vowel HereDr. Marta Venier on Twitter https://twitter.com/venier_marta On Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MiXmvwgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao PCBs https://www.greatlakesmud.org/pcbs.html Biomagnification https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/biomagnification-and-bioaccumulation/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Environmental Chemicalshttps://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/environmental_chemicals.html Halogens https://www.britannica.com/science/halogen U.N. draft resolution shows countries aim to create...
2022-03-0738 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes50: A Bizarrely Average YearStuart and Carolyn speak with James Kessler of the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab about lake ice coverage, spaghetti diagrams, and shoveling snow for ice hockey.Links:National Ice Center https://usicecenter.gov/Products/GreatLakesHome https://twitter.com/usnatice Canadian Ice Service https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/ice-forecasts-observations/latest-conditions.html https://twitter.com/ECCC_CISAlbedo https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/climatebits-albedo/ Lake Superior Twitterhttps://twitter.com/LakeSuperior GLERL website (and ice page and Twitter)www...
2022-02-0731 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes49: I Recommend the Thunder PassWe catch up with Stephanie Gandulla of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and learn about diving the Great Lakes, the Tenth Annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival, and more. Plus: bonus John Candy content!Show links:More information on the Thunder Bay Film Festival (see that link for tickets)This year’s Festival LineupFollow Stephanie on Twitter!Follow Thunder Bay on Twitter!International Ocean Film Festival#tbiff on Twitterhttps://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/vr/Lake Superior TwitterCh...
2022-01-1846 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes48: Lake Effect Snow is Magical (re-air)Happy new year! While we recover from the Lakies and the holidays, we're re-airing this great conversation with Tom Coomes of ABC57 in South Bend. Tune in to learn about the polar vortex, lake effect, and drinking yellow snow.Tom Coomes (@TomCoomes) | TwitterIISG on TwitterTwo Yellow Buoys on TwitterLook, we have a new website!SNL El Nino SketchPolar vortex - WikipediaPictures of Sun Dogs that Stuart took during the horribly cold winter of 2014Lake-effect snow - WikipediaLake-effect snow on ImgurLake-effect snow activity from the Center for Great Lakes LiteracyArctic oscillation - WikipediaSweet, sweet lake effect flow - Album...
2022-01-0329 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes47: The LakiesWe’re keeping the show notes spoiler-free, but you can find a list of the winners right here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-qkgzeMLhpNyfTO2waWZjtrYT29uCS1RVRlY3ryu1Ac/editThanks for listening.Credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Megan GunnProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2021-12-2345 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes46: It’s All Stuff That I’ve EatenKatie O’Reily on TwitterTitus Seilheimer on TwitterThe 25 Days of Fishmas on TwitterShow links (may contain spoilers):Michigan DNR: Lake SturgeonWinnebago System Sturgeon SpearingDetroit Free Press article on that huge sturgeon that they caughtUSGS: BowfinCenter for Great Lakes Literacy Fish o PediaWisconsin Sea Grant: Explore the BurbotFreshwater Feasts: Deep Fried BurbotCBC: Burbot fish sing during spawningUSGS: Freshwater drumSheepshead card game...
2021-12-0654 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes44: Lakehouse of Terror ILinks:Geneva's twitter feedMichigan Sea Granthttp://invasivecarp.us/Documents/BarrierBrochure.pdfhttps://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-asian-carp?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_productshttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/meteotsunami.html https://www.michiganseagrant.org/lessons/lessons/by-broad-concept/earth-science/surges-and-seiches-2/https://greatlakes.org/great-lakes-plastic-pollution-fighting-for-plastic-free-water/https://www.usgs.gov/news/widespread-plastic-pollution-found-great-lakes-tributarieshttps://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=713https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/canada/articles/12-beautiful-islands-you-need-to-visit-in-canada/Teach Me About the Great Lakes 3: It Would Have to Be the Perfect RockTeach M...
2021-10-2737 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes43: We Weren't Shooting up from the BottomNominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21Links:Follow Kelly on Twitter!MSU Quantitative Fisheries Science CenterBioremediation with MushroomsNOAA: The Elusive Barrelfish: An Enigma Wrapped in a MysteryNOAA: A Profile of the Charleston BumpA video tour of R/V Seward Johnsonhttp://www.biocepts.com/marsciedu/Oceanic_Research_Expeditions/Submersible_Expedition.htmlRotenone FAQsLake Strom Thurmond/Clark’s Hill Lake https://www.ama...
