
Common Groundwater
Michigan is defined by the Great Lakes that surround it. But there's a so-called sixth lake that’s critical to our state, too: our groundwater. It flows deeply through every community and to every corner of our peninsulas. Yet, we have so much more to learn about this natural feature.
Like groundwater, this podcast shows environmental issues felt deeply, widely and personally across the state. It tells stories around those issues and the solutions to them. It goes beyond the headlines to bring listeners and viewers something grand yet personal to us all.
Podcasting since 2024 • 27 episodes
Common Groundwater
Latest Episodes
Roots Deep & Wide
Michigan's crops are the second-most diverse of any state. We tried to replicate that point of pride that in this episode. We went to two seemingly disparate places to talk about the critical relationship farms have with pollinators.Firs...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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33:31

The New 'Silent Spring'
In the mid-1900s, governments and industries across the globe were using the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or DDT.Then came Silent Spring, a book by Rachel Carson that thoroughly documented the harm caused by DDT t...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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35:23

Of Swallow-Wort & Celandine
Swallow-wort. A vine with beautiful, star-shaped flowers. It tricks insects into laying eggs on its leaves. When the eggs hatch, the larvae eat the leaves—and die with a one hundred percent mortality rate.Lesser celandine. A plant with b...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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32:13

The Pollinators
Yes, the pollinators of Michigan are the animals and insects, like bees and hummingbirds, that help plants grow and reproduce by moving flower to flower.But "The Pollinators" is also the name for Carly and David Cirilli, co-founders of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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31:04

SMART Service, FAST Routes
Eli Cooper likes he to say he was "born to ride." He grew up taking buses and subways in The Bronx. Now, as Oakland County's transit manager, he helps the residents, workers and visitors of Michigan's second-most-populous county get to where th...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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28:18

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