Episodios

  • The Season of Giving 2025

    The Season of Giving 2025
    Nov 26 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 Network, and Betsy Maher and Em Racine of Save the Dunes. We hope you are as inspired as we were!!*Apologies for the audio issues: Carolyn edited the episode. Please do not judge Stuart or Sandra. Submit nominations for The Lakies!! Links:Great Lakes PFAS Action NetworkPFAS Contamination in MI takes Center Stage on Capitol Hill | Council of Michigan Foundations PFAS advocates have got some federal 'wins' recently, what's next? On the Rise Bakery - Capuchin Soup Kitchen Sprinkles Donut Shop Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Au Sable - Huron-Manistee National Forests Past episodes on PFAS52: Let's Buy a Vowel HereWe Can't Measure Them AllTeach Me About the Great Lakes | Biomagnifying in the Food ChainTeach Me About the Great Lakes | Diner Tuna is the Best Tuna Teach Me About the Great Lakes | Massive Piles of Petroleum Coke Make a donation to Save the Dunes for Giving Tuesday Vote for Save the Dunes at Blue Chip Casino Trees of Hope (see picture on social media)Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/savedunes/ and https://www.instagram.com/savethedunes/Sign up for Save the Dunes enewslettersSave the Dunes Website, home to upcoming events, action alerts, Save the Dunes history and more! Panini Panini Joe's BreadTiny's Coffee BarFLUID Coffee Roasters Marquette Park — Visit Miller Beach | Gary Indiana Indiana’s Cowles Bog | A Protected Natural Sanctuary
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  • It’s in the Collaboration and Connection

    It’s in the Collaboration and Connection
    Nov 10 2025

    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 Eaton works with Lake Champlain Sea Grant and not Wisconsin Sea Grant.

    Links:

    • Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
    • Lake Superior Circle Tour
    • National Marine Conservation Areas System Plan
    • The Gunilda Shipwreck: Tales from the Depths | Northern Ontario Travel
    • Lake Superior Lighthouses
    • The surprising, shocking, startling, astonishing story of Silver Islet
    • The Sumptuous History Of The Thunder Bay Persian Roll | Flavour Network


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  • The Lakehouse of Terror IV

    The Lakehouse of Terror IV
    Oct 30 2025

    Our fourth annual Halloween special
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  • They Just Kind of Spray Things

    They Just Kind of Spray Things
    Oct 20 2025

    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 breakfast.

    Links:

    • Great Lakes Science Advisory Board | International Joint Commission
    • New publication: Angler dynamics in the St. Clair-Detroit River System after decades of change - ScienceDirect
    • Lake St. Clair
    • St.Clair - Detroit River System Initiative
    • Frequently Asked Questions About the Detroit and St. Clair River Fish Spawning Reef Projects
    • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
    • What Dana works on now: Natural Rivers
    • Clam Lake Beer Company
    • The Painted Lady Saloon
    • Johan's Pastry Shop - Petoskey Area
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  • Spoiler Alert: This is Not Fine

    Spoiler Alert: This is Not Fine
    Oct 6 2025
    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 featuring today's guests 13: It Smells Like Science, 27: The Claws Have the Sweetest Meat, 46: It's All Stuff That I've Eaten, Teach Me About the Great Lakes | 55: Ask Dr. Fish, Ask Dr. Fish, Teach Me About the Great Lakes | A Really Nice Thickness of CheeseFlathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) New state-record flathead catfish weighs in above 64 pounds Marmorkrebs (Procambarus virginalis)Marbled crayfish becomes plentiful species thanks to genetic mutation Marbled crayfish raises eyebrows, and concerns | Great Lakes Now Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Keep, Cool, Call: What to do if you capture a black carp Lake Michigan Quagga Mussel Density Signal crayfish | Washington Department of Fish & WildlifeNew invasive crayfish found in Minnesota | UMN Extension Research reveals hope for managing invasive red swamp crayfish | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Invasive Crayfish Collaborative: Prevention, RegulationsNational Invasive Species Awareness Week: Water hyacinth - MSU ExtensionArticle: Pretty but problematic: Aquatic plants to avoid GLANSIS: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Ann Arbor, MI, USA Invasive water hyacinths are effective at removing microplastics, study findsStarry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) | Minnesota DNRGrant supports educational resources for Chicago area boaters, harbormasters, shoreline property owners | Illinois Ballast Water - Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway SystemHow Invasions Happen: Aquariums Bellflower RestaurantThe Bread CompanyPhở Số 1 Belle Isle Conservancy Bradford Beach | Travel Wisconsin Bellaire Chamber of Commerce Honourable mentions for titles: These are not small fish; Catch ‘em and keep ‘em; Perpetual crayfish machine; It’s very, very pretty, it’s really hard to kill; If you’re not sure what it is, take it off your boat
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  • Standing on a Groin

    Standing on a Groin
    Sep 15 2025

    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 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

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  • Physical Intricacies of Water

    Physical Intricacies of Water
    Aug 4 2025

    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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    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 Me About the Great Lakes | Most of My Babies Are Buoys
    • Teach Me About the Great Lakes | 62: The G.L.O.A.T.
    • Northern Waters Smokehaus
    • Blue Heron | Swenson College of Science and Engineering | UMN Duluth
    • Slate Islands Provincial Park
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  • They Got Along Just Fine Without Pottery

    They Got Along Just Fine Without Pottery
    Jul 15 2025

    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.

    Show Links

    • https://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/anthropology/about/Kooiman_Susan.shtml
    • Cahokia Mounds
    • Drummond Island
    • Ganawenindiwag 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 Palace
    • Grand Island Ferry Service
    • Tuna Salad Recipe
    • Lidar

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    Show Credits:

    Host: Stuart Carlton, Carolyn Foley

    Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley

    Producers: Megan Gunn and Renie Mills

    Associate Producer and Fixer: Ethan Chitty

    Editor: Sandra Svoboda

    Podcast Art by: Joel Davenport

    Music by: Stuart Carlton
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