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Water Leaders Pod

Global Water Intelligence

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Giving the water sector its voice. A podcast aimed at everyone from industry professionals to those with an interest in environmental matters. We interview passionate industry leaders from around the world who are determined to tell a better story for water.
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Road Bois

Jacob Bellotti, Jeremy Shapiro, Jeremy Campbell, Jeff Kurkjian

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From late June to early August, 2 best friends took a 14,000-mile cross-country road trip to get away from the world. It brought them to 20 National Parks, 33 states, 46 cities, and 43 national monuments, forests, memorials, grasslands, and recreational areas. In each episode, they outline one of the stops; discuss the history of the place, their impressions, and a piece of dark-history tea associated with it. It’s dramatic, scandalous, captivatingly funny, and hopefully it inspires your nex ...
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Water reuse may well be the future of water. Certainly that's the way John Kennedy, General Manager of Orange County Water District, sees it. Since 2008, Orange County has been at the forefront of water reuse in the US with its Groundwater Replenishment System, the largest of its kind in the world. In this episode, John tells Tallulah how the syste…
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The second episode of this series which was recorded at Singapore International Water Week is another with a leading woman in Australian water - Maree Lang, Managing Director of Greater Western Water. As Australia continues to rethink its relationship with its First Nation people, one area that naturally lends itself to deeper understanding is wate…
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Rohit "Rit" Aggarwala kicks off this episode with some bad news for New Yorkers but if there's anyone out there who can deliver it to them, it's him. Because although technically a utility leader as the man responsible for delivering water to 9 million of them, Rohit Aggarwala is so much more besides. As Commissioner to New York City's Department o…
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Where does our body heat go? Well at least some of it ends up down the drains that connect our homes to sewage networks, along with the heat from showers, washing machines and other household items. And that makes wastewater a potential resource. This week on the pod we’re getting technical with Christoph Donner, CEO of Berliner Wasserbetriebe, as …
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We're back to the standard format for a great interview with Unitywater's Anna Jackson, the first of two episodes recorded at Singapore International Water Week. Anna can reasonably claim she manages the water for one of the world's most beautiful areas - Australia's Sunshine Coast. Naturally this does come with its own challenges, notably populati…
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BONUS EPISODE Come on a journey with us to Northumbrian Water's Innovation Festival in Newcastle. Following on from our interview with CEO Heidi Mottram, we wanted to give you a flavour of the festival and help you understand why it's so exciting, not just for its host utility but for the global water sector. Through interviews with some of the eve…
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For the first episode of the new season we went to visit Heidi Mottram, CBE (!) and CEO of Northumbrian Water Group, at her company's Innovation Festival in Newcastle. Heidi is one of the UK's most prominent businesswomen and, under her leadership, NWG has taken a radical approach to driving innovation across the company and meeting the challenges …
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We're back! And we're ready to bring you more insight from the leaders around the world who are shaping our planet's response to the climate emergency through the allocation of our most precious resource. From Berlin to Newcastle and from Victoria to New York, we'll be asking water utilities about the cutting edge ways in which they're building res…
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BONUS EPISODE In this very special episode, a deviation from our usual format, we take you to the frontlines of the battle to ensure Ukrainians have access to water and wastewater services. Following Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine's already struggling water sector has faced deliberate attacks on its infrastructure, loss of workforce …
