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On the Fish vs. On the Dish

In this episode, Megan and Natty talk with Dr. Charlie Morris, Joshua Dickey, and Odin Bules from the Indiana Dunes National Park about mussels in the Great Lakes! Ind...

Their Mouth Writing Is Terrible

We ask our Drs Fish about "zombie fish," fishes of spring, fish intelligence, and fishes' environmental sensitivities. Walpole Island students raising lake sturgeon "S...

Some of My Spaghetti Sticks

 We ask our Drs Fish about lake sturgeon spawning biology, sucker and northern pike spring activity, and federal vs. state endangered species listing for Great Lakes f...

PFAS Is in That, Too

In this episode, Stuart and Natty talk with Dr. Sarah Balgooyen of PFAS@Mines at the Colorado School of Mines about her team's surprisingly good news: PFAS levels in G...

The Lowest of the Low Tier

🚨🚨Manel alert! Manel alert!🚨🚨 In this episode, Stuart speaks with Glenn Evans, professor of graphic design at St. Clair College, about The Great Lakes Avengers, which ...

The Plants Are It

In this episode, Stuart and Natty speak with Janice Gilbert of the Invasive Phragmites Control Centre about the ecological benefits of native aquatic plants, the persi...

The Mighty Mac

Stuart and Megan talk with Kim Nowack, Bridge Director of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, about what else? The Mighty Mac, a 5-mile (8 km) bridge that connects Michigan...

The Air Can Change Everything

Megan, Stuart, and Natty talk Great Lakes ice coverage, the importance of weather conditions, and simple ice math with Eric Anderson of the Colorado School of Mines. 

Re-air: A Bizarrely Average Year

As we take the week off to celebrate Groundhog Day (or something), we're re-airing this conversation with James Kessler of NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research La...

I'm Drinking Fish

Stuart, Megan, and Natty speak with John Schmidt, program manager of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers' 100% Great Lakes Fish Initiative. They also d...

Making Museums Happen

Stuart and Megan speak with Bill Pringle of the Detroit Historical Society and Dossin Great Lakes Museum.  Links: Dossin Great Lakes Museum | Detroit Historical Societ...

The 2025 Lakies

Our annual awards show, or, quite possibly not the least prestigious podcast-related awards ceremony there is. No show notes to avoid spoilers!

Push Their Nose Upstream

Stuart and Megan discuss fish passage projects with Jeff Tyson of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Also, bears and salmon! Links: What is the 'salmon cannon' and h...

The Season of Giving 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 th...

It’s in the Collaboration and Connection

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 deli...

They Just Kind of Spray Things

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...

Spoiler Alert: This is Not Fine

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 ...

Standing on a Groin

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 Pe...

Physical Intricacies of Water

In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Jay Austin about stratification in lakes and how the Great Lakes behave differently, stratificationally speaking. Pl...