Best Michigan Engineering Podcasts (2025)

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From Monterrey to Michigan to Mississauga: The Engine Driving U.S. Competitiveness 7:50

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An audio version of "From Monterrey to Michigan to Mississauga: The Engine Driving U.S. Competitiveness,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Diego Marroquín Bitar, Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, and Henry Ziemer. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Perry Los Kamp - Design Center Custom Mustangs 46:07

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When Ford launched the Mustang in 1964, Henry Ford II commissioned a few custom Mustangs to be built for some very special people. Perry Los Kamp tells us of the two he acquired.

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Xiang Biao and Wu Qi, "Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) 1:39:40

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Today I had the pleasure of talking to Professor Xiang Biao on his new book, Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World, which was originally written and published in Chinese. The English translation has just come out with Palgrave Macmillan. Self as Method provides a manifesto of intellectual activism that counsels China’s young people t…

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Xiang Biao and Wu Qi, "Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) 1:39:40

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Today I had the pleasure of talking to Professor Xiang Biao on his new book, Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World, which was originally written and published in Chinese. The English translation has just come out with Palgrave Macmillan. Self as Method provides a manifesto of intellectual activism that counsels China’s young people t…

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SpartanXpress, MSU’s autonomous bus, is ready for rides and research 16:28

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Michigan State University has a new way for students, faculty, staff and visitors to get around campus for free while also contributing to the future of mobility research. The SpartanXpress is MSU’s autonomous and electric bus and is ready to roll around campus with a fresh look, new route and exciting research opportunities to explore. Thanks to t…

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ATOOC: Blasted Battery 6:56

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In this episode, JL10 landed in Chicago after landing. The pilots a mobile battery pack catches fire causing the pilots to tell every one to "get down!". Thankfully no one was injured in this incident. Let's listen in. Follow Amy Tango Charlie on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

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Yu Zhang, "Going to the Countryside: The Rural in the Modern Chinese Cultural Imagination, 1915–1965" (U Michigan Press, 2020) 57:41

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Since the beginning of the twentieth century, modern Chinese intellectuals, reformers, revolutionaries, leftist journalists, and idealistic youth often crossed the increasing gap between the city and the countryside, which made the act of "going to the countryside" a distinctively modern experience and a continuous practice in China. Such a spatial…

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Yu Zhang, "Going to the Countryside: The Rural in the Modern Chinese Cultural Imagination, 1915–1965" (U Michigan Press, 2020) 57:41

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Since the beginning of the twentieth century, modern Chinese intellectuals, reformers, revolutionaries, leftist journalists, and idealistic youth often crossed the increasing gap between the city and the countryside, which made the act of "going to the countryside" a distinctively modern experience and a continuous practice in China. Such a spatial…

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Christopher Joby, "Christian Mission in Seventeenth-Century Taiwan: A Reception History of Texts, Beliefs, and Practices" (Brill, 2025) 1:00:47

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How do new ideas and beliefs take root when they cross cultural and linguistic borders? In seventeenth-century Taiwan, both Dutch and Spanish missionaries tried to replace Indigenous gods, practices, and laws with their own Christian traditions. Christopher Joby’s Christian Mission in Seventeenth-Century Taiwan: A Reception History of Texts, Belief…

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Exclusive - Ford Collectors Edition Unboxing 12:35

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Exclusive - Ford Collectors Edition Unboxing

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Christopher Joby, "Christian Mission in Seventeenth-Century Taiwan: A Reception History of Texts, Beliefs, and Practices" (Brill, 2025) 1:00:47

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How do new ideas and beliefs take root when they cross cultural and linguistic borders? In seventeenth-century Taiwan, both Dutch and Spanish missionaries tried to replace Indigenous gods, practices, and laws with their own Christian traditions. Christopher Joby’s Christian Mission in Seventeenth-Century Taiwan: A Reception History of Texts, Belief…

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Protecting newborns from an invisible killer, the rise of drones for farming, and a Druid mystery 35:00

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First up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Leslie Roberts joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the long journey to a vaccine for group B streptococcus, a microbe that sickens 400,000 babies a year and kills at least 91,000. Next on the show, there are about 250,000 agricultural drones employed on farms in China. Countries such as South …

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ATOOC: Lake Michigan's Splash 11:54

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In this episode, Cirrus SR22 performing flight from Milwaukee to Pontiac was enroute over Lake Michigan when the pilot declared "MAYDAY!" reporting a loss of engine oil pressure and engine failure. Lets listen in Follow Amy Tango Charlie on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

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Mystery Guest #2 19:04

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Ron Kander: founding engineering dean at Thomas Jefferson University and how design and business fit into an engineering education 57:44

