Podcast appearances and mentions of Gilbert M Gaul

This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history―but who bears the brunt of these monster storms? Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion), Ike ($40 billion), Sandy ($72 billion), Harvey ($125 billion), and Maria ($90 billion). With more property than ever in harm's way, and the planet and oceans warming dangerously, it won't be long before we see a $250 billion hurricane. Why? Because Americans have built $3 trillion worth of property in some of the riskiest places on earth: barrier islands and coastal floodplains. And they have been encouraged to do so by what Gilbert M. Gaul reveals in The Geography of Risk to be a confounding array of federal subsidies, tax breaks, low-interest loans, grants, and government flood insurance that shift the risk of life at the beach from private investors to public taxpayers, radically distorting common notions of risk. These federal incentives, Gaul argues, have resulted in one of the worst planning failures in American history, and the costs to taxpayers are reaching unsustainable levels. We have become responsible for a shocking array of coastal amenities: new roads, bridges, buildings, streetlights, tennis courts, marinas, gazebos, and even spoiled food after hurricanes. The Geography of Risk will forever change the way you think about the coasts, from the clash between economic interests and nature, to the heated politics of regulators and developers.

On this rebroadcast of the Ship to Shore podcast from May 2019, host Robert Frump is joined by Gilbert M. Gaul to discuss his (then) new book, The Geography of Risk, Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts. Gaul reveals what he characterizes as the confounding array of federal subsidies, tax breaks, low-interest loans, grants, and government flood insurance that shift the risk of life at the beach from private investors to public taxpayers, radically distorting common notions of risk. Gaul argues that these federal incentives have resulted in one of the worst planning failures in American history, and the costs to taxpayers are reaching unsustainable levels. Gaul twice won the Pulitzer Prize and has been short-listed for the Pulitzer four other times. For more than thirty-five years, he worked as an investigative journalist for The Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other newspapers. He is the author of three previous books and lives in New Jersey.

This week, host Kristin Hayes talks with Julia Nesheiwat, the first chief resilience officer for the state of Florida. Nesheiwat elaborates on how she’s helping support Florida’s climate resiliency efforts by coordinating across communities and organizations across the state and cutting the red tape that tends to stall environmental efforts related to climate change response. Nesheiwat has served in combat with the US Army; she earned her PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology, MA from Georgetown University, and BA from Stetson University in Florida. She has lectured on the geopolitics of energy, climate, and technology at the US Naval Postgraduate School, Stanford University, and the University of California, San Diego. Fittingly for the Florida resident, Nesheiwat likes to go stand-up paddleboarding and surfing. References and recommendations: "Master the Disaster" from FM Global; https://www.fmglobal.com/insights-and-impacts/2019/master-the-disaster "The Geography of Risk" by Gilbert M. Gaul; https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374160807

2019: What A Year! Peter and Tyler close out 2019 with a wide-ranging retrospective on the year, including the biggest coastal trends, the best podcast guests of the year, our favorite shows on ASPN, and the highlights from the 219 podcasts released this year! ASPN and Coastal News Today grew beyond our dreams in 2019 and we hope we were able to capture the complexity of the coastal conversation in America and around the world. The coastal space is the most dynamic environment on the planet and a land of immense opportunities and intricate challenges. We hope we have brought a flavor of this world to you, our readers and listeners, in 2019. In this Year-End-In Review, Peter and Tyler delve deep into ASPN's 2019 coverage, especially our must-show coverage of the Maine lobster industry, which encapsulates the complexity of coastal resource management, economics, and environmental protection all along the American shoreline. Over seven shows, we took an in-depth look at the lobster harvest explosion, the science behind the fishery, lobster shell disease, the seemingly existential threat posed by climate change, and critical efforts by the NOAA Take Reduction Team to protect the last 400 North Atlantic right whales threatened by "vertical lines" from lobster traps and other risks. We call it the "ASPN Treatment." And, we pause to thank our great ASPN Hosts who made this year so memorable: Jenna Valente, Host of the Sea Change Podcast; Derek Brockbank, Host of the Capitol Beach Podcast; Dan Martin, Host of Next Gen Waterfronts Podcast; Dan Ginolfi & Howard Marlowe, Co-hosts of the Water Log Podcast; Jacques Hebert & Simone Maloz, Co-hosts of the Delta Dispatches Podcast; Thane Tienson and Brad Warren, Co-hosts of the Changing Waters Podcast; Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham, Co-hosts of the American Shoreline Podcast; Rob Nixon, Host of the Next Swell Podcast; Bob Frump, Host of the Ship to Shore Podcast; Leslie Ewing, Host of the Shorewords! Podcast; Peter Ravella, Host of the Local Control Podcast; and Tyler Buckingham, Host of both the Beach Shack Pod and the Friday Happy Hour Podcast. Together, these hosts drew some amazing guests to ASPN. Among our favorites were Danni Washington, ocean educator and activist; Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards; Ken Graham, Director of the National Hurricane Center; Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island; Dr. Susan Hovorka, a carbon sequestration specialist from the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology; Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and international climate change activist; Gilbert M. Gaul Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Geography of Risk; Patrice McCarron, Executive Director of the Maine Lobstermen's Association; Shanee Stopnitzky, Director of the Community Submersible Project; Dr. Joe Kunkel, a lobster scientist from UMASS, and so many, many more. There's no way to adequately summarize the breadth, width and depth of ASPN's 2019 coverage. Over the holiday when you have time traveling in the car or sitting back on a quiet afternoon, meander through the ASPN catalogue of shows and listen to a few . . . there are real treasures there. Finally, Peter and Tyler reflect on the coastal and ocean trends of 2019 and the last decade, and what we might expect to see in 2020 and beyond. Wow, what a year! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all our hosts, our guests, and our readers and listeners! Thank you and on to the next decade.

