CSU's The Audit

About 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.

Publisher

Colorado State University Marketing and Communications

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2023

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

83 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026

   A Thanksgiving recipe for disaster: A toxicologist explains how to avoid food poisoning this holiday season (ENCORE EPISODE)

   CSU toxicologist Brad Reisfeld talks about how to keep your holiday meal leftovers from turning into a recipe for food poisoning. It all comes down to timing, temperature and a healthy dose of common sense.

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Can watching horror movies make us more empathetic? (ENCORE EPISODE)

   Can watching horror movies make us more empathetic? CSU film researchers Scott Diffrient and Riana Slyter talk about the benefits of horror, as well as the history of the genre, how it’s evolving and why so many of us love to be scared.

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   The scary truth about the afterlife of Halloween pumpkins – and what to do with them instead

   Every Halloween, millions of jack-o-lanterns brighten porches across America. But what happens after the holiday ends is much more trick than treat. Roughly 1 billion pounds of pumpkins are discarded in U.S. landfills each year, where they emit 83 million pounds of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But what many people see as disposable seasonal décor may actually be an overlooked environmental resource. Addy Elliott, a senior instructor for the College of Agriculture’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, and Environmental Engineering Professor Sybil Sharvelle explore the surprising environmental impact behind Halloween pumpkins and the practical alternatives to the landfill.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

5,099,094

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

60