Hydro 101: How fish navigate dams
Class is in session! The second episode of our new sub-series of the regular Dam! podcast is here. Hydro 101 aims to provide you with a fundamental understanding of hydropower and how it interacts wit...
24 Maj 202420min
Ep.31 Who's in charge around here?
With the hiring of Northwest RiverPartner's newest executive director, Clark Mather, it was only a matter of time before we would introduce him to the Dam! podcast listeners. That time is now. You'll ...
10 Maj 20241h 1min
Ep.30 Live at the USSD 2024 annual conference!
Dam! hit the road and headed to Seattle, Washington, to record this special episode on site at the 2024 US Society on Dams annual conference. We opened up the guest chair to anyone looking for their "...
26 Apr 20241h 18min
Ep.29 Can hydro survive climate change?
Fears of drought, extreme weather, and a future full of uncertainty are not without reason. Climate change is front of mind for many, and reinforced by an onslaught of headlines and social media conte...
12 Apr 20241h 27min
Ep.28 Behind the story of The Grand Promise
On this episode of Dam!, we're joined by Rebekah Anderson, senior manager of communications at Tacoma Public Utilities and author of The Grand Promise. Her award-winning fiction novel captures life du...
29 Mars 202458min
Ep.27 Elementary, my dear Waterpower
To know of hydropower and to love it go hand-in-hand. Today, the challenge is that less and less people actually know much about hydropower at all. The Foundation for Water & Energy Education, or FWEE...
15 Mars 20241h 11min
Ep.26 How hydro powered through the January cold snap
In January of 2024, a blanket of extreme cold and ice was cast over the Northwest. The winter storm presented many threats, and our grid was not immune to them. Despite extremely high energy demand, o...
1 Mars 202452min
Ep.25 "Ask Bob"
Clearwater Power's Bob Pierce is not just their COO–he's also the author of "Ask Bob." In this podcast, we ask Bob what "Ask Bob" is, how he got started answering questions from the community, and rev...
16 Feb 202455min
