About Our Guest Prof. Samantha Lawler is an astronomer at the University of Regina who studies the Kuiper Belt — icy bodies beyond Neptune — to understand how the solar system formed. She lives on a farm outside Regina under dark Saskatchewan skies and has emerged as one of Canada’s leading voices on satellite light …
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Noria Morfin from the University of Manitoba and Dr. Danielle Fraser from the Canadian Museum of Nature There’s a thread connecting this episode that isn’t obvious at first. One conversation is about something very much alive — small, social, and in trouble. The other is about something long gone, found frozen in rock on a …
Preserving Climate History with Alison Criscitiello Ice is one of the planet’s most faithful historians. Layer by layer, it records volcanic eruptions, atmospheric chemistry, temperature shifts, and traces of human activity stretching back tens of thousands of years. In this episode of Northern Latitudes, Bill Ault speaks with Alison Criscitiello, Director of the Canadian Ice Core …
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What the Fossils Know: Deep Time, Climate Change, and Reasons for Hope About This Episode Before towns, before borders, before names for the places we live — this planet was already changing. Warming, cooling, reshaping itself again and again. The rocks hold those stories. Fossils carry them quietly forward. In this episode, Bill speaks with …
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In Episode 45 of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault sits down with award-winning author and journalist Trina Moyles to explore her deeply moving new book Black Bear — a powerful blend of memoir, ecology, and family history rooted in the rugged landscapes of northern Alberta. Moyles, known for her wildfire memoir Lookout, turns her lens inward in this new work, tracing the story …
Host: Bill AultPodcast: Northern LatitudesLength: ~30 minutes Episode Description What happens when a life is defined by curiosity — and the willingness to just say yes? In this episode of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault sits down with one of Canada’s most beloved science voices to talk about his new memoir, Just Say Yes. It’s …
Northern Latitudes Podcast Episode: “Embers” — Turning Loss Into Light with Trixie Pacis and Sasha Galitzki Hosted by: Bill AultDuration: Approx. 30 minutesRelease Date: November 3rd, 2025 Episode Overview When a wildfire tore through Jasper National Park, aerial artist Sasha Galitzki lost nearly everything — her home, her possessions, and the landscape she loved. But …
Episode: Sisters of the Jungle with Keriann McGoogan Host: Bill AultGuest: Keriann McGoogan, primatologist and authorBook: Sisters of the Jungle: The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild PrimatesPublisher: Douglas & McIntyreRuntime: ~30 minutes 🌿 Episode Summary In this special episode of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault sits down with Keriann McGoogan, primatologist and …
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Northern Latitudes PodcastEpisode Title: For the Love of a Son – A Conversation with Scott OakeHost: Bill AultGuest: Scott Oake Episode Summary: In this episode of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault sits down with Canadian broadcaster Scott Oake to discuss his deeply personal and moving new book, For the Love of a Son. Best known …
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You can access this and all previous episodes through our RSS feed here. In this episode of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault engages in a compelling conversation with Trina Moyles, an award-winning author, journalist, and creative producer whose work delves into rural communities and their connections to land, wildlife, food security, and climate change. Trina …