Best Freshwater Security Podcasts (2025)

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Colonialism’s New Clothes: The Age of Green Imperialism 1:49:29

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Extraction and Exploitation in the Global South under the Decarbonization Consensus and Theories and Praxis for a Just Transition Discussion with Professor Miriam Lang and Mary Ann Manahan on how current energy transition efforts are framed under a colonialist narrative that continues and entrenches extraction, exploitation and interference in the …

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Silver Intervention: Art, Activism and Disaster Capitalism in the Philippines 1:24:04

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How a Community on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis Took its Story to the Screen and Forced a Land-Grabbing Corporation to Go Off Script Discussion with writer and director Seán Devlin on his recent genre-busting films, which were made in partnership with typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors, who participated and ad-libbed in his films. We discus…

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Canada's Family Farms and Our National Food Supply - House of Commons - March 20, 2001 10:47

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Season 3, Episode 3 Working Towards a National Food Plan for Canada In a recent episode ofThe Life of a Servant we talked about the importance of protecting Canada’s fresh water resources. In this episode we take another trip back to the year 2001 to hear a speech delivered byDennis Mills in Canada’s House of Commons aboutfood security. On March 20…

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The Safety, Security and Protection of Canada's Freshwater Resources: From Canada's House of Commons, May 8, 2001. 12:59

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Season 3, Episode 2 This episode ofThe Life of a Servant takes listeners back 24 years, to May 8, 2001, in Canada’s House of Commons. On that day,Dennis Mills and several other Members of Parliament from all parties participated in a debate that focused on strengthening the safety, management and protection of Canada’s freshwater resources. The two…

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A Leadership Moment for Canada 49:56

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Season 3, Episode 1 Who has what it takes lead now? Welcome to Season 3 of The Life of a Servant. In this episode, radio personality and podcaster Brian Crombie, of the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, chats with Dennis Mills about leadership. They talk not only about who’s who in the Liberal Leadership race in Canada, but what national leadership really …

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In Deep Trouble: Battering the Seabed for Batteries 1:35:39

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Perils to the Deep Sea From Bottom Trawling, Climate Change and Mining and the Need to Protect Its Stunning Biodiversity Discussion with Matt Gianni from the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition on the critical importance of the deep sea to our air, climate, the marine food web, our food security and health. We discuss the biodiversity of the deep sea a…

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The Episode Behind the Book: John Oakley and the Tough Questions about National Leadership in Canada 35:03

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 11 of The Life of a Servant. This episode features the uncut interview by John Oakley with Dennis Mills, originally aired on 640am in Toronto, in early December 2024. John talks about Dennis’ newest memoir, “From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair”, and how a couple of chairs ended up becoming a metaphor for a life in se…

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Insights about “From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair” with Vince Nigro 33:06

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Season 2, Episode 10 Insights about “From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair” with Vince Nigro In this episode, celebrated Media Personality Vince Nigro,Host of Insights on CamoesTV+, chats with author Dennis Mills about his newest Memoir, "From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair". In this 30-minute conversation, you'll learn about theinspirations be…

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A Rhyme in Time: Power, Protest and Polarity in America 1:48:03

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American Resistance and Repression, Identity and Intersectionality and the LGBTQI+ Rights Movement Discussion with Professor Timothy Patrick McCarthy on American radicalism and the need for multivocality rather than metanarratives in analyzing history. We discuss the construction and interpellation of identities, their historical contingencies and …

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From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair: The Podcast Episode 53:47

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Season 2, Episode 9 In this episode, host Brian Crombie, of the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, chats with Dennis Mills about his newest book, From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair: A Memoir. Published in October, the book is a memoir about a life in service. Brian Crombie reviews the book, describing From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair as a compelli…

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Unfinished Business: Sufferance for the Suffrage and the Need to Put the Demos Back in Democracy 1:11:54

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The History of Voting Rights in the United States, the Electoral College and the Value of the Vote Discussion with Professor Alex Keyssar on the origins of democracy and the history of the right to vote in the United States. We discuss the lack of an affirmative right to vote under the U.S. Constitution, amendments prohibiting abridgement and voter…

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Who Speaks for Canada? 46:24

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Season 2 Episode 8 In this episode of The Life of a Servant, host Brian Crombie and Dennis Mills ask the question, Who Speaks for Canada? This episode was recorded for the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, aired and streamed on NewsTalk Sauga 960 AM, on September 30, 2024 – and was put in motion by a Facebook post by Dennis the week prior. During that week…

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The Future Is Circular: Tiny Tilos Making Titanic Strides 1:11:06

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Circular Economy, Community Buy-In and Compassionate Leadership Discussion with Hon. Maria Kamma-Aliferi, Mayor of Tilos and Jenny Giannopoulou on the need for and implementation of a circular economy. We also discuss renewable energy infrastructure, the Greek energy pricing system, sewerage infrastructure, freshwater conservation and navigating di…

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Go With the Flow: Erica Gies on Embracing Water's Natural Path 30:56

