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Today in Geography
by Michigan State University Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
Today in Geography is a podcast produced by the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Each episode, we talk with members of our community about their research and interests, and then we spend some time spotlighting events and celebrations that have shaped the field of geography.
Episodes
Today in Geography - Celebrating Programmers' Day with Arika Ligmann-Zielinska
13 Sept 2026 · 45 min
Today, we welcomed Arika Ligmann-Zielinska, an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Dr. Ligmann-Zielinska’s areas of study include spatial analysis, coupledhuman-environment modeling, and agent-based models. Arika…
Today in Geography - Celebrating the Anniversary of Landsat 1 with Erin Bunting
23 Jul 2026 · 34 min
Today, we welcomed Erin Bunting, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Dr. Bunting’s areas of study include leveraging big data geospatial analysis, modeling, and statistics to understand environmental change,…
Today in Geography - Celebrating World Environment Day with Leo Zulu
5 Jun 2026 · 43 min
Today, we welcomed LeoZulu , a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences , and the Director of the African Studies Center at Michigan State University. Dr. Zulu’s areas of study include Political ecology, environment and development, resource management in…
Today in Geography - Celebrating National Drinking Water Week with Angelique Willis
4 May 2026 · 40 min
Today, we welcomed Angelique Willis to the show. Angelique is a dual-major PhD student in the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences and the Environmental Science and Policy Program. Angelique is strongly committed to leveraging her expertise in Geography, Public Health,…
Today in Geography - Celebrating International Workers' Day with Mehmet Eroğlu
1 May 2026 · 48 min
Today, we welcomed Mehmet Eroğlu , a recent graduate of the Ph.D. program at the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Mehmet is a human geographer whose research focuses on power struggles in the production of landscapes, particularly in…
Today in Geography - Celebrating Earth Day with Leo Baldiga
22 Apr 2026 · 44 min
Today, we welcomed Leo Baldiga to the show. Leo is a dual-major PhD student in the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences and the Environmental Science and Policy Program. His research interests include the areas of Agrarian Change, Natural Resource Rights, Commons…
Today in Geography - Remembering A Sand County Almanac with Alanna Post
14 Apr 2026 · 30 min
Today, we welcomed Alanna Post to the show. Alanna is a PhD student in the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences with a dual major in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. She received her B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Biology from the Biology department at the University…
Today in Geography: Remembering the declaration of the COVID-19 Pandemic
11 Mar 2026 · 53 min
Today, we welcomed Dr. Sue Grady, a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Dr. Grady is a health and medical geographer. Her research focuses on women’s health, specifically maternal and infant health. She is interested in…
Today in Geography - Remembering the failed launch of the first Orbiting Carbon Observatory with Kyla Dahlin
24 Feb 2026 · 30 min
Today we welcomed Kyla Dahlin an associate professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Dr. Dahlin is also a member of AgBio Research , the Department of Plant Biology , the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB) program , and the…
Today in Geography - Celebrating the founding of the American Association of Geographers with Katie Brown
29 Dec 2025 · 32 min
Today, we welcomed Katie Brown , a doctoral candidate in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Katie is a health geographer interested in how the places we interact with impact our health. While pursuing her PhD, her work has focused on how…
Today in Geography - Celebrating the 26th Anniversary of the launch of ArcGIS with Sandhya Sharma
27 Dec 2025 · 28 min
Today we welcome Sandhya Sharma , a dual-major Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences and the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Michigan State University. She earned her master's degree in forestry from the Forest Research Institute in…
Today in Geography - Marking Homeless Persons Memorial Day with Stephen Przybylinski
21 Dec 2025 · 49 min
Today we welcomed Stephen Przybylinski , a professor of urban and political geography in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Dr. Przybylinski is broadly interested in the ways in which liberal democracies both enable injustices and how such…
Today in Geography - Celebrating Native American Heritage Month with Angie Sanchez
24 Nov 2025 · 51 min
In this episode, we welcome Angie Sanchez , a PhD student in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Angie’s research focuses on health and medical geography with an emphasis on Indigenous communities and access to breastfeeding support…
Today in Geography - Celebrating Geography Awareness Week with Alan Arbogast
17 Nov 2025 · 26 min
This week in Today in Geography, host Nathan Moore sits down with Alan Arbogast , professor and geomorphologist in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. He is best known for his research on the geomorphic history of coastal sand dunes along…
The Gales of November - The 50th Anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald with Ethan Theuerkauf
10 Nov 2025 · 45 min
In this episode, we welcome Ethan Theuerkauf , a coastal geomorphologist in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Dr. Theuerkauf’s research focuses on how and why coastal landscapes, such as beaches, barrier islands, and wetlands, change…
Today in Geography - Celebrating David Harvey with Mehmet Eroğlu
31 Oct 2025 · 29 min
Today we welcome Mehmet Eroğlu , a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Mehmet is a human geographer with a research focus on power struggles in the production of landscapes, particularly in relation to workers and…
Today in Geography - Introduction
22 Oct 2025 · 1 min
Hello and welcome to Today in Geography —a podcast produced by the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. Each episode, we talk with members of our community about their research and interests, and then we spend some time spotlighting events and…