Podcasts about its disappearing water

(https://www.theh2duo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Water-in-Real-Life-Becky-Johnson-TCU.png) Becky Johnson has over 27 years of experience in domestic and international environmental management. She is an experienced consultant, auditor, and an international speaker. Becky is formally trained as a geologist and brings a fresh, common-sense approach to her projects, as well as an in-depth understanding of regulatory programs.  She has provided consulting and training to the water and wastewater treatment industry for over 20 years and brings that experience to the classroom at TCU, providing students with a “real world” view of the field and practical hands-on experience vital in today’s job market. She has served as a member of the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists since 2011. Top Takeaways: Water utilities and local universities and college need to partner to ensure students receive the hands-on experience necessary to spark interest in joining the water industry. Telling water’s story through the lens of your audience and in a language they understand is the only way to build trust and buy-in, whether it’s a room full of students or the general public. Increased rates are inevitable. If we’re going to ask that people pay the true cost of water we have to be willing to be transparent and upfront about what they’re paying for. We have to demonstrate the value of water every single day. Resources: When the Rivers Run Dry by Fred Pearce Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner Sponsor: Each year, thousands of hours are spent pulling together the right data to execute drinking water programs.  120WaterAudit (http://120wateraudit.com) ’s software and testing kits are TRANSFORMING how government agencies and municipalities manage drinking water programs. Cities like Pittsburgh, Loveland Colorado, Kenosha Wisconsin, and Fort Wayne Indiana use the 120WaterAudit platform to execute their Lead Service Line Replacement, Lead and Copper Compliance, Customer request and other drinking water programs. Our software and kits streamline your water quality testing programs, centralizing your data so that it’s easier for you to meet regulatory reporting requirements and communicate with your customers. Learn more or schedule a free demo at 120wateraudit.com. Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a one- or two-sentence review in iTunes or on Stitcher.  This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. We give a shoutout to everyone who rates the podcast with 5 stars in future episodes. Give us some love on Twitter by tagging us (https://twitter.com/the_h2duo) or by using the #WaterInRealLifePodcast If you know someone you think would benefit, please spread the word by using the share buttons on this page. Thank you for sharing some of your time with us. We know how precious those minutes are. Share your story, you never know who needs to hear it and remember, “Those who tell the stories, rule the world.”

Yee-haw! Episode 29 has us reading Westerns! We discuss whether Westerns need cowboys, if stories featuring Mounties count as Westerns (maybe?), the idea of black hats and white hats, and Mr. Coffee Nerves! Plus: Matthew shows his ignorance of US history and everything rural. You can download the podcast directly, find it  on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray Recommended The Shootist by Glendon Swarthout True Grit by Charles Portis The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Far Out & Far Out 2 (in French) by Gautier Langevin and Olivier Carpentier Did Not Finish Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Riders of The Purple Sage by Zane Grey Links and Stuff The Lone Ranger Matthew’s pretty sure he watched this version. The space western BraveStarr in action Lucky Luke by Morris (and others) (Belgian Comic) The Sixth Gun by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt Firefly and Serenity The most recent Jonah Hex series ran for 70 issues from 2006 - 2011, All Star Western then ran for a further 34 issues from 2011 - 2014. None of you care. Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos (Matthew was wrong, there are 10 issues) Loveless by Brian Azzarello and others Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (Genreflecting Advisory Series) by Diana Tixier Herald, edited by Wayne A. Wiegand (There are more recent editions; this is just the one we have with the essay Anna read and recommended.) Maple syrup rustlers Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve Dudley Do-Right Mountie pulps are called “Northerns” or “Northwesterns” and apparently Zane Grey was influential in this genre too! There are some serious fans who keep track of this stuff! Heritage Minutes: Sam Steele - the RCMP of the Wild West There is also a cool podcast episode from Library and Archives Canada on Canadian Pulps! You should listen to it! Due South - our Canadian ‘90s moment The Spur Award (& the winners) from the Western Writer of America Awards When Matthew says what sounds like “beh day”, he’s actually saying "bd", with a terrible French Accent, for “bande dessinée”, meaning the Franco-Belgian comic tradition Zane Grey is fascinating The Wikipedia page for Riders of the Purple Sage is elaborate (and spoilery) Postum shows up in old restaurant menus and in a marketing campaign using Mr. Coffee Nerves. Search for it in New York Public Library’s historical menus. Zorro, a story and character that existed long before Antonio Banderas Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner Or, if you are like Matthew, instead you could watch Cadillacs and Dinosaurs or read the comics called Xenozoic Tales The Oregon Trail game (a Western?). Play it on archive.org! Cowboy Batmans can be seen in: Batman: The Blue, The Grey, and the Bat Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #4 Say “Hello” Upcoming events we’ll be attending. Tweet at us if you’ll be there! LA Zine Fest, May 28, 2017 (Anna and Matthew) LJ Day of Dialogue, Book Expo America, & Book Con, May 31-June 4, 2017 (Anna) ALA Annual Conference, June 23-26, 2017 (Anna and Matthew) Questions Do cattle rustlers still exist? Does a Western have to be historical? Can anyone tell us about any Spanish Language tradition of literature similar to Westerns? Is Oregon Trail (the game) a Western? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the Westerns people in the club read (or tried to read), follow us on Twitter,  and join our Facebook Group! Join us again on Tuesday, June 5th for an episode on rereading. Then come back on Tuesday, June 19th, when we will inflict upon you the genre of QUILTBAG/LGBTQ+ NonFiction!

Alden Griffith reads from Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner, published by Penguin Books. "As is the case with most western states, California's very existence is premised on epic liberties taken with water -- mostly water that fell as rain on the north and was diverted to the south…"