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What happens when we change our relationship to water? Can we stop trying to control water and just go with the flow? Erica Gies, environmental journalist, National Geographic Explorer, and author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge sits down with host Jay Famiglietti to discuss how the engineered control of water sometim…

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Sewage Spillover in 'Mexico's Toilet Bowl': The Endhó Dam Crisis 27:30

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The Endhó Dam north of Mexico City has been called “the largest septic tank in the world” and “Mexico’s toilet bowl”. Once designed to solve water problems in the region, it now receives wastewater from local industry and Mexico City. Arizona State University doctoral students Raquel Neri, in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Envi…

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John Fleck on the Inconvenient Science of the Colorado River 31:26

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What happens when science gets in the way of ambition, politics, and progress? With a look back at the historical figures and forces that led to the overallocation of the Colorado River, and the consequences that continue to play out today, John Fleck joins Jay Famiglietti on What About Water? Fleck is a Water Policy Researcher at the Utton Center,…

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Tapped Out: The Dire State of America’s Groundwater 33:26

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Humans are burning through our fossil fuels, and we're burning through our groundwater at an alarming rate. But are the powers that be even listening? On this episode, Dr. Upmanu Lall joins host Jay Famiglietti to discuss why we’ve reached an “all hands on deck” moment with our groundwater crisis. Lall and Famiglietti discuss (along with Dr. Bridge…

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Water Costs Money: How Gary White and Matt Damon are Bridging the Gap 33:11

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The World Bank estimated in 2016 it would take $1.7 trillion USD to achieve universal access to clean water and sanitation by 2030. By other estimates that amount is now even higher. Gary White is the CEO and Co-founder, along with Matt Damon, of Water.org and WaterEquity. The two also co-wrote the book The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solu…

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Quenching Desert Thirst: What Will It ‘Take’? 38:05

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What is the true price of water? Considering growth and climate, how do we address the gap between demand and supply? Could we achieve water security by moving it across borders to dry regions like the American Southwest? John Take, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer at Stantec, discusses importing water, desalination efforts, and whether no infrast…

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Season 5 Trailer 1:50

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Freshwater is essential for life on Earth, but analysts at the World Bank say more often than not, there's either too little, too much, or the water is contaminated and polluted. We look at whether desalinating ocean water and piping it across the desert would really solve water scarcity, why some cities and towns keep flooding, and how much is too…

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Our Tattered Tapestry: Hate and Extremism Across America 1:20:13

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Exposing, Investigating and Inoculating Against Hate Discussion with Lisa Borden and Susan Corke from the Southern Poverty Law Center on hate and extremism groups throughout the United States. We discuss rising right radicalism, including religious and white nationalist groups and their means and methods. We also discuss \"parental right groups\" a…

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Letters of Leadership 1:21:06

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A Celebration of Civics and Connection Amidst Crises and Consternation Discussion with Shannon A. Mullen on her recent book In Other Words, Leadership: How a Young Mother’s Weekly Letters to Her Governor Helped Both Women Brave the First Pandemic Year which looks at agency, representative democracy, socioeconomic and environmental crises within a p…

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From the Courtroom to the Community: Revitalizing Law to Empower Frontline Communities 1:11:53

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How Grassroots Movements for Climate and Environmental Justice Are Critical to Surviving the Climate Crisis Discussion with Vivek Maru on the importance of community paralegals in extending access to the law, enforcing rights and aiding in structural change. We discuss the Customary Land Rights Act in Sierra Leone, the Community Land Act in Kenya a…

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Reflections on Food Security – A Tribute to Canada’s Family Farms 12:48

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Season 2, Episode 7 Food prices are something all of us are intimately aware of these days. So we thought we’d reach into the vaults and pull out a radio interview from 24 years ago that shows you’re not alone in your concerns about food security and making ends meet. This episode features an unedited conversation between Dennis Mills, internationa…

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Deflection, Deceit and Division in the Time of Climate Crisis 45:17

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Climate Change, Subterfuge and Building a Broad Climate Coalition Discussion with Dr. Michael Mann on the subterfuge tactics by the fossil industry to prevent systemic and structural decarbonization. We discuss how the fossil fuel industry promotes doomsday theories to engender apathy and deny agency. We also discuss how the fossil fuel industry fo…

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Drilling Deeper Won't Fix This 55:33

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People in the lower Colorado River basin are now witnessing drastic cuts to their allotments. In many cases, developers find alternate sources of water by drilling into underground aquifers. But in places like Pinal County, Arizona, that groundwater is already becoming scarce. We hear from Stephen Q. Miller, who sits on both the Pinal County Board …

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Remembering Sarsfest - John Oakley and Dennis Mills on the Lessons of Servant Leadership 25:33

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Season 2, Episode 6 This episode features a conversation with Dennis Mills and John Oakley -- host of The John Oakley Show. Originally aired on AM640 (CFIQ) on July 31, 2023, and originally titled, "Remembering Sarsfest with Dennis Mills." This episode is the third in our series of interviews that looks back on Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto in …

