Audio Abstract

a car splashes through floodwaters on a roadway

Sep 3, 2025

Podcast: Flooding

Katherine Anarde talks about sunny day flooding and improving flood predictions.

a time-lapse photograph shows fireflies as blurs of light in a meadow surrounded by trees at dusk.

Jun 9, 2025

Podcast: Fireflies

Clyde Sorenson, Alumni Association Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Entomology, joins us to talk about all things - or as many things as we can fit into this podcast - firefly.

Feb 10, 2025

Podcast: Forensic Accounting

Joe Brazel talks about accounting, ethics, and red flags on this episode of Audio Abstract.

Dec 18, 2024

Podcast: Lampreys

Lampreys are ancient, they look weird, and they don't have jaws. What's not to love?

Oct 4, 2024

Podcast: Microplastics

Nathan Crook talks microplastics - and the microbes that can eat them.

Jul 23, 2024

Podcast: Bees

David Tarpy joins the podcast to chat about all things bee.

May 30, 2024

Podcast: PFAS Exposure

Khara Grieger helps us understand PFAS exposure and how we can protect ourselves.

Apr 25, 2024

Podcast: Toxic Algae

With algae, too much of a good thing can lead to some bad results.

Feb 27, 2024

Podcast: Sanitation (or, what do we do with all this poop?)

Francis de los Reyes talks about sanitation practices and challenges.

Dec 13, 2023

Podcast: Poinsettias

John Dole, master of all things poinsettia, talks about the flower most associated with the holiday season.

Nov 2, 2023

Podcast: Wild Turkeys

Chris Moorman talks turkey - wild turkey - on this episode of Audio Abstract.

Sep 14, 2023

Podcast: Guts

Erin McKenney talks palatial guts, six degrees of academic separation, and cecum envy on this episode of Audio Abstract.

Forest fire. Credit: Egor Vikhrev on Unsplash

Aug 30, 2023

Podcast: Wildfires

Rob Scheller talks about wildfires - their causes, and whether we can predict or prevent them.

Jul 6, 2023

Podcast: Are Some Dog Breeds More Pain Tolerant Than Others?

Different breeds have different pain tolerances - but the results are not always what veterinarians have assumed they'd be.

Jun 6, 2023

Podcast: Turtle Rescue Team

Jessica Buchy talks Turtle Rescue Team and Leech, an Eastern box turtle, lets us hear his heartbeat.