The Collective Tap: Conversations About Water

Where Is Your Water?: Stories about Our Relationship with This Precious Resource

Stories and art have always been at the heart of humanity’s relationship with water. Contemporary times are no different, and on this episode, we talk about how our stori

Cool It: Data Centers Are So Hot Right Now

Data centers are known to pose a number of threats across a broad spectrum. This episode explores the concerns we see about contamination and pollution, threats to our wa

Water Is Complicated: The Connections Between Supply, Demand, Data and Planning.

If we know anything about water, it’s that everyone uses it. It is literally the basis of life on the planet, but, somewhat less grandly, it is also a key factor in India

Forever Is a Long Time: PFAS and Our Future

The class of man-made chemicals commonly called PFAS or PFOA is found in a huge range of products we use every day: from takeout containers to waterproof clothing to comp

It’s Not A Dry Heat: Climate Change and Flooding

Climate change is no longer a what-if scenario but an ongoing process with impacts that already demand attention. What are those impacts to our water resources, and how w

Not Deep But Wide: Wetland Regulations and Their Implications

Wetlands are nature’s sponge, or, as Rachele Baker says, it’s multitool. Whether fen, bog, marsh, or swamp, wetlands are a critical piece of natural infrastructure that p

Back to School: The White River Report Card

What is the White River Report Card and what does it measure? What are the issues affecting human health, investment and development, wildlife and the natural environment

The Indigenous Perspective

Native Americans used Indiana’s waterways long before colonization. While they derived many of the same uses, the Indigenous relationship to water bears some fundamental

Recreation

Being on the water is a special experience and provides a wide range of benefits. Fishing, paddling, bird watching, or walking along the water’s edge–all of these experie

Wildlife

This podcast has focused on the many ways that humans use water, but there are many more creatures big and small that depend on our waterways as well. In this episode, we

Community

From earliest times, waterways have been the backbone of human communities. That history hasn’t always been positive, but there are signs that our relationship to these w

Series Teaser: On the Water

THE COLLECTIVE TAP is a podcast about water and the many ways we interact with this critical resource every day. Some of those uses are obvious: washing dishes, swimming,

Environmental Justice

This season we’ve looked at some of the hidden uses of water. Energy production, manufacturing processes, and wastewater treatment (did you know stormwater is treated as

Let’s Talk about Wastewater

After we use water–to wash dishes, shower, use the toilet, or even as part of an industrial process–where does it go? What’s in it, what happens to it, and how does it af

Water and Manufacturing in Indiana

A 2014 study by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce reported that Indiana’s manufacturing economy is more reliant on a sustainable and adequate supply of water than any other

Boiler Up! Water and Energy in Indiana

When you flip on your light switch, no water comes out, but you are using water all the same. In fact, Indiana ranks third in the nation in total coal consumption, and wa

Series Teaser: The Hidden Life of Water

THE COLLECTIVE TAP is a podcast about water and the many ways we interact with this critical resource every day. Some of those uses are obvious: washing dishes, swimming,

Who Wants a Drink?

Who knew Indiana's waters could be so refreshing? Join us as we talk with some of the people turning our water into the adult beverages that have become such a big part o

Big Gulps - Water at the Industrial Scale

Indiana water is used in the production of food and beverage products that ship well beyond the state's borders. How is water used in these food and beverage operations?

Water and the Demand for Meat

Recent polls suggest that somewhere around 90% of Americans eat meat. While meat consumption might be in decline, we're still eating far more meat than anytime in our his