Do you have questions about space, time and the nature of the universe? Join Aurelian Balan, Delta College associate professor of physics, as he uses astronomy and physics to help answer your questions while diving into some amazing topics.
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Jeff Kart, a.k.a. "Mr. Great Lakes," hosts Delta College Public Radio's weekly look at environmental issues.
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Mike Murray from the Delta College Planetarium takes a look at what's up in the night sky. Things are happening all the time in the backyard universe, and many of them don't require a telescope to see and enjoy.
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Movie House is a weekly feature about new films, old favorites, the movie industry, and the movie-going experience. In each episode, Delta College English instructor Mark Brown gives insight into the art, craft, and business of the movies.
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John Augustine reviews biographies and recounts the lives of the people featured in them. From Delta College Public Radio.
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Featured stories from Delta College Public Radio.
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The Volunteer Voice features information on individual volunteer opportunities with non-profit organizations in the Great Lakes Bay Region. This program is a cooperative production of Delta College Public Radio and the United Way offices of Bay, Saginaw, and Midland counties.
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4/26/24 - Large Solar Farms Have Support
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A majority of Americans support large scale solar farms, Michigan is receiving $156 million to lower solar costs, and lake sturgeon are no longer endangered.For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Mid-April to mid-May is a good time to see a collection of bright stars in the west called "The Arch of Spring."Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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I know I'm late to the party, but I can't not do a show about Celine Song's gorgeous, heartbreaking 2023 film, Past Lives.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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A nova called T Coronae Borealis erupts every 80 years and your only chance to see it is sometime between right now and September of 2024.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Many people contributed to the idea of a computer being a machine rather than an occupation, but the biggest leap forward came from Alan Turing.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Saginaw Bay Walleye/Perch Plan and ‘Alarming’ Great Lakes Litter Report
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The state has a draft plan for recreational fishing in Saginaw Bay and is asking for the public’s help in finalizing it. The vast majority of Great Lakes litter is plastic. For more:https://mrgreatlakes.com/Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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As the phase of the moon grows steadily from Crescent to First Quarter to Full, it’s a good opportunity to explore the contrasts of light and dark on its surface.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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This is the time of year when the Big Dipper climbs to its highest point in the north, appearing almost directly overhead by month’s end.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Michigan Eclipse Hot Spots, Earth Day Action Expo
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Where to see the partial eclipse in Michigan and an upcoming Earth Day Action Expo.For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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There's a fuzzy glow in the constellation of Cancer the Crab that's barely visible to the naked eye, but binoculars will reveal a pretty little star cluster called the Beehive.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Extended Interview - Kelley Kent, Historic Masonic Temple
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An extended interview with Kelley Kent, executive director of the Friends of the Historic Masonic Temple in Bay City.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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3/29/24 - Michigan Has Funding for Home Energy Rebates and Renewable Energy Planning
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Through April 24, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is hosting listening sessions to prepare for federal home energy rebate funding. Michigan is receiving $2 million to help local governments and communities plan for large-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects.For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/…
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In his Oscar acceptance speech, screenwriter Cord Jefferson suggested Hollywood could make several lower-budget movies for the price of one action tentpole and the first movie that came to mind for me was 2023's Quiz Lady.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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3/22/24 - World Water Day Microfibers, Lower Water Levels
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Environmental groups are pushing for efforts to protect the Great Lakes and drinking water from microplastics. A nonprofit is looking for Coast Watchers and Piping Plover Monitors. Great Lakes water levels are expected to be lower than last year for the upcoming boating and beach season.For more: https://mrgreatlakes.com/…
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One of the most amazing spectacles in nature is coming on Monday, April 8 – a total eclipse of the sun! Here's how you can make the most of it.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Authors who spread the Protestant Reformation risked censorship, imprisonment, or even death, including Michael Servetus, who was burned alive along with most copies of his book.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Mercury is rarely visible because it never wanders far from the sun in the sky, but we're approaching the opportunity to see it now. As a bonus, Comet Pons-Brooks is visible in binoculars in the west at dusk!Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Pushing Invasive Carp and Great Lakes Forecasts
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Invasive carp would be turned into food for people and farmed animals under a new partnership between the World Wildlife Fund and Freshwater Select. Federal funding aims to improve water level forecasts for the Great Lakes, with the ability to predict levels up to a year in advance.For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/…
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Using all the tools of filmmaking at his disposal, Denis Villeneuve transports viewers to whatever world he's built for a film and keeps them utterly convinced and compelled until the lights come up. And this is true of Dune: Part Two.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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In the late 1950s, white author John Howard Griffin disguised himself as a Black man to experience the state of race relations in the segregated South from the other side.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Whenever the crescent moon is thin, the nighttime side of the moon can look faintly illuminated. This effect is called Earthshine.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Lake Huron Research Advances, Park Comments Needed, Solar and Battery Storage Reigns
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Saginaw Valley State University is moving ahead with plans for a Lake Huron Environmental Research Station. A conservation group is looking for input on plans for a park in Rose City. Where is most new electricity coming from? Solar and battery storage. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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If you’ve heard reports of increased Aurora activity, there’s a good reason for it! The sun is approaching the peak of its 11-year sunspot cycle, and that can trigger solar storms that effect the Earth.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications Experiment
