The Mike Nowak Show

Recent Episodes

Is a Parking Lot More Valuable Than a Prairie?

Posted October 23, 2021 • 02:01:39

Time is running out for Bell Bowl Prairie at Chicago Rockford International Airport. Kerry Leigh from the Natural Land Institute, landscape designer...

I Know What You Did in the Garden this Year

Posted October 16, 2021 • 01:58:03

Mike and Peggy welcome gardeners representing three gardens that were recognized by the Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards' 2021 60-Second Garden...

Of Sound Mind, Learning and Feeling

Posted October 9, 2021 •

Nina Kraus, PhD, is director of the Brainvolts Lab at Northwestern University. She joins us today to discuss her decades of work exploring hearing and...

Can One Bee Rescue a Valuable Remnant Prairie?

Posted October 2, 2021 •

An expansion at Chicago Rockford International Airport threatens a valued prairie remnant. Thanks to the sighting of an endangered rusty patched bumble...

Creating New Lives for Rescued Farm Animals

Posted September 25, 2021 •

Katie Parker from Tamerlaine Sanctuary and Preserve in New Jersey, and Erin Yanz of Erin's Farm in Hobart, Indiana give virtual tours of the lands on...