gardening, the environment, green living and a lot of humor

Did you miss the live radio show? Catch up with Mike and Peggy and their unique perspective on all things green right here on the podcast page!

Life After Sunrise with Steve and Johnnie (Full Show)

2018-06-11

Mike and Peggy welcome Chicago radio legends Steve King and Johnnie Putman, authors of A Little More Les, about their relationship with the late, great Les Paul. Janie Maxwell from the Illinois Farmers Market Association tells us What’s in Season.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.54MB - Duration: 1:46:02 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


Life After Sunrise with Steve and Johnnie

2018-06-07

Mike and Peggy welcome Chicago radio legends Steve King and Johnnie Putman, who talk about their book A Little More Les, which recounts their relationship with the late, great guitarist Les Paul. This hour is presented without commercial interruption.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 42.16MB - Duration: 46:03 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)


Garden Questions, Answers and Stories

2018-06-01

Mike and Peggy tell stories of robins, backyard chemical use and growing garlic. Rick Moskovitz from A-Plus Pest Control returns to talk about safe spring pest solutions. Rick DiMaio discusses tropical storms and the return of warm weather.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.24MB - Duration: 1:45:22 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


The Challenge of Biochar and Biosolids

2018-05-25

Juanita Irizarry from Friends of the Parks on the proposed Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. Liz Moran Stelk of Illinois Stewardship Alliance and Andy Olsen from ELPC on the 2018 Farm Bill. Dan Dinelli, Tom Marerro and Dominic Brose on biochar.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.95MB - Duration: 1:44:46 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


The Genius and Gentility of Richard Tilley

2018-05-21

Richard Tilley was a legendary Wicker Park resident and gardener. He died on May 19, 2018 at the age of 91. On February 3, 2013, he appeared on The Mike Nowak Show to share his secrets of seed starting.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 14.89MB - Duration: 16:16 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)


May 13, 2018 – Year of the Bird

2018-05-17

Renee Costanzo and Lourdes Valenzuela from Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse gear up for next week’s plant sale, and bird conservationists Judy Pollock and Jeff Skrentny prepare to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at LaBagh Woods.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.53MB - Duration: 1:46:00 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


May 6, 2018 – Chicago Grows Green Lawns and Rivers

2018-05-11

Ruth Kerzee of the Midwest Pesticide Action Center explains what Chicago Grows Green Week has to do with your lawn. John Quail from Friends of the Chicago River highlights environmental victories and the outlook for the future of this urban river.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.5MB - Duration: 1:45:57 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


April 29, 2018 – Coal Ash Ahead!

2018-05-04

Holly and Joey Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, answer gardening questions for a cold spring. Pam and Lan Richart from Eco-Justice Collaborative Andrew Rehn from Prairie Rivers Network explain the threat to a cherished east central Illinois river.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.62MB - Duration: 1:46:13 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


April 22, 2018 – Make Earth Day Count

2018-04-27

Emily Murphy on her book Grow What You Love, Chicago Aldermen Michele Smith and Scott Waguespack want to create a 24-acre park in the North Branch Industrial Corridor, and Jennifer Walling from the IEC on a bill that would hurt state environmental laws.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.64MB - Duration: 1:44:05 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


April 15, 2018 – Science is for Citizens, Too

2018-04-19

Cheryl Julcher from Yellow Brick Properties is a realtor who uses sustainability as a selling point. Cam Davis explains how he got 54,000 write-in votes for MWRD. Doug Taron celebrates 30 years of the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.97MB - Duration: 1:44:48 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


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