Podcasts about Colorado State University

Dementia is not limited to people. Dogs get it too. Breakthroughs for one species may benefit another. Andrea Dukakis visits a canine lab at Colorado State University for our series Aging Matters. Then, if you're 65 or older, NPR wants you to take on their first Senior Podcast Challenge! Later, CPR investigative reporter Ben Markus explains how the suicide of a man at DIA highlights the state's failure to keep up with the number of people found incompetent to stand trial. Plus, we visit a once-in-a-lifetime assemblage of artifacts in Colorado, including George Washington's spurs and a tape recorder that changed the course of history. They are "Moments That Made Us" at History Colorado. And we reshare the story of a polio survivor as the Trump Administration continues its pushback against vaccines. 

Winter in Colorado looked very different this year. Many parts of the state experienced record-high temperatures and record-low snowpack, which had downstream effects on farming, sports, tourism, and more. For those economies and livelihoods that rely on snow, what happens when snow becomes unreliable? And can we prepare for it? Producer Kathleen Davis speaks with Halle Zander, news director at Aspen Public Radio, about how this is playing out in Aspen. Then, environmental historian Mike Childers talks us through how Colorado's economies may need to adjust. Guests: Halle Zander is the news director at Aspen Public Radio. Dr. Mike Childers is an associate professor of environmental history at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Transcript will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Follow our show on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Bluesky @scifri and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that's keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everyone wants to build wealth, but between the media, insider jargon, and fear of losing, many of us become overwhelmed and stressed, even to the point of not taking action at all. In his new book Investing with Peace of Mind, Sean Castle looks at the psychology of investing and the roller-coaster emotions that go up and down with the market. He shows how to navigate that path by explaining what investors are up against, giving novices the vocabulary and understanding to start investing with confidence. He equips readers to overcome fear, steward resources wisely, and build lasting wealth—without jargon or panic. As he often tells clients, “In spite of apocalyptic predictions, the world hasn't ended and likely won't.” Investing with Peace of Mind Bruce T Davis Sean Castle Sean Castle Co-founded Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc. in 1994 with the goal to help people just like you cut through the media driven “noise” associated with investing in today's financial markets. He's been utilizing common-sense and time proven strategies to help people achieve their individual financial goals for over twenty-five years. Having navigated clients and their investments through the 1987 stock market crash and the Financial Crisis of 2008, he brings valuable experience to each and every client relationship he has.As he often tells clients, “In spite of apocalyptic predictions, the world hasn't ended and likely won't.” He's never seen anyone make money by panicking. Having worked in Washington, D.C., both in Congress and as a Presidential appointee at the U.S. Treasury Department, Mr. Castle brings a unique understanding and clarity to the political issues that so often contribute to the volatility and confusion in today's investment world. A published author and former host of a Denver based radio talk show discussing the markets and financial planning issues, Mr. Castle also speaks at various industry conferences, university functions, and business gatherings. For decades now, he has been very active guiding churches on their financial journey. Over the years, Mr. Castle has served on a variety of corporate, non-profit, and government Boards of Directors. He is very active in his church and is a graduate of Colorado State University with a B.A. in Economics. Married for over thirty-eight years and father to a fantastic daughter, Mr. Castle enjoys traveling, photography, and scuba diving. WebsiteLinkedIn

In this episode of the AgNext Podcast, Kim and John are joined by Sydney Bowman-Schnug, a Ph.D. student with the AgNext team. Sydney shares her path from growing up on a Colorado cow-calf operation to pursuing a Ph.D. at Colorado State University. She also discusses her research focused on nutritional and management strategies for beef-on-dairy cattle in the feedlot.From early-life health and feedlot diet adaptation to implant management, Sydney explains how her research is helping us better understand this growing segment of the beef industry and identify opportunities to improve animal performance and resource-use efficiency.Sydney also shares what she has learned throughout her graduate journey and where she hopes her career in the beef industry will take her next.About AgNext at Colorado State University: AgNext is a research collaborative at Colorado State University dedicated to advancing the science of sustainable animal agriculture. Founded in 2020, AgNext works across disciplines and departments, leveraging expertise from across the university. Through strong partnerships with producers, industry leaders, and policymakers, AgNext identifies and scales science-based innovations that support animal and ecosystem health, economic viability, and resilient food systems. Learn more at ⁠agnext.colostate.edu⁠⁠⁠. Credits: Host(s): Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson and Dr. John Ritten Guest: Sydney Bowman-SchnugProducer: Erica GiesenhagenArtwork: Julia GiesenhagenMusic: “Dusting the Broom” by Tony Petersen (via Artlist)

Mindy Brashears, Ph.D. is the USDA's Under Secretary for Food Safety. Dr. Brashears previously served as Under Secretary for Food Safety from 2020–2021, and Deputy Under Secretary in 2019. Dr. Brashears returns to USDA from Texas Tech University, where she was a Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor of Food Safety and Public Health, the Roth and Letch Family Endowed Chair for Food Safety, and the Director of the International Center for Food Industry Excellence. Dr. Brashears' research program has advanced food safety in meat and poultry production, with a focus on public health. Her work evaluated interventions in pre- and post-harvest environments and antimicrobial drug resistance in animal feeding systems. She has led international research teams across the globe to enhance food safety, security, and sustainable agriculture systems. Her research has resulted in more than 20 patents and patents pending for innovations in food safety.Beyond academia, Dr. Brashears has held leadership roles on boards and advisory committees, including the American Meat Science Association, the Development Council, the International Stockman's Educational Foundation, and the Protein Pact. She was a founding member of the SAFE Think Tank and has chaired the National Alliance for Food Safety and Security and the USDA's multi-state research group. Her contributions have earned national and international recognition, including induction into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame, Fellow status in the American Meat Science Association (AMSA) and the National Academy of Inventors, and numerous awards from leading associations.  Justin Ransom, Ph.D. is Administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), where he oversees FSIS' mission to ensure the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of America's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and processed egg products. He leads the agency's modernization efforts, streamlining inspection systems, strengthening public health protections, and advancing science-based policies.  Dr. Ransom brings more than 20 years of executive leadership in food safety, quality systems, animal welfare and sustainability. Immediately prior to his appointment, he served as senior director of sustainable food strategy at Tyson Foods, where he spearheaded enterprise-wide sustainability programs. His diverse industry experience also includes roles at McDonald's and OSI Group, where he managed and advanced complex food supply chains across global markets.  With roots in production agriculture, Dr. Ransom has worked as a scientist, livestock breeder, and global supply chain leader, deepening his first-hand knowledge of end-to-end food system management. He began his public service career at USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, contributing to the development of technical standards for the National School Lunch Program, instrument grading systems, and international trade facilitation.  Dr. Ransom holds a B.S. degree in Agricultural Communications from Texas Tech University and earned an M.S. degree and a Ph.D. in Animal Science from Michigan State University and Colorado State University, respectively.  In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. Brashears [4:35] about: USDA-FSIS' in-progress plans for its Salmonella SAFE Strategy, encompassing a new Salmonella Gold Standard The data FSIS will be gathering across all poultry facilities and at individual establishments producing higher-risk products How the new data-gathering initiatives will help FSIS spot trends sooner and take faster action to address food safety issues FSIS' updated approach to Listeria compliance, and how it plans to address the overreliance among small establishments on compliance method Alternative 3 FSIS' creation of a new Office of Food Safety Scientific Panel, and the areas of FSIS work in which this scientific expertise will be utilized We also speak with Dr. Ransom [20:11] about: How USDA-FSIS is shifting from examining individual inspection findings to analyzing connected datasets, and how this will optimize FSIS inspection work FSIS' use of AI and large language models to help identify food safety risks, and the safeguards FSIS is putting in place to ensure the scientific accuracy and transparency of these tools How video-enabled glasses and AI-assisted imaging could change how inspections are conducted in the field How FSIS is preparing inspectors and veterinarians to work alongside new data and AI-enabled tools The importance of retaining human judgement in food safety oversight as these emerging technologies are rolled out across FSIS departments Resources USDA-FSIS Announces Pilot Program to Evaluate Salmonella Control Strategies in Raw Poultry Establishments We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com

