CSU's The Audit

Entomologist and CSU Bug Zoo Director Maia Holmes discusses that age-old question: Why did the tarantula cross the road?

We talk with Michael Bartolo, senior research scientist emeritus at CSU's Arkansas Valley Research Center and the man behind one of Pueblo's hottest crops. 

Researchers with CSU’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Lori Catalano and Scott Curry talk about why now is the time to leave your lawn in favor of beige-er pastures that are anything but boring.

In this encore episode, CSU researcher and former wildland firefighter Camille Stevens-Rumann talks about why forests aren't bouncing back after wildfires like they used to, as well as one unique (and slightly controversial) solution.

CSU atmospheric chemist Delphine Farmer talks about how air pollutants such as wildfire smoke, cleaning products and stoves make their way into your home, and how you can strike a balance between refreshing your indoor air and protecting your health. 

Every summer, the news features stories of tourists being injured – or narrowly escaping injury – during wildlife encounters. More often than not, experts say these run-ins could have easily been avoided. In this encore episode, Katie Abrams talks about her research into social marketing and communications strategies that aim to protect tourists AND wildlife. 

Yosemite National Park welcomes more than 4 million visitors each year, but those visits come at a steep environmental cost. National parks historian Michael Childers discusses the park's long history of overcrowding, the recent decision to end its reservation system and what the record-breaking crowds expected this season could mean for Yosemite’s future.

Most people have experienced déjà vu at one time or another, that eerie feeling that you've been in a situation before when you know that you haven't. But what is déjà vu? And why does it happen? In this encore episode, CSU memory researcher Anne Cleary explains the phenomenon. 

Researchers with CSU’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Lori Catalano and Scott Curry talk about why now is the time to leave your lawn in favor of beige-er pastures that are anything but boring.

On Wednesday, House Bill 1031 was signed into Colorado law making it a deceptive trade practice to market fruits and vegetables as "Colorado-grown" if the products were produced elsewhere. Violators of the law could be fined fines up to $20,000.

In this encore episode of The Audit podcast, Colorado State University ag economist Dawn Thilmany talks about why the Colorado label is so critical to both producers and consumers.