Free and on demand podcasts of The Mike Nowak Show, covering gardening, green living and the environment.
Chris VanCleave, “The Redneck Rosarian,” is back to make sure your roses are ready to survive whatever winter Chicago decides to have this year. Carey Gillam talks about her important new book, Whitewash, about why the weed killer glyphosate (in Roundup) is still controversial.
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Michelle Byrne Walsh from State By State Gardening returns to share her annual list of The Good, The Bad and The Wha? of holiday garden and environmental gift giving. Polly McGann and Victor Zaderej present an update of their terrific Happy Leaf LED grow lights.
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Mitch McNeil from Surfrider Chicago reports on two threats to Lake Michigan water. Bird City Wisconsin’s Director Bryan Lenz talks about how his program is protecting bird populations in Wisconsin. Michele Hoffman is back at the Science Desk and introduces us to Dr. R. Eric Collins of the University of Alaska, who discusses the consequences of melting permafrost.
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Anna Stork, co-founder of LuminAID Lab, explains how she and her business partner are helping victims of natural disasters by supplying the with portable, inflatable solar lights. Chicago Alderman Scott Waguespack talks about why Chicago still can’t recycle.
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Mike and Peggy welcome back Scott Stewart, Executive Director of the Millennium Park Foundation, on the eve of that group’s 20th anniversary, and environmental reporter Kari Lydersen, who reports on a victory over fracking in Illinois and the future of the Future Energy Jobs Act.
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Mike and Peggy celebrate their final Saturday show (they’ll still be on Sundays from 9-11am!) at the 10th Anniversary Green Living Expo at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake.
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The #GiveHealthyMovement, McHenry County College Green Living Expo, and a some bad days at Bubbly Creek are covered in the first hour. Then Bill Whitney from City Bee Savers comes to the studio to talk about the search for queen bees that can survive in northern Illinois.
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Mike and Peggy talk about environmental issues, including a 10 million dollar prize for cleaning up fresh water algae growth. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio makes a special studio appearance as Chicago slips into decidedly cooler fall weather.
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Mega-horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg from the Chicago Botanic Garden talks about fall garden work, including planting spring bulbs. Molly Flanagan from Alliance for the Great Lakes and Tony Maas of Freshwater Future report on disappointing progress in the fight against algae in Lake Erie.
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Jody Osmund of Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm and CSA returns to The Mike Nowak Show to talk about the practical and political achievements of the Slow Food Movement.
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