Oct 29, 202638 min
For TT092, we're happy to welcome Marty Nessman, chief of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Private Water Section, to the show! Marty tells Jennifer and Steve all about the ways the state of Wisconsin...
science
Tap Talk
Hosted by Illinois State Water Survey · science · EN
About this Podcast:
Everyone has a role to play in protecting public health. Tap Talk, the Drinking Water in Rural America Podcast, connects professionals across the drinking water community with ideas to extend and enhance our work.
Pitch Analysis
Required Pod Score for this podcast. PitchCentric checks your profile against host openness, topical fit, and audience signals before you generate a pitch.
Contact path
Verified email
Booking probability
33%
Guest openness
Selective
80/100
Required Score
Sign up to generate a grounded pitch for Tap Talk.
Signup to Generate a PitchQuestions about Tap Talk
What is Tap Talk about?
Everyone has a role to play in protecting public health. Tap Talk, the Drinking Water in Rural America Podcast, connects professionals across the drinking water community with ideas to extend and enhance our work.
Who hosts Tap Talk?
Tap Talk is hosted by Illinois State Water Survey. The show has published 91 episodes to date.
What has Tap Talk covered recently?
Recent episodes include "TT092, Advancing Well Water Safety in Wisconsin" (29 October 2026, 38 minutes), "TT091, Biofilms in Focus: Impacts on Private and Public Water Supplies (Part 2)" (22 October 2026, 29 minutes), and "TT090, Biofilms in Focus: Impacts on Private and Public Water Supplies" (15 October 2026, 32 minutes).
How often does Tap Talk publish?
Tap Talk publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 91 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Tap Talk?
Booking probability for Tap Talk is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Tap Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Tap Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Tap Talk?
The strongest fits for Tap Talk are Water & Sewage Systems. Tap Talk has a science audience.
About the host
Illinois State Water Survey hosts Tap Talk, a science podcast with 91 episodes published.
Verified host email: ████████@████.comSign in to unlock →
Recent episodes
Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.
- Oct 22, 202629 min
This week's episode of Tap Talk, #91, finishes the conversation we began last week with Dr. Andrew Jacque, the founder and chief scientist at Water Quality Investigations . In Part 2 of the episode, which extensively...
- Oct 15, 202632 min
This week, we welcome a returning guest back to the show: Dr. Andrew Jacque, founder and chief scientist at Water Quality Investigations . Andrew previously guested on episodes TT069 and TT070 along with his colleague...
- Oct 1, 202637 min
This episode welcomes back Dr. Amie Shei of The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, joined by Jenna Day of RCAP Solutions, to share what's happened since we first discussed their private well project in TT041...
- Sep 24, 202624 min
This week we continue talking with Heather Stevenson, the Director of Workforce Development for the Kentucky Rural Water Association . Last week, we discussed the development of Kentucky's rural water apprenticeship...
View More
- Sep 17, 202629 min
This week for TT086, our guest is Heather Stevenson, the Director of Workforce Development for the Kentucky Rural Water Association . Kentucky is one of the 35 states that participates in the National Rural Water...
- Sep 10, 202634 min
Welcome to Tap Talk Season 8! To kick off this new season, we welcome Courtney Lee to the show, who is the Director of Workforce Development at The Water Tower . The Water Tower is a nonprofit innovation hub striving to...
- Jul 9, 202628 min
Today, we finish up Season 7 of Tap Talk with the final part of our conservation with Anthony DeRosa, the executive director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators ( ASDWA ). In this half of the...
- Jul 2, 202632 min
To conclude Season 7 of Tap Talk, we bring you a two-part conversation with Anthony DeRosa, the executive director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators ( ASDWA ). In Part 1 of the episode, Anthony...
- Jun 25, 202639 min
This week on Tap Talk, we are pleased to welcome to the show a colleague from the Illinois State Water Survey : Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford. Trent explains the weather phenomenon of El Niño to Steve &...
- Jun 11, 202639 min
This week's episode of Tap Talk is a direct follow-up to last week's show, " What We Can Learn from Vermont's Flash Drought ." In that episode, we primarily discussed the impact of flash drought to private well users in...
- Jun 4, 202635 min
For the 80th episode of Tap Talk, we are pleased to talk with Tom DeBell, an environmental health engineer at the Vermont Department of Health. Tom tells Steve and Jennifer about the intense flash drought that Vermont...
- May 28, 202655 min
The more people maintain their septic systems, the more septage gets generated. But, there's increasingly no where for it to go. Sara Heger, a decentralized wastewater expert with NOWRA, is back on the show to break...
- May 21, 202646 min
Next up on Tap Talk, we are welcoming Shannan Walton, the National Rural Water Association 's Director of Workforce Development, to the show. At NRWA, Shannan has been integral in running the organization's successful...
Tap Talk
TT077 – Discussing the History and Impact of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network (Part 2)
May 14, 202629 minThis week on Tap Talk we finish our two-part series with Bob Schreiber! In this episode, Bob (a water resources engineer at CDM Smith and long-time National Ground Water Association member) continues to discuss the...
Tap Talk
TT076 – Discussing the History and Impact of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network (Part 1)
May 7, 202630 minOur newest Tap Talk episode is a two-parter! Today, we welcome Bob Schreiber, a water resources engineer at CDM Smith and long-time National Ground Water Association member, to the show to discuss the development and...
- Apr 30, 202630 min
For Tap Talk's landmark 75th episode, we welcomed on Hunter Adams, the Water Source & Purification Superintendent for the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. With Jennifer & Steve, Hunter discusses the importance of getting...
- Apr 23, 202642 min
Today, we welcome Katie Maegli of Water Quality Investigations to Tap Talk! WQI is a private water testing lab in southern Wisconsin, where Katie serves as the lab's microbiologist with specializations in buildings'...
- Apr 16, 202638 min
Tap Talk Season 7 is here! Today, we bring you a conversation with Michael Phillis, a water & environment reporter for the Associated Press. Michael tells Jennifer & Steve about how he got into environmental reporting...
- Dec 4, 202534 min
Today, we finish Tap Talk Season 6 with the second part of our conversation with Mike McGill of WaterPIO ! Jennifer, Steve, and Mike discuss the importance of reliable and updated websites for water utilities, the...
Recent guests
Recent guests on Tap Talk. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
H
Heather Stevenson
General Counsel, Former Litigator, and Ex-Juice Bar Owner, Kentucky Rural Water Association
H
Hunter Adams
Water Source & Purification Superintendent, City of Wichita Falls
S
Steve Harrison
political reporter for WFAE-Charlotte’s NPR News Source, Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
A
Andrew Evans
Director of the Army’s ISR Task Force / Directorate for Strategy and Transformation, Public Health's Office of Environmental Health
Best industries to pitch Tap Talk for
PitchCentric classifies Tap Talk under these industries. Guests from them are the closest fit, and each links to the best podcasts in that industry.
Similar Podcasts
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Water You Talking About Podcast
17~240 listeners87% similar
Water Talk
27~388 listeners86% similar
State of Water
25~358 listeners85% similar
Water Talks
20~292 listeners85% similar
Environmental Health Chat
28~405 listeners85% similar
Faucet and Drain Science: Explaining Water, One Drop at a Time
17~240 listeners84% similar
Podcasts like Tap Talk
Is this podcast yours and you'd like to remove or correct details? Request removal or email privacy@pitchcentric.com.
Questions about the free trial? See the pricing FAQ