TWiV travels to Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, where he speaks with Angela Bosco-Lauth, Rebekah Kading, and Mark Stenglein about their careers and their virology research. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Angela Bosco-Lauth, Rebekah Kading, and Mark Stenglein Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Susceptibility of wild and domestic songbirds to Usutu virus (PLoS NTD) Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 Infection in Snowshoe Hares (J Wildl Dis) SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant transmission among red fox and striped skunk (Virology) Susceptibilities and viral shedding of peridomestic wildlife infected with clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 (Virology) Socioeconomic benefits associated with bats (J Ethnobiol Ethnomed) Intrinsic factors driving mosquito vector competence (Front Cell Inf Micro) Modernizing the Toolkit for Arthropod Bloodmeal Identification (Insects) Can Bats Serve as Reservoirs for Arboviruses? (Viruses) The Case for Studying New Viruses of New Hosts (Ann Rev Virol) Rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats (Virus Evol) Safety study of Rift Valley Fever human vaccine candidate in mosquitoes (Transbound Emerg Dis) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

"When faced with deficiencies instead of strengths and inclinations, this is the strategy you must assume: ignore your weaknesses and resist the temptation to be more like others."-Robert Greene, MasteryHe's writing about Temple Grandin, the Colorado State University professor who was diagnosed with autism as a child and has been a beacon of what is possible. And Greene's advice is this: direct yourself toward the small things you're good at and keep working on them.His point, and it's worth restating: our tendency is to focus on what went wrong or where we are weak. That's the mistake. We are all unique. One of one. Literally nobody else in the world with your combination of DNA and experiences. And when we spend our time on our "deficiencies" or our "weaknesses" we are wasting our time.It's our strengths that matter more. I'm not the first person to say this, but unfortunately, as a world, I'm not sure we're paying attention. We need to move those strengths to superpowers. Then work on the next thing. And the next.Leaders need to be cautious here. We can fall into the trap of trying to make people versions of ourselves. We find the deficiency or weakness. Likely, because we are good at it, it's easy for us to point out the flaw. Then we commit a leadership crime. We try to make you a version of us.That's not what we want. We want people to find their superpowers. To cultivate them. To give them permission to work on the one or two things they can be best in the world at. And then we need those brought into the team. That's the whole point.The same happens in the hiring process. Our bias for people like us is strong. We see people with strengths that we value. Absent those, we think less of the candidate. Why do we do this? Fear mostly. It's very human. We are worried about what can go wrong.Instead we should be spending our time on the strengths. Make sure they are a cultural fit, no jerks allowed, but understand their superpowers, or their potential superpowers. If they're still young, what superpowers lurk that they haven't found yet. Can you create the conditions for superpower cultivation?We have teams for a reason. Puzzle the people together. Yes, I made puzzle a verb, and I really like it. Puzzle them together like power rangers. Volume isn't what matters here. The number of rangers isn't what we're after. We're after the right mix.Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and then Green (eventually White). All different weapons. And personalities. Disciplined, serious. Or fun and energetic. Or timid but genius. Or the thoughtful and grounded one. Bring their superpowers together and you get one big blaster.Power rangers. That's what we want.Take care. Be good.-kv This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kellyvohs.substack.com

Cattle prices are strong but rising input costs and inflation are squeezing producer margins, while a federal judge has certified a class-action alleging major packers manipulated markets (2015–2020) by slowing slaughter and coordinating purchases to depress prices.

At the height of summer, we head to the mile-high city to think more about cultivating place at elevation: human-made and natural elevations, in the service of people and their places. We're in conversation with Professor Jennifer Bousselot, who leads the Green Roof and Urban Agriculture Program, Growing Food for People and Pollinators, at Colorado State University. Dr. Bousselot is motivated by balance. The author and co-author of many titles, including Trees & Shrubs of Colorado and Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico, she has also published widely on the power (pun intended) of green roofs and agrivoltaics, a stacking-functions, mixed-use approach that combines solar power and agriculture. And that's all while introducing students to the mix. Join us! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you for listening over the years, and we hope you'll continue to support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow and engage in even more conversations like these. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

As public understanding of neurodiversity continues to grow, evaluators face a shifting landscape when assessing clients whose traits don't match traditional, less nuanced pictures of autism. Many individuals—especially women and girls—learn to navigate daily social interactions through pattern recognition and learned strategies rather than intuitive processing, masking their traits enough to miss early identification. Dr. Jeremy Sharp, a licensed psychologist, founder of the Colorado Center for Assessment, and host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, joins Emily to unpack the realities of camouflaging and what it takes to catch these less obvious presentations during a diagnostic evaluation. TAKEAWAYS The increasing prevalence of self-identification and online research requires evaluators to look beyond traditional, high-support presentation models when assessing for autism. Camouflaging and masking rely on active cognitive problem-solving and pattern recognition rather than intuitive social processing, creating high internal fatigue that standard testing environments can miss. Structured, one-on-one assessment settings can artificially boost a person's immediate social performance, making ambiguous or unstructured interactions essential during clinical observations. Traditional assessment tools like the ADOS can be less sensitive when evaluating females, who often demonstrate higher surface social fluency and culturally common special interests. Arriving at an accurate diagnostic picture requires gathering broad collateral information from parents, partners, and teachers rather than relying on a single test score. You can register now for our upcoming continuing education course for mental health professionals, Clinical Implications of Late-Identified Neurodivergence: Strategies for Identity Integration and Therapeutic Support. The course will be presented by Dr. Amy Marschall, author of the book Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy, and will be available both as a live event on Friday, August 7 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM Eastern, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific, and afterwards in video form. Both versions are worth 1.5 hours of APA and NBCC-approved CE credits. Register here. Dr. Jeremy Sharp is a licensed psychologist and Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment, a multimillion-dollar private practice that he founded in 2009. He specializes in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast and consultant for clinicians, Dr. Sharp provides private practice coaching for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow assessment services in their practices. In 2020, Dr. Sharp partnered with a seasoned software developer to co-found Reverb, the premier AI report-writing platform for testing psychologists that helps clinicians write faster, better reports and get their time back for what matters most. Dr. Sharp earned his undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting a Master's and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife (also a therapist) and two teenagers. BACKGROUND READING Jeremy's website, Testing Psychologist podcast, Facebook, LinkedIn The Neurodiversity Podcast is on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, and you're invited to join our Facebook Group. For more information go to www.NeurodiversityPodcast.com If you'd like members of your organization, school district, or company to know more about the subjects discussed on our podcast, Emily Kircher-Morris provides keynote addresses, workshops, and training sessions worldwide, in-person or virtually. You can choose from a list of established presentations, or work with Emily to develop a custom talk to fit your unique situation. To learn more, visit our website.

Dr. Mike Bartolo is a third-generation farmer from Pueblo County, Colorado, and a retired research scientist and vegetable crops specialist at Colorado State University. Mike's grandparents immigrated from Italy in the early 1900s to work in the mines around Pueblo, and after years of backbreaking labor, they saved enough to buy a small farm on the St. Charles Mesa—the beginning of a family legacy on the land that continues to this day. Mike went on to spend more than three decades at CSU serving the farmers of the Arkansas Valley, and while he'd never claim the title himself, many consider him the developer of the legendary Pueblo Chile. I first met Mike back in 2018 through our mutual work with Palmer Land Conservancy, and ever since, I've seen him as a mentor when it comes to matters of water, farmland conservation, long-term thinking, and kindness. His combination of scientific expertise, tireless work ethic, deep humility, and fierce devotion to his family and community is something I've rarely encountered. Mike is also one of the main characters profiled in the poignant and powerful Ben Knight documentary MIRASOL: Looking at the Sun, which chronicles Pueblo County's farming community and its fight to protect its land and water—so it was an honor to finally sit down with him for this long-overdue conversation. We started with the remarkable story of his grandparents—including his grandfather Rocco, who survived being a prisoner of war in World War I before returning to Colorado to break rocks for the steel industry—and how that generation's sacrifice continues to guide Mike today. We talked about his childhood on the family farm, where he and his five siblings turned every chore into an Olympic competition, and his path to becoming a plant scientist at CSU. We discussed what makes Pueblo County's farmland world-class, the cautionary tale of Crowley County's devastating water sales, and why Mike believes educating and mobilizing the public is the key to protecting the Arkansas Valley's water. We also dug into the history of the Pueblo Chile, as well as the making of "MIRASOL," his approach to passionate-but-respectful advocacy, the spiritual connection he feels to the soil, his advice for the next generation of farmers, and much more. This was such a meaningful conversation for me, and I know you'll enjoy getting to know Mike as much as I have. Enjoy! --- Dr. Michael Bartolo  MIRASOL: Looking at the Sun Palmer Land Conservancy Mike's Innovation in Conservation Award film Full episode notes and links: https://mountainandprairie.com/mike-bartolo --- THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Mountain & Prairie is listener supported via Patreon, and brought to you with support from the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, MIRASOL: Looking at the Sun, Patagonia Books, the Rye Resurgence Project for their generous sponsorship. --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 0:00 - Introducing Mike Bartolo and highlighting MIRASOL 7:03 - Reconnecting with Mike  8:16 - Mike's grandparents 12:14 - A particular kind of work ethic 17:28 - Growing up competitive 20:01 - Developing expertise 23:30 - Farmland development 28:33 - Pueblo County 30:56 - Colorado water 36:27 - Solutions? 40:57 - MIRASOL 45:20 - The Pueblo Chile 51:06 - Being an advocate 55:58 - Mike's advice to younger folks 59:03 - Time spent now 1:00:51 - Book (or video) recs and anthropology inspo 1:06:07 - Wrapping up --- ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All Episodes Mountain & Prairie Shop Mountain & Prairie on Instagram Upcoming Events About Ed Roberson Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts

