• Ep 69: Advising CA Tribal Policy
    Feb 7 2025

    A conversation with Anecita Agustinez (state tribal policy advisor, California Department of Water Resources) about water governance and expertise around challenging policy issues. Released February 7, 2025.

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    45 mins
  • Ep 68: Engineering Safer and Cleaner Water
    Jan 31 2025

    A conversation with Nichole Morgan (civil engineer, California State Water Resources Control Board) about implementing programs and policies to steward water resources and infrastructure. Released January 31, 2025.

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    42 mins
  • Ep 67: Wildfire and Water Infrastructure
    Jan 24 2025

    A conversation with Drs. Greg Pierce (UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation) and Faith Kearns (ASU Water Innovation Initiative) about water infrastructure before, during, and following wildfires. Released January 24, 2025.

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    50 mins
  • Ep 66: Water Narratives
    Jan 17 2025

    A conversation with Drs. Caroline Gottschalk (University of Wisconsin–Madison) and Marty Holtgren (Encompass Socio-ecological Consulting) about the importance of restoration, oral histories, dams, and rivers. Released January 17, 2025.

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    49 mins
  • Ep 65: Water and Housing Instability
    Dec 20 2024

    A conversation with Drs. Alhelí Calderón Villareal (California State University San Marcos) and Georgia Kayser (University of California, San Diego) about the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services for people experiencing housing instability. Released December 20, 2024.

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    41 mins
  • Ep 64: Disabled Groundwater
    Dec 13 2024

    A conversation with professor Sunaura Taylor (author, artist, UC Berkeley) about injured aquifers and reframing disability in a broader environmental context. Released December 13, 2024.

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    42 mins
  • Ep 63: Growing Agaves
    Dec 6 2024

    A conversation with California agave growers Ofelia Lichtenheld (East San Diego County) and Jordie Ricigliano (Central Coast) about opportunities and challenges for agave production. Released December 6, 2024.

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    39 mins
  • Ep 62: Reflecting on SGMA after ten years
    Nov 22 2024

    A conversation with Deputy Director for Sustainable Water Management Paul Gosselin (CA Department of Water Resources) about California's groundwater governance and progress towards sustainability goals. Released November 22, 2024.

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    43 mins