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To further the conversation about the value and complexity of rivers, American Rivers launched our podcast series, “We are Rivers: Conversations about the Rivers that Connect Us.”“We Are Rivers” takes it’s listeners on a journey to tell the stories of rivers and the important relationship they have with us. It explores the culture and history of the west and our nation by talking with adventurers, writers, water experts, and artists about their connection to rivers, and how they impact their lives. The podcast series covers a wide array of topics across the Colorado Basin and other rivers across the country. American Rivers protects wild rivers, restores damaged rivers and conserves clean wa…
An airport runway hides a river's headwaters; Paige Buono helps you see what's downstream.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A hidden river becomes a grounded story of access, accountability, and communities shaped by development.
The Flint River runs through this episode as both a physical place and a measure of what development can hide. Beneath Atlanta's airport runways, Hannah Palmer's work on airport expansion, lost communities, and an unexpected friendship leads her toward a river she had barely…
A clear-eyed look at how monsoon rain can soften drought pressure while leaving key patterns unexplained.
The monsoon arrives as both a scientific puzzle and a limited source of relief for the Southwest. Paige Buono talks with Dr. Connie Woodhouse, a professor in the School of Geography, Development, and Environmental Science at the University of Arizona with joint appointments at…
A practical look at a Colorado Basin resilience report through four questions on adaptation, water supply, climate mitigation, and community resilience.
Climate resilience in the Colorado Basin gets a clear, practical treatment as Amy McCoy walks through the report's four guiding questions: adaptation, water-supply pressure, climate mitigation, and economic resilience in communities.
Beavers, whale-poop-sniffing pups, and the rivers that connect them.
Beavers and killer whales look like an odd pairing at first, but the episode finds its logic in the rivers that tie them together. Dr. Danielle Perry opens the frame, then the beaver material slows into careful fieldwork: checking dams, tracing leaks, and watching wood move…
A clear, grounded look at how Arizona's water law shapes what can keep flowing.
Arizona's water challenges sharpen around Jocelyn Gibbon, a river guide and water expert whose legal background helps the conversation move cleanly from river life into the machinery of water law and management.
British landscapes, patiently listened to.
Wildlife wonder, policy, and fieldwork in conversation.
Field conservation, told by the people doing it.
One plant per episode, and a guest who knows it.
We Are Rivers' Episode 42: Finding the Flint opens at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where nearly 43 million passengers passed through in 2020 above the Flint River’s headwaters.
Connie Woodhouse's Upper Gila study, using monthly precipitation, temperature, and streamflow records from about 1921 to 2017, finds that cool-season precipitation dominates annual flow.
Amy McCoy joins Paige Buono on We Are Rivers to discuss "10 Strategies for Climate Resilience in the Colorado River Basin," a report she co-authored through Martin and McCoy with a group of nonprofit partners.
We Are Rivers pairs Mark Beardsley’s beaver ecology with Dr.
Jocelyn Gibbon tells Paige Buono why Arizona rivers feel different in a desert state, from the Grand Canyon run from Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek to the "ribbons of green" that cluster life around water.
This episode explains the complexities of Colorado River water allocation, focusing on how upper basin conservation efforts interact with lower basin usage and the potential for a compact call.
This episode explores the complex relationship between wildfires, forest health, and river ecosystems through an interview with natural resources expert Ellen Roberts.
An interview exploring the Drought Contingency Plan for the Colorado River, featuring water management experts discussing policy and sustainability.
A reflection on 2017 challenges and successes for river conservation, highlighting the importance of healthy rivers.
This episode explores the importance of rivers in Colorado, discussing their role in community, economy, and the state's water plan.
This episode explores the history, purpose, and environmental impact of Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Canyon.
This episode discusses the threats to the Grand Canyon from development, uranium mining, and helicopter tourism, featuring an interview with a conservation expert.
A podcast about rivers, featuring a reading from 'The Emerald Mile' about John Wesley Powell's first expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.