Host Teresa Huizar speaks with Dr. Jamie Yoder of Colorado State University about how adversity and trauma increase risk for teens' problematic sexual behaviors and how trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) can be leveraged to expand treatment resources and reduce punitive responses. Yoder describes her clinical background with justice-involved youth and emphasizes that trauma is a major, though not causal, risk factor linked through intermediaries like attachment disruptions, executive functioning impacts, and trauma symptoms. They discuss why trauma has been poorly integrated into PSB interventions due to adult-like assumptions and punishment-oriented systems, then review Yoder's pilot testing TF-CBT across community and residential/justice settings, highlighting feasibility, the need for agency buy-in and readiness, and the role of caregiver involvement. The conversation underscores caregiver shame, clinician bias and support needs, and calls for trauma-informed, rehabilitative approaches and broader systems change.  Time Stamps: 00:00 Episode Overview 01:58 Jamie's Path to PSB Work 05:35 How Trauma Raises Risk 09:10 Why Trauma Was Ignored 13:53 Testing TF-CBT in Settings 18:34 Caregivers and Engagement 22:48 Study Results and Meaning 26:06 Shame as Treatment Target 31:51 Clinician Bias and Support 35:53 Trauma Informed Treatment Plans 40:14 Recommendations and Systems Change 45:33 Closing and Resources Resources:Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents with Problem Sexual Behaviors: Feasibility and Acceptability for Alleviating Traumatic Stress, Regulation Problems, and Sexual Behavior Problems | Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma | Springer Nature Link Support the showDid you like this episode? Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 1 About Kathleen Donnelly Award-winning author Kathleen Donnelly is a retired K-9 handler. She co-owned and worked dogs for nineteen years with Sherlock Hounds Detection Canines. She continues to enjoy crafting realism into her mysteries from her dog-handling experience. Along with working dogs, Kathleen trained horses and loves spending time with her own mare. Her love of the mountains came from growing up in Colorado and exploring the wilderness. She has a B.A. in Journalism from Colorado State University and formerly wrote for The Berthoud Weekly Surveyor where she won a Colorado Press Award. Her books have won or been finalists for multiple book awards. She lives near the Colorado foothills with her husband and four-legged friends. Kathleens Donnelly's Website: https://www. https://kathleendonnelly.com/ Get the Books Here: Buy Kathleen's Books About Kathleen Donnelly's podcast: Sit. Stay. Read Each episode, she interviews authors of heartwarming, adventurous, and tail-wagging tales. All featured books will have unforgettable animal characters or perfect reads to curl up and enjoy with your best four-legged friend. Whether you're a dog devotee, horse enthusiast, or feline fan, there's a story here just for you. https://kathleendonnelly.com/sit-stay-read/ Host Sue Hinkin's Website: https://www.suehinkin.com Music by Peter Tavalin htps://www.petertavalin.com The Femme Detective podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Z1rPs0MA0BU Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vzv9Gd0Qo7hHrvWQYXrYH Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kathleen-donnelly-the-femme-detectives-ep-1/id687959058?i=1000778088418

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 1 About Kathleen Donnelly Award-winning author Kathleen Donnelly is a retired K-9 handler. She co-owned and worked dogs for nineteen years with Sherlock Hounds Detection Canines. She continues to enjoy crafting realism into her mysteries from her dog-handling experience. Along with working dogs, Kathleen trained horses and loves spending time with her own mare. Her love of the mountains came from growing up in Colorado and exploring the wilderness. She has a B.A. in Journalism from Colorado State University and formerly wrote for The Berthoud Weekly Surveyor where she won a Colorado Press Award. Her books have won or been finalists for multiple book awards. She lives near the Colorado foothills with her husband and four-legged friends. Kathleens Donnelly's Website: https://www. https://kathleendonnelly.com/ Get the Books Here: Buy Kathleen's Books About Kathleen Donnelly's podcast: Sit. Stay. Read Each episode, she interviews authors of heartwarming, adventurous, and tail-wagging tales. All featured books will have unforgettable animal characters or perfect reads to curl up and enjoy with your best four-legged friend. Whether you're a dog devotee, horse enthusiast, or feline fan, there's a story here just for you. https://kathleendonnelly.com/sit-stay-read/ Host Sue Hinkin's Website: https://www.suehinkin.com Music by Peter Tavalin htps://www.petertavalin.com The Femme Detective podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Z1rPs0MA0BU Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vzv9Gd0Qo7hHrvWQYXrYH Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kathleen-donnelly-the-femme-detectives-ep-1/id687959058?i=1000778088418

A well-known Environment Canada Meteorologist will soon be calling it a career. Terri Lang will retire after 36 years at the national weather office. She'll talk about the changes in weather gathering that have occurred over her time and some of the most interesting weather events she has been able to cover. ANDAn animal science professor with Colorado State University says when it comes to health and welfare, aggression and animal handling, genetics is a key factor to consider.Dr. Temple Grandin is the keynote speaker at the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium.Grandin explains animal handling has improved dramatically over the past 40 years, one factor that plays a role is genetics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Pet Food Science Podcast Show, Dr. Jennifer Martin, Associate Professor and Director of the Pet Food Alliance at Colorado State University, explains how industry collaboration, research funding, and student engagement can strengthen pet food innovation. Research priorities, academic partnerships, product quality, safety, sustainability, and workforce development are highlighted to advance the pet food industry. Listen now on all major platforms!"Student engagement with manufacturing facilities strengthens research by connecting laboratory work with production realities, creating opportunities to develop solutions that deliver meaningful value for the pet food industry." Meet the guest: Dr. Jennifer Martin is an Associate Professor and Director of the Pet Food Alliance at Colorado State University. With a PhD in Animal and Food Science from Texas Tech University and a background in meat science, her research focuses on product quality, food safety, and industry collaboration to advance pet food research. Listen to Dr. Jennifer Martin on The Pet Food Science Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.Liked this one? Don't stop now — Here's what we think you'll love!Don't miss the chance to be part of the Pet Food Inner Circle!Join now and connect with leading experts in pet nutrition: https://petfoodinnercircle.com/What will you learn:(00:00) Highlight(01:50) Introduction(09:08) Student engagement(16:27) Research funding(20:12) Research integrity(23:01) Oxidation strategy(24:47) Alliance membership(29:02) Final QuestionsThe Pet Food Science Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like:* Kemin* Trouw Nutrition- DietForge- Biorigin- Rangen Group- The Owner's Box- Elevate- WiseVAs- ZentrixOS- Zentrix Insights

