Tag - Radio Science Experiment

Science Experiments on the Radio – Dom and Jane at Mix 100 in Denver Host Steve Spangler

Doing science demonstrations on the radio can be a little challenging because… well… because listeners can’t see what’s going on in the studio. But the challenge to come up with audible science is too cool to pass up, and that’s why I enjoy going back to the Mix 100 Morning Show with Dom and Jane. We were fortunate enough to land on a day when the Dom and Jane had a studio audience. You’ll see from the pictures below that they were all involved in making screaming balloons, touching 50,000 volts of electricity and watching Tizzy walk on glass. All perfectly normal stuff when you’re in the Mix studios.

Growing Bacteria Experiment Helps BJ and Howie from Alice 105.9 Search for “Things” in the Studio

BJ and Howie are familiar voices to morning listeners of Alice 105.9. Whenever their conversation veers off on a science tangent, I know that my phone might ring. Several months ago, Howie was so certain that the studio was infected with mold spores that he paid to have his workplace tested. Any guesses? That’s right… no mold of any significance. Today’s issue is one of bacteria and germs.

Listen to the Interview on Alice 105.9

Early last week, Mikey the morning show producer called our office and order a Growing Bacteria Kit. Like good little science soldiers, they cooked up the nutrient agar and prepared the Petri dishes. The next day, Howie followed the growing bacteria instructions and swabbed areas of the studio where he thought the germs and bacteria were running wild. After letting the “stuff” grow for a few days, BJ and Howie invited me down to the studios for a quick look at their science project.

Here’s the important point… unless you have the samples professional tested by a qualified biologist in a lab, there’s really no way
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