In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Michael MacEachron about the work going on in southwest Michigan. We follow that up with a chat about the Wilson's snipe. Finally, we have a lengthy talk with Brent Rudolph about all things deer here in Michigan. Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard All things habitatKarner blue butterfliesAll things feathersWilson's snipeAll things furMichigan.gov/DeerReport your harvestDisease and testing inf...

Dr. Peggy Whitson holds the record for the longest cumulative time in space by an American astronaut and any woman astronaut in the world. In this episode, guest host Emily Harding, Vice President of the CSIS Defense and Security Department, sits down with Dr. Whitson, Vice President of Human Spaceflight at Axiom Space and former NASA astronaut, about health breakthroughs in space, the future of human spaceflight, and her record-setting journey in low orbit.

Part two of the RaDonda Vaught story examines what emerged after the event: investigation details, system design flaws, communication breakdowns, and the tiny timing error that mattered. RaDonda Vaught recounts how normalized overrides, software defaults, and organizational assumptions created conditions for failure.The episode explores the chilling effects of criminalizing mistakes, the human cost across patients and providers, and the case for shifting from blame to system-focused learning and

In this episode of Build Relationships. Break Poverty., we continue our Path to Graduation series with Partner Krista Carver from Core Community Church in Shelby, Ohio. Krista shares how her church, though small in size, has built two thriving partnerships—one in Guatemala and one in Uganda—through obedience, relationship, and a vision for sustainability. Together, we explore what it means to start a partnership with the end in mind, how true transformation happens through relationship, and h...

Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 23 | Using Wood Byproducts to Make Sustainable Energy. In a conversation with Terry Lasher, Executive Director for the Virginia Forestry Association, we learn how Virginia’s forest economy contributes to sustainable energy production. We also discuss the potential for utilizing forestry and agriculture waste to manufacture sustainable aviation fuel. Where to find out more about topics covered in this episode Wood Supply Chain (Forest Resources Association)...

This podcast includes audio recorded on October 23, 2025, of the Gallup Mayoral and City Council Candidate Forum.Several of the candidates have submitted written introductions and/or full answers to the questions asked that night, since the event answers were limited to 2 minutes.  Those PDFs are available at KGLP.org's "PSA's and Events" page, under "Gallup and McKinley County Candidates information", or go to: https://kglp.org/gallup-candidates-details. Early voting continues until

In this episode, nurse RaDonda Vaught tells the detailed, context-rich story of a medication error at Vanderbilt that led to criminal charges. She walks through the events, system issues (including a recent EHR rollout and medication-dispensing delays), distractions, and decision points that contributed to the mistake.RaDonda describes how workarounds, unclear documentation in radiology, drug supply changes, and interruptions combined to produce a tragic outcome, and she explains the immediate

Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 22 | Logging and Biomass Energy Production. Joe Lerch visits the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) Halifax County Biomass plant to learn how biomass energy production contributes to the health of Virginia’s forests and the environment. The episode begins with a conversation with plant manager Mike Davis and Palmer Dugger of L.P. Dugger Logging followed up with a tour of the facility. Where to find out more about topics covered in this episode....

KGLP's Calvin Gleason and Rachel Kaub speak with attendees at the October 18, 2025 No Kings rallies in Window Rock, Arizona and in Gallup, New Mexico.

Because healthcare today can be increasingly defined as commodified, expedient, financialized, myopic, reductionist and failing to transcend politics, the question of healthcare’s ethics or the roll ethics plays should play is increasingly begged. For example, last October Health Affairs launched an “Ethics and Health Systems Change” series that to date has simply complained about private equity and corporate medicine, federal immigration and gender care policies and de-professionalization. What

This past summer CMS, more specifically CMMI, announced a six-year Medicare Part A demonstration that would require hospitals in six states to submit claims for prior authorization (PA) approval by non-medical, CMS-contracted, 3rd party entities using enhanced technologies, i.e., AI, for 17 medical items and services. Private/commercial Medicare or Part C Medicare Advantage plans have for years extensively used PAs though data suggests Medicare Advantage PA use has been excessive, e.g., a very high

Episode: an extended open Q&A from the Pre-Accident Investigation Conference in Santa Fe covering big-picture safety topics.Speakers discuss the limits of traditional metrics, the power of real-time monitoring, shifting focus from managing risk to maintaining control, validating controls in the field, learning teams, contractor relationships, and prioritizing high-information events. Anecdotes and practical guidance illustrate how organizations can learn without blame.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines patient safety as “a framework of organized activities to reduce risks, lower the occurrence of avoidable harm, make errors less likely, and minimize their impact when they occur.” Over this past summer the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published three patient-safety reports. (Since 2008 the OIG has published at least 24 related studies.) One published in July found hospitals failed to capture half of harm events that occurred among