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We connect you to stories at Washington State University, from meaningful research to fascinating people and campus life.
Each month we’ll have an episode where Cougs from all over talk with us about research and outreach, and another episode that spotlights a WSU alum or happenings on one of WSU campuses.
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Formerly “Viewscapes”
Episodes
34 episodes
Exceptional stories from Washington State
The stories of Washington State University are stories of the state, covering agriculture and architecture, geography and geology, history and industry, people and places, and a lot more from the Puget Sound to the Palouse. Many of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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11:53
A new voice for Coug sports
If you listen to Washington State University sports, you’ll hear calls from a Coug who’s returned home: Chris King. Chris graduated in 2009 from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, returned to WS...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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30:03
A stormwater priority: Protecting coho salmon from tire chemicals
Coho salmon in urban areas were dying from stormwater runoff, but scientists didn’t know why until a few years ago.A team of researchers from Washington State University and University of Washington identified a
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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22:16
Opportunity for the Cougs: A chat with WSU Athletic Director Anne McCoy
As the Pac-12’s remaining members—Washington State University and Oregon State University—began rebuilding the conference, WSU President Kirk Schulz announced in June 2024 that Anne McCoy was the
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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22:51
How do we compensate for memory loss?
Remembering to perform a future action is a critical part of daily life. Psychologists refer to this as our “prospective memory,” and some examples include remembering to pay bills on time, returning library books when they’re due, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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21:19
Sweet beats with the Cougar Marching Band
The WSU Fight Song, the roaring crowd, the electric atmosphere.Washington State University’s Cougar Marching Band is often the heart and soul that connect...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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23:46
TikTok Rx: Youth turn to social media for health advice
Young people have lots of questions about diet, exercise, and sexual health. TikTok is one of their most trusted venues for finding out information.“They’ll go to TikTok and ask questions,” says Nicole O’Donnell, assistant professor at ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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15:19
Weather Watch: Reflecting on a Year of Extremes with Nathan Santo Domingo
2023 was a year of weather extremes, with damaging floods, fires, and storms unfolding across the globe.The United States logged a historic number of billion-dollar weather disasters, while smoke from Canada’s wildfires choked parts of t...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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23:11
Feeding our ethics: A conversation about food and values with Samantha Noll
A simple decision about what to order for lunch can have profound effects on others.“Food is interesting because it touches so many other communities,” says Samantha Noll,...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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34:38
Restoring Palouse prairie: A field trip with Chris Duke
Palouse prairie of eastern Washington and northwestern Idaho is an endangered landscape. It’s dominated by forbs—flowering plants—that cover the fields with a riot of color that attracts native pollinators.The
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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17:37
Tongues of Fire: Poetry and piano
Eric McElroy is an American pianist and composer who released his debut album, Tongues of Fire, in March 2023 on Somm Recordings. He wrote the songs to accompany poems from modern poets W.S. Merwin, Gregory Leadbetter, Grevel Lindop, A...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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31:30
More than a kick
Dean Janikowski is the kicker for Washington State University’s football team, a 2022 graduate and currently an MBA student at WSU. He also has a great time on Instagram and other social medi...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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12:58
Kellie Zimmerman, Brightloom, and adventures in tech
Kellie Zimmerman is no stranger to the Seattle tech scene. And she’s on a new adventure in the industry. She spent over 15 years building and leading teams in companies such as Concur and Avalara.Zimmerman is now CEO of Bellevue...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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17:11
James Donaldson’s gift of life
James Donaldson had a great college and professional basketball career, a physical therapy business, and many aspirations, even in retirement from sports. But over the course of several years, illness, bankruptcy, divorce, and circu...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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22:45
No obstacles for this global nomad
Tom Haig loves adventure. From his high-flying diving days of youth to his recovery from a bicycling accident that left him paralyzed, Haig keeps on moving.He chronicles his life, struggles, and triumphs in a new memoir from WSU Press, <...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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33:55
Ethics and AI art
ChatGPT, DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion—names that most of us hadn’t heard more than a couple of years ago now represent a slew of creative programs powered by artificial intelligence. Large language model AI programs can writ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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27:54
Helen Szablya’s American adventure
Helen Mary Szablya and her family fled their home country of Hungary and its Communist regime in a harrowing journey under the cover of night in 1956. They traveled to Austria, Canada, and then to Pullman, Washington, where Helen re...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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41:20
Empire of Ice and Stone
The treacherous Arctic is the setting of a harrowing true story of shipwreck, disaster, and survival in the early twentieth century. Acclaimed adventure writer Buddy Levy, also a creative writing and English professor at Washington State Univer...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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44:19
Art experiences and happiness: a visit to the museum
Can experiencing art improve your wellbeing? What better way to answer that question than to visit an art museum at Washington State University.Ryan Hardesty, executive director of the Jordan Schnitzer M...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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29:49
A boatload of ideas for fungi
There are a million things to do with fungi, from boats to book covers to medicine for bees. Katy Ayers, a Washington State University student and avowed mycophile has done some pretty amazing things with mushrooms and fungi, including a world ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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22:06
Larkin Campbell: A view from the middle
Larkin Campbell calls himself an unknown actor. Now the Washington State University alum takes us behind the scenes of a life in Hollywood, not as a celebrity but as someone who loves the industry even if only a few recognize him.In this...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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12:58
Blanca Blanco breaks the mold
Actress, model, and author Blanca Blanco grew up around Chelan in north-central Washington state. Her parents from Mexico—her dad was a farmworker and her mom took care of peoples’ kids—had very little money, but Blanco had big dreams for her f...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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17:06
Enrique Cerna’s podcast pulls no punches
Enrique Cerna and Matt Chan, two veterans of television work, had many conversations as people of color in the industry and in the United States. They decided to start a podcast,
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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26:05
Medical leadership and 3D-printed cartilage
The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University emphasizes leadership as part of its curriculum for medical doctors. Founding Dean John Tomkowiak talks about why leadership training ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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21:12
Bruce Barritt and the Cosmic Crisp® apple
Cosmic Crisp® just might be the perfect apple. Crisp, firm, juicy, sweet, slow to brown, and all around pleasing in appearance, it’s good for eating fresh as well as for cooking, in both sweet and savory dishes.Since its comm...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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22:40