A conversation with Dr. Daniel O'Connell (Central Valley Partnership) about land, water, and community development in the CA Central Valley. Released May 5, 2023.

Season 4Mallika NoccoMay 5, 2023Reclamation, Arvin-Dinuba, healthy cities & communities, rural sociology

Episode 46: Environmental Justice in the San Joaquin Valley

A conversation with Nayamin Martinez (Central California Environmental Justice Network) about environmental public health issues and activism in the San Joaquin Valley. Released March 24, 2023.

Season 4Mallika NoccoMarch 24, 2023water quality/quantity/security, healthy cities & communities, farm workers, Fresno, asthma, particulate matter

Episode 44: Water Insecurity and Circularity

A conversation with Dr. Greg Pierce (UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation) about the Human Right to Water, the housing-water-fire nexus, wastewater equity, and green infrastructure. Released March 10, 2023.

Season 4Mallika NoccoMarch 10, 2023water quality/quantity/security, wastewater, housing, human right to water, green infrastructure, healthy cities & communities

Episode 39: Slow Water Movements

A conversation with Erica Gies (Author, Reporter, National Geographic Explorer) about water detectives, slowing down the movement of water, controlling water, and giving water space. Released May 6, 2022.

Season 3Mallika NoccoMay 6, 2022healthy cities & communities, climate change, sustainable natural ecosystems, slow water, restoration

Episode 35: Disasters and Climate Justice

A conversation with Dr. Michael Méndez (UC Irvine) about climate-induced disasters, planning, responses, and justice in the Los Angeles area. Released April 8, 2022.

Season 3Mallika NoccoApril 8, 2022healthy cities & communities, disaster response, climate change

Episode 23: Advancing water justice in underserved communities

A conversation with Dr. Angel Fernandez-Bou (UC Merced) and Dr. Jose Pablo Ortiz Partida (Union of Concerned Scientists) about water equity issues and opportunities for improvement in California's changing climate. Released June 4, 2021

Season 2Mallika NoccoJune 4, 2021healthy cities & communities, water quality/quantity/security, justice, underserved communities, climate change

Episode 21: Watering Urban Green Spaces

A conversation with Janet Hartin (University of California Cooperative Extension Area Environmental Horticultural Advisor and Director for San Bernadino & Los Angeles Counties) and Dr. Amir Haghverdi (Assistant Cooperative Extension Professor of Water Management at University of California, Riverside) about watering turf grass, trees, and other urban vegetation as well as drought strategies. Released May 21, 2020.

Season 2Mallika NoccoMay 21, 2021healthy cities & communities, sustainable natural ecosystems, cash for grass

Episode 18: California Urban Water 101

A conversation with Dr. Erik Porse (Sacramento State University & UCLA Institute of the Environment) about urban water resources, energy, conservation, and engineering economics in California. Released April 30, 2021

Season 2Mallika NoccoApril 30, 2021water quality/quantity/security, Los Angeles, healthy cities & communities

Episode 05: California Gardening: Past, Present, and Future

A conversation with University of California Cooperative Extension Sustainable Food Systems advisors for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, Drs. Rachel Surls and Rose Hayden-Smith…

Season 1Kika TuffMay 16, 2020healthy cities & communities, unconventional agriculture, urban food systems, victory gardens