Delta College Public Radio Podcasts

On Sept. 1, 1859, the most intense geomagnetic storm on record caused a planetwide disturbance.By Delta College Public Radio

Paul Schrader wrote about films that give you a "transcendent" experience, which I thought about when I watched 2022's The Wonder.By Delta College Public Radio

Little Forks Conservancy is working on a new nature preserve, a new survey will gauge what people in the Midwest know about climate change, and forecaster predict a wetter spring across the Great Lakes and Northeast.For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/By Delta College Public Radio

The waxing of quarter to gibbous to full is a good time to see details on the lunar surface. With nothing more than a pair of binoculars, you can make out craters, mountains, and the dark colored plains called "maria," or "seas." Probably the best known maria is the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 made the first manned lunar landing in 1969.…

While you may know Cancer the Crab as one of the constellations of the zodiac, chances are you’ve never seen it because it’s the faintest of the twelve. But Cancer contains one of the best star clusters for binoculars and small telescopes - The Beehive!By Delta College Public Radio

On paper, The Last Duel should have been a critical and commercial slam dunk, but the execution made for a gigantic flop.By Delta College Public Radio

A Lakewide Action and Management Plan for Lake Huron is out. Did you lose power during recent winter storms? The Michigan Public Service Commission wants to hear about it. A reminder that comments are being accepted through March 27 on a draft supplemental restoration plan for the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River, and Saginaw Bay.Learn more at ht…

A draft supplemental restoration plan for the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River, and Saginaw Bay is open for public review and comment through March 27. Close to 300,000 scrap tires were cleaned up last year in Michigan. Great Lakes Day was this week in Washington, D.C.Learn more at https://mrgreatlakes.com/…

This month offers a unique opportunity to see an asteroid with your own eyes - the largest asteroid in the solar system, Ceres!By Delta College Public Radio

The sun is headed toward its peak storm activity and that is why there are more reports of Northern Lights right now. Get some tips on how to watch for the "Aurora Borealis"!By Delta College Public Radio

Residents of the Great Lakes state don’t eat the recommended amount of fish and a binational coalition of mayors is praising proposed spending by Michigan to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes.For more information, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/By Delta College Public Radio

A federal contractor has completed a permanent sea lamprey trap on the East Branch Au Gres River in Iosco County, a recommended state budget from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer includes funding for water infrastructure and clean energy, and a third phase of grants are available for Michigan communities to improve residential recycling.For more information, …

All this week, the phase of the moon grows larger and brighter as it moves from First Quarter toward Full. We call this period the “waxing gibbous moon” as the oval shape becomes wider and more rounded.By Delta College Public Radio

Bay City State Park celebrates its 100th anniversary, Great Lakes literacy, and fast-charging electric vehicle stations come to Bay City.More information at https://mrgreatlakes.com/By Delta College Public Radio

Look low in the west near the end of evening twilight and you should see two exceptionally bright stars. On closer inspection, you might notice that they don't twinkle very much. That's because you're looking at the planets Venus and Jupiter!By Delta College Public Radio

Three bright stars form a giant triangle in the southern sky known as the Winter Triangle. And like Orion’s Belt, it can make for an excellent pointer and guidepost to the winter night sky.By Delta College Public Radio

As the moon wanes and rises later each night, the early evening skies are dark again, allowing us to see the faint deep sky marvels of winter. One of the most famous is actually visible to the naked eye – the Great Orion Nebula.By Delta College Public Radio

Steven Spielberg is probably the most important filmmaker of my lifetime and his latest film, The Fabelmans, is a cinematic memoir of his own movie history.By Delta College Public Radio

Every now and then the news picks up on something interesting going on with the Moon. We often hear about a supermoon, or a harvest Moon, or my personal favorite the Super Blood Wolf Moon! Let’s dive into what all these terms mean.By Delta College Public Radio

My relationship with the Knives Out films has been a rollercoaster, so when the sequel came out, I kept my expectations low just to see what would happen.By Delta College Public Radio

The February Full Moon is often times called the Snow Moon because of the heavy snowfall typical in this month. But it’s also been referred to as the Hunger Moon or Bone Moon by Native Americans because of the lack of food.By Delta College Public Radio

Three Lake Huron coast properties are now permanently protected, the EPA is cracking down on soot, and Consumers Energy rates are rising, but so are solar and electric vehicle programs.By Delta College Public Radio

Earth orbits the Sun in the habitable zone – a place where liquid water can exist in great quantities on our surface. But how would things change if Earth revolved around two suns, and do we know of any real-life planets that orbit more than one star?By Delta College Public Radio