On this week's Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:Opening:• The Show Must Go On: Building Cyber Resilience for Venues — Global Awareness Professionals — 08 Jul 2026. Global Awareness Professionals published a Gate 15 guest post on strengthening venue cyber resilience through assessment, planning, exercises, and post-incident learning. • Lessons from CISA's Cyber Incident — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — 09 Jul 2026. CISA disclosed lessons from its response to an incident involving credentials exposed through a publicly accessible software repository. Main Topics:New York to ban smart glasses from all courthouses. All courts in New York state will ban smart glasses starting later this month. Beginning on July 20, all eyewear or headwear that contains cameras, microphones or other recording technology will not be allowed inside any Unified Court System facilities, according to a memo from the Office of Court Administration. The ban applies to more than 1,240 state, county, city, town and village courts.Terrorism / Extremism• When violence shapes identities: In a larger pool of perpetrators. — Europol — 13 Jul 2026. Europol's European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2026 assesses that terrorism in Europe is becoming increasingly decentralized, with a broader and more diverse pool of perpetrators motivated by jihadist, right-wing extremist, left-wing extremist, anarchist, separatist, and single-issue ideologies. The report notes continued growth in lone-actor violence, online radicalization, youth involvement, and hybrid ideological influences that blur traditional threat categories. Europol emphasizes that violent extremist ecosystems increasingly reinforce one another through online platforms, propaganda, and shared narratives even when ideological goals differ. • Feared for years, an Iranian attack on US soil has not materialized. Here's why. — Christian Science Monitor — 10 Jul 2026. The article examines why Iran has not conducted a large-scale retaliatory attack inside the United States despite decades of concern from U.S. intelligence and security officials. • Blurring Terrorism and War: Russia's Counter-Terrorism Framework and the Risks for International Partners — International Centre for Counter-Terrorism — 09 Jul 2026• 8 men indicted in planned drone and sniper attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show — Associated Press — 10 Jul 2026Severe Weather:• CSU Hurricane Seasonal Forecasting — Colorado State University — 08 Jul 2026. Colorado State University's initial seasonal hurricane forecast and press release for 2026 was released on Thursday, April 9, 2026 and updated on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 and Wednesday, July 8, 2026. • Taiwan, Japan and south-eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi as landslides kill 15 in Philippines • 100 million Americans face dangerous heat as temperatures surge • A ‘super' El Niño is brewing. Experts fear historic dangers from extreme weather Quick Hits:• NSA and Partners Release Guidance on Improving Router Hygiene to Protect Against Russian State-Sponsored Targeting — National Security Agency — 13 Jul 2026 • Frontier AI models and their impact on cyber security – an update on AI model harnesses — Australian Signals Directorate — 13 Jul 2026• Cyber Shield: The path to an agentic AI future for cyber defence — National Cyber Security Centre — 07 Jul 2026• National Day of Protest Against Data Centers on July 18—Map, List of Cities — Newsweek — 09 Jul 2026• CISA expects to finalize key cyber reporting rule by September — Nextgov/FCW — 06 Jul 2026

Tonight on the Carolina Weather Group, we talk with Kelly Wells from the North Carolina Department of Transportation about the relaunched drivenc.gov website. Wells provides a walkthrough of the new site, which features over 1,000 live streaming traffic cameras across the state. The site includes map layers for traffic congestion, road closures, incidents, road work, and weather events. Users can view real-time conditions for ferries and rest areas, and see the warnings currently displayed on highway message signs. The site also integrates weather radar, National Weather Service alerts, and weather forecasts directly onto the map. Through the "My Drive NC" feature, travelers can select favorite cameras, save routes, and draw custom regions on the map to receive targeted email or text alerts for road conditions. The platform also feeds this traffic data to navigation apps like Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps, and TomTom. NCDOT monitors the roads using five traffic management centers across the state, which now receive proactive push alerts for traffic incidents. A Drive NC mobile app is also now available for download.Also in this episode, Sam Walker details traffic management on the Outer Banks, including the Barco diversion at the intersection of US 158 and NC 168, which is used during hurricane evacuations to divert traffic away from bridge-tunnels in Virginia. Frank Strait provides the Carolina weather forecast, tracking ongoing flash flood warnings and severe thunderstorms. He outlines an incoming heatwave that will bring high temperatures near 100 degrees and heat index values between 105 and 110 degrees, before a cold front brings cooling showers by Sunday and Monday.The panel also discusses the CoCoRaHS rain gauge network, a destructive 4th of July thunderstorm in New York, and Colorado State University's updated forecast lowering the season's prediction to nine named storms.

Ryan, Dana, and Chris Trenkmann discuss a new Colorado State University outlook calling for a below-average Atlantic hurricane season. They explain the reduced storm forecast, the expected impact of El Niño, and how Saharan dust over Florida could help limit tropical development.

Ryan, Dana, and Chris Trenkmann discuss a new Colorado State University outlook calling for a below-average Atlantic hurricane season. They explain the reduced storm forecast, the expected impact of El Niño, and how Saharan dust over Florida could help limit tropical development.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Thomas sits down with the CEO of the Grameen Foundation, Zubaida Bai, for an inspiring conversation about amplifying oppressed voices, economically empowering women, and creating cultural and systemic changes to end poverty.Zubaida has spent decades working within impoverished communities across the globe to create adaptive, localized strategies to change outdated attitudes, make childbirth safer, and get women much-needed access to capital to ensure their long-term financial viability. Her holistic approach to poverty alleviation combines empathetic, culturally sensitive relationship building with a deep understanding of climate change, technology, and financial access. She and Thomas discuss how to create sustainable interventions and innovations for those in impoverished areas, and why it's so important to uplift the voices and struggles of women and mothers in the fight against poverty.✨ Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube:

In this episode of the AgNext Podcast, Kim and John welcome Dr. Afrin Jannat, who recently completed her Ph.D. with the AgNext team. Afrin discusses her research on air quality in dairy barns and how precision technologies can support more sustainable animal agriculture. She also reflects on her graduate journey and the important role mentorship played in her success.About AgNext at Colorado State University: AgNext is a research collaborative at Colorado State University dedicated to advancing the science of sustainable animal agriculture. Founded in 2020, AgNext works across disciplines and departments, leveraging expertise from across the university. Through strong partnerships with producers, industry leaders, and policymakers, AgNext identifies and scales science-based innovations that support animal and ecosystem health, economic viability, and resilient food systems. Learn more at agnext.colostate.edu⁠⁠. Credits: Host(s): Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson and Dr. John Ritten Guest: Dr. Afrin JannatProducer: Erica GiesenhagenArtwork: Julia GiesenhagenMusic: “Dusting the Broom” by Tony Petersen (via Artlist)

Universities are often one of a community's greatest assets, yet many cities, destinations, and campuses still have opportunities to work together more intentionally. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Mike Hooker, founder of Hooker Strategy Partners and former Colorado State University chief spokesperson, to explore how stronger town-and-gown partnerships can create more vibrant communities, stronger destination brands, and better experiences for residents, students, and visitors alike.The conversation opens with Fort Collins, Colorado's connection to Disney's Main Street, U.S.A. and why the city's walkable downtown continues to be celebrated by urbanists. From there, Ryan and Mike discuss how DMOs, city leaders, chambers, and universities can move beyond co-marketing to become true civic partners through shared storytelling, collaborative programming, and long-term place strategy.Drawing on Mike's experience as an Emmy Award-winning journalist, higher education communications leader, Visit Fort Collins board member, and instructor at Colorado State University, the conversation offers practical ideas for communities looking to strengthen the relationship between campus and community.If your city is home to a college or university, this episode is full of ideas for building stronger partnerships and making the most of one of your community's most valuable assets.Mike Hooker on LinkedInHooker Strategy Partners

Joe Kaeser, langjähriger CEO von Siemens und heute Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender bei Siemens Energy und Daimler Truck, ordnet seinen vielzitierten Satz über chinesische Arbeitsplätze ein. Wer in Deutschland investiert, Steuern zahlt und nach deutschen Regeln agiert, sei willkommen – egal woher das Kapital stammt: „Wenn es hier chinesische Unternehmen gibt, die in Deutschland investieren wollen, die in Deutschland Arbeitsplätze schaffen wollen, die in Deutschland zu den Bedingungen, wie wir sie in unserem Land haben, auch agieren und Geschäfte machen wollen, dann ist es doch eigentlich gut, dass wir auch diese Unternehmen hier einladen, um genau diese Wertschöpfung für unser Land unter anderem auch zu erreichen." Das chinesische Exportmodell sieht Kaeser als Spiegelbild des deutschen Wirtschaftswunders – und plädiert statt Handelsbeschränkungen für Reziprozität: gleiche Bedingungen für alle, dann möge das bessere Team gewinnen. [06:54]Heike Freund, Chief Operating Officer von Marvel Fusion, ist überzeugt: „Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass wir in den nächsten zehn Jahren irgendwo auf der Welt funktionierende Fusionskraftwerke sehen werden, ist deutlich höher, als dass wir keine sehen werden." Das Münchner Startup baut gerade für 150 Millionen US-Dollar die ATLAS-Laseranlage an der Colorado State University in Fort Collins – der entscheidende Technologiedemonstrator soll noch in diesem Jahr fertiggestellt werden. Das Pilotkraftwerk selbst soll in Deutschland entstehen: Die Bundesregierung hat bis zu neun Milliarden Euro öffentliche Förderung für Fusion bis 2036 in Aussicht gestellt – Forschungsministerin Dorothee Bär hat meilensteinbasierte Förderprogramme angekündigt, deren Umsetzung mit darüber entscheidet, ob Deutschland beim Rennen um das erste kommerzielle Fusionskraftwerk der Welt mithalten kann. [21:52]Table.Briefings - For better informed decisions.Sie entscheiden besser, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Wir verschaffen Ihnen mit jedem Professional Briefing, mit jeder Analyse und mit jedem Hintergrundstück einen Informationsvorsprung, am besten sogar einen Wettbewerbsvorteil. Table.Briefings bietet „Deep Journalism“, wir verbinden den Qualitätsanspruch von Leitmedien mit der Tiefenschärfe von Fachinformationen. Professional Briefings kostenlos kennenlernen: table.media/testenHier geht es zu unseren WerbepartnernHol dir deine persönlichen Daten mit Incogni zurück und hol dir 60 % Rabatt auf ein Jahresabo: https://incogni.com/tabletodayImpressum: https://table.media/impressumDatenschutz: https://table.media/datenschutzerklaerungBei Interesse an Audio-Werbung in diesem Podcast melden Sie sich gerne bei Jan Puhlmann: jan.puhlmann@table.media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Burping your home involves opening windows and doors to let the outdoor air in to get rid of toxins inside. We met Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist at Colorado State University who studies indoor air, at a house in Westminster, to learn what to consider. Then, a mother works to balance child care with her dream of working in healthcare. And composer Grace Hale returns to her alma mater to premiere her new chamber piece, "Colored Glass" at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival.