2021-10-1843 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes42: I Need to Get More LakesNominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21Links:Sharma Lab webpageDetroit News article on drownings in the Great LakesTMATGL 35: Most Weather Weenies Will Probably RememberTMATGL 32: What Had Been Safe Is Now DangerousAtlas Obscura: Canada’s Ice Roads are Melting Too SoonWikipedia: Lake SuwaKatsushika Hokusai: Lake Suwa woodblock print at The MetGlory Hole Doughnuts: What Creams are Made OfCredits: Host & Executive Pr...
2021-10-0440 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes41: Clean Litter, Collect Data, and Capture Community AttentionNominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21Links:Follow Dr. Gutierrez on Twitter!Clean Lakes AllianceU of T Trash Team: Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubePBS: Home Waste Audit for KidsBest of Toronto: Best Sandwiches in TorontoOther TMATGL microplastics episodes:TMATGL 1: They're Also Called NurdlesTMATGL 15: We're Doing Everything in PlasticTMATGL 24: It Was Way Too Liquidy and WeirdCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-hosts: Ethan Chitty & Renie MilesProducers: Hope Charters...
2021-09-2034 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes40: DNA from the CheeksNominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21Show links:Dr. Cuthbert's webpageGreat Lakes Aquaculture CollaborativeUSFWS: Double-crested cormorantsChicago Piping PloversGreatLakesPipingPlover.orgFacebook: Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery EffortHigh Island, MichiganBroders Cucina ItalianaMiddle Sister IslandCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-host: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by...
2021-09-1636 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes39: Cottonballs with Toothpick LegsNominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21Show links:https://ebird.org/homeGreat Lakes Piping Plovers siteUSFWS Michigan Ecological Services Field OfficePorcupine Mountains Wilderness State ParkMigratory Birds Treaty ActStrange Matter Coffee and BakeryStrange Matter's "Insta": do not visit when hungry. Or when you might be hungry in the next few days.Credits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan Chitty
2021-09-0726 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes38: Taking Nutrients Down to the BottomLinks:Nominate something for the Lakies! http://bitly.com/lakies21Rob Mooney: Twitter | WebsiteUW Center for Limnologyhttps://www.knowyourinsects.orgPro Football Reference: New Orleans Saints Training Camp LocationsTeach Me About the Great Lakes 16: It’s Really Hard to Monitor for All of the Gross StuffUSGS: Stream OrderNOAA: What is Nutrient Pollution?North American Lake Management Society: PhosphorusCenter for Great Lakes Literacy Curriculum on Estuaries and NutrientsLehto’s Pasties!C...
2021-08-1643 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes37: Seventy Scouts in an Enclosed TubePlease take a second to nominate some great work for the Lakies! Click here or visit http://bitly.com/lakies2021 .Links:WisconsinMaritime.orgAn interesting article on using photogrammetry to create an immersive 3D model of a shipwreckhttps://www.teachmeaboutthegreatlakes.com/14WisconsinShipwrecks.orgWikipedia: Gado class submarinesUSS Cobia pae at WisconsinMaritime.orgSub BnBNational Parks Service page on the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987Bakery on StateTitus Seilheimer is a fun Twitter follow!
2021-08-0240 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes36: Change is InevitableToday's guest:Vidya BalasubramanyamCoastal Hazards SpecialistPrairie Research Institute/Illinois Coastal Management ProgramFollow Vidya on Twitter!Show links:TMATGL 20: Humans Control InchesIllinois Coastal Management ProgramPrairie Research InstituteIllinois Beach State Park Beach-Ridge ProjectShifting Sands — Using Marinas to Drive Ecosystem HealthInteresting review articles on adaptation pathwaysThe Garden of Forking PathsManaged retreat and the case for relocating entire cities (fastcompany.com) ISGS Website https://isgs.illinois.edu/node/34440 PRI social media https://prai...
2021-07-1934 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes35: Most Weather Weenies Will Probably Remember (re-air, new title)Guest: Meg Dodson, National Weather ServiceDerechoNWS WFO LOT’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/lot/2020aug10NWS WFO IWX’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/iwx/Derecho_20200810NWS WFO DVN’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_081020SPC Derecho: Facts Page hereDerecho Climatology https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/derecho_climoNotable Derecho Lists: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm#historic https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/derecho_pasthttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/casepages/may30-311998page.htmHurricane Scale: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane ScaleEnhanced Fujita Scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Fujita_scaleW...
