The Curiosity Squad

This week host Alex Hall learns about the serendipitous discovery of the Demon Cavefish, hears about a new technology that could help heal joints after injury and revisits her curiosity about the science of Criminology. For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-41-discovery-of-the-demon-cavefish-joint-pain-and-criminology/

This week we have updates from STEAMfest and the Rocket City Space Fest and then we have a special treat - Alex Hall hands the reins to Katy Ganaway and Marsha Arends for a preview of their new show - Let's Get Weird with Katy and Marsha launching July 27. For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-40-steamfest-rocketcity-spacefest-and-unusual-plants/

This week host Alex Hall takes up the invitation to go and visit the UAH Propulsion Research Center to learn about the history and the future of propulsion. For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-39-exploring-new-forms-of-rocketry-and-propulsion/

In this episode of the Curiosity Squad we're getting the facts on clinical trials, learning about a new archaeological discovery near Stonehenge and finding out how we'll watch out for space debris when we're building moon bases!

(Image courtesy Von Braun Astronomical Society shows all the satellite trails and a few meteors captured on one night on May 12 2026 by their global meteor network all sky camera. ) For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-38-solstice-clinical-trials-lunar-impacts/

With sporting events in the news this week, the Curiosity Squad revisits three amazing interviews covering the science of curling, disc golf and rowing. All three sports are far more complex than the talented athletes make them look! For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-37-science-of-sport/

What's with all that recent heavy rain? Host Alex Hall learns about flash drought. She also explores wild plums, summer gardens and finds out about the amazing NASA DragonFly mission to Titan. For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-36-dragonfly-mission-drought-wild-plums-and-summer-gardening/

Join host Alex Hall as she joins the Nature Conservancy on a trip to learn about one of the most treasured watersheds of Alabama and explores the work being done to restore, improve, and conserve it. For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-35-conservation-and-the-paint-rock-river/

This week Alex Hall learns all about the amazing Osiris Rex mission to retrieve a sample from an asteroid, a time when people in Huntsville saw a light in the sky that they hadn't been behind launching, and learns about the connection between black cherry trees and cough syrup. For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-34-osiris-rex-uaps-and-black-cherry-trees/

This week's episode draws from some fun activities to do now that school is out, and also checks in with our local foraging expert. For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-33-waterworks-geocaching-communications-and-foraging/

Alex Hall follows up with UAH Archaeologist Ben Hoksbergen and his students who have been digging on campus in an effort to pinpoint the location of dwellings related to a plantation that once occupied the site. For transcripts, video, and more information: https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-32-an-archaeological-dig/