Dr. Tom Bartlett has spent a lifetime proving that rangeland is worth a lot more than meets the eye. Tip sits down with this Colorado State University rangeland economist to discuss career that shifted from mathematical modeling to applied on-the-ground economics — and why Bartlett thinks the real value of public grazing lands is almost always misunderstood by policymakers. Along the way, they reflect on 60 years of Society for Range Management membership, the people who shaped the profession. Visit the episode page at artofrange.com for a transcript of the interview and links to resources mentioned in this episode. Support for The Art of Range comes from the Western Extension Risk Management Education Center and RanchBot. Music by Lewis Roise.

In this episode of HurricaneCenter, the panel opens with the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic season already affecting the Texas coast. Bill Reed walks through the early impacts from Tropical Storm Arthur, including tropical-storm-force winds near the coast, heavy localized rainfall, elevated tides and coastal water issues from Galveston to Bolivar and southwest Louisiana. Dr. Hal Needham joins live from the Galveston Seawall, where rough Gulf conditions and strong winds are already being felt, but he stresses that the main impact from Arthur is rainfall flooding rather than a major storm surge event.The featured guest is Dr. Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University, who breaks down the latest CSU outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Unlike recent years that leaned well above normal, the updated forecast calls for a somewhat below-normal season: 11 named storms, 5 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes. With Arthur now named, that leaves 10 additional named storms in the forecast.Phil explains why the forecast has shifted lower: El Niño. He walks through how warmer water in the central and eastern tropical Pacific can change global wind patterns, increase sinking motion over the Atlantic and, most importantly, strengthen vertical wind shear across the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic. That shear can tilt and disrupt tropical systems, making it especially difficult for long-lived major hurricanes to develop.The conversation also covers why weak, short-lived storms like Arthur can still form during El Niño years. Phil explains that El Niño tends to suppress stronger storms more than weak tropical storms, especially in the deep tropics. That means the season can still produce impacts, especially from close-to-land or higher-latitude systems, even when the overall basin activity is expected to be lower.Phil also discusses CSU's forecasting process, including historical analog years, statistical models, climate model guidance, ACE, western Atlantic landfall probabilities and new AI-driven forecasting tools. He notes that the strongest El Niño impacts are typically felt later in the season, especially in September and October, when background shear increases and Caribbean development often becomes much less favorable.The episode closes with a look back at Arthur's real-time impacts along the Texas coast, a preview of Hal Needham's upcoming Extreme Explorations documentary work, and a tease for next week's guest, Mike Lowry.Support the showSuggest a topic or ask a question: alex@wxguide.comVisit our conference site: www.hurricanecenterlive.comThanks for listening and please share with your friends and co-workers.

The newest update from the weather team at Colorado State University shows evenmore favourable predictions for the 2026 hurricane season; the National Weather Service welcomes four meteorologists; and a man accused of handling stolen goods has pleaded not guilty in the Grand Court.

Coming up in the news: Health officials confirm one case of Legionnaires' disease—what they're testing and why the public risk remains low. Colorado State University lowers its storm outlook again. What's driving the change and what it means for the region, coming up. An alleged assault committed while already on bail sends a serious charge straight to the Grand Court. That and more in your evening news update.

Dr., Leslie McIntyre was raised in Central Oregon and always knew that she wanted to be a Veterinarian. She earned her DVM from Oregon State University in 1995, then did an equine internship followed by a residency in Equine Internal Medicine at Colorado State University, finishing in 1999. She was Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Large Animal Medicine in 1999 and earned a Master's Degree from CSU that same year.Afterwards, she returned to Bend, Oregon to join an Equine referral clinic for the next six years. In 2005, she founded her own practice, Sage Veterinary Alternatives in Bend.Dr. McIntyre completed the Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians course while a resident, became certified in acupuncture by IVAS, and has training in Homotoxicology, Canine Osteopathy, and Medical Laser therapy. She is certified in Animal Chiropractic by the IVCA and in Canine Rehabilitation by the Canine Rehabilitation Institute. She also has earned the Veterinary Master Homeopathy certification from the Pitcairn Institute and is certified by the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy.Please enjoy this conversation with Dr. Leslie McIntyre as we discuss her education, work history, holistic training, and her involvement with the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation.

Today's episode is for anyone who has ever come home from a trip feeling subtly or not so subtly changed. My guest today is Dr. Michael F. Steger, Professor of Psychology and founding director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University. Mike has published over 150 scholarly articles and created two of the most widely used measures of meaning in the world, and somehow makes all of it feel like a conversation you'd want to have over dinner. We unpack what meaning actually is significance, coherence, and purpose and then bring it straight into travel. Why do unfamiliar places sometimes make us feel more like ourselves? Can a trip be genuinely meaningful, or does it just slide into beautiful consumption? And what does it take to come home not just rested, but also more alive? If you've ever wondered if travel makes life more meaningful, this episode is for you.   Looking to book a luxury hotel? Get special perks and support the podcast by booking here: https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/sarahgroen/travel/luxury-hotels If you want our expert guidance and help planning a luxury trip with experiences you can't find online, tell us more here and we'll reach out: https://bellandblytravel.com/book-a-trip/   Learn more at www.luxtravelinsider.com   Connect with me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn

Today on the Invest In Her Podcast, host Catherine Gray talks with Dr. Lesley Robinson, Founder & CEO of Embolden Education and Co-Founder of the ayana Foundation. A passionate advocate for entrepreneurial leadership, Dr. Robinson has spent more than two decades helping founders, educators, and students develop the confidence, skills, and community needed to thrive. She currently serves as Associate Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship at Colorado State University and previously founded the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. Through her work, she has championed equitable access to entrepreneurship education, funding, and mentorship for women and underrepresented founders around the world.  In this inspiring conversation, Catherine and Lesley discuss the critical role education plays in closing the funding gap for women entrepreneurs and why entrepreneurial thinking should be introduced much earlier in life. They explore the launch of the Show Her The Money VC101 educational program on college campuses, the power of representation in helping women see themselves as founders, and the importance of building supportive communities that foster growth and opportunity. Lesley also shares insights from her work with the ayana Foundation, Colorado State University, and the Cherokee AcceleratHER Fellowship, highlighting how education, community, and access to capital can transform lives and create a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem. Websites Mentioned: https://www.showherthemoneymovie.com www.sheangelinvestors.com    Follow Us On Social Facebook @sheangelinvestors Twitter (X) @sheangelsinvest Instagram @sheangelinvestors & @catherinegray_investinher LinkedIn @catherinelgray & @sheangels   #InvestInHer #FinancialWellness #WomenInFinance #FinancialEmpowerment #MoneyMindset #InclusiveFinance #FintechForGood #BehavioralEconomics #WealthBuilding #FinancialHealth #EmpowerWomen #MoneyMatters #SheAngelInvestors #InvestInYourself #FinancialFreedom  

Sheep and goat prices look good this spring.There's a little uncertainty about corn acreage in the Texas High Plains this year.Staff for members of the Texas Legislature are learning more about agriculture.Students at Colorado State University have developed an AI tool to help grade beef.Horn flies cost cattlemen a lot of money.

