Unsalted Great Lakes

Great Lakes Science in Crisis

The U.S administration is putting cross-border science at risk. Together, US-Canada scientists keep the lakes healthy, detect harmful algal blooms and control invasive sp

Who (Really) Owns the Great Lakes?

Is President Trump angling to take over the Great Lakes? Can the water be diverted to other states? Our guest is Daniel Macfarlane, an expert in environmental water histo

I Miss Normal Winters: Why Lake Ice Matters

Declining ice levels can impact everything from water quality to the economy. Hilary Dugan is one of sixteen researchers who published a study in the journal Science exam

Why are Whitefish in Decline?

What are whitefish up against? With the population in decline, we’ll hear about the challenges and possibilities. Our guest is Jason Smith, fisheries biologist with Bay M

Surfing on Lake Huron

Want to surf a Great? Meet Tarah Coates, owner of a surf shop in Goderich, Ont. We talk about her sweet routine, surfing on the Great Lakes and its mental health benefits

Spearfishing on Superior

Learn about spearfishing and treaty rights in this interview with Kathleen Smith, an enrolled tribal member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, located in Michigan’s Up

All Too Clear

Why is the water so clear? Quagga mussels, known as filter feeders, are largely to blame. In their documentary, All Too Clear, Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick use underwa

Fish Thief, a doc about Sea Lamprey

Director Lindsey Haskin is back with another documentary, this one called “Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery.”  We discuss the sea lamprey, how the doc was made and famo

Fighting Fire on Water

Tour a City of Detroit fire boat with Captain Scott Reynolds.

Microplastics in the Great Lakes

Chemist Sherri A. Mason (Sam) is passionate about plastics pollution. She discusses ways to limit your connection to plastic and reduce your ingestion of it. 
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An episode about bird poop

Each spring, Chantry Island is home to thousands of (noisy) birds. Why do human visitors have to carry sticks above their heads? We'll visit the Lake Huron bird sanctuary

They Found an Endangered Gar

Why did a Spotted Gar turn up in Toronto waters? The ancient fish, known for playing dead, is endangered in Ontario. Find out what this discovery means about the health o

Spooky Lakes with Geo Rutherford

Geo is back! The Great Lakes Tiktoker, artist and educator has a new book. Geo Rutherford speaks to host Allison Devereaux about Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious L

Science, Sewing & Fast Fashion

Great Lakes science, fast fashion & sewing your own clothes. Explore it all with Kerrice Bailey, a biology Master’s student at York University.

Cleaning Up the Detroit River

Great Lakes champion John Hartig looks back on decades of conservation, including his efforts to restore the Detroit River. Hartig is a Visiting Scholar at the Great Lake

Adapting to Whitefish in Decline

When Natasha Akiwenzie's family could no longer pull in the whitefish they used to, they pivoted to land-based learning. She tells us about making hard decisions and adap

Seagulls: Why Are They So Obsessed With Us

Learn to love seagulls (or at least co-exist). Our guest is Paul Graham, a professor of animal behaviour at University of Sussex.

How to Take Better Sunset Photos

Tips for capturing the sunset with photographers Jason O'Young & Amal Dev.

Lake Huron Beach Cleaner

Helium balloons. Bottle caps. Socks. Lynn Tremain is a retired teacher who picks up garbage at Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario.  Follow Unsalted on Instagram: @unsalte

How do Great Lakes ships get mail?

For 150 years, a company on the Detroit River has been delivering “mail by the pail” to freighters. Follow Unsalted on Instagram: @unsaltedpod Our theme is by Adam Wend