2021-07-0548 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes34: A Million Little TrianglesLinksNOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab Wikipedia: Enbridge Line 5NOAA Lake Michigan current forecastsNOAA Article: Drifting Buoys Track Water Currents in the Great Lakes Straits of MackinacThe Awesome Power of a Fully Operational MothershipWhatever Happened To Orbitz, aka Lava Lamp Juice?OK SodaAudio from OK Soda’s 1-800-I-Feel-OK hotlineZingerman’s DeliOld Town TavernCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCohost: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyEdited by: Quinn RosePodcast art by: Joel DavenportMusic...
2021-06-1433 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes33: Science Is a Team SportShow Links:NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory: website | twitterGLERL Educational ProgramsIAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award WinnersIAGLR Jack Vallentyne Award WinnersHank’s paper on the distribution and ecological impacts of aquatic invasive species in the Great LakesPasteur’s QuadrantDetroit River DaysCanned gobies in tomato sauce. We haven’t tried this and can’t endorse it, but Stuart put it in the show notes as proof that they exist.Want more award winners? Here’s last year’s touching episode with...
2021-06-0748 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes32: What Had Been Safe Is Now DangerousWater safety resources!Great Lakes Water SafetySouthern Lake Michigan Water SafetyLast year’s episode on water safety with Megan Dodson of NWSGreat Lakes Surf Rescue Project Other show links:U Windsor Coastal Research GroupChris Houser TwitterU Windsor Faculty of Science: At the Leading Edge of SciencePaper: Impact of COVID-19 on drowning patterns in the Great Lakes region of North AmericaWhat is bathymetry? (NOAA) Great Lakes Bathymetry and Shoreline Data: NOAA Nea...
2021-05-1731 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes31: Bathed in Their Own Liquidy, Sugary FecesLinks:Jessica Ware Lab: Homepage | Twitter | InstagramEPA: Physical Features of the Great Lakes (including their depth)Jessica Ware’s page at the American Museum of Natural Museum Wikipedia: HolometabolismCicadas: Missouri Botanical GardenUS Forest Service Cicada brood mapThe Sexy Sons HypothesisCicada oviposition scarsWhoa a video of a female cicada ovipositingDr. Chris Simon’s piece on cicadas and climate changeBrooklyn BugsCentral New Jersey Doesn’t Exist, But Don’t Tell Cen...
2021-05-0330 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes30: No, They're on the PhoneFull show notes:EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office: homepage | Twitter feedRV Lake GuardianThe Guardian's Twitter feedThe R/V Lake Guardian's Yearly Survey ActivitiesTrack the Lake Guardian on MarineTraffic.nethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MysidaGreat Lakes Restoration Initiative1972 Great Lakes Water Quality AgreementUSGS: What are zebra mussels and why should we care about them?Tiktok TikTok is making sea shanties big againInteresting article: Zebra Mussels’ Takeover of the Great Lakes...
2021-04-2029 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes29: I Love a Good CollaborationShow links:What are zebra mussels and why should we care about them?Lake St. ClairAbout the Great Lakes Fishery CommissionSea Lamprey species profileStop Aquatic HitchhikersTransportZero.orgUSGS NAS Sighting App (iOS | Android)EDD MapsIntroduced PodcastTerri Hallesy!Center for Great Lakes Literacy: Attack PacksStopTheSpiny.comTim’s Journal of Extension paper on StopTheSpiny.comIntroduced podcast: The Snail Next DoorLucky Dogs...
2021-04-0551 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes28: Bald Eagle as a ProxyOne more time with the Teach Me About the Great Lakes Hotline: 765-496-IISG (that's 4474)Bill’s paper on PDBEs in Bald Eagle nestlingsEPA article on PDBEsOMG cute Bald Eagle nestlingsEPA article on PCBsEPA: Basics of green chemistrySouth Shore BreweryHere’s the TMATGL episode on diving shipwrecks…you should listen! And dive!The Sufjan Stevens reference Carolyn made that Stuart missedThe G Love reference that Stuart made that Carolyn missed
2021-03-1528 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes27: The Claws Have the Sweetest MeatToday's guests are Dr. Brian Roth of Michigan State University, Greg Hitzroth of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, and the producers of the Introduced podcast: Bonnie Willison, Sydney Widell, and special guest Tim Campbell.Links:IISG’s Aquatic Invasive Species pageInvasive Crayfish Collaborative Google GroupOptimus PrimeRed Swamp CrayfishMichigan DNR: Red Swamp CrayfishVirile CrayfishCrawfish chimneysCrayfish plagueUSGS: Rusty CrayfishA nice interview with Reuben Keller about his workAquatic Invaders in th...
