Cultivating Curiosity

About Cultivating Curiosity

On Cultivating Curiosity, we get down and dirty with the experts on all the ways science and agriculture touch our lives, from what we eat to how we live. Listen in for episodes about a hot new coastal commodity, a day in the life of a pollinator, how to live more sustainably through urban farming and so much more. 2023 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Georgia Award of Excellence for Podcasts.

Publisher

CAES Office of Marketing and Communications

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 May 2022

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   The truth about Joro spiders: Separating fact from fiction

   Are Joro spiders really invasive? Do they fly? Are they dangerous to people? In this episode of Cultivating Curiosity, Rebekah Wallace, program coordinator at the University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, separates fact from fiction about Georgia’s most talked-about spider. Wallace explains how Joro spiders spread, what researchers are learning about their impacts on native ecosystems, and why many of the viral claims surrounding these brightly colored arachnids...

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   What does ‘organic’ really mean?

   Organic food is everywhere, but what does that label really mean? How do organic farmers manage weeds and pests without conventional herbicides and pesticides? What makes soil health so central to organic production? And can practices developed for organic farming benefit agriculture more broadly? In this episode of Cultivating Curiosity, University of Georgia assistant professor Kate Cassity-Duffey, who specializes in organic production, explains the principles behind organic agriculture, fr...

3. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Is your well water safe? UGA expert shares testing and maintenance tips

   Turn on the faucet, and water comes out. For private well owners, though, that water has a story that starts far below ground. Where does well water actually come from? Why are some wells hundreds of feet deeper than others? And if your water looks, smells and tastes fine, do you still need to test it? In this episode of Cultivating Curiosity, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension water management specialist Gary Hawkins answers common questions about private well water, from how often ...

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

2,734,907

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

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

Quality

76

Social presence

94

YouTube

93

Engagement

71

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