The origins of Dry January: How history, health and changing attitudes are redefining our relationship with alcohol
CSU’s David Korostyshevsky talks about the history of Dry January, our continued complicated relationship with alcohol and whether we might be entering the next anti-alcohol era.
16 Jan 28min
Why does chocolate taste so good and other sweet mysteries answered (ENCORE EPISODE)
CSU food scientist Caitlin Clark explains what makes us love chocolate, why "healthy" chocolate isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be and how much that chocolate bar should actually cost.
7 Jan 22min
Was grandma right about eating liver? The ‘offal’ truth about that and other 'icky' topics (ENCORE EPISODE)
It may not be considered "polite conversation," but Jordan Kraft Lambert thinks we all need to be talking more about poop. In fact, the director of ag innovation at CSU’s Spur campus has made it her m...
22 Des 202528min
The bumpy history of Colorado's ski industry (ENCORE EPISODE)
From voters saying no to hosting the Winter Olympics to the Earth Liberation Front's attack on Vail ski resort, Colorado State University Associate Professor and author Michael Childers says it hasn't...
15 Des 202526min
What Hallmark’s holiday movies reveal about America’s love affair with small business owners
Through the lens of Hallmark holiday movies, CSU Film and Media Studies Associate Professor Kit Hughes researched how holiday film tropes both reflect and shape economic opinions.
2 Des 202531min
Is it safe to eat snow? CSU snow hydrologist says it depends
While less obvious than the yellow kind, contaminants such as forever chemicals, heavy metals and microplastics are showing up in Colorado's snowpack. CSU snow hydrologist Steven Fassnacht explains wh...
18 Nov 202520min
A recipe for disaster: A toxicologist explains how to avoid food poisoning on Thanksgiving (and every other day of the year)
Colorado State University toxicologist Brad Reisfeld talks about how to keep your holiday meal leftovers from turning into a recipe for food poisoning.
11 Nov 202521min
Can watching horror movies make us more empathetic?
Can watching horror movies make us more empathetic? Film researchers Scott Diffrient and Riana Slyter talk about the benefits of horror, as well as the history of the genre, how it’s evolving and why ...
22 Okt 202534min