2021-03-021h 08Teach Me About the Great Lakes26: We position kids to think about, "Who are you asking?"Freedom Seekers: The Underground Railroad, Great Lakes, and Science Literacy Activities Middle School and High School Curriculum Henrietta Lacks: science must right a historical wrong Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage MuseumWetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites)Broderick Park, Buffalo Niagara WaterkeeperCataract HouseWith Patents or Without, Black Inventors Reshaped American IndustryMonica Miles: Research GateMonica Miles: TwitterCredits:Host: Carolyn FoleyCohosts: Megan Gunn, Hope ChartersExecutive Producer: Stuart CarltonProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate...
2021-02-1536 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes25: Don’t Alienate People Who Need Your HelpDr. Ashley Bieniek-Tobasco @ UICAshley’s Twitter feed Megan Gunn’s Twitter feedThe Familiar Faces Project on Instagramhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Years_of_Living_DangerouslyAll We Can SavePandemic of Racism (Ashley and co-author’s commentary on misinformation during COVID)IISG’s values statementFirecakes DonutsTMATGL COVID Episodes!TMATGL 5: We’re All in This TogetherTMATGL 6: A Lot of This Is in Our Own HandsTMATGL 9: The Hamster Wheel of RuminationCredits:Host & Executive Producer: S...
2021-02-0142 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes24: It Was Way Too Liquidy and WeirdDo you have any experiences with plastic alternative products? Let us know via email (teachmeaboutthegreatlakes@gmail.com) or using the Twitter hashtag #askgreatlakes.TMATGL Episode 1: They’re Also Called NurdlesSarah Zack on TwitterGreat Lakes Pollution Prevention on TwitterMegan Gunn’s The Familiar Faces Project on TwitterTwo Yellow BuoysPlastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into TeaTea Bag Manufacturers Respond to Microplastic Particle StudyFeast of the Hunter’s MoonBat 17 in Evanst...
2021-01-1953 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes23: What Allyship Looks Like in ActionShow links:Dr. Catherine Febria’s Healthy Headwaters LabFollow Catherine on TwitterInformation on Katrina's community, the Neyaashiinigmiing or The Chippewas of Nawash: https://www.nawash.ca/Saugeen Ojibway Nation Environment OfficeGreat Lakes Institute of Environmental ResearchPaleochannels are remnants “of an inactive river or stream channel that has been filled or buried by younger sediment”US Forest Service webpage on Hyporheic ZonesCouncil of Three FiresWalpole Island First Nation. Note that Katrina emailed to say she slightly misspoke about the location of Walpole Island: it's on the northern tip of Lake St. Clair, not the St. Clair River.Bruce Peninsula Nationa...
2020-12-0745 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes22: It Tends to Get Louder During a RecessionShow links:Camden Burd websiteCamden Burd twitterThe Conservative Heartland: A political history of the post-war American MidwestHenry SchoolcraftErie CanalMinnesota’s Mesabi Range mining districtBundy StandoffThe Proposed State of SuperiorThe Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University ArchivesDominic JacobettiThe Republican ReversalFifth FrameA picture of The Burd!Timber Wars podcastCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2020-11-1638 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes21: Fly-to StatesChris Devine webpageChris Devine twitterConservative HeartlandChris’ book: Do Running Mates Matter?Census data tables showing the Midwest growing more slowly than the South and WestWikipedia entry on the Electoral CollegeWikipedia entry on the United States congressional apportionmentJohn Nance Garner bio from the Briscoe Center for American HistoryList of Vice Presidents by home stateThe Familiar Faces Project on Twitterhttps://www.blackinscicomm.comCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Megan GunnProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2020-10-2843 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes20: Humans Control InchesShow links:Adam Bechle’s contact page with links to key publicationsWisconsin Sea GrantMeteotsunamiWhat is a seiche?Meg Dodson episode where we discuss seiches, derechos, and water safetyGreat Lakes water levels data from NOAA/GLERLSome graphs to geek out overA Balancing Act: Lake Superior Regulation and the St. Marys RiverCompensating worksFrost heave!Wisconsin Sea Grant’s list of coastal engineering firms and contractorsStalzy’s Delihttps://sewicoastalresilience.orgCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-Host: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAssociate Producer: Ethan ChittyM...
