John Woodruff spent six years building an oasis. He made it without blueprints but had a vision of a water-filled oasis with plants and trees of all varieties, fish, and a mini-golf course carved through solid canyon walls eons ago. We hear about...
On this podcast, we talk about the nuts and bolts of water, wastewater, and infrastructure, but sometimes, in looking so closely at what we do, we can miss the beauty and power that water has. In this episode: We talk to artist Mary Edna Fraser, an...
The wonderful Christina Rae Butler, author of the recently published book titled Lowcountry at High Tide: A History of Flooding, Drainage, and Reclamation in Charleston, South Carolina joins us. She spent close to a decade writing this first-ever...
It’s that time of year again. We have been working hard, and next week we’re bringing you a brand new season of The Outfall. Season 3. We will explore more and laugh more. Thank you for your continued support. The first episode drops...
Aquaponics is the union of hydroponics (growing plants without soil) and aquaculture (farming fish or other aquatic organisms). This combination produces both plant and fish crops with a minimal footprint. This is a perfect solution. Right? In this...
Who better to talk about the birth of Phosphorus than Phosphorus himself. Right? We gave this show over to Phosphorus to tell this crazy tale. The story begins on a cold night in Hamburg; a German physician Hennig Brandt is attempting to create gold...
We go underground on this show to hear first hand from the people who help design tunnels and the equipment that make it possible. We hear some stories from an underground profession ruled by geology, massive machines, and above all, passion. Our...
Enoree River was difficult to find in the center of everything. I was a stone’s throw from the largest airport in Upstate South Carolina. In the distance, I could hear the interstate that binds the southeast, but I didn’t see anyone. All I saw were...
In the spring, we published an episode where we talked to two researchers where they described how wastewater testing can act as a coronavirus early warning system. Since this show, this research has rocketed from a handful of labs at an...
We talk to Mark Wilbert, Chief Resilience Officer at the City of Charleston, about the problems and opportunities with flooding and sea-level rise in this five-minute water short. We also share which Mayor offered a $100 gold medal to anyone who...