How could the famously enlightened city of Athens execute one of its most outstanding citizens? A reporter covers a trial held 2,400 years ago in this book.By Delta College Public Radio

You might have heard that there's a big green comet coming our way. But how bright is it really going to get?By Delta College Public Radio

Switching from a gas vehicle to an electric one would benefit 9 out of 10 American households. Michigan has released new fish consumption guidelines for rainbow smelt and carp from seven lakes around the state.By Delta College Public Radio

After 13 years, how does the Avatar sequel stack up to the visually groundbreaking original?By Delta College Public Radio

As the planets slowly move among the stars, sometimes they appear close to each other in the sky – a meetup called a conjunction. The planets Venus and Saturn will be in just such a conjunction on January 23rd.By Delta College Public Radio

How ready is Bay County for climate change, an energy storage manufacturer is raising $50 million to scale up production in Clare County, and a draft plan for Michigan state parks needs feedback.By Delta College Public Radio

Today's review covers the second half of Walt Disney's career, following up on the success of Mickey Mouse and Snow White.By Delta College Public Radio

About two hours after sunset, look halfway up the eastern sky for two bright stars that are relatively close to one another. These are Pollux and Castor, the heads of Gemini the Twins.By Delta College Public Radio

The Lake Huron Coastal Preserve is now open near Tawas City, there are increased walleye fishing opportunities in Saginaw Bay, and find out where Michigan ranks in lightning events in the U.S.By Delta College Public Radio

Federal regulators may finalize new rules to prepare the electric grid for climate change in the coming year and upcoming webinars let you know what organizations are doing to combat invasive species.By Delta College Public Radio

Every year on or about January 4, the Earth reaches perihelion, its closest point to the sun in its elliptical orbit. Does that have any effect on the seasons?By Delta College Public Radio

Ushering in the new year is one of the best known constellations of all, Orion the Hunter.By Delta College Public Radio

Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn have been prominent targets for months, but now Venus and Mercury will join them as they reappear low in the southwest shortly after sunset during twilight.By Delta College Public Radio

A century ago you could see many bizarre sideshows on the boardwalk at Coney Island. But one of these was not an act, but a system that saved thousands of premature babies.By Delta College Public Radio

I've never particularly cared for mountain climbing, but I am a sucker for great animation and independent films.By Delta College Public Radio

Have you ever noticed how the siren of an ambulance sounds higher in pitch when it’s approaching, and lower when it’s driving away from you? That shift in pitch is related to the Doppler effect – an observed change in the length of a wave due to relative motion between the source and the observer.By Delta College Public Radio

One of the best meteor showers of the year comes to a peak on the evening of December 13 and 14. Known as the Geminid Meteor Shower, it rivals the famous Perseids in August in numbers and brightness.By Delta College Public Radio

Super hero movies function best as metaphors that explore something authentic about us as people. The sequel to Black Panther mourns the first film's star, Chadwick Boseman, while continuing to deal with real world issues in a fictional world.By Delta College Public Radio

Bay City is the latest community to take the Lake Huron Forever pledge. Dow and Waste Management are piloted a program to recycle plastic film. A new online portal for the Michigan Green Schools program is live.By Delta College Public Radio

In September of 2022 NASA conducted the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test demonstrated asteroid deflection by changing an asteroid’s motion in space through kinetic impact.By Delta College Public Radio

A full moon might be the worst time to see details on the lunar surface due to the lack of shadows, but it’s the best time to see what are called “ray structures.”By Delta College Public Radio

Most of the time, Mars is just a faint star that looks like an unremarkable orange dot in a telescope. But every 26 months, the Red Planet swings in for a close approach to Earth, making it ideal for observing.By Delta College Public Radio

The holidays are one of the most popular times of year for buying a telescope. So what's the best one to look for? There is no one perfect telescope for everyone.By Delta College Public Radio

Look low the east after dark and you should see a pretty little cluster of stars. Its shape might remind you of a miniature Little Dipper, but it’s actually the famous Pleiades star cluster.By Delta College Public Radio

A conservation group is among those pushing for federal funding to fight algal blooms in Saginaw Bay. The state has won an award for a project to bring renewable energy to Michigan properties. Get ready for a wet winter, according to the latest outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.…

The Autumn nights give us cooler, drier air which is ideal for observing the deep sky. Combine that with a moonless night, and it’s the best time of year to look for the Great Andromeda Galaxy.By Delta College Public Radio

This month, the Full Frost Moon on November 8 coincides with a Total Lunar Eclipse. This is when the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, giving it an eerie reddish glow because of the colors that pass through the Earth’s atmosphere. This is why a total lunar eclipse is also sometimes called “The Blood Moon.”…