Deep Dive: Water (Rebroadcast)




The Takeaway show

Summary: <p>In this Deep Dive, Melissa and Dorian take an in-depth look at water insecurity, access and cleanliness. They start off with <a href="http://serayoung.org/">Sera Young</a>, associate professor anthropology and global health at northwestern University.</p> <p>Then <a href="https://www.josinamorita.com/">Josina Morita</a>, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in Cook County about how the infrastructure bill will aid in improving water systems. </p> <p><a href="https://www.opvp.navajo-nsn.gov/About-Us/Office-of-the-President-and-Vice-President">Jonathan Nez</a>, president of the Navajo Nation and <a href="https://twitter.com/BNBecker?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Bidtah Becker</a>, Associate attorney with the Navajo tribal utility authority join for a discussion of water issues in Indian Country, with a specific focus on Navajo Nation.</p> <p><a href="https://brightmoorconnection.org/">Reverend Roslyn Bouier</a>, executive director of the Brightmoor Connection Client Choice Food Pantry explains how water shut offs affect the citizens of Brightmoor in Detroit, Michigan. </p> <p>And finally <a href="https://www.jtommueller.com/">Tom Mueller</a>, research assistant professor of geography and environmental sustainability at the University of Oklahoma will discuss how water insecurity and plumbing poverty affects rural area. </p> <p>Some music from this episode by:</p> <p>I Think Like Midnight (<a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="http://www.ithinklikemidnight.com/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="http://www.ithinklikemidnight.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-remove-tab-index="true" tabindex="-1">http://www.ithinklikemidnight.com/</a>) &amp; The Sometime Boys (<a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://www.thesometimeboys.com/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://www.thesometimeboys.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-remove-tab-index="true" tabindex="-1">https://www.thesometimeboys.com/</a>)</p>