Stuart Carlton | Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

Teach Me About the Great Lakes

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A monthly podcast in which Stuart Carlton (a native New Orleanian) asks smart people to teach him about the Great Lakes. Co-hosted by the awesome staff at Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.

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Stuart Carlton | Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

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Science

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iiseagrant.org

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

63: The Pull of a Long Hike 01.08.2022

Today’s guest: Loreen Niewenhuis, Author & Adventurer - Great Lakes Adventurer Loreen’s Amazon author page   Amazon.com: Best Lake Michigan Hikes: 10 Favorite Lake Michigan Hikes on the Beach eBook: Loreen Niewenhuis: Kindle Store Show links: Lengthwise - YouTube Quilotoa - Wikipedia Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park | Florida State Parks A Walk in the Woods (book) - Wikipedia Toebox -...

62: The G.L.O.A.T. 19.07.2022

Show links: Petoskey stone followup: https://www.teachmeaboutthegreatlakes.com/43 Tallulah: Mermaid of the Great Lakes Great Lakes News Guest host Sandra Svoboda, Great Lakes Now https://www.greatlakesnow.org https://twitter.com/GreatLakesNow https://twitter.com/DetSandra https://www.youtube.com/greatlakesnow Story 1: https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/07/improving-science-literacy-means-changing-...

61: The Water We Swim In 05.07.2022

Show links: ChooseCopi.com If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em: Illinois fisheries rebrand the invasive Asian carp Titus' tweet with lots of dead fish Meet the "Frenchsicle" The Water We Swim In homepage Introduced Homepage List of Lakies winners Mary’s Place, Minneapolis Wikipeida: Lake Winnebago Staring Lake in Eden Prairie, MN Wiki: Viral hemorrhagic septicemia The Tomatoes of Leamington Show credit...

60: The Sounds That Are Emitted 20.06.2022

Links: 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 Scale NOAA: What is a hydrophone? Duluth Grill Canal Park Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Co-Host: nobody :( Producers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty Edited by: Qui...

59: They Opened the Eyes of People 06.06.2022

Sorry that this one's kind of a downer, but we maybe it's ultimately hopeful?! Links: TMATGL 39: Cottonballs with Toothpick Legs TMATGL 40: DNA from the Cheeks Tamima's Plovermother website & books Sun-Times article on Imani Meet Nish and Nellie, Ohio's First Nesting Piping Plovers In 83 Years Libanais Chicago Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Co-Host: Renie Miles Producer...

58: Look at What the Algae Are Doing 31.05.2022

Special bonus episode? Special bonus episode! As a follow up to our Game of Nutrients, here are Andy Bramburger's answers in full.

57: I Only Think About the P 18.05.2022

This 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 death Teach Me About the Great Lakes 39: Cotton Balls with Toothpick Legs LimnoTech Freeboard Technology Eddie Verhamme on Twitter Andy Bramburger on Twitter Grand Rapids Brewing Washtenaw Dairy Show Credits: Ho...

56: Nerd out about Mussels 02.05.2022

TMATGL 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 Group Sno-Drift Rally The Great Dusty's Saab 900 on the ice Ashley’s bio page NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab Ponar Grab - video EPA Great Lakes Benthos Moni...

55: Ask Dr. Fish 18.04.2022

Show links: Video stream of this episode (apologies for Stuart's low audio...we're all learning here) Titus Seilheimer Twitter Katie O'Reilly Twitter Wisconsin Sea Grant Lamberti Stream and Wetland Ecology Laboratory Battle Without Honor or Humanity Eat Wisconsin Fish Eat Midwest Fish Cedar Point Show credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Co-Host: Carolyn Foley Producers: Hope Cha...

54: Water Is Sacred 07.04.2022

Show links: Wikipedia: Sudbury, Ontario Northern Ontario School of Medicine Whitefish River First Nation Manitoulin Island CBC: Inside Walkerton: Canada's worst-ever E. coli contamination Ontario Source Water Protection Plans https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/josephine-mandamin Sugar Bush Canadian Coffee Shop in Kagawong is a welcoming treat Show credits: Host & Executive Produ...

53: Source, Path, People 21.03.2022

Show links: Follow the Freshwater Lab on Twitter! Rob Nixon: Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor FreshwaterStories.com Source-Path-People: Get Involved TheBackwardRiver.org The River Speaks Uptons Breakroom The Jungle Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen Belle Isle Northerly Island Renie’s new story on green infrastructure Show Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton...

