CSU's The Audit
Colorado State University’s podcast — The Audit — features conversations with CSU faculty on everything from research to current events. Just as auditing a class provides an opportunity to explore a new subject or field, The Audit allows listeners to explore the latest works from the experts at CSU.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 44
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
How are past wildfires altering the future of forests?
CSU researcher and former wildland firefighter Camille Stevens-Rumann talks about why forests aren’t bouncing back after wildfires like they used to as well as one unique (and slightly controversial)…
Unringing the bell: Researcher works to understand, heal the brain following concussions
Colorado State University researcher Jaclyn Stephens is the director of the College of Health and Human Sciences BRAINSTORM Lab, where she studies adolescents and adults with sports-related concussio…
Why do Palisade peaches, Pueblo chiles matter so much to Colorado consumers? (ENCORE EPISODE)
Agriculture is big in Colorado, and a recent survey from the Colorado Department of Agriculture shows that Coloradans care a lot — not only about how their food is grown, but where it’s grown. CSU ag…
Are restaurants putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to your health?
CSU researcher Megan Mueller talks about the impact that restaurants and our food environment can have on our food choices and our health.
How the Queer Memory Project is archiving LGBTQ+ history (ENCORE EPISODE)
As we head into Pride Month, The Audit revisits an episode in which CSU's Tom Dunn talks about the creation of the Queer Memory Project, an online archive dedicated to preserving LGBTQ+ history.
Camille Dungy’s book, “Soil,” digs into poetry, plants, parenthood and the pandemic (ENCORE EPISODE)
An encore episode featuring CSU Distinguished Professor, writer and poet Camille Dungy speaking about using her garden to explore issues of history, race, sustainability and motherhood in her book "S…
How history may help solve the maritime mystery of ‘milky seas’
Imagine being a sailor in the 1700s and suddenly in the pitch black of the night, the sea begins to glow a fluorescent green, illuminating the ocean like a giant nightlight. Today, this peculiar occu…
The mother of invention: Sue James talks about changing the world one patent at a time
From making hip implants that stick to heart valves that slip, CSU biomedical engineering researcher and inventor Sue James talks about her career path, working to pave the way for other women engine…
Why does chocolate taste so good and other sweet mysteries answered
CSU food scientist Caitlin Clark explains what makes us love chocolate, why "healthy" chocolate isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be and how much that chocolate bar should actually cost.
Can wildfires disrupt our sense of connectedness to beloved places?
In 2020, after burning for three months, the Cameron Peak Fire scorched more than 200,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire in Colorado history. Five years later, and more than a thousand miles a…
The ‘offal’ truth: Why bringing 'icky' topics to the table means a more sustainable, profitable ag industry
It may not be considered "polite conversation," but Jordan Kraft Lambert thinks we all need to be talking more about poop. In fact, the director of ag innovation at CSU’s Spur campus has made it her …
How does Amazon deliver packages so fast? (ENCORE EPISODE)
Since the COVID 19 pandemic began in 2020, same day/next day delivery — something that was previously considered a premium service — has become a normal, and even expected, way to shop, largely thank…
As Dungeons & Dragons turns 50, should more political leaders roll the dice?
Fifty years ago, the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons was created, and despite some initial controversies, it has endured to become a beloved pastime and cultural touchstone for many. But for Col…
The bumpy history of Colorado's ski industry (ENCORE EPISODE)
From voters saying no to hosting the Winter Olympics to the Earth Liberation Front's attack on Vail ski resort, Colorado State University Associate Professor and author Michael Childers says it hasn'…
Déjà vu: A paranormal phenomenon or a memory tool for your brain?
Most people have experienced déjà vu at one time or another, that eerie feeling that you've been in a situation before when you know that you haven't. But what is déjà vu? And why does it happen? Col…
Can Spirit Halloween repeat its success with Christmas?
In 1983, Spirit Halloween stores began popping up with a very unique business model — rent out a large, vacant store front; fill it with Halloween costumes and temporary employees for about eight to …
From Joe Rogan to Greg Gutfeld, more conservative comedians are stepping into the spotlight
Comedians have been joking about politics for probably as long as there have been politicians. But in the past few years, there's been a noticeable shift in political comedy.
No longer just a spotli…
Beyond 'The Lion King:’ Why are cultural stereotypes still found at so many zoos, museums?
Jessie Luna is an associate professor of sociology at Colorado State University. Her research investigates how cultural politics intersect with processes of capitalism to produce and naturalize socia…
Is putting a price on nature the key to creating a greener economy?
Can you put a price on nature? Or maybe the better question is, should you put a price on nature?
It may sound like a bizarre concept, but it’s one that renowned environmental economist Ed Barbier say…
Are Americans suffering a friendship crisis?
There are lots of different types of friends. Best friends, work friends. Facebook friends, even frenemies. Each has an important role in our lives that has been shown to impact our mental and physic…