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Brown Flood, Green Flood
In Deep
09/23/20 • 26 min
Giant engineering projects didn’t solve all of Chicago’s water woes. Intense rainfalls are dumping more water on the city, resulting in more flooding. This despite about $4 billion in spending on one of the most expensive public works projects in the nation’s history. So what can Chicago do? Some point to green infrastructure — plants, trees, rooftop gardens — as one of the best ways forward. And we go to Philadelphia to see how that city is really embracing green.
Photo: Todd Melby
Dirty Water
In Deep
08/05/20 • 22 min
Throughout human history, cities have grappled with how to keep excrement separate from drinking water. In the Middle Ages, gong farmers excavated human waste from city dwellers and took it to the countryside to be used as fertilizer. In the 19th century, cities grew so big, this wasn’t possible anymore. So excrement went into rivers like the Thames, which is where London, a city of 2 million people in 1850, got its drinking water. At the same time, cholera was killing tens of thousands of people. Nearly everyone thought cholera was transmitted through the air. But John Snow, a London physician, discovered dirty water was the cause.
Trailer: Season 1
In Deep
07/28/20 • 2 min
From history to policy to full-on drama, In Deep dives headfirst into the troubling state of the mysterious networks that keep our water clean and coming out of the tap. We explore when “out of sight, out of mind” could get us in deep doo-doo, because the ugly truth is that these complex systems are just as imperfect as the people who created them. In Deep will plumb the depths of the complex mysteries behind the clean water in our lives. It’s an engrossing tale that mirrors the very development of our present-day human civilizations — and is shockingly just as fallible.
Godzilla's Bathtub
In Deep
08/19/20 • 24 min
Older American cities have a dirty problem — outdated sewer systems that use a single pipe to carry both sewage and stormwater to treatment facilities. As population growth and climate change have increased both sewage and stormwater, those pipes can get filled to capacity, and the untreated water sometimes ends up in waterways, where it wreaks havoc on the ecosystem. Chicago’s strategy for stopping the overflows has been to build massive reservoirs and a 109-mile-long system of tunnels hundreds of feet below ground. It’s a gargantuan holding tank for filthy water. Unfortunately, it may not be big enough.
Small Town, Big Struggles
In Deep
09/02/20 • 30 min
Today we leave the big cities behind and ask: How does rural America manage its water infrastructure? After all, one in five U.S. households isn’t connected to a sewer system. We visit the rolling mountains of Letcher County, Kentucky. There, in the early 1900s, coal mining firms built company towns with little attention to long-term infrastructure. Decades later, local residents are dealing with the consequences. We hear from former coal miner Carroll Smith about his push in the 1990s to bring clean drinking water and safe wastewater disposal to communities across the county. And we learn where he ran into challenges.
Guests:
- Upmanu Lall, Director of the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University
- Carroll Smith, former Judge Executive of Letcher County, Kentucky
- Allan Tuggle, retired miner
- Edna McBee, Millstone resident
- Mark Lewis, General Manager, Letcher County Water and Sewer District
Photo: Britta Greene
Well, Well, Well
In Deep
09/16/20 • 26 min
In the 1990s, lakes and wetlands dried up in Florida’s fast-growing Tampa Bay region. Some attributed the drastic change to drought; others to overpumping of an underground aquifer. A pitched legal battle, known as the Water Wars, played out. Some government-run utilities wanted to keep pumping from the aquifer; others wanted to look for new water sources. Eventually, they began to work together to find multiple sources of drinking water.
Guests:
- Randy and Mark Barthle, Barthle Brothers Ranch owners
- Honey Rand, Water Wars author
- Eileen Hart, Tampa Bay resident and water rights activist
- Ken Herd, Tampa Bay Water, chief science and technical officer
- Radhika Fox, US Water Alliance, chief executive officer
Photo: Courtesy of Tampa Bay Water
Make Me Care
In Deep
09/30/20 • 18 min
After months of research, In Deep reporters and editors have become fascinated with water infrastructure. But can they convince a Gen Zer to care? In this episode, Todd Melby, Annie Baxter and Dan Ackerman go head to head to persuade Erianna Jiles that she should care about water infrastructure. Who will succeed? We also answer listener questions on lead service lines and bidets!
Photo: Erianna Jiles
Trailer: Season 2
In Deep
09/20/22 • 2 min
In one year, Lake Charles, Louisiana, endured two hurricanes, an ice storm and a flood. The federal government promised help. Lake Charles is still waiting. And rebuilding on its own. In Deep, Season 2, begins September 27.
Learn more: indeep.org
Somewhere to Sleep
In Deep
09/27/22 • 29 min
In a span of nine months, Lake Charles, Louisiana, endured two hurricanes, an ice storm, and a flood. The federal government promised to help the city rebuild. But as time wore on, Lake Charles remained a sea of blue tarps and debris. People like Alexis Sheridan were struggling. Alexis, who was seven months pregnant, resorted to sleeping in a tent. In this episode, we spend time with Alexis and her fiancé as they search for somewhere to live before their baby is born.
The Cavalry
In Deep
10/11/22 • 27 min
People in Lake Charles expected the federal government to help them rebuild their battered city. That’s what they had been promised. That’s what had happened after previous storms. But this time was different. In this episode, we report on why the federal government kept thousands of storm victims waiting. And why similar neglect could happen anywhere in the nation.
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FAQ
How many episodes does In Deep have?
In Deep currently has 15 episodes available.
What topics does In Deep cover?
The podcast is about Earth Sciences, Podcasts and Science.
What is the most popular episode on In Deep?
The episode title 'Dirty Water' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on In Deep?
The average episode length on In Deep is 24 minutes.
How often are episodes of In Deep released?
Episodes of In Deep are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of In Deep?
The first episode of In Deep was released on Jul 28, 2020.
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