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Our Immolated Heart: Deforestation and Land Grabbing in Brazil's Amazon 1:10:54

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Cattle Ranching, Palm Oil Plantations and Other Agrobusiness Drivers of Deforestation, Fraud and Violence Against Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples, Bolsonaro's Crimes and the Need for Due Diligence and Accountability in Financing and Supply Chains Discussion with Gabriella Bianchini on the importance of the Amazonian biome to the local envi…

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A Healthy Nation Requires the Spirit of Selflessness & Collaboration 48:50

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Season 2, Episode 5 This episode was recorded for the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, airedand streamed on NewsTalk Sauga 960 AM, on August 4, 2023. In this episode, award-winning Host Brian Crombie interviews Dennis Mills about servant leadership. Dennis passionately explains that the 2003 event, Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, was successful because…

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Sarstock 2003 - The Untold Story of Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto 16:50

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4.On July 30, twenty years ago, more than 450,000 people joinedthe Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, and a stellar lineup of performers at Downsview Park in Toronto for an event that became known as Sarstock. At the twentieth anniversary of that record-breaking event, Dennis Mills, your host of The Life of a Servant, chatted…

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Affordable Housing - The Solutions Exist, So What's the Issue? 10:09

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3, of The Life of a Servant. In this episode, Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka, Scott Aitchison, and Bala Legion President, Dennis Mills, talk about the need for affordable housing in Bala, Ontario. They describe a community-planned solution that would provide assisted living to people over the age of 55. Th…

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The Colorado River's Alfalfa Problem 48:18

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The meat and dairy industries are some of the biggest water users in the American West, thanks to one of cows' favorite foods – alfalfa. As aridification continues across the American southwest, water is becoming far more scarce on the Colorado River. A critical source of water for roughly 40 million Americans, we look at why so much of the Colorad…

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“Our World” - The Very First People’s Summit on the Environment (Part 1) 26:31

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As we celebrated Canada Day this year, my grandchildren and I and talked about the overwhelming smoke caused by the wildfires in 2023, smoke that had been polluting the air in countless communities across the continent. We talked about the environment and what people could do to make a positive difference. That conversation reminded me of something…

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Peace, Hope and a Personal Perspective on Ukraine: The Servant Leadership of Borys Wrzesnewskyj 18:33

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We start Season Two with this first episode, one that was originally recorded last December, and one that exemplifies how a successful leader is also an authentic servant. On December 3, 2022, Borys Wrzesnewskyj, former Member of Parliament in Canada, and founder/owner of Future Bakery, served as the keynote speaker at a special charitable dinner h…

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Part 9: Social Cohesion and Moving the System Forward 59:01

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Part 9: Social Cohesion and Moving the System Forward This final episode of the series, Part 9 of 9, focuses on a discussion of social cohesion. The discussion culminates into the question of how to move the "system" forward, and is from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. Part 9 features John Duffy, Gordon Dryden, Paul Martin, Bru…

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Part 8: Health Concerns and Moving the System Forward 58:04

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Part 8: Health Concerns and Moving the System Forward This episode, Part 8 of 9, focuses on a discussion of healthcare and related health concerns, and culminates into the question of how to move the "system" forward, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. Part 8 features Carolyn Bennett, Hugh Cameron, Jim Coutts, Michael Marzoli…

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Part 7: Social Justice and Aboriginal Issues 58:52

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Part 7: Social Justice and Aboriginal Issues This episode, Part 7 of 9, focuses on a discussion of social justice issues, with a specific highlight of Aboriginal issues, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. Part 7 features Mark Podlasly, Tom Axworthy, Carolyn Bennett, Desiree McGraw, Borys Wrzesnewskyj, John Roberts, Michael Ki…

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Part 6: The Economy ... Continued 37:47

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Part 6: The Economy ... Continued This episode, Part 6 of 9, continues the discussion on economic issues, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. Part 6 features Robert Greenhill, Barry Appleton, Kimon Valaskakis, Robert Richardson, Dennis Mills, Sandford Borins and Jerry Grafstein. We have enhanced the quality of the original aud…

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Part 5: The Economy 52:22

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Part 5: The Economy This episode, Part 5 of 9, features a discussion about economic issues, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. The discussion features John McCallum, Michael Phelps, Dennis Mills, Tom Axworthy and Lorna Marsden. We have enhanced the quality of the original audio as much as possible, and have repurposed the dis…

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Part 4: Internet Issues 28:47

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Part 4: Internet Issues This episode, Part 4 of 9, features a discussion about Internet issues how Canadians were facing the challenges of connectivity in 2002, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. The discussion features Candice Callison, Dennis Mills, Michelle Baert and Carolyn Bennett. We have enhanced the quality of the ori…

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Part 3: Culture, Cohesion and Connecting Canadians 24:34

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Part 3: Culture, Cohesion and Connecting Canadians This episode, Part 3 of 9, features a discussion about how Canadians connect and find cohesion in such a vast geography, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. We have enhanced the quality of the original audio as much as possible, and have repurposed the discussion into this nin…