The SplashCast

The SplashCast Episode 4: Humans & Water, Pt. 2: Who Deserves Water?

This episode was first published on August 8, 2018 and has recently been moved to Anchor. Equity and justice for all are important water rights issues, and my two guests this month delve into these serious humanizing topics with eloquence. Dr. Josiah Heyman is an anthropologist at the University of Texas at El Paso studying water and other human rights issues on the border of the US and Mexico. Anuradha Kowtha is a scientist and transformation specialist whose work is dedicated to restorative justice among the most marginalized people groups. Their perspectives on introducing the human element into scientific solutions can help stakeholders make better sense of future water solutions. Details Running time: 27:36 Logo: Timothy Burns, Kuroverse Licensed Music: “Bongo Madness” by Quincas Mordeida used under the Youtube Audio Library License, “River Meditation” used under Creative Commons Noncommercial 3.0 license Public Domain Music: “Funkeriffic” by Kevin MacLeod Dr. Josiah Heyman’s UTEP web site Learn more about Anuradha Kowtha’s company, Manifest by Design

The SplashCast Episode 3: Humans & Water, Part 1: Water Quality and Public Health

This episode was first published on April 3, 2018 and has recently been moved to Anchor. I spoke with two scientists working on public health issues on the US-Mexico border, Dr. Bill Hargrove and Michelle Del Rio, both of the University of Texas at El Paso. This is the first in a three-part series on the human impact of water. Details: Details Running time: 25:34 Logo: Timothy Burns, Kuroverse Licensed Music: “A Sudden Encounter” used under a Creative Commons licence “El Son de La Manta” and “Las Quatro Milpas” both in the public domain

The SplashCast Episode 1: Pilot - Fossils, Gravity & Aquifers

First published January 29, 2018, recently moved to Anchor This first episode introduces The SplashCast podcast listeners to Dr. Scott Jasechko and Dr. Sasha Richey, two scientists using big data to find out all kinds of interesting things about groundwater. Humans on the Street answer questions, and I mull a bit about how interesting all these water things are. Details Running time: 22.29 Logo: Timothy Burns, Kuroverse Corporation Licensed Music: “Raindrops Ragtime” by Lena Orsa Featuring Nick Orsa 2017 – Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

The SplashCast Episode 2: Atmospheric Rivers, Weather, & Climate

This episode first published on February 28, 2018 and has recently been moved to Anchor. The second episode introduces listeners to the idea of atmospheric rivers, as well as two other important topics: how weather and climate are different from one another, and how water and climate are related. I spoke with Dr. Cory Baggett, a post-doctoral fellow at Colorado State Univerity, and Dr. Dave Dubois, the New Mexico State Climatologist. Details Running time: 27.32 Logo: Timothy Burns, Kuroverse Licensed Music: “Atmospheria” by Francis Preve “Ether Oar” by The Whole Other “Three Kinds of Suns” by Norma Rockwell Used through the Youtube “No copyright music” license Resources The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes Barnes Research Group Press release on atmospheric river research NOAA’s atmospheric river page Real-time monitoring of the Madden-Julian Oscillation at the Climate Prediction Center CoCoRahs The US Drought Monitor