2020-10-2237 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes19: Secretive Marsh BirdsLinks:Joanna’s recent paper titled “Prioritizing coastal wetlands for marsh bird conservation in the U.S. Great Lakes”National Audubon SocietyScience | AudubonAbout Jane - The Jane Goodall InstituteRed-winged Blackbird - YouTubeAutomated recorders detect secretive marsh birds | THE WILDLIFE SOCIETYAn interesting 1-hour presentation from Madison Audubon Societ’ys Carolyn Byers: Secretive Marsh Birds: ID, calls, and behaviors - YouTubeWetland curriculum resources from the Center for Great Lakes LiteracyPhragmites - WikipediaGreat Lakes Phragmit...
2020-10-0530 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes18: They Are Really ImportantScientists communicate findings in many different ways. When the information gathered points to a particularly dire situation, they may issue a warning to humanity. Forty-two scientists recently co-authored such a warning of rapid degradation of the world's large lakes. In the paper, they summarize threats observed across the globe, what these may mean for the systems humans and wildlife depend on, and how humans can help. In this episode of Teach Me About the Great Lakes, Stuart Carlton and Carolyn Foley speak with one of the study's co-authors, Dr. Maria Dittich, an associate professor of environmental science at the...
2020-09-2134 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes17: Flip, Float, and FollowGuest: Meg Dodson, National Weather ServiceDerechoNWS WFO LOT’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/lot/2020aug10NWS WFO IWX’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/iwx/Derecho_20200810NWS WFO DVN’s Page: https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_081020SPC Derecho: Facts Page hereDerecho Climatology https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/derecho_climoNotable Derecho Lists: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm#historic https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/derecho_pasthttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/casepages/may30-311998page.htmHurricane Scale: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane ScaleEnhanced Fujita Scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Fujita_scaleW...
2020-09-0747 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes16: It’s Really Hard to Monitor for All of the Gross StuffMADELINE R MAGEE - HomeTwitter: Dr. Madeline MageePredicting Beach Conditions | Wisconsin DNRBeaches | Wisconsin DNRModel | Definition of Model by Merriam-WebsterWhere The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We’re Headed — And Why They Disagree | FiveThirtyEightMenu - SchubertsUpper Peninsula Michigan | UP Michigan Travel, Lodging, Events and AttractionsIllinois-Indiana Sea GrantIllinois-Indiana Sea Grant on TwitterTeach Me About the Great Lakes on TwitterAfter-show:PC The Decadent Cookies, Chocolate Chip | PC.caThe Real Superstore ad montage 1985-1994 - YouTubeCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-host: Carolyn FoleyProducers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene MilesAsso...
2020-08-1738 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes15: We’re Doing Everything in PlasticMore micro plastics with Dr. Lorena Rios Mendoza, professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin - SuperiorLorena Rios Mendoza - Natural Sciences Department Faculty/Staff Profile - UW-Superior1: They’re Also Called Nurdles | Teach Me About the Great LakesA brief video of a Manta Trawl - YouTubeNOAA — What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?Great Pacific Garbage Patch | National Geographic SocietyPersistent organic pollutant - WikipediaPolyethylene - WikipediaPolypropylene - WikipediaPhthalate - WikipediaA Dozen Excuses Donuts & More … – Local just tastes betterhttps://twitter.com/teachgreatlakes/https://twitter.com/_tffpCredits:Host & Executive Producer: Stuart CarltonCo-host: Megan Gu...