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We have something extra special to finish off our first season. And that something is none other than Marty Adams' retirement interview. At the end of this month, Marty will be bringing a forty year stint at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to an end, a period that ended with him at the summit, as general manager. And it's fair to say he's…
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Sydney Water's Roch Cheroux is next to take to the mic. As Australia's biggest city sees its population surge and the frequency of extreme weather events increase, the utility is having to rethink the way it provides water and wastewater services to its population. Assisted by interesting and useful interactions with his customer base, Roch is plan…
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This week's guest is Kevin Shafer, Executive Director at Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) or, to give him another designation, Fresh Coast Guardian. MMSD's efforts in addressing combined sewage overflows have been hugely successful and have inspired similar efforts around the world. We discuss protecting the watershed, promoting publ…
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In the second and last of episodes recorded at the Global Water Summit 2024, I talk to Kishia Powell about her time as CEO & General Manager of WSSC Water and the steps she's been taking to modernise her utility, including in digital, finance and the workforce. I also ask her about what it's like to be one of water's most eminent women. The Water L…
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This week, in the first of two episodes recorded at the Global Water Summit 2024, I talk to Neil Brennan, CEO of Seqwater in Queensland, Australia, about the specific nature of bulk water supply. We discuss managing vast amounts of infrastructure, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of staff and the new challenge posed by methane in dams. The Water L…
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This week I speak to Ruben Fernandes of Águas do Porto about how flash flooding in Porto has informed his belief in the resilience of nature-based solutions and the ways in which their implementation has both shaped his city's landscape and delivered for its population. There's also talk of surprise waterfalls, winning the private sector over and a…
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In this, the first ever episode of the Water Leaders Pod, I speak to Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), about how he's securing the region's water future with his sights set firmly on abundance, even in times of drought. To do so, he's leveraging all the solutions at his disposal, think…
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⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️TETON TIME⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️ Welcome back, Road Persons! This week, we're serving you some⛰️ REAL MOUNTAIN REALNESS⛰️ as we discuss our adventures in Grand Teton National Park. Between fur trading, natural mountain beauty, Louis and Clark, and....oh did I mention fur trading(?), the Teton region boasts quite a rich history. Stick around for this week…
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🥔🥔Tune up your friers and get your mashers out because...WE'RE IN IDAHO, BABY🥔🥔 This week, on an all-new episode of Road Bois, we're devoting an episode to - that's right - an entire state...because we can! Join us for our deep dive into the land of potatoes, Idaho, and all of its rich, starchy history. 🥔 Then, things will take a darker turn when w…
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🧂IN A CITY OF SODIUM, BUT WE AIN'T SALTY🧂 Welcome back, Road Persons! Take a trip with us, if you will, to the Mecca/Jerusalem of Mormonism, Salt Lake City, Utah! Yes, we're back one final time in Utah, and boy is Utah the state that keeps on giving. 😩 There'll be seagulls, lots of salt 🥴, and, of course, this week's riveting dark history: The Tale…
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💥We’re back back BACK AGAIIIIINNN.💥 We took the classic Episode 20 - Episode 21 break that all podcasts take, but now the Road Bois are back, baby! We’re coming to you this week with tales from a mystical land that many doubt even exists: Eastern Nevada! Join us for a discussion of our visit to ⛰️Great Basin National Park⛰️ (which actually is small…
