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Points North is an award-winning podcast about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

Points North is an award-winning podcast about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

Through narrative, sound-rich journalism that is deeply rooted in a sense of place, each episode entertains, informs, and surprises listeners everywhere.

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Recent Episodes
  • Bluegill are native to freshwater ecosystems in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, including the Great Lakes region. They’ve been introduced throughout North America and other parts of the world. (credit: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Gills Gone Wild
    Ellie Katz
    In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. What happened next would change the underwater world of Japan forever.
  • Producer Austin Rowlader takes a bite out of an apple that's survived the winter on a Beaver Island apple tree. (credit: Hannah McWhorter / Hannah Who Media)
    How ‘Bout Them Apples?
    Austin Rowlader
    On a remote island in Lake Michigan, some old apple trees could have very rare, never-before-discovered genes. And if they do, they could join the U.S. stockpile of apples poised to fight off future threats.
  • McCormick Place is a large convention center in Chicago right on the shores of Lake Michigan. The building is characterized by it's many glass panels. (credit: Rob Jacob / Wikimedia Commons)
    Presenting Up From Dust: Can We Save Millions of Migrating Birds?
    Celia Llopis-Jepsen
    Buildings and light pollution are taking a heavy toll on migrating birds. Some cities in the Midwest and Great Plains are working to fix that.
  • Chip Dickelman, left, and Will Henriksen, right, get a fishing net ready for harvest in Green Bay. (credit: Ellie Katz / Points North)
    Hopes and Fishes
    Ellie Katz
    In one of the most polluted parts of Lake Michigan, whitefish are thriving. Some people wonder if we should try to replicate that environment elsewhere to save the iconic species. But that could mean doing something untested and controversial.