Episode NotesThis is the Big Five, the companion series to the podcast Water Talks, with five one-on-one interviews with some of the extraordinary speakers from the main episodes. This is a conversation with Rohit Aggarwala, the Chief Climate

9 Water Talks - Big Five: Kate Orff

Aug 3rd, 2023 15m 38s

Episode NotesThis is the Big Five, the companion series to the podcast Water Talks, with five one-on-one interviews with some of the extraordinary speakers from the main episodes.This is a conversation with Kate Orff. She has her own studio,

8 Water Talks - Big Five: Matthijs Bouw

Jul 27th, 2023 17m 32s

Episode NotesShownotes:This is the Big Five, the companion series to the podcast Water Talks, with five one-on-one interviews with some of the extraordinary speakers from the main episodes.Matthijs Bouw is a Dutch architect and urban designe

7 Water Talks - The Big Five: Russell Shorto

Jul 20th, 2023 18m 20s

Episode NotesThis is the Big Five, the companion series to the podcast Water Talks, with one-on-one interviews with some of the extraordinary speakers from the main episodes.This is a conversation with Russell Shorto. He is an American writer

6 Water Talks - The Big Five: Henk Ovink

Jul 13th, 2023 17m 18s

This is the Big Five, the companion series to the podcast Water Talks, with one-on-one interviews with some of the extraordinary speakers from the main episodes.This is a conversation with ‘Mister Water’ himself: Henk Ovink.He was influentia

5 Water Talks: Too Unequal

Jul 6th, 2023 22m 20s

Episode NotesThis episode is about the tension between water as a source of profit and water as a basic human right. After all, if clean water has to be profitable, some people, lots of people, are sure to lose out. As the director of UN Habit

4 Water Talks: Too Dirty

Jun 29th, 2023 40m 54s

Episode NotesThere is less and less potable water on the planet and what we do have is getting dirtier and dirtier. We’ve let ourselves ruin this essential resource in the name of profit, or carelessness. The Netherlands is good at keeping the

3 Water Talks: Too Little

Jun 21st, 2023 25m 37s

Too little water is a problem that directly affects our survival as a species. That’s why the Dutch artist Rene van Engelenburg built the Water Arch, a carnival ride that shows, in the most fun way possible, just how much water we waste.But t

2 Water Talks: Too Much

Jun 15th, 2023 22m 42s

Episode NotesIt was the water that made Manhattan a desirable place already for the Dutch in the 17th century. Writer and historian Russell Shorto brings that story to life during a walk through what was once New Amsterdam. It was that same wa

1 Water Talks: Too Close for Comfort

Jun 5th, 2023 26m 46s

Episode NotesNo, the UN Water Conference and the New York Water Week held in March of 2023 did not provide a silver bullet to solve the world’s water problems: too much, too little, too dirty and too unequal. (Not that anyone really expected t

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