Mountain climbing was an unusual pastime in the 1920s. It was particularly unusual among women. But Agnes Vaille made a name for herself as a tough, formidable climber. Soon, she found herself setting records. In 1925, she and fellow climber Walter Kiener decided to make history as the first people to climb Longs Peak's east face in the wintertime. Their friends warned them against the dangerous climb. But Walter and Agnes couldn't be dissuaded.Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Norm pulled from: Alexander, Ruth M. “The Agnes Vaille Tragedy of 1925: A Turning Point in the History of Longs Peak.” In People and Nature on the Mountaintop: A Resource and Impact Study of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Colorado State University, 2010.American Alpine Institute. “Route Profile: Kiener's Route.” November 4, 2019. https://www.alpineinstitute.com/route-profile-kiener-s-route/.Fort Collins Coloradoan. “Sortland's Body Found Near Hotel.” February 26, 1925.Jessen, Kenneth. “Tragedy Haunted Longs Peak Climber Walter Kiener.” Loveland Reporter Herald, June 18, 2015. https://archive.is/Im3f1.Las Vegas Optic. “Many Visit Museum.” June 3, 1914.“Longs Peak | Colorado Encyclopedia.” https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/longs-peak.Robertson, Janet. The Magnificent Mountain Women: Adventures in the Colorado Rockies. With Arlene Blum. Bison Books, 2020.“Roger Wolcott Toll | Colorado Encyclopedia.” https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/roger-wolcott-toll.Sherman, John Dickinson. “Kiener's Lookout.” Ashland Pioneer Press, September 18, 1925.The Houston Chronicle. “Shelter Cabin 13,200 Feet Up on High Peak Is Memorial to Girl.” September 19, 1926.The Keota News. “Colorado News Notes.” July 5, 1918.The Orange County Plain Dealer. “Two Girls First to Climb High Peak.” July 31, 1922.The Record. “Society Personal.” April 22, 1913.Vaille, Howard T. “Early Years of the Telephone in Colorado.” The Colorado Magazine, August 1928.Are you enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Then please leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts!Are you *really* enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Well, calm down, history ho! You can get more of us on Patreon at patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast. At the $5 level, you'll get a monthly bonus episode (with video!), access to our 90's style chat room, plus the entire back catalog of bonus episodes from Kristin's previous podcast, Let's Go To Court.

Elephants call each other by name. They grieve. They remember. They communicate across distances in frequencies we are only beginning to hear. What does it mean to truly listen to another species — one with memory, language, and a social world as intricate as our own?In this Listening Field conversation, we enter the world of elephant communication with two of its most devoted witnesses.  Dr. Mickey Pardo led the landmark discovery that elephants address one another with name-like calls — a finding that traveled around the world and cracked open new questions about animal cognition and communication. Moderated by Katie Surma of Inside Climate News, whose reporting sits at the intersection of science, rights of Nature, and environmental justice, this conversation asks not only what elephants are saying, but what it means for us to finally listen.Dr. Mickey Pardo is a behavioral ecologist and bioacoustician interested in the intersection of animal communication, cognition, conservation, and welfare. He earned his PhD in behavioral ecology from Cornell University, where he studied vocal communication and social cognition in both Asian elephants and Acorn Woodpeckers. He completed a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship at Colorado State University on vocal communication in African elephants, working in collaboration with Save The Elephants in Kenya, where he led the discovery that elephants address each other with name-like calls. This work was featured by over 3,000 media outlets in more than 90 countries, including the New York Times, NPR: Morning Edition, and BBC World, and helped contribute to the recent surge of interest in using machine learning to understand animal communication. During a second postdoc in the Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Dr. Pardo expanded his skillset into applied wildlife conservation, using passive acoustic monitoring, AI, and computer simulations to assess the status of bird populations. He is currently a Senior Scientist at the non-profit research organization ElephantVoices, where he is once again studying vocal communication in African elephants. Dr. Pardo has authored over a dozen scholarly publications, including in top scientific journals such as Nature Ecology and Evolution and Current Biology. In addition to his scientific work, he is an outspoken advocate for the rights of nonhuman animals and for food system reform to end our reliance on animal agriculture and commercial fishing.To learn more about Mickey's work, visit ElephantVoices' website here:  https://elephantvoices.org/Katie Surma is a reporter at Inside Climate News covering the rights of nature movement and international environmental justice. Her work has a strong focus on the intersection of human rights and the environment. Before joining ICN, she practiced law, specializing in commercial litigation. Her journalism work has been recognized by the Overseas Press Club, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and others. Katie has a master's degree in investigative journalism from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, an LLM in international rule of law and security from ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, a J.D. from Duquesne University, and was a History of Art and Architecture major at the University of Pittsburgh. Learn more about Katie's work at https://insideclimatenews.org/Support the show

"It all has to come from within. So we each have to be in conversation with ourselves and with the work. It's really a relationship, not a project," says Ramona Ausubel, author of Unstuck: A Writer's Guide.Today we have Ramona Ausubel, author of Unstuck: A Writer's Guide. It's published by Tin House.Ramona's curriculum vitae is pretty dope. She's the author of the novels The Last Animal, Sons and Daughters of East and Plenty and No One is Here Except All of Us and the craft book Unstuck: 101 Doorways Leading from the Blank Page to the Last Page.Had a TON of fun with this one and it's a craft bomb.Ramona's work has appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, The New York Times, Electric Literature, and The Paris Review online. She has taught with Tin House, Bread Loaf, and she's a professor at Colorado State University.This is a really fun and really crafty chat. We talk about: Why people want to be writers in the first place The people who stick around Coming up with ways through It's a relationship not a project No writing is ever wasted Nobody needs a kind-of-written book Submission clubs The offering is the action Community Shame, doubt, and envy Lifelong process of voice Inviting in other influences When querying asking 'who will you be?' PlatformYou can learn more about Ramona at ramonaausubel.com and follow her on Instagram @ramonaausubel.If you like this episode, I would definitely check out: Eps. 48 and 207 with Roy Peter Clark Ep. 49 with Dinty W. Moore Ep. 50 with Ted Conover

In this episode of the AgNext Podcast, Kim and John are joined by Dr. Cesar Velasquez to discuss his journey from Honduras to Colorado State University and his research focused on calf health and beef-on-dairy production systems. Cesar shares insights from his doctoral research on colostrum management, calf performance, and the long-term impacts of early-life care on animal health and sustainability.About AgNext at Colorado State University: AgNext is a research collaborative at Colorado State University dedicated to advancing the science of sustainable animal agriculture. Founded in 2020, AgNext works across disciplines and departments, leveraging expertise from across the university. Through strong partnerships with producers, industry leaders, and policymakers, AgNext identifies and scales science-based innovations that support animal and ecosystem health, economic viability, and resilient food systems. Learn more at agnext.colostate.edu⁠⁠. Credits: Host(s): Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson and Dr. John Ritten Guest: Dr. Cesar VelasquezProducer: Erica GiesenhagenArtwork: Julia GiesenhagenMusic: “Dusting the Broom” by Tony Petersen (via Artlist)

