The Urban Rivers Podcast
1) Author - Libby Hill
Libby Hill wrote the book, The Chicago River a Natural and Unnatural History, which is the go to reading on all things about the Chicago River. On this episode Libby joins Phil in a free-flowing conve...Show More
2) Educator - Fawn Pochel
Fawn Pochel is an educator. In this episode Fawn joins Brett and Phil to discuss the American Indian population in the Chicago region, not only touching on the history of American Indians in Chicago, ...Show More
3) Co-founder Nick Wesley & Urban Rivers Update
Though it may not feel like it here in Chicago, spring is technically almost a month away. You may be wondering what all Urban Rivers does during the winter season and how you can still be involved. I...Show More
4) Chronobiologist - Aaron Schirmer
The holiday season may be over and with that follows the taking down of holiday lights, but for Dr. Aaron Schirmer, a chronobiologist at Northeastern Illinois University, light is a year-round focus. ...Show More
5) Duwamish River Floating Wetlands - Mason Bowles & Nancy Rottle
Mid Coast and West Coast unite! 2,000 miles from Chicago there is another organization working on revitalizing a river using floating wetlands! The University of Washington Green Futures Lab is doing ...Show More
6) Biomatrix Water - Galen Fulford
Galen Fulford is the Managing Director for Biomatrix Water. Urban Rivers has worked closely with Biomatrix Water over the past few years, with Biomatrix Water helping us manufacture, design, and insta...Show More
7) Urban Rivers - Zachary Damato
In this bonus feature Phil and Brett take an episode off and let Urban Rivers Co-founder Zachary Damato take the reins. This audio is from Zachary's 2018 TEDx Talk where he recounts ideas that inspire...Show More
8) Research Biologist - Austin Happel
Fishes? Yep it's fishes. Join this week’s conversation with Shedd Aquarium's, Research Biologist, Austin Happel as we dive into ideal fish habitat in Chicago water ways, and how humans have impacted t...Show More
9) Ornithologist - Edward Warden
Have you heard? Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird is the word! In this episode Brett and Phil welcome on Shedd Aquarium's Conservation Stewardship Coordinator and Chicago Ornithological Society's President, Edwa...Show More
10) Chicago Botanic Garden's - Peter Nagle
In this episode of The Urban Rivers Podcast our resident plant experts or the self-described "plant guys" Phil Nicodemus and Peter Nagle go in depth on the Wild Mile's plant installations, talk the im...Show More