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 aims to reach across our state and reveal deeply nuanced stories of environmental threats and solutions through a lens of humanity. We go beyond the headlines to show you something grand yet personal to us all.
Podcasting since 2024 • 15 episodes
Common Groundwater
Latest Episodes
SPECIAL FEATURE - "We Can't Be Lame Ducks"
It's a special, standalone episode of the Common Groundwater podcast, and it's packed with urgency, policy and opportunities for action.In 2025, Michigan and the nation will undergo power shifts, and if we take our new leaders ...
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38:38
Sights for Sore Eye - Gears in the Sand
Our Gears in the Sand miniseries has focused on dunes thus far, but the conversation we're really having is on the relationship between development and nature. Jake Parcell, executive director of Scenic Michigan, joins us to provide other persp...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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36:58
How You Dune? - Gears in the Sand
In Saugatuck, it's symbiotic. Hundreds of acres of preserved, rare, freshwater dunes can be found along the area's coast. That, in turn, has created delightful small towns with big tourist economies. But all this goodness did not come from noth...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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39:45
Lines in the Sand - Gears in the Sand
Last episode, Tanya Cabala took us through the geologic, social and political histories of Michigan's globally special freshwater dunes. That last bit of history, the political, has recently not been too pretty.Emily Smith of the Michig...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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32:37
Cold One Cracked Open - A Better Bottle Bill
Buy a pop. Pay a little extra. Drink it. Rinse it. Return it, and then get that little extra back. Michigan’s bottle deposit system sounds simple, and yet it’s internationally known for keeping bottles and cans out of our landfills and landscap...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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