October 21, 2017 – Keeping Food Slow
Jody Osmund of Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm and CSA returns to The Mike Nowak Show to talk about the practical and political achievements of the Slow Food Movement.
View ArticleOctober 22, 2017 – A Great Lake on the Brink
Mega-horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg from the Chicago Botanic Garden talks about fall garden work, including planting spring bulbs. Molly Flanagan from Alliance for the Great Lakes and Tony Maas of...
View ArticleOctober 28, 2017 – Miscellany Morning
Mike and Peggy talk about environmental issues, including a 10 million dollar prize for cleaning up fresh water algae growth. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio makes a special studio appearance as Chicago...
View ArticleOctober 29, 2017 – Survivor Queen Quest
The #GiveHealthyMovement, McHenry County College Green Living Expo, and a some bad days at Bubbly Creek are covered in the first hour. Then Bill Whitney from City Bee Savers comes to the studio to talk...
View ArticleNovember 4, 2017 – Live from the 10th Anniversary Green Living Expo at...
Mike and Peggy celebrate their final Saturday show (they'll still be on Sundays from 9-11am!) at the 10th Anniversary Green Living Expo at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake.
View ArticleNovember 5, 2017 – The Future of Fracking and Energy in Illinois
Mike and Peggy welcome back Scott Stewart, Executive Director of the Millennium Park Foundation, on the eve of that group's 20th anniversary, and environmental reporter Kari Lydersen, who reports on a...
View ArticleNovember 12, 2017 – Chicago’s Hot Recycling Mess
Anna Stork, co-founder of LuminAID Lab, explains how she and her business partner are helping victims of natural disasters by supplying the with portable, inflatable solar lights. Chicago Alderman...
View ArticleNovember 26, 2017 – The Good, The Bad and The Wha? of Holiday Gifts
Michelle Byrne Walsh from State By State Gardening returns to share her annual list of The Good, The Bad and The Wha? of holiday garden and environmental gift giving. Polly McGann and Victor Zaderej...
View ArticleDecember 3, 2017 – Glyphosate: Why the Controversy Won’t Die
Chris VanCleave, "The Redneck Rosarian," is back to make sure your roses are ready to survive whatever winter Chicago decides to have this year. Carey Gillam talks about her important new book,...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2017 – Snow Leaves and Ponzetters
Doris Taylor from the Morton Arboretum Plant Clinic talks about why trees have been reluctant to drop their leaves this fall, Kate Green from Lurvey Garden Center has information on holiday plants, and...
View ArticleDecember 24, 2017 – It’s a Wonderful Slice!
It's a Wonderful Slice of It's a Wonderful Life makes its return to the airwaves featuring the Not Even Ready for Weekend Smart Talk Players, after bird conservationist Judy Pollock reports on the...
View ArticleDecember 17, 2017 – The Gutting of America’s Natural Areas
Adam Federman of The Nation Magazine talks about his investigative series, The Plot to Loot America's Wilderness, Beth Vercolio-Osmund explains why she's running for the Illinois 16th District...
View ArticleDecember 31, 2017 – See Ya, Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya
Jennifer Molski of HF Christmas Tree Recycling and Kay McKeen of SCARCE explain to recycle trees, lights and other holiday jetsum. Then Mike, Peggy and Rick DiMaio discuss the environmental stories of...
View ArticleJanuary 7, 2018 – Happy Solar Energy and Food Justice!
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) wants to teach you how to install solar energy systems. Find out how on today's show, which also features Robert Nevel and Crystal Johnson from the 9th...
View ArticleJanuary 14, 2018 – The Threat to Organics
Janie Maxwell of the Illinois Farmers Market Association (ILFMA) talks winter farmers markets. Gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi talks containers, foodscapes and more. Former National Organic...
View ArticleJanuary 21, 2018 – Soil Secrets, Flowertales
Soil scientist Mary Tiedeman explains what's happening in your soil beneath the snow (when there is any), and Zhenwei Zhu talks about how to get it tested at the new Loyola Environmental Testing...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2018 – Solar Speed Bump, Healthy Parks
Solar energy expert Lisa Albrecht comments on the decision to slap a tariff on imported solar panels to the U.S. Steve Neumann of Logic Lawn Care and Jeff Swano of Dig Right In Landscaping explain how...
View ArticleFebruary 4, 2018 – Saving the Monarch, Round 2: Pessimists v. Optimists
Kylee Baumlee, author of The Monarch: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly, visits the WCGO studios, along with Carol Niec and Kerrie Rosenthal from The Seed Keeper Company. On a snowy day, Pat Skach fills...
View ArticleFebruary 11, 2018 – Healing Agriculture, Healing Earth
Dr. John Ikerd, former chicken raiser Craig Watts, and activist/farmer Karen Hudson preview the annual meeting of Illinois Citizens for Clean Air and Water and the many issues surrounding industrial...
View ArticleFebruary 18, 2018 – Being Christy
The inimitable Christy Webber returns to talk horticulture, business and the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Adam Federman from The Nation Magazine returns to report on the latest threats to what we...
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