Everyone gets stuck. And in this interview with writer and teacher Ramona Ausubel, we talk about why this is normal and practical, usable ways to meet a page when we don't think we can go on. Drawing from her newest book, Unstuck:101 Doorways leading from the Blank Page to the Last Page, Ramona shares with us why certain strategies work only at certain stages of creative projects. We talk about finding patterns, ways to develop characters and create scenes, different ways to approach different drafts, the half-draft approach, finding opposition and so much more.Ramona Ausubel is the national bestselling author of Unstuck: 101 Doorways Leading From the Blank Page to the Last Page, The Last Animal, Awayland: stories, Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty, A Guide to Being Born and No One is Here Except All of Us. She is the recipient of the National Book Foundation Science + Literature Prize, the PEN/USA Fiction Award, the Cabell First Novelist Award and has been a finalist for both the California and Colorado Book Awards and the New York Public Library Young Lions Award. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Paris Review daily, One Story, Tin House, The Oxford American, Ploughshares and elsewhere. She is a professor at Colorado State University and lives in Boulder, Colorado with her family. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emergingform.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I sit down with Suzannah Alexander — counseling-education whistleblower, writer of the Substack Diogenes in Exile, and now organizer with the National Association of Scholars. Suzannah enrolled in a Tennessee counseling master's program after 25 years as a stay-at-home parent, only to discover that what was being taught wasn't psychology at all. It was demographics, identity politics, and what she eventually came to call a totalitarian philosophy dressed up as "multicultural competency."We unpack the moment that broke her trust in the program: when she described the Buddhist practice of the non-self — focusing less on your own identity so you can extend loving kindness toward an aggressive client — three separate professors told her, within 48 hours, that this was "invalidating to other identities." She was ultimately deemed unsafe for practicum because she hadn't sufficiently absorbed the program's values around whiteness, privilege, and cultural deference.From there, the conversation widens into the structural picture. Suzannah walks us through CACREP, the accrediting body that's been quietly building a near-monopoly on counseling education, the ACA Code of Ethics that's now baked into most state licensure boards, and the consortium of organizations that decided — without testing whether any of it produces better clinical outcomes — that critical social justice ideology would be the "professional identity" of American counseling.We talk about why this matters for patients, what it does to the people who would have been excellent therapists, how we might build alternative training pathways and apprenticeship models outside the current system, and why the problems of the 21st century — including AI psychosis — will demand the kind of pioneering, free-thinking practitioners this ideology is actively driving out.Suzannah Alexander is the External Affairs Coordinator for the National Association of Scholars. She came to this work after blowing the whistle on ideological indoctrination in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master's program at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Since that experience, through work with FAIR, she has spearheaded OCR complaints against the counseling accreditation body CACREP and Colorado State University, where her reporting work drew attention to the Whitelash Study, documenting public humiliation of white social work students due to their race, and the disparagement of minorities as not good enough to succeed on their own. Now she is focused on policy measures to curtail accreditor and higher education overreach that are threatening free speech on campus.Substack Diogenes in Exile: https://www.diogenesinexile.comX/twitter: https://x.com/DiogenesInExileYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@DiogenesInExileMinding The Campus: https://mindingthecampus.org/author/suzannahalexander/National Association of Scholars: https://www.nas.org[00:00:00] Start[00:04:59] What She Found In The Program[00:14:32] Steel-Manning Critical Social Justice[00:18:39] Pushed Out Before Practicum[00:24:05] The Bitter Irony Of Buddhism Rejected[00:34:37] Realizing The Problem Is Bigger[00:41:02] Counseling Futures And The Historical Roots[00:47:09] Who Gets To Be Okay?[00:56:37] What CACREP Is And Should Do[01:00:25] Microaggressions And Borderline Thinking[01:05:47] The CACREP Monopoly Explained[01:14:38] ACA Code Of Ethics And The Need For Alternatives[01:22:52] Mia Hughes Parallel And A Field Breaking Down[01:26:43] AI Psychosis And 21st-Century Problems[01:30:22] Building New Networks Outside The SystemROGD REPAIR Course + Community gives concerned parents instant access to over 120 lessons providing the psychological insights and communication tools you need to get through to your kid. 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In this episode of the AgNext Podcast, Kim and John arejoined by Dr. Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, an AgNext graduate who completed both her master's degree and Ph.D. with our team. Ashley reflects on her graduate journey, discussing how a variety of research experiences and mentorship opportunities helped shape her career goals and passion for sustainable animal agriculture.About AgNext: About AgNext at Colorado State University: AgNext is a research collaborative at Colorado State University dedicated to advancing the science of sustainable animal agriculture. Founded in 2020, AgNext works across disciplines and departments, leveraging expertise from across the university. Through strong partnerships with producers, industry leaders, and policymakers, AgNext identifies and scales science-based innovations that support animal and ecosystem health, economic viability, and resilient food systems. Learn more at agnext.colostate.edu⁠⁠. Credits: Host(s): Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson and Dr. John Ritten Guest: Dr. Ashley Schilling-HazlettProducer: Erica GiesenhagenArtwork: Julia GiesenhagenMusic: “Dusting the Broom” by Tony Petersen (via Artlist)

This Devotional address with Trent Shippen was delivered on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 11:30 AM MST in the BYU-Idaho I-Center. Trent Shippen played basketball for Ricks College while earning an associate's degree in arts and sciences. He later graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science, and from the University of Utah with a master's degree in sports management. Trent began his career with the Church Educational System in the Ricks College Admissions Office while coaching men's and women's basketball. Later, he coached the BYU women's basketball team for five years. He has been working in Student Activities since 2002. Trent enjoys spending time with family, playing and watching sports, faculty noon hoops, and being outdoors. He and his wife, Jean, have six children and one grandchild. Trent has served in almost every organization in the Church and currently serves with Jean as a valiant activity leader.

Listen in with student debt expert Dr. Tony Bartels in this next installment of our Student Debt Series covering the latest news and information on student loans. In this episode we have seven major topics we're addressing: RAP rule change alert What does this rule change mean for repayment strategies Class of 2026 new grads, STILL do not consolidate Determine your IDR profile, know your monthly interest accrual, know your starting repayment balance, & run your Simulations! RAP subsidies – what are they? Will you benefit? For how long? What's next? RAP to IBR 2014 vs. IBR 2014 only vs. RAP only vs. other? How to get help   As always, we want to hear from YOU. Please share your thoughts by sending an email or joining the conversation.   GUEST BIO: Dr. Tony Bartels Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA graduated in 2012 from the Colorado State University combined MBA/DVM program and is a VIN Foundation Board Member and Student Debt Expert, and an employee of the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). He and his wife, a small-animal internal medicine specialist practicing in Denver, have more than $400,000 in veterinary-school debt that they manage using federal income-driven repayment plans. By necessity (and now obsession), his professional activities include researching and speaking on veterinary-student debt, providing guidance to colleagues on loan-repayment strategies and contributing to VIN Foundation resources. Beyond debt, his professional interests include small- and exotic-animal practice. When he's not staring holes into his colleagues' student-loan data, Tony enjoys fly fishing, ice hockey, camping and exploring Colorado with his wife, Audra, daughter, Lucy, and their two rescued canines, Addi and Maggie. LINKS AND INFORMATION: Urgent message for Class of 2026: https://vinfoundation.org/urgent-for-class-of-2026-do-not-consolidate-your-federal-student-loans/ 2026 New Grad Student Loan Playbook: https://vinfoundation.org/resources/veterinary-new-grad-student-loan-repayment-playbook/ Check your current student loan servicers and other loan details -- VIN Foundation My Student Loans tool: http://www.vinfoundation.org/mystudentloans VIN Foundation WikiDebt: IDR Profiles Student Loan Repayment Simulator: https://vinfoundation.org/loansim  VIN Foundation WikiDebt: https://vinfoundation.org/wikidebt VIN Foundation Webinars: https://vinfoundation.org/resources/webinars/ VIN Foundation Get Updates: https://vinfoundation.org/updates/ VIN Foundation GIVE page to support this podcast: https://vinfoundation.org/give VIN Foundation Blog, Related Student Debt Blog posts:  2025 Year End Wrap & Preparing for 2026: https://vinfoundation.org/federal-student-loan-repayment-2025-year-end-wrap-and-preparing-for-2026/ 40 veterinary school simulations in 60 days: 40 in 60 Project: https://vinfoundation.org/resources/veterinary-student-debt/40-veterinary-school-loan-estimations-in-60-days/ Changes to federal student loans come into focus: https://vinfoundation.org/changes-federal-student-loans-come-into-focus/ Student Loan Repayment: Trying to leave the SAVE forbearance? Choose PAYE: https://vinfoundation.org/student-loan-repayment-trying-to-leave-the-save-forbearance-choose-paye/  Student Loans in SAVE Plan Will Start Accruing Interest August 1st: https://vinfoundation.org/student-loans-in-save-plan-will-start-accruing-interest-august-1st/  Personalized student loan Help from VIN and VIN Foundation: https://vinfoundation.org/veterinary-student-loan-debt-help/  Federal Student Aid Data, Consolidation, and Repayment Applications: https://studentaid.gov/ One-time Forgiveness Count Adjustment  https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/idr-account-adjustment Federal Student Loan Servicers: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/repayment/servicers Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF): https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service Have a veterinary story you want to share? https://share.hsforms.com/1e6QkQvg2RI-wpDv59Byqkwcos60 Stay up to date with VIN Foundation updates: https://vinfoundation.org/updates/ Email VIN Foundation: studentdebt@vinfoundation.org Get updates to stay tuned for the VIN Foundation webinars on student debt.  You may learn more about the VIN Foundation, on the website, or join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. If you like this podcast, we would appreciate it if you follow and share. As always, we welcome feedback. If you have an idea for a podcast episode, we'd love to hear it!

ICE deportations mean criminal suspects in Colorado are not always held accountable. CPR justice reporter Allison Sherry shares her investigation. Then, Denver Health serves people across the state as a "safety net" hospital, which makes it particularly vulnerable to federal cuts. Plus, how an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University is keeping us safe from "rain bombs." And “12 Tablecloths” by artist Chloé Duplessis tells stories long overlooked of labor, resilience and survival. It's now at the Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center through May 30.