52: Let's Buy a Vowel Here 07.03.2022

Dr. 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 Chemicals https://www.cdc.gov/b...

51: I Haven’t Eaten a Smelt Since 21.02.2022

John Janssen's webpage UWM School of Freshwater Sciences Twitter feed ROV Goby footage! More underwater goby video! McGill University: Do fish drink?

50: A Bizarrely Average Year 07.02.2022

Stuart 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-c...

49: I Recommend the Thunder Pass 18.01.2022

We 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 Lineup Follow Stephanie on Twitter! Follow Thunder Bay on Twitter! I...

48: Lake Effect Snow is Magical (re-air) 03.01.2022

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) | Twitter IISG on Twitter Two Yellow Buoys on Twitter Look, we have a new website! SNL El Nino Sketch Polar vortex - Wikipedia Pictures of Sun Dogs t...

47: The Lakies 23.12.2021

We’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 Thanks for listening. Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stuart Carlton Co-Host: Megan Gunn Producers: Hope Charters, Carolyn Foley, Megan Gunn, & Irene Miles Associate Producer: Ethan Chitty Edited by: Quinn Ros...

46: It’s All Stuff That I’ve Eaten 06.12.2021

Katie O’Reily on Twitter Titus Seilheimer on Twitter The 25 Days of Fishmas on Twitter Show links (may contain spoilers): Michigan DNR: Lake Sturgeon Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing Detroit Free Press article on that huge sturgeon that they caught USGS: Bowfin Center for Great Lakes Literacy Fish o Pedia Wisconsin Sea Grant: Explore the Burbot Freshwater Feasts: Deep Fried Burbot CBC: Burbot fi...

45: The Season of Giving 22.11.2021

Follow our guests on Twitter! Mark Mattson Mark Fisher Vote for Lakies!: http://bitly.com/lakies21 Donate money! Swim Drink Fish Council of the Great Lakes Region (click here for Canada ) Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (please mention Sea Grant and TMATGL to make sure the money makes its way to us :) Links: Spotted Dick Michigan two mittens? I guess this counts, though I can't vouch for the actual mit...

44: Lakehouse of Terror I 27.10.2021

Links: Geneva's twitter feed Michigan Sea Grant http://invasivecarp.us/Documents/BarrierBrochure.pdf https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-asian-carp?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products https://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-...

43: We Weren't Shooting up from the Bottom 18.10.2021

Nominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21 Links: Follow Kelly on Twitter! MSU Quantitative Fisheries Science Center Bioremediation with Mushrooms NOAA: The Elusive Barrelfish: An Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery NOAA: A Profile of the Charleston Bump A video tour of R/V Seward Johnson http://www.biocepts.com/marsciedu/Oceanic_Research_Expeditions/Submersible_Expe...

42: I Need to Get More Lakes 04.10.2021

Nominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21 Links: Sharma Lab webpage Detroit News article on drownings in the Great Lakes TMATGL 35: Most Weather Weenies Will Probably Remember TMATGL 32: What Had Been Safe Is Now Dangerous Atlas Obscura: Canada’s Ice Roads are Melting Too Soon Wikipedia: Lake Suwa Katsushika Hokusai: Lake Suwa woodblock print at The Met Glor...

41: Clean Litter, Collect Data, and Capture Community Attention 20.09.2021

Nominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21 Links: Follow Dr. Gutierrez on Twitter! Clean Lakes Alliance U of T Trash Team: Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube PBS: Home Waste Audit for Kids Best of Toronto: Best Sandwiches in Toronto Other TMATGL microplastics episodes: TMATGL 1: They're Also Called Nurdles TMATGL 15: We're Doing Everything in Plastic TMA...

40: DNA from the Cheeks 16.09.2021

Nominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21 Show links: Dr. Cuthbert's webpage Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative USFWS: Double-crested cormorants Chicago Piping Plovers GreatLakesPipingPlover.org Facebook: Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort High Island, Michigan Broders Cucina Italiana Middle Sister Island Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Stu...

39: Cottonballs with Toothpick Legs 07.09.2021

Nominate some cool stuff for the Lakies! Go right here: http://bitly.com/lakies21 Show links: https://ebird.org/home Great Lakes Piping Plovers site USFWS Michigan Ecological Services Field Office Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Migratory Birds Treaty Act Strange Matter Coffee and Bakery Strange Matter's "Insta": do not visit when hungry. Or when you might be hungry in the next few days....

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