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Steve and Tim talked with Prof. Ron Kander at the NAMES meeting in Atlanta last month. Ron talked about his experiences creating new engineering programs, first at James Madison University and later at Philadelphia University which has now become Thomas Jefferson University. He took the Olin model one step further by developing a design first appro…

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ATOOC: Kidnapped Kin 6:53

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In this episode, A seven year old child was kidnapped in the Poland area as the police and air traffic controllers try their hardest to track the helicopter he was taken in. Lets listen in Follow Amy Tango Charlie on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/atoocpodcast

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“Friendshoring Copper: A New Pillar of the U.S.-Brazilian Economic Partnership”: Audio Brief with Gracelin Baskaran 1:59

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A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran on her brief with Meredith Schwartz and Bryan Harris, “Friendshoring Copper: A New Pillar of the U.S.-Brazilian Economic Partnership.”By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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An aggressive cancer’s loophole, and a massive field of hydrogen beneath the ocean floor 35:14

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First up on the podcast, aggressive tumors have a secret cache of DNA that may help them beat current drug treatments. Freelance journalist Elie Dolgin joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about targeting so-called extrachromosomal DNA—little gene-bearing loops of DNA—that help difficult-to-treat cancers break the laws of inheritance. Next on the show, …

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What Data Means for the Future of Pediatric Hospitals 35:10

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A single error in a medical record can change a child’s life. Theresa Meadows has spent her career making sure that doesn’t happen. In this episode, Jess Carter talks with Theresa, who recently transitioned from CIO at Cook Children’s Health Care System to a new role at symplr. Theresa recalls her unlikely path from transplant nurse to technology l…

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NPR's Scott Horsley inaugurates MSU lecture series covering food and economic policy 11:46

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David Ortega is Professor and Noel W. Stuckman Chair in Food Economics & Policy in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University. Part of the outreach David does is the Stuckman Lecture Series at Michigan State University, which brings leading voices in food and applied economics to campus, fostering crit…

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Going to War with the Cartels: The Military Implications 19:49

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An audio version of “Going to War with the Cartels: The Military Implications,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Steps Down 10:08

11h ago10:08

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An audio version of “Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Steps Down,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Kristi Govella, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Yuko Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Mystery Guest 24:06

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Our mystery guest is a major figure in the Mustang Enthusiast Community. Tune in to find out who it is.

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Sarah McLaughlin, "Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and Borderless Censorship Threaten Free Speech" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025) 41:51

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In an era of globalized education, where ideals of freedom and inquiry should thrive, an alarming trend has emerged: foreign authoritarian regimes infiltrating American academia. In Authoritarians in the Academy, Sarah McLaughlin exposes how higher education institutions, long considered bastions of free thought, are compromising their values for f…

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ATOOC: Left Engine Error 11:50

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In this episode, United Boeing Dreamliner performing flight from Dulles to Munich was climbing through 5000 feet when the pilots declared "MAYDAY!" reporting a left engine failure and would need to return and land. Lets listen in

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MSU 2030: Excellence for Global Impact unveiled 22:55

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Michigan State University unveiled a new strategic plan -- MSU 2030 – in September 2021, articulating a shared vision for the university and six bold priorities for continuous improvement. As originally planned, and now under the leadership of President Kevin Guskiewicz, the strategic plan is being refreshed to reflect on lessons learned, adjust co…

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MSU Law Immigration Law Clinic wins cases for clients around the country 19:35

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The Michigan State University College of Law is home to eight law clinics, each specializing in a public service area of the law that provides professional legal counsel to the most vulnerable people in society. Each clinic is directed by licensed attorneys who are members of the MSU Law faculty and staffed by law students who gain critical hands-o…

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“CRINK Economic Ties: Uneven Patterns of Collaboration”: Audio Brief with Maria Snegovaya 2:20

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A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Maria Snegovaya on her brief with Nicholas Fenton and Tina Dolbaia, “CRINK Economic Ties: Uneven Patterns of Collaboration."By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Finding HIV’s last bastion in the body, and playing the violin like a cricket 32:57

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First up on the podcast, despite so many advances in treatment, HIV drugs can suppress the virus but can’t cure the infection. Where does suppressed HIV hide within the body? Staff Writer Jon Cohen joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the Last Gift Study, in which people with HIV donate their bodies for rapid autopsy to help find the last reservoi…

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Kazakhstan’s Emerging Civilian Nuclear Energy Industry: Implications for U.S. Strategic Interests 14:32

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An audio version of “Kazakhstan’s Emerging Civilian Nuclear Energy Industry: Implications for U.S. Strategic Interests,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Tina Dolbaia and Amanda Southfield. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Parading China’s Nuclear Arsenal Out of the Shadows 12:25

