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Audacious Water explores the bold ideas and big decisions shaping the future of water in America.Host John Sabo, Director of the ByWater Institute at Tulane University, talks with scientists, policymakers, and community leaders about how we manage, protect, and live with water in a changing world. From flooding and drought to infrastructure and innovation, each episode looks at how water connects to every part of our lives and what it will take to build a future that ensures everyone has access to clean, reliable water. audaciouswater.substack.com
John Sabo hosts Audacious Water with John Sabo, a science show with 46 episodes published.
Our rural communities feed and power the country, but our water infrastructure tells a different story. Olga Morales-Pate, head of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) and a national leader in rural communit
How can we use nature-based solutions alongside traditional infrastructure to meet our needs? Melissa Ho joins John Sabo to explore how conservation is shifting from protecting nature in isolation to designing systems wh
If water is critical for economic growth, then why don’t we prioritize it in our planning? Albert Cho, Vice President and Chief Strategy and External Affairs Officer at Xylem, joins John to explore why water security is
How do you insure a future where extreme weather is the new normal? Raghuveer Vinukollu, a hydrologist and reinsurance professional, joins John to explore how the insurance industry is responding to the growing risks of
What are the challenges communities face when it comes to taking action against flooding? On this episode of Audacious Water, Melissa Roberts joins John to talk about fragmentation, systemic challenges, and how water rea
John Take, executive Vice President and Chief Growth and Innovation officer at the environmental consulting firm Stantec joins John Sabo on the latest episode of Audacious Water to talk about how water infrastructure is
Globally recognized water strategist Will Sarni joins host John Sabo to continue the conversation on why the U.S. needs a new National Water Strategy and to discuss what innovation in the water sector actually means. Dra
In the second half of John Sabo’s conversation with Dr. Newsha Ajami and Dr. Martin Doyle, the discussion shifts from the 1951 national water plan to what a modern national water strategy needs to address. Together, they
It’s been 75 years since the United States released its first and only national water strategy. In this episode, John talks with Dr. Newsha Ajami of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Dr. Martin Doyle of Duke University
In Season 5 of Audacious Water, host John Sabo asks: Why doesn’t the United States have a modern national water strategy? What would a new one look like? It’s been 75 years since we last had a written plan for managing w
In this special bonus episode, John Sabo looks back at the conversations with leading experts in Season 4. Each guest joined him to explore one of the five transformations reshaping the Mississippi River Basin, making it
Dr. Mary Hayden, a medical anthropologist and Research Professor with the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, joins John to explore how human behavior and water ins
Dr. Dawn Wesson, Associate Professor at Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, joins John to explore how climate change is expanding the range of vector-borne diseases. With decades of experie
Charles Allen, Engagement Director for the Audubon Delta unit of the National Audubon Society and co-founder of the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development, joins John to reflect on nearly 20 yea
Dr. Marshall Shepherd, Director of the Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Georgia, joins John to discuss the fourth transformation: how tropical storms and extreme weather are intensifying in frequency and
Tyler Antrup, an urban planner focused on climate adaptation and water management, a professor at Tulane School of Architecture, and a member of the Sewerage and Water Board, joins John to discuss the complex water chall
Dr. Allison Lassiter, Assistant Professor in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, joins John to discuss one of the hidden dangers of sea level rise—saltwater intrusion. With expertise in climate
Meredith McInturff, manager of the Public Health Emergencies and Environmental Health Unit at the New Orleans Health Department, joins John to discuss how the New Orleans Health Department is evolving to meet the growing
Jesse Keenan, the Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning and the Founding Director of the Center for Climate Change and Urbanism at Tulane University, joins John to talk about the sec
In this episode of Audacious Water, host John Sabo continues the conversation on the first transformation —the deserts of the west moving eastward—with Brian Smoliak, an entrepreneur and climate scientist at Two Degrees
Marshall Shepherd
Dr. · University of Georgia
1 appearance on this show
Jesse Keenan
Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning · Semper Fi Heating and Cooling
1 appearance on this show
Morgan Snyder
author of Becoming a King · Thought Leader Today
2 appearances on this show
Todd Bridges
Professor of Practice in Resilient and Sustainable Systems · University of Georgia
1 appearance on this show
Nick Martin
Senior Director of ESG · University of Amsterdam
1 appearance on this show
Catherine Coleman Flowers
MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient · Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice
1 appearance on this show
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