Water recycling may be a new technology for most of us, but astronauts have been drinking recycled water for years. In fact, one of our hosts worked on on the water recycling system for the space station! Today, how we recycle water in space, h
Water recycling is one of the most important topics in urban water, and also one of the most difficult. Today we discuss why the engineering is sometimes the easy part, and how engaging with communities is where the real work of water recycling
Originally aired in 2017. Addressing the largest failure of US infrastructure in the last decade: the Flint water crisis. I consider the intersection of racial and environmental justice. This is a special episode produced independently by Joe C
This show has always been about science for non-engineers, so we got one on the show! About the only contact Joe's literary-minded sister has with water systems is her monthly bill, so we dive in and discover the surprising (and yes, compelling
We feature a new podcast from one of the makers of Water You Talking About: "The Watercourse." You can find The Watercourse at https://soundcloud.com/watercoursepodcast and where ever you get your podcasts.
Agriculture is by far one of the largest users of water because, well, it takes a lot of water to grow food! And as the population grows larger and larger, we can expect our food and water consumption to also increase. And this may seem obvious
As the world struggles to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental engineers ask what role we have in protecting our world and our water. We also nerd out on whether viruses are even alive.
Our first Spanish-language Episode!¡Nuestro primer episodio en Español! La Ciudad de México simplemente "emergió" de un lago. Chris y Joe discuten como este nacimiento ha influenciado la relación complicada entre un megalópolis y su agua.
In observance of "The Day Without Water", this radio drama-style episode invites listeners into a campy parody of the classic show "The Dating Game". A drop of water will fall from the sky and must choose its fate by questioning three different
When cities grow, there are lots of changes to the environment, but one change you might not think of is what happens to natural surfaces when they are paved over. Let’s go back “Inside the PhD” and learn how a special type of urban development
Victor Hugo said, "Paris has another Paris under herself. A Paris of sewers...There everything converges and confronts itself." What is it about the vast net work of tunnels that snake under this incredible city that has captured the imaginatio
One thing that becomes clear when you are a PhD student is that almost no one who is not a PhD themselves knows what a PhD student does. And how could they know? But to really understand our research, I think you have to understand the day-to-
We continue to delve into PhD research by finding out why Joe is spinning electrons around at the speed of light. In this episode, clean water meets Big Science.
This episode, Water You Talking About gets personal. We delve into Joe's PhD research by getting his "elevator pitch." Stormwater is something that cities tried to get rid of for a long time, but now fresh water falling from the sky is starting
Where can your city turn for drinking water when drought disrupts the normal supply? In Kingston, Jamaica the best alternative is groundwater, but there’s a catch – it’s heavily polluted. In this episode we learn about a public-private partners
In the U.S., the water cycle is taught as a part of primary level curriculum and often nevertouched again. As a result, many misconceptions exist surrounding water in the minds of bothchildren and adults alike. This episode discusses misconce
When talking water systems we inevitably come around to waste. But what if water isn’t wasted just because it’s lost? In this episode, we take a look at a gigantic loss of water, the services that loss provides, and consider its surprising role
An unfortunately timely episode addressing the largest failure of US infrastructure in the last decade: the Flint water crisis. I consider the intersection of racial and environmental justice. This is a special episode produced independently by