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An audio version of “Parading China’s Nuclear Arsenal Out of the Shadows,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Joseph Rodgers and Heather Williams. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Sam Dalrymple, "Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia" (William Collins, 2025) 53:25

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Partition—the rapid, uncoordinated, and bloody split between India and Pakistan after the Second World War—remains the central event of South Asian history. But 1947 wasn’t the only partition, according to historian and filmmaker Sam Dalrymple. Sam, in his book Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia (William Collins, 2025), …

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Indonesia Protests Amid Economic Anxieties and Police Violence 8:33

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An audio version of “Indonesia Protests Amid Economic Anxieties and Police Violence” a new commentary by CSIS’s Andreyka Natalegawa. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Don’t Tax Invention: The Risks of a Patent Tax 10:33

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An audio version of "⁠Don’t Tax Invention: The Risks of a Patent Tax⁠," a new commentary by CSIS’s Sujai Shivakumar and Chris Borges. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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China’s Military Display and Its Indo-Pacific Message 12:44

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An audio version of “China’s Military Display and Its Indo-Pacific Message,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Mick Ryan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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A Conversation with MSU Spartans Gymnastics Coach Mike Rowe 29:38

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Michigan State University Gymnastics Coach Mike Rowe and All-American Spartan gymnast Sage Kellerman join Russ White on this episode of MSU Today. They say gymnastics should be fun. Rowe describes his background and what attracted him to taking on the revitalizing of the Spartan Gymnasticsprogram. He describes his coaching philosophy and weighs on …

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Why Is Renewing AGOA Strategic for U.S.-Africa Minerals Diplomacy? 13:50

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An audio version of “Why Is Renewing AGOA Strategic for U.S.-Africa Diplomacy?,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Leveraging International Partnerships Is the Key to Supercharging the United States’ Global Nuclear Leadership 12:02

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An audio version of “Leveraging International Partnerships Is the Key to Supercharging the United States’ Global Nuclear Leadership,” a new commentary by CSIS's Jane Nakano. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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China Showcases Global Ambitions at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 7:41

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An audio version of “China Showcases Global Ambitions at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Henrietta Levin. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Chris Cervenka - Modified Muscle 26:08

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Chris Cervenka is the founder of Modified Muscle, a website marketplace dedicated to the Mustang enthusiast. Chris tells John and Mike all about the concept and future endeavors.

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Navigating the Global Commons 5:43

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An audio version of “Navigating the Global Commons,” a new analysis by CSIS’s William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Margaret E. Roberts, "Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China’s Great Firewall" (Princeton UP, 2020) 50:55

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We often think of censorship as governments removing material or harshly punishing people who spread or access information. But Margaret E. Roberts’ new book Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China’s Great Firewall (Princeton University Press, 2020) reveals the nuances of censorship in the age of the internet. She identifies 3 types of cen…

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Christian Casper and how Technical Communication shapes our students 1:05:58

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Steve and Tim talk with Dr. Christian Casper about how he teaches technical communication to students at the University of Michigan, in particular how we've integrated more advanced teaching in visual and written communication in materials lab classes.. You can learn more about the Program in Technical Communication at https://techcom.engin.umich.e…

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Margaret E. Roberts, "Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China’s Great Firewall" (Princeton UP, 2020) 50:55

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We often think of censorship as governments removing material or harshly punishing people who spread or access information. But Margaret E. Roberts’ new book Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China’s Great Firewall (Princeton University Press, 2020) reveals the nuances of censorship in the age of the internet. She identifies 3 types of cen…

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Maren A. Ehlers, "Give and Take: Poverty and the Status Order in Early Modern Japan" (Harvard U Asia Center, 2018) 1:08:51

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Maren A. Ehlers’s Give and Take: Poverty and the Status Order in Early Modern Japan (Harvard University Asia Center, 2018) examines the ways in which ordinary subjects—including many so-called outcastes and other marginalized groups—participated in the administration and regulation of society in Tokugawa Japan. Within this context, the book focuses…

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Defending Democracy: Why Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections Matter 14:05

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An audio version of “Defending Democracy: Why Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections Matter,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Leah Kieff and Romina Bandura. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.By Center for Strategic and International Studies

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A mother lode of Mexican mammoths, how water pollution enters the air, and a book on playing dead 55:07

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First up on the podcast, Staff Writer Rodrigo Pérez Ortega joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about a megafauna megafind that rivals the La Brea Tar Pits. In addition to revealing tens of thousands of bones from everything from dire wolves to an ancient human, the site has yielded the first DNA from ammoths that lived in a warm climate. Next on the sh…