Liquid Assets: Archive EP 1-39
The complete archive of Liquid Assets is now available, featuring every episode from Episode 1 through 39 in one place. You can also access the show in the local programs catalog page.
Liquid Assets, a radio program and podcast, started airing on KTNA in early 2023. Host Jenny Willoughby dives deep into all things water-related. Covering topics from the elementary water cycle and weird weather to diseases and pests, it’s a little bit of science packed into a few minutes and will make you say H2Ohhhh. Currently airing at 12:30PM on Tuesdays and following Ag Matters at 6PM on Saturdays.
Episode 1: The Water Cycle
Episode 2: Fish in Winter
Episode 3: Thundersnow
Episode 4: How Water Freezes
Episode 5: Intro to Permafrost
Episode 6: Snow as Insulation
Episode 7: Sublimation
Episode 8: Changing Glaciers
Episode 9: Glacier Chemistry
Episode 10: Water Quality Sampling
Episode 11: Trash and Glaciers
Episode 12: Arsenic and Water
Episode 13: Wood Frogs
Episode 14: Alaska Water Level Watch
Episode 15: Mosquitoes
Episode 16: Rock Skipping Championship
Episode 17: Beavers
Episode 18: Fresh Eyes on Ice
Episode 19: Aquatic Invasive Species
Episode 20: Giardia
Episode 21: Historic Talkeetna Flooding
Episode 22: Macro-Invertebrates
Episode 23: Fly Fishing
Episode 24: Erosion
Episode 25: Break-Up
Episode 26: Elodea
Episode 27: Ocean Acidification
Episode 28: Rusting Rivers
Episode 29: Algae
Episode 30: Kelp
Episode 31: How Sound Travels in Water
Episode 32: Glacier Trash
Episode 33: Swimmer’s Itch
Episode 34: Crustaceans
Episode 35: Earth Water Isn’t Easy
Episode 36: Parasites in Wood Frogs
Episode 37: Vibrio
Episode 38: Salmon Parasites
Episode 39: How Rivers Move
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