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Ep. 107 Water Strategies
On today's show our researcher Sarah sits down with two different practitioners working around the world to combat water scarcity. Later in the hour Dr. Chaney Hill and Sarah talk to a local wolf and…
Ep. 106 Building Ecosystems
What happens when we view spaces big (acres) and small (a patio) as its own ecosystem? On today's show, we sit down with Dr. Shaun McCoshum to discuss his new book Natural Habitats and Wildlife…
Ep. 105 Urban Farming
Our researcher Antara and a guest researcher Paolo take us through a tour of Houston urban farms. Along the way we learn about the challenges of farming in a city, the rewards for community, and how…
Ep. 104 Gulf Coast Demise?
The US Gulf Coast faces many, often compounding, threats. On today's show, we sit down with Dr. John B. Anderson (Rice University), whose recent book Gulf Coast Demise explores the unique challenges…
Ep. 103 Toxic Air in Our Homes
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, a slow moving public health disaster followed in the form of disaster recovery: the ubiquitous FEMA trailers that were quickly utilized by…
Ep. 102 Saving Animals and Writing to Save the World
On today's show, our junior researchers sit down with folks doing very different kinds of work to help protect our wildlife, natural resources, and planet. First, we speak with Nicole Rogers of Saint…
Ep. 101 Can We Make It Rain?
Drought is increasing around the world, and with it desperate conditions for farmers and rural communities. Water shortages present major economic and political threats in the coming decades. One…
Ep. 100 The Mineral Challenge to Electrification
Scientists agree that more electricity will be needed to power the world, and that we should use more renewable energy to meet that demand. But electrifying our world takes more minerals to build…
Ep. 99 How Urban Park Revitalization Took Over
Ever since the development of the High Line in New York, urban leaders have recognized the potential for unconventional spaces -- especially in economically marginalized areas or in deindustrialized…
Ep. 98 New Ways to Find Nature All Around
On today's show we have two segments both thinking through how to bring more natural solutions and greenery into the world. First is a conversation with the team at SPARK, a local non-profit that…
Ep. 97 Growing Green
Keeping a city's canopy thriving is hard work: the planting, growing, and replanting of trees takes constant effort. Today we sit down with Barry Ward (Trees for Houston) to talk all about the work…
Ep. 96 Art and Conservation
Teaching the science of ecology and environment is an essential part of educating the next generation of environmental caregivers. But how we communicate those core ideas and help future scientists…
Ep. 95 Writing the Gulf South
Our co-host Dr. Chaney Hill (Rice University) is joined by Christopher Nicholson (Rice University) to sit down with author Kent Wascom (author of such books as The Blood of Heaven, The New…
Ep. 94 Gardening for Resilience
Today we sit down with Austin gardener and designer Pam Penick, who tells us all about her newest book Gardens of Texas: Visions of Resilience from the Lone Star State. Over a career writing and…
Ep. 93 The Value of Emptiness
We sit down with Christopher Brown, whose new book A Natural History of Empty Lots to discuss finding meaning in abandoned places. Then we chat with Dr. Rebecca Potts (Rice University) who discusses…
Ep. 92 jackie sumell and Endangered Feces
Artist jackie sumell joins us to discuss her newest artwork, right here in Houston, Endangered Feces. A piece that helps to create ecosystems as it naturally decomposes, summell explains her process,…
Ep. 91 Second Nature with Nathaniel Rich
Nathaniel Rich (Tulane University) is a journalist, novelist, and creative writer whose work spans deep, investigative research to historical fiction. His documenting legal challenges to PFAS was…
Ep. 90 Tropical Conservation
On today's show we sit down with Dr. Rakan Zahawi (Charles Darwin Foundation) and Dr. Bren Ram (Island Conservation) who walk us through the work global conservation organizations take on, and how…
Ep. 89 Gulf Screams: Halloween Special
Today's episode takes a deep dive into three spooky stories: Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Giant…
Ep. 88 Update from the Policy World
Today we speak with two policy experts, Jennifer Walker (National Wildlife Federation) and Luke Metzger (Environment Texas) about upcoming policy decisions with immediate impact on Houston. First,…
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Gulf Streams has published 108 episodes since November 2023, covering topics in Nature, News.
Gulf Streams is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 55m.
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