- The Plastic Effect
- Neighborly Differences
- Change: Plan it
- Food Waste at the University of Michigan
- A Greener Lawn
- Plastic Waste Around Us
- Sustainable Mondays
- Climate Change and Science Communication
- How to get involved with Sustainability at U-M
- Equal Environment: GMOs
- The Plastic Effect
- Microplastics
- Climate Change Trivia
- Environment Inequality
Welcome to the SLE Podcast! These episodes were created in 2018 by first year U-M students exploring sustainability issues. Transcripts for each episode are available via the sidebar menu.
Episodes
Environment Inequality
Casey Lithgow
In this final episode of the 2018-2019 SLE Podcast, SLE student Casey Lithgow and her sister, Alex, begin an intitial exploration into what Environmental Justice is and the movements and history related to it.
Image credit: Ricardo Levins Morales
Climate Change Trivia
Paige Lighthammer
Join Paige Lighthammer for Climate Change Trivia. In this episode of the SLE Podcast Paige asks U-M students about their responses to common questions skeptics have about climate change.
Microplastics
Brianna Roest
What are microplastics, where do they come from, and how can we research their presence in our oceans, lakes and rivers? In this episode Engineering student Brianna Roest interviews Dr. Paul Steen, an ecologist with the Huron River Watershed Council.
Photo credit: Oregon State University / Flickr
The Plastic Effect
Madisyn Guza
Madisyn Guza is concerned about plastic in our waterways. In this episode of the SLE Podcast Madisyn interviews Rachel Cable, a researcher in the Duhaime Viral Ecology lab, about her encounters with plastic in the Great Lakes while conducting research.
Equal Environment: GMOs
Stephanie Ganzi
GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, have been the source of much confusion for consumers and farmers alike. In this episode of the SLE Podcast Stephanie Ganzi asks School of Public Health Professor Andrew Jones about GMOs in hopes of getting to the bottom of the issue.
How to get involved with Sustainability at U-M
Madi Foster
In this episode Madi Foster interviews Lena Swirczek, a first year student and member of the U-M chapter of Citizen's Climate Lobby, about how to get involved with sustainability organizations on campus.
Climate Change and Science Communication
Javier Contreras Tenorio
SLE first year student Javier Contreras sits down with a professor who has been teaching about climate change for more than a decade. Hear what Astronomy Professor Edwin Bergin has to say about how climate change works, how attitudes about climate have shifted, where we are headed and why.
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Sustainable Mondays
Noelle Dunbar
Meatless Mondays can provoke strong reactions. Michigan Dining promotes Sustainable Mondays in all of its dining halls, prompting some to demand hamburgers and others to protest the serving of lower impact meats such as fish and chicken. Learn what Sustainable Mondays are all about in this podcast with SLE student Noelle Dunbar and Keith Soster from Michigan Dining.
Plastic Waste Around Us
Amy Huang
In this episode first year student Amy Huang explores her questions and concerns about plastic waste and recycling on campus. Listen to her discussion with SLE Peer Mentor Pamela Sobze (Junior, Program in the Environment).
A Greener Lawn
Annie Rauwerda
SLE student Annie Rauwerda starts with her own family lawn on a journey to better understand why grass is the most grown crop in the United States. Listen to what she discovers, including an interview with Mike Levine of Nature & Nurture Seeds.
See MoreFood Waste at the University of Michigan
Henry Pochini
Each day thousands of students make their way through the U-M dining halls, and each day a significant amount of the food prepared is wasted. This podcast explores what Michigan Dining is doing to reduce food waste and also the role that students can play in addressing this problem.
Change: Plan it
Michelle Lee
Are you curious about what you can do about climate change? In this episode of the SLE Podcast Michelle Lee interviews Professor John Benedict to better understand climate change in the Great Lakes region, including what it is and actions we can take to address climate change in our lives and communities.
Neighborly Differences
Alyza Hogston
Do all neighbors recycle equally? In this episode Alyza Hogston explores recycling infrastructure and culture in her hometown of Westland, Michigan and neighboring Wayne.