Audacious Water with John Sabo

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

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 Partner

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 pro

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

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 insura

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 fr

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 Audaciou

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

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 nation

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 Nat

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 ye

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 transformation

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, join

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

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 D

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

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 Bo

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 ri

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

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 T