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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.
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Behind the Scenes of the National Water Strategy
How does a National Water Strategy get created? Over the past season, Audacious Water explored the six pillars of the new National Water Strategy — the first strategy of its kind in 75 years. In this season finale, host John Sabo pulls back
Olga Morales Pate: Why Rural Communities Are Being Left Behind on Water Infrastructure
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 community development, joins
Melissa D. Ho: Why Walling Off Nature Won't Provide Water Security
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 where people and ecosy
Albert Cho: Why Water Security is Economic Security in the U.S.
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 foundational to econ
Rethinking Insurance in an Era of Extreme Weather with Raghuveer Vinukollu
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 extreme weather. Rei
Fragmentation, Flood Risk, and Rethinking How We Manage Water with Melissa Roberts
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 really flows. Melissa i
Water Infrastructure, Engineering, and Climate Adaptation with John Take
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 evolving as climate
Innovation, Data, and the Future of Water Management with Will Sarni
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. Drawing on decades of e
Why the U.S. Needs a New National Water Strategy with Dr. Newsha Ajami and Dr. Martin Doyle (Part 2)
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 explore the economi
Why the U.S. Needs a New National Water Strategy with Dr. Newsha Ajami and Dr. Martin Doyle (Part 1)
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 about why that origi
Season 5 Trailer: Rethinking Water for the Next 75 Years
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 water. Since then, th
The Five Transformations, and What Gives Me Hope
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 hotter, drier, stor
Mary Hayden: Water, Risk, and the Human Side of Vector-Borne Disease
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 insecurity are reshapin
Dawn Wesson: The Growing Threat of Mosquito-Borne Diseases in a Changing Climate
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 experience studying mosquit
Charles Allen: How Communities Designed Their Future in Post-Katrina New Orleans
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 years since Hurricane K
Marshall Shepherd: The Climate Science Behind Stronger Tropical Storms
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 power. From hurrica
Tyler Antrup: Green Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation in Coastal Cities
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 challenges facing New Orl
Allison Lassiter: Sea Level Rise and the Hidden Threat of Saltwater Intrusion
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 adaptation and urban
Meredith McInturff: Managing Public Health in Extreme Heat
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 threats of extreme
Jesse Keenan: Climate Migration and the Impacts of Extreme Heat on U.S. Cities
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 second transformation:
Brian Smoliak: Adapting Agriculture for a Drier Future
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 Adapt. Brian shares
Jonathan Overpeck: Aridification and a Drier Future for the Mississippi River Basin
In this episode, John Sabo speaks with Jonathan Overpeck, a renowned climate scientist and Dean for the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. Peck discusses his role in defining critical climate change ter
Introducing Season 4: The Five Transformations
In Season 4 of Audacious Water, host John Sabo dives into how climate change is reshaping the Mississippi River Basin. He'll explore five different transformations over ten episodes with experts and people on the front lines to find out wha
A Road Trip to the Mississippi Headwaters
In this special bonus episode, John and his daughter Lilly take a road trip from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the headwaters to get to know this great river, along with some of the people who live along its waters. From a fisherman
Sönke Dangendorf and Torbjörn Törnqvist: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Restoration
Tulane professors Torbjörn (Tor) Törnqvist, a geologist, and Sönke Dangendorf, a coastal engineer and physical oceanographer, join John to talk about sea level rise and coastal restoration, and what could happen to coastal communities if we
Richard Seager: The 100th Meridian and Climate Change
Richard Seager, a climate scientist and the Palisades Geophysical Institute/Lamont Research Professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, joins John to talk about changes in aridity in North America around the 100th
Jay Famiglietti: Groundwater, adaptation, and monitoring water from the sky
Jay Famiglietti, a hydrologist and a Global Futures Professor in the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, joins John to talk about groundwater management and the state of water in the American west. Jay has extensive experi
Cash Daniels: The Conservation Kid
Cash Daniels is a 13-year-old from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who has been cleaning up rivers since he was just seven years old and cofounded the kid-run nonprofit, The Clean Up Kids. He and John talk about plastic waste in waterways and what
Nancy Rabalais: A Deep Dive into the Dead Zone
Nancy Rabalais, Professor and Shell Endowed Chair in Oceanography and Wetland Studies at Louisiana State University and the lead scientist on the recent 2023 dead zone cruise, talks with John about the current state of the Gulf of Mexico de
Ed Clark: Harmonizing hydrology to better predict water
Ed Clark, Director of NOAA’s National Water Center and the Deputy Director of the National Weather Service’s Office of Water Prediction, talks with John about how data science plays a role in water forecasting, how new tools and technologie