2020-08-0336 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes6: A Lot of This Is in Our Own HandsIf you are looking for information about coronavirus and COVID-19, we encourage you to turn to reputable sources such as your state’s health department.For a rough transcript of today's show, please visit https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jscarlton/teachgreatlakes/master/episode-6/TMATGL%20-%206.txtShow links:Frank Zadravecz (@frankzadravecz) • Instagram photos and videosIllinois-Indiana Sea Grant (@ILINSeaGrant) | TwitterTeach Me About the Great Lakes Podcast (@TeachGreatLakes) | TwitterCase fatality rate - WikipediaMortality rate - WikipediaHosts: Stuart Carlton and Hope ChartersMusic by: Stuart Carlton
2020-03-2733 min
Teach Me About the Great Lakes4.5: The Role of Information Was Quite LimitedFrom time to time, we'll feature the work of people doing cool research on the Great Lakes. This is one of those times!IISG newsroom feature on Zhao’s researchZhao Ma (@ZhaoMa_Purdue) | TwitterZhao’s lab websiteIllinois-Indiana Sea Grant (@ILINSeaGrant) | TwitterAn interesting article on norms and the “Iron Eyes Cody” PSAs in the 1970s and 80s…were they as effective as they could have been?Theme songs written and recorded by Stuart Carlton, not that anyone else would want credit for...
2020-03-1136 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes4: That Long Fetch SetupIn which we discuss the polar vortex, lake effect, and drinking yellow snow with Tom Coomes of ABC 57 in South Bend, Indiana.Tom Coomes (@TomCoomes) | TwitterIISG on TwitterTwo Yellow Buoys on TwitterLook, we have a new website!SNL El Nino SketchPolar vortex - WikipediaPictures of Sun Dogs that Stuart took during the horribly cold winter of 2014Lake-effect snow - WikipediaLake-effect snow on ImgurLake-effect snow activity from the Center for Great Lakes LiteracyArctic oscillation - WikipediaSweet, sweet lake effect flow - Album on ImgurOlathe Sweet Corn FestYellow Snow IPA | Rogue Ales | BeerAdvocateTheme song written...
2020-03-0226 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes3: It Would Have to Be the Perfect RockFor a rough transcript of this month's show, please visit https://github.com/jscarlton/teachgreatlakes/blob/master/episode-3/tmatgl-3-transcript.txtToday’s guest:Loreen Niewenhuis, Author & Adventurer - Great Lakes AdventurerLoreen’s Amazon author page Amazon.com: Best Lake Michigan Hikes: 10 Favorite Lake Michigan Hikes on the Beach eBook: Loreen Niewenhuis: Kindle StoreShow links:Lengthwise - YouTubeQuilotoa - WikipediaDevil’s Millhopper Geological State Park | Florida State ParksA Walk in the Woods (book) - WikipediaToebox - WikipediaSnappy Answers to Stupid Questions!Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service)Empire...
2020-02-0333 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes2: Limnologists Make up Lots of WordsFor a rough transcript of this episode, please visit https://github.com/jscarlton/teachgreatlakes/blob/master/episode-2/tmatgl-2-transcript.markdownToday’s hosts:Stuart Carlton | Illinois-Indiana Sea GrantCarolyn Foley | Illinois-Indiana Sea GrantToday’s guests:Michael R. Twiss | Clarkson UniversityMichael Twiss (@MTwiss) | TwitterLinksClarkson UniversityLake Baikal - WikipediaAnishinaabe - WikipediaRodinia - WikipediaLaurentide Ice Sheet - WikipediaLake Pontchartrain - WikipediaCanadian Shield - WikipediaUSA Hockey - WikipediaWomen’s Hockey - Clarkson University AthleticsClarkson University Women’s Hockey Hype - YouTubeBuoy-Laying Vessel GriffonThere’s still ice in the Great Lakes: USA vs. Canada...
2020-01-0633 minTeach Me About the Great Lakes1: They're Also Called NurdlesFor a rough transcript of this show, please visit https://github.com/jscarlton/teachgreatlakes/blob/master/episode-1/tmatgl-1-transcript.markdownToday’s hosts:Stuart Carlton | Illinois-Indiana Sea GrantHope Charters | Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Today’s guests:Sarah Zack | Illinois-Indiana Sea GrantCarolyn Foley | Illinois-Indiana Sea GrantLinksGreat Lakes Pollution Prevention (@GreatLakesP2) | TwitterIllinois-Indiana Sea Grant (@ILINSeaGrant) | TwitterHope’s personal feed (@hopekyra) | TwitterSarah's personal feed (@SarahAZack) | Twitterxkcd: Hand SanitizerMold-A-Rama - WikipediaA meta-analysis of the effects of exposure to microplastics on fish and aquatic invertebrates - ScienceDirectCurriculum for teachers: What is the impact of beach litter?Other...
2019-11-2634 min