On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, after a brief discussion of President Joe Biden's plan to forgive some student loans, host Lawrence Eppard and his guests discuss the drying up of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

You’ll remember from our previous article in our free email newsletter on the subject that satellite photos show the Great Salt Lake is much smaller than it was only a few decades ago—in fact, it has now reached its lowest point on record since measurements began in 1875.

Dr. Bonnie Baxter, director of the Great Salt Lake Institute, and Dr. Robert Gillies, director of the Utah Climate Center, join the show to discuss what is happening to the GSL, why it matters, and what can be done to save it.

And don’t miss Oregon State University graduate student Chloe Fender reading a moving obituary that Dr. Baxter wrote for the Great Salt Lake at the end of this episode.

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Episode Music:
“Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar (creative commons)
“Draw the Sky” by Paul Keane (licensed through TakeTones)
“Star Blessed Night” by Ketsa (creative commons)
"Blue Blanket" by Podington Bear (creative commons)
"Reading by Lamplight" by Maarten Schellekens (creative commons)

On this episode of the <a href="https://www.connorsforum.org/">Utterly Moderate Podcast</a>, after a brief discussion of President Joe Biden's plan to forgive some student loans, host <a href="https://www.connorsforum.org/lawrence-eppard">Lawrence Eppard</a> and his guests discuss the drying up of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
You’ll remember from our previous article in <a href="https://connorsforum.substack.com/p/the-great-salt-lake-is-in-trouble">our free email newsletter</a> on the subject that satellite photos show the Great Salt Lake is much smaller than it was only a few decades ago—in fact, it has now reached its lowest point on record since measurements began in 1875.
<a href="https://westminstercollege.edu/campus-directory/directory-profiles/baxter-bonnie.html">Dr. Bonnie Baxter</a>, director of the <a href="https://westminstercollege.edu/student-life/great-salt-lake-institute/index.html">Great Salt Lake Institute</a>, and <a href="https://caas.usu.edu/directory/gillies-robert">Dr. Robert Gillies</a>, director of the <a href="https://climate.usu.edu/">Utah Climate Center</a>, join the show to discuss what is happening to the GSL, why it matters, and what can be done to save it.
And don’t miss Oregon State University graduate student <a href="https://emt.oregonstate.edu/users/chloe-fender">Chloe Fender</a> reading a moving obituary that Dr. Baxter wrote for the Great Salt Lake at the end of this episode.
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The <a href="https://www.connorsforum.org/">Connors Forum</a> is an independent entity from the institutions that we partner with. The views expressed in our newsletters and podcasts are those of the individual contributors alone and not of our partner institutions.
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Episode Music:
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<li>“Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/Please_Listen_Carefully">creative commons</a>)</li>
<li>“Draw the Sky” by Paul Keane (licensed through <a href="https://taketones.com/">TakeTones</a>)</li>
<li>“Star Blessed Night” by Ketsa (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/light-rising/star-blessed-night/">creative commons</a>)</li>
<li>"Blue Blanket" by Podington Bear (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Piano_III_-_Minor_Keys/Blue_Blanket">creative commons</a>)</li>
<li>"Reading by Lamplight" by Maarten Schellekens (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/maarten-schellekens/neo-classical-works/reading-by-lamplight">creative commons</a>)</li>
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The Utterly Moderate Podcast is the official podcast of Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University.

The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.

Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.

Be sure to visit us at ConnorsInstitute.org to learn more about all that we do!

The <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/podcast">Utterly Moderate Podcast</a> is the official podcast of <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University</a>.
The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.
Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.
Be sure to visit us at <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">ConnorsInstitute.org</a> to learn more about all that we do!

Utterly Moderate Podcast

The <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/podcast">Utterly Moderate Podcast</a> is the official podcast of <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University</a>.
The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.
Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.
Be sure to visit us at <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">ConnorsInstitute.org</a> to learn more about all that we do!

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