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Imagine sending massive amounts of data from our spacecraft and receiving high-res video in minutes, not hours or days. It might sound like science fiction, but that's the reality NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications Demo, or DSOC, is aiming for.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
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While Kosciuszko's family was part of Poland's upper 10%, this military leader's sympathies were for the disenfranchised.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Sirius, Procyon, and Betelgeuse form a giant triangle in the southern sky known as the Winter Triangle. And like Orion’s Belt, it can make for an excellent pointer and guidepost to the winter night sky.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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All this week, the phase of the moon grows larger and brighter as it moves from First Quarter toward Full. It’s also a good time to look for the 'Man in the Moon'.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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While more bitter than its clear precursor, Dead Poet's Society, Alexander Payne's The Holdovers has a softness and nostalgia that his previous school-based film, Election, does not.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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No matter the time of year, under a clear dark sky you can expect to see four or five little streaks of light each hour. Sometimes called shooting stars or falling stars, these are meteors that burn up in our atmosphere.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Richard Linklater's animated Space Race coming of age story is wonderfully specific, idiosyncratic, and a pleasure to watch.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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2/9/24 - Clean Energy Comments, Clean Water Grants, and Great Lakes ReNEW
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What’s in store for Michigan under the clean energy package signed into law late last year? Almost $66 million in Clean Water grants will go to Michigan communities to upgrade water infrastructure. Have you heard about Great Lakes ReNEW?For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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About two hours after sunset, the distinctive constellation of Orion the Hunter is almost due south. You can use the three stars in Orion's belt as a guidepost to the sky.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Kelly Reichardt’s films are often challenging in some ways, but usually - ultimately - they are rewarding. But here it's not clear what it all really adds up to.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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World Wetlands Day in Saginaw Bay, Nature Preserve in Midland
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February 2 is World Wetlands Day, Midland County’s newest nature preserve just got a boost.For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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The radio spectrum is a fascinating realm of invisible energy carrying everything from your favorite radio station to your Wi-Fi connection and beyond. So how does it work?Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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About two hours after sunset, look halfway up the eastern sky for two bright stars that are relatively close to one another. These are Pollux and Castor, the heads of Gemini the Twins.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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We’ve all heard this number before – 9.8 m/s² – But what does that really tell us? And what does it have to do with our weight?Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Mars is a world of towering mountains, vast plains, and deep canyons. Today, we're going to take a look at one of the most remarkable features on Mars: Valles Marineris or… the Mariner Valley.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Director Bradley Cooper seems to have checked every box under the category of Shameless Oscar Bait for this Leonard Bernstein biopic.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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More PFAS Groundwater Treatment, Less Great Lakes Ice
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The U.S. Department of Defense will install two more groundwater treatment systems in Oscoda to address PFAS contamination. The federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently summarized data about low ice coverage on the Great Lakes.For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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After the Full Moon of January 25 the shape of the lunar disc will decrease into a thinner oval each night called the Waning Gibbous.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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The Most Promising Dark Matter Experiment
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Most of the universe is made of a type of matter that doesn’t interact with light—dark matter. This is a big deal—throughout history we’ve studied and learned about the universe by observing it, yet we can’t directly observe most of the universe!Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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At this point it's clear that director Zack Snyder has never had an original idea in his life... at least not a good one.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Solar Growth in U.S. and Michigan, Nutrient Monitoring in Saginaw Bay
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More solar is on the way; in Michigan, increases in solar power generation will be driven in part by new state laws as recommended in a MI Healthy Climate Plan; and a recently released Michigan State of the Great Lakes 2023 Report says the latest management plan for Lake Huron identifies more than 50 actions to help protect and restore the lake.For…
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New Lake Huron Research Station, Grants for Electrification and Fellowship Information
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Saginaw Valley State University will construct an environmental research station near Lake Huron, more than $20 million will be granted for renewable energy and electrification projects in Michigan, and it’s not too soon for college students to make summer plans.For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/…
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The orange star Aldebaran – the fiery eye of Taurus the Bull – is a great target for the January sky. It also lies within a beautiful star cluster called the Hyades.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Venus is the second planet from the sun, but during the week of January 8th you’ll have a rare opportunity to glimpse the elusive planet Mercury, hugging the eastern horizon at morning twilight.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Lack of Specificity - Black Adam, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, and Blue Beetle
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A general piece of writing advice for any medium is that specifics make the world go 'round. Does a lack of specificity explain the failure of three superhero movies from the past few years?Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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Ushering in the new year is one of the best-known constellations of all, Orion the Hunter.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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December's full moon, called the Cold Moon, falls on the 26th and will be placed among the season's brightest constellations as it says goodbye to 2023.Bởi Delta College Public Radio
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