Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by comedians/podcasters Rebecca Reeds (‘The Villain Was Right’ podcast) and Eli Yudin (‘What A Time To Be Alive’ podcast) for a look at why the North American Great Lakes are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:
- ‘The Villain Was Right’ podcast (From Superheroes Network)
- Rebecca Reeds on Twitter
- Eli Yudin on Twitter
- ‘What A Time To Be Alive’ podcast
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- Mapping Manahatta: 10 Lenape sites in New York City (6sqft)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America by Michael A. McDonnell
- The Little Traverse Bay Bands of the Odawa Indians
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America by Michael A. McDonnell
- The Death And Life Of The Great Lakes by Dan Egan
- Great Lakes ecoregion (U.S. NOAA)
- What’s so great about the Great Lakes? – Cheri Dobbs and Jennifer Gabrys (TED-Ed / YouTube)
- The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire at Least a Dozen Times, but No One Cared Until 1969 (Smithsonian Magazine)
- North America’s most valuable resource is at risk (National Geographic)
- The untouched ‘wilderness’ of the Great Lakes is an illusion (Popular Science)
- Lake Michigan has become dramatically clearer in last 20 years — but at a steep cost (The Chicago Tribune)
- Floods, Carp, And Crap: The Environmental Impacts Of The Chicago River Reversal (WBEZ Chicago)
- Raw, partially treated sewage dumped in Lake Ontario by city during heavy rain fall (The Toronto Star)
- Carp Attack: Five things you need to know about the fish that might destroy the Great Lakes (The National Wildlife Federation)
- Why toxic algae blooms are taking over Lake Erie — again (Vox.com)
- North Dakota Geological Survey: Glacial Lake Agassiz
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences: Louis Agassiz (Harvard University)
- Lake Agassiz: New book explores origins, discovery of giant phantom lake (CBC News)
- Keanu’s excellent adventure in Winnipeg (CBC Archives)
In this episode...
Guests
- Eli Yudin
- Rebecca Reeds
About the show
A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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