Teach Me About the Great Lakes

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, ther...

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? Show links: Map of the Drafted Shipwrecks with more info...

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 environmen...

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? Show links: https://iupress.org/9780253069788/folklore-of-lake-erie/ https://www.thisiscleveland.com/blog/where-to-eat-clevela...

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. Show links:  https://iaglr.org/ll/2022-4-Fall_LL15.pdf Modern Microbial Mats Offer Glimpses of Other Times and Places eos.org NOAA Libraries - Ocean Exploration Webinar on Sinkhole Science June 5, 2024 Show credits...

We ask our Drs Fish about teenage orcas, coaster brook trout, and who's spawning now. Plus: the Ask Dr. Fish Challenge! Show Credits: 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 qual...

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! Show links: Jon and colleagues' recent paper: https://www.scie...

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...

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

Dr. 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 Caviar See two managers get ejected from the game on the same play :) Great Lakes News Story 1: https://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/great-lakes-fishing-decre...

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 College Anchor Bar and Grill, Superior, Wisconsin (this website might only work in Wisconsin?) Isle Royale National Park Northern Georgian Bay has 30k islands …go to Kilarny, ON and pick one :) Show credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stu...

We 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 Seiheimer Coordinating producer: Hope Charters Edited by: Sandra Svoboda Artwork by: Ethan Kocak Music by: Stuart Carlton

It'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=sharing Show links:  Oh no: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMZhE0ZF6dMziT6HW81BomnHFnur1rKIx7zO2rNHBMPuAwp50itMW2Sp-Vg7TRcpA?key=...

If you have an old copy of episode 91, you can delete it and re-download if you want to actually "hear" the "guest". Thanks, and sorry!

NOW 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: CIGLR Michigan Sea Grant Mike's paper Lester Graham   Justice40 Initiative Amer’s Deli Tawas City, MI Show...

Stuart 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 Progress IJC Binational.net Northern Waters Smo...

Our 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" game https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/sea-grant-education-on-fishery-expected-to-lead-to-1...

We're live from the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Meeting in Evanston, Illinois. Stuart, Carolyn, and Megan speak with El Lower about aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the importance of language choices when discussing AIS, and why there are reasons for optimism. Plus: Carolyn's Top 5 styles of pizza! Show links: The Lakie Award nominations are open! https://bit.ly/Lakies23 GLANSIS El's...

Our third annual Halloween special

Here'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 links Topic 1 - Fish that see with their skin https://www.sciencealert.com/this-incredible-color-changing-fish-can-see-with-its-skin Topic 2 - Smallmouth Bass in the Colorado River https://apnews.com/article/humpback-chub-smallmouth-bass-colorado-river-1f1162bc38980f...

In 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 website Great Lakes Champions The Great Lakes Way Bubi's Awesome...

In 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 managemen...

Stuart 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 homepage Creepy hermit crab doll-head video Adam Duritz https://www.sciencedirect.com/scie...