In this episode of the Stratfor podcast, a conversation about who pays for the coastal damage done by climate change. The 2019 hurricane season is likely to go down in history books as one of the most costly of the decade in loss of life, loss of infrastructure, loss of property and loss of coastal land. It may take longer than a decade for the Bahamas to recover from Hurricane Dorian. Houston is reeling from major flooding caused by Tropical Storm Imelda. Puerto Rico, still not recovered from 2017's Hurricane Maria, is facing flooding from Tropical Storm Karen. As climate change precipitates more powerful storms, coastal areas of the world are expected to bear the brunt of the damage. As Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and avid surfer, Gilbert M. Gaul, writes in his new book, "The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas and the Costs of America's Coasts," areas of the United States, with its long coastlines, have been ground zero for some of the worst storms in the past two decades. But, he asks, who is actually paying the financial costs for these monster storms?

Episode 26 Jacob Doyle, Kayla Ruberg, and Ray Ruberg discuss Chapters 6-7 of "Billion Dollar Ball: A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football" by Gilbert M. Gaul in the final episode for the August Book of the Month for America's Readers Book Club. In this episode, we talk about women's rowing, conference realignment, and give our Book Grades. And as always, we have Book Recommendations at the end of the episode. *NOTE: We apologize for the audio difficulties in this episode* Follow us on Twitter @AmericasReaders August Schedule: August 5 - Preface-Chapter 2 August 12 - Chapter 3-Chapter 5 August 26 - Chapter 6-Epilogue Available on Apple Podcasts and all podcast players...subscribe, rate, and review today! Send us an email to be part of the conversation to AmericasReaders@gmail.com

Episode 25 Jacob Doyle, Kayla Ruberg, and Ray Ruberg discuss Chapters 3 5 of "Billion Dollar Ball: A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football" by Gilbert M. Gaul in the second episode for the August Book of the Month for America's Readers Book Club. In this episode, we talk about coaching contracts, how universities cater to athletes in the academic realm, and Gaul's trip to SEC Media Days. And as always, we have Book Recommendations at the end of the episode. Follow us on Twitter @AmericasReaders August Schedule: August 5 - Preface-Chapter 2 August 12 - Chapter 3-Chapter 5 August 26 - Chapter 6-Epilogue Available on Apple Podcasts and all podcast players...subscribe, rate, and review today! Send us an email to be part of the conversation to AmericasReaders@gmail.com

On this episode of Ship to Shore, Robert Frump is joined by Gilbert M. Gaul to discuss his new book, The Geography of Risk, Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts. Gaul reveals what he characterizes as the confounding array of federal subsidies, tax breaks, low-interest loans, grants, and government flood insurance that shift the risk of life at the beach from private investors to public taxpayers, radically distorting common notions of risk. Gaul argues that these federal incentives have resulted in one of the worst planning failures in American history, and the costs to taxpayers are reaching unsustainable levels. Gaul twice won the Pulitzer Prize and has been short-listed for the Pulitzer four other times. For more than thirty-five years, he worked as an investigative journalist for The Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other newspapers. He is the author of three previous books and lives in New Jersey.