American Shoreline Podcast Network
1,125 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsASPN is the platform for top minds in the coastal and ocean space. Whether your interest is coastal business, policy, science, engineering or advocacy, with ASPN you'll be better prepared, better informed, and better equipped to adapt and thrive. No other platform brings together so many cross-sectional coastal experts. We believe understanding the spectrum of coastal issues and interests is the key to truly thriving on the American shoreline.
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Episodes
American Shoreline Podcast | Florence Follow Up
November 19, 2018 19:06 - 1 hour - 121 MBIn this episode, Peter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham speak with Steve Mercer and Joe Gaughan, residents of Brunswick County, North Carolina. Both work at Steve's company, Coastal Transplants, a dune construction, maintenance, and restoration firm. Hear their stories, and how Hurricane Florence continues to impact the lives of those in its path of destruction. Subjects discussed include: preparing the farm for the storm, historic levels of flooding days after the storm had made landfall; the...
Sea Change | The Whale Guitar
November 15, 2018 13:41 - 1 hour - 119 MBJenna Valente sits down with Jen Long, Founder of The Whale Guitar Project, an organization dedicated to protecting Earth's oceans and whales by raising awareness of man-made threats and inspiring audiences to take impactful action. The the core of their outreach is the Whale Guitar - a custom electric guitar hand carved to resemble a whale. Jenna and Jen discuss how the idea to create the Whale Guitar came about, how Jen was inspired to become an advocate, and how music can be used to inspir...
American Shoreline Podcast | Veterans Day Special Show
November 12, 2018 23:20 - 1 hour - 109 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham sit down for a special show in honor of America's veterans. Throughout America's history, our armed forces have intersected with the shoreline - to defend the homeland from attack, to leave the homeland for war "overseas", and to return again, god willing. On this show Peter and Tyler look at some of the numbers of equipment and people at left America though its ports during the years of World War II. Its incredible. Other subjects discussed include: ASPN...
American Shoreline Podcast | ASBPA Conference Special Round Table Edition
November 07, 2018 15:46 - 56 minutes - 104 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham wrap up the ASBPA National Conference with a special round table edition. Peter and Tyler are joined by: Rob Nixon, host of ASPN's Next Well podcast; Dolan Eversole, Waikiki Beach Management Coordinator through the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program; Liz Skree Ecosystems Communications Manager for the Environmental Defense Fund; Taylor Zimmerman, ASBPA award winner and student from the Stevens Institute of Technology; Corey Aitken, student and...
Local Control | Scott Jones on Protecting the Galveston Bay
November 07, 2018 14:53 - 55 minutes - 101 MBPeter A. Ravella sits down with Scott Jones, Galveston Bay Foundation Director of Advocacy. Scott has been with GBF since September 2008. Previously, Scott worked for eight years at the Galveston Bay Estuary Program and on water quality issues for four years at TCEQ-Austin and the Galveston County Health District. As Environmental Policy and Outreach Specialist, Scott provides education and outreach on the importance of freshwater inflows to Galveston Bay, ensuring that diverse stakeholder gr...
American Shoreline Podcast | Professor Emeritus Paul Komar from the ASBPA National Conference
November 05, 2018 18:27 - 1 hour - 134 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Paul Komar, emeritus Professor of Oceanography at Oregon State University, where he has been on the faculty since 1970. He received a M.S. degree in Geology at the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Professor Komar's research interests have focused primarily on coastal processes, including investigations of wave-induced nearshore currents and the resulting transport of beach sedi...
Next Swell | Former Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas Jerry Patterson
November 01, 2018 15:38 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBRob Nixon sits down with former Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas Jerry Patterson to discuss the Texas Coast. Subjects discussed include: Jerry career of public service and 12 years as Land Commissioner; the Open Beaches Act and violations in Surfside and Galveston; Hurricane Rita and the infamous “condemnation letter” to property owners who ended up with homes on the wrong side of LOV; challenges to the rolling easement of the OBA in Brennan and Severance Cases; the Texas Supr...
American Shoreline Podcast | Pregaming the ASBPA Conference with Derek Brockbank
October 31, 2018 05:15 - 1 hour - 94 MBHours before the start of the ASBPA National Conference, Peter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham sit down with Derek Brockbank for an exclusive preview of the coming day's events. Subjects discussed: the history of ASBPA and the National Conference; the Certified Coastal Professionals short courses; and, the conference's forecasted highlights!
American Shoreline Podcast | The Coastal Engineer's Perspective with Michael Poff
October 29, 2018 13:26 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Michael Poff, President of Coastal Engineering Consultants, and host of the Podcast for Building Beaches Better on ASPN. Subject discussed include: Michael's plans for his new show on ASPN (P4B^3); trends in coastal engineering and how the profession can be better; an update on the Charlotte County, FL beach project; and Michael's thoughts on the future of coastal engineering.
Local Control | Louisiana Resiliency with Pat Forbes
October 26, 2018 16:08 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBPeter A. Ravella launches Local Control with Pat Forbes, the Executive Director of the Louisiana Office of Community Development (LA SAFE), the state's community resiliency program with a budget of $100 million from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Subjects discussed include: Pat's coastal background, the state of the LA coast, and the extent to which land loss is an emergent issue, the importance of coastal and community resiliency and, what other states can learn from Lou...
The Beach Shack | Ode to a Beach House
October 24, 2018 14:24 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBIn the first episode of the Beach Shack, Tyler Buckingham chats with Don Scanlin, a real estate expert with more than 25 years experience in acquisition, development, and sale of commercial properties in his role as an independent real estate investor. His current investments include a diverse portfolio of commercial and recreational properties located in the Western U.S. Don ownes a family beach house on Solimar Beach, California. Subjects discussed: Don's family history on Solimar Beach; pr...
American Shoreline Podcast | News of the Weird and Other Flotsam and Jetsam
October 22, 2018 20:14 - 1 hour - 107 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are excited to return to the ASPN airwaves, feeling refreshed and invigorated from respective vacations. Subjects discussed: news of the weird on the American Shoreline; Pacific Grove to decide on future of short-term rentals with Measure M; St Augustine Florida's Tax collector working to keep up with vacation rental boom; Santa Barbara County Supervisors to consider Coastal Commission changes to county cannabis ordinance; the power of Hurricane Willa and...
Sea Change | Kickoff Show with Tim Dillingham
October 17, 2018 14:11 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBJenna Valente welcomes Tim Dillingham for the Sea Change podcast inaugural show. Tim is the Executive Director of the American Littoral Society, making him both an excellent first guest for the Sea Change, and Jenna's boss. Subject discussed: Tim’s background, inspirations, and motivations; American Littoral Society’s background and insights gained from running the organization; and, conservation gains and challenges seen over the years, advice for others looking to pursue a similar role, and...
American Shoreline Podcast | The Economics of The Edge with Dan Martin
October 15, 2018 13:08 - 1 hour - 96 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Dan Martin, host of the new Next Gen Waterfronts coastal economics podcast on ASPN. Dan works