In today's episode, WLA Communications Director Louis Wertz sits down with Aireona Raschke, who leads collaborative efforts across the West through her work with the Center for Collaborative Conservation and the Western Collaborative Conservation Network at Colorado State University. Aireona gives us a preview of this year's Confluence –a conference designed to support and connect people across the West doing the important, and often challenging, work of collaborative conservation. Whether you plan to attend or not, this is a great conversation about what it takes to bring people together and build solutions that last. More information about Confluence 2026 can be found here.

He grew up in a small town in Colorado, stayed in state for college, was drafted 20th overall in 2007 and tripled the length of a typical NBA career by staying in the league for 12 years.   Jason Smith thought he was going to be the only “short” person in his family when he got to 5'10” in middle school and started at that same height his freshman year of high school. By the end of that school year, he was 6'6” and just kept growing. By the time he was done, he was 7 feet tall and had schools from throughout the country knocking on his door. He decided to stay in state and attend Colorado State University so his family could be close and drive to all his games (home and away).  In 2007, Jason left CSU early and entered the draft. The 76'ers took him at #20 and Jason saw action in 76 games as a rookie. From there a journeyman career began with stops at many different teams including the Hornets, Knicks, Magic, Wizards, Bucks and Pelicans. Along with all the trades came a few injuries and many hours in the training room.   Jason retired in 2019 and focused on being a father and husband as well as doing some media work with the Wizards. He's also collecting accolades in retirement: in 2026, CSU inducted Jason into their Ring of Honor and his jersey hangs in the rafters at Moby Arena in Fort Collins.   Listen to Jason's story and conversation with Susie Wargin on the Cut Traded Fired Retired Podcast. To learn more about the host Susie Wargin, visit www.SusieWargin.com

Bestselling and award-winning author Ramona Ausubel spoke with us about the value of low-residency MFA programs, and how to jumpstart your writing process with her latest book UNSTUCK: 101 Doorways Leading from the Blank Page to the Last Page. Ramona Ausubel is the author of five books, most recently The Last Animal which was a national bestseller and received the National Book Foundation Science + Nature Prize and was a Barnes & Noble book of the month.  She was the recipient of the PEN/USA Fiction Award, the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and has been a finalist for both the California and Colorado Book Awards, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, and has had multiple selections as a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice.  Her latest non-fiction, Unstuck: 101 Doorways Leading From the Blank Page to the Last Page is a companion for writers at all stages of the process, and described as a book “… about staying in love with your writing: feeling excited, mischievous, productive, and hopeful—the opposite of being stuck. “ A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 from LitHub, Kirkus Reviews described it as, “An upbeat guide to navigating the writing process . . . Warm-hearted and practical, Ausubel emerges as trustworthy companion for a writer who's stuck anywhere on the challenging road of creativity. Generous, empathetic, and unfailingly encouraging.” Ramona's work has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Paris Review daily, One Story, Tin House, The Oxford American, Ploughshares and others. She is a professor at Colorado State University and has taught in the Bennington Writing Seminars, Tin House Writing Workshop, Writing by Writers, the Community of Writers, Bread Loaf Environmental, Writing Workshop Paris and elsewhere. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Ramona Ausubel, Milena and I discussed: Why getting stuck is normal and productive rather than something to fear How to fall back in love with your own work Practical exercises to help writers navigate the creative process The magic prompt that never fails Why you need to let "not knowing" to be your companion And a lot more! Show Notes: ramonaausubel.com  UNSTUCK: 101 Doorways Leading from the Blank Page to the Last Page By Ramona Ausubel – April 14, 2026 (Amazon) Ramona Ausubel Amazon Author Page Ramona Ausubel on Instagram⁠⁠ Milena Gonzalez | Writer | Reader | Book Reviewer diary_of_a_book_babe on Instagram Kelton Reid Instagram Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Carleigh Fedorka, PhD, assistant professor of equine reproductive physiology at Colorado State University, in Fort Collins, describes some of the most common broodmare problems that can affect pregnancy, such as endometritis and placentitis. She explains how farm managers should prepare a mare for breeding, why broodmare nutrition is crucial for a successful pregnancy, and what you can do today to improve your equine breeding program.GUESTS AND LINKS - EPISODE 46:Host: Hailey Pfeffer (Kerstetter)Guest: Carleigh Fedorka, PhD, Assistant Professor of Equine Reproductive Physiology at Colorado State UniversityPlease visit our sponsors, who makes all this possible: Equithrive (Equithrive® Breeding Mare Pellets | Broodmare Supplement), Ask TheHorse Live, USRider Equestrian

This week's episode of WeatherBrains is all about Colorado weather! Tonight's show features Guest WeatherBrain and Colorado State Climatologist Dr. Russ Schumacher.  He's also a Professor at Colorado State University and is Director of the Colorado Climate Center.  He's been involved in extreme precipitation, weather prediction, and is the guru of Colorado weather.  Dr. Schumaker, welcome to the show! Second Guest WeatherBrain is the project manager of CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network).  He is the CoCoRaHS East Central Region Illinois State Coordinator and has been an active observer in Illinois for over 19 years.  He retired as the director of the MRCC and is a big fan of winter weather.  Steve Hilberg, thanks for joining us tonight! Third Guest WeatherBrain Noah Newman is a Research Associate with the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University.  He's been the Education Coordinator at CoCoRaHS since 2008, and has teaching experience from astronomy to rocketry to various Earth sciences.  Noah, welcome to WeatherBrains! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Upper Midwest severe weather event (03:00) What is it like to be a State Climatologist?  (07:00) 2019 Colorado hail record (14:30) How did Noah get into meteorology?  (24:30) Deep dive into CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network) (27:00) Snowfall vs snow depth and the confusion between them (41:00) CoCoRaHS Significant Weather Reports (48:45) Moderate risk busts vs overachieving conditional systems (57:00) Dr. Schumacher's current research in Colorado (01:05:00) Process to get involved at CoCoRaHS (01:10:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:15:30) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:18:15) E-Mail Segment (01:20:00) and more! Web Sites from Episode 1056:   CoCoRaHS Alabama Weather Network Picks of the Week: Steve Hilberg - Ag Weather Noah Newman - CoCoRaHS Data Explorer Dr. Russ Schumacher - CoCoRaHS All About Hail James Aydelott - NWS Norman Observed Sounding Jen Narramore - County Road 69 Tornado April 15th, 2011 Rick Smith - Out Troy Kimmel - Out Kim Klockow-McClain - Reed Timmer tornado video John Gordon - NWS Louisville Shareholders Report 2025 Bill Murray - Out James Spann - James Spann on X: Emmetsburg, IA tornado video The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

Almost everyone has experienced déjà vu—that strange, fleeting feeling that what's happening right now has somehow already happened before. It can be subtle or intensely vivid, sometimes even a little unsettling. For a moment, it feels like your brain is replaying reality. But is it just a glitch in memory… or something more? Scientists have been trying to understand déjà vu for decades, and the answers are more fascinating than you might expect. Is it a sign your brain is working correctly—or a sign something is off? Why does it tend to happen in certain situations and not others? And why can it feel so real, even when you know it isn't? Anne Cleary, professor at Colorado State University and one of the leading researchers studying this phenomenon, joins me to explain what's really going on inside your brain during a déjà vu experience. She is the author of The Déjà Vu Experience (https://amzn.to/3ErC6Fm), and in our conversation she breaks down the science behind this eerie sensation, why it happens, and what it reveals about how memory actually works. She also has a fascinating TED Talk on the subject you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFAvUkjba-Q If you've ever paused mid-moment and thought, “Wait… I've lived this before,” this is an explanation you won't want to miss. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS DUTCH: If your pet is still scratching and you've tried everything at the pet store –it's time to stop guessing and go prescription.Support us and use code SYSK for $40 off your membership at ⁠⁠⁠https://Dutch.com⁠⁠⁠ RULA: Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that's actually covered by insurance. Visit ⁠⁠⁠https://Rula.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠ to get started. QUINCE: Refresh your wardrobe with Quince! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.dom/sysk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! SHOPIFY: See less carts go abandoned with Shopify and their Shop Pay button! Sign up for your $1 per month trail and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While parts of the eastern and southern US have had unusually high snowfall this year, the West is in a snow drought. The abysmal winter sports season is just the tip of the melting iceberg: Snowpack is key to providing water throughout the year for the drought-stricken region. Joining Host Flora Lichtman to talk about this unusual winter are reporter David Condos and climate scientist Brad Udall.Guests:David Condos is the Southern Utah Reporter at KUER based in St. George.Brad Udall is a senior water and climate research scientist at Colorado State University's Colorado Water Center.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.