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WHERE’S YOSEMITE SAM?😡 WE WANNA SHAKE HIS HAND 🤝 WE. WANT. TO. SHAKE. HIS. HAND. 🤝 On this episode of Road Bois, the bois discuss their time at the Park of Parks, the King as well as the Queen of the National Park system, the ‘crown jewel’ of the Sierra Nevada💎, Yosemite National Park. (We still can’t get over its beauty. 😍😍🏞️🏞️) Join us for a disc…
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🌲YUB. NUB. That's right...🌲 This week on Road Bois, Jacob and Jeremy dive into their time at Sequoia annnd Kings Canyon National Parks - It's a twofer 🥴! Same geographic region, same Endor-like environs! 🌲🌲 Tune in this week as we tussle with an earthquake 😳, talk shop about granite 😩, and discuss this week's (bizarre!) dark history - the Californi…
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WE'RE BAAAAACK! Here we are - two biological 🌞CALIFORNIA GIRLS🌞in Los Angeles, California coming back at you again with the SEASON 2 PREMIERE of Road Bois! In this episode, we pick up where left off: Our next stop is none other than...LA, 😇City of Angels😇, Los Angeles, CA. Hear what we've been up to in the past couple of months, some 💦jUiCy💦 LA his…
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❄️WELCOME TO WINTER WEENIES AND THE COUCH BOIS❄️ That's right - Road Bois was a massive success. 💰 We raked in cash 🤑, endorsements 💵, and of course...fans 😱. So it's about time the bois themselves branched out...It's about time for a spin-off. 😤 From a certain huge life update, to our 😤superior taste😤in television entertainment😤, to the failed sta…
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WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS...ENDS UP ON A PODCAST 🥴 On the SEASON ONE FINALE (we can't believe it either 😱) of Road Bois, the bois are hitting up Las Vegas, Nevada! 🎰 This week, the bois are joined by a gentleman who knows Sin City like none other. He is the host of "Jeff & Aimee in the Morning" on 102.7 The Coyote. He is THE MOMENT. He is...Jeff Kurkji…
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The Road Bois ventured out to Area 51 (more specifically, Rachel, NV, where an entrance to the secretive facility can be seen from the road). What attracted us to this creepy, remote spot in the desert north of Las Vegas, you ask? Well, rest assured the Road Bois got you covered! In this episode, we'll discuss not only our own Area 51 adventure, bu…
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🎵JOSEPH SMITH - AMERICAN MOSES - JOSEPH SMITH - AMERICAN PROPHET MAN🎵 Welcome to episode 15 of Road Bois! The show's reached its rebellious teenage years! 😎This week, the bois are dishing out the tea when it comes to their re-entry into the great state of Utah, when they visited the STUNNING 😱 Bryce Canyon National Park. Stick around for a tale of …
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GRAND______🌵_ ______🌵_____CANYON ____🏇🏼🌵____🌵__ #RIM2RIM That's right! Road Bois is back, and this week, the bois venture into a discussion of their wild time at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon! 😱👏🥵 While we may have survived our canyon hike, Jacob's dark history this week covers the disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde, wh…
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Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue Feat. Ana Criado - Fallen Angel (Matt Bukovski's 2012 Intro BootlegConjure One Ft. Hannah Ray - Kill The Fear (Farius Extended Remix)Omnia Ft. Christian Burns - All I See Is You (Extended Mix)Gareth Emery - I Saw Your Face (Alex Sonata & TheRio Extended Remix)Fatum & Genix & Jaytech & Judah - All In (Above & Beyond Extend…
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"I'm pretty tired...THINK I'LL GO HOME..." - Forrest Gump -- definitely not the Road Bois While Forrest may have ended his legendary cross-country run in beautiful Monument Valley, Arizona, the Road Bois' road trip was just heatin up when they made it there (literally and figuratively 🔥🔥🔥)! In the week's installment of Road Bois, Jacob and Jeremy d…
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(safely) IN THE FLESH?! 😱😱 Indeed, the bois have convened IN THE FLESH for 🎄A Very Merry🎄 Birthday ELEGANZA EXTRAVAGANZA 🎉! Especially on Jacob's birthday, this episode was the time for reminiscing about the origin of our friendship 🥺, the time the bois spent as college lads in Syracuse, NY at none other than Syracuse University 🍊, and the horrifyi…
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"HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING SO FULL OF SPLENDOR?! 🥴😜🤣" - Delores -- Road Bois Yes ma'aooom, on this post-Thanksgiving 🦃 episode of Road Bois, Jacob and Jeremy discuss the breathtaking wonders of the two National Parks they visited during their brief stay in the Moab, UT area: Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. There'll be talk of absolutely SC…
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YA LIKE JAZZ?...UTAH THAT IS - HAHAAAAAAAA! 🎷🎶🏀🏜️ On episode 10 of Road Bois, Jacob and Jeremy dive deep into the heart of the outer-lands, the red red zone, the Mars of the United States and planet Earth for that matter,....the Utah (Moab, Utah, to be more specific). There'll be discussion thought-provoking discussion regarding Ratatouille, the be…
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♪♪"D(J)(UR)ANGOOOO....D(j)(ur)ango, have you alwayyys been alone?..."♪♪ Ahhh, we here at Road Bois love ourselves a Tarantino classic.😤 We just so happened to also love our visit to DURango, CO and Mesa Verde National Park! In episode 9 of Road Bois, Jacob and Jeremy dive straight into our experiences there. There'll be cliff-dwelling, McDonald's e…
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🚨 WE ARE BREAKING BAD IN OUR EL CAMINO. 😤 SOMEBODY BETTER CALL SAUL.😱 🚨 On the 8th installment of Road Bois, the bois are coming at you with a Breaking Bad ELEGANZA EXTRAVAGANZA as they break(ing bad🤪) down their Breaking Bad adventure Albuquerque, NM! This episode is any Breaking Bad/Vince Gilligan TV Universe fan's fantasy and a great way for any…
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🎵🎵"SANTAAA FEEE IS THE PLACE WHERE I COULD PRODUCE ARRRRRT AND BE FREE OF THIS NEWSPAPER JOB WHICH I DISLIKE"🎵🎵 - Jeremy Jordan -- Michael Scott Halloween greetings 😱😱, all you fellow Road Persons! In episode 7 of Road Bois, the bois dive deep into their experiences in the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico, and the land of the eternal Christmas 🎅 SAN…
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From late June to early August, 2 best friends took a 14,000-mile cross-country road trip to get away from the world. It brought them to 20 National Parks, 33 states, 46 cities, and 43 national monuments, forests, memorials, grasslands, and recreational areas. In each episode, they outline one of the stops; discuss the history of the place, their i…
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WE LOVE SAND. IT'S COURSE, IT'S ROUGH, AND IT GETS EVERYWHERE! 😫😫⏳⏳😫😫⏳⏳😫😫⏳⏳😫😫⏳⏳😫😫⏳⏳😫😫⏳⏳😫😫⏳⏳ In the 6th installment of Road Bois, Jacob and Jeremy reminisce about their visit to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in south/central Colorado (or in other words, what they could've sworn was their time as extras in the Lawrence of Arabia 🥴...or Dune). Th…
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⛰️⛰️🎶🎶ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGGGGHHH (COLORADO)🎶🎶⛰️⛰️ In episode five of Road Bois, the bois are finally living the high life as they unpack their time in beautiful Estes Park, CO and the ICONIC Rocky Mountain National Park! We cover Halloween in the time of COVID; elevation; the "Doctor Sleep" origin story; and "The Shining" in this one, so you don't wa…
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THERE'S GOLD IN THEM HILLS OUT YONDER 🤑🤑 In episode four of Road Bois, Jacob and Jeremy discuss what it was like to finally make it out to the mountains and spend some time exploring the beautiful sights in and around Denver and Colorado Springs! The discussion takes a turn for the creepy when the bois unpack a famous Denver-themed conspiracy. 😬 P.…
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YES, DOROTHY. We ARE in Kansas anymore!! 😤😤 In episode three of Road Bois, the bois get ~spooky~ as they outline the third leg of their journey which drove them deep into the Midwest, America's Breadbasket if you will! There'll be crazy weather, milk-drinking in oppressive heat, and lots and lots of corn, so click your ruby slippers together and co…
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YEEEEE-HAW! WE GOT OURSELVES A HONKY-TONK! In Episode 2 of Road Bois, the bois recall their memorable pit-stops in Nashville, TN and St. Louis, MO! A grand time was had by all as the bois uncovered the cities' histories and ~demons~... Like us on Facebook! Road Bois (@RoadBoisPodcast) Follow us on Twitter! @RoadBoisPodcast (https://twitter.com/Road…
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ROAAAD TRIIIIP! In episode one of 'Road Bois' with Jeremy and Jacob, the boys dive right in as they discuss the first leg of their 14,000-mile journey - Gatlinburg, TN and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You wanna dose of dark history? You wanna know how we really felt about the place? It's all in there, so give it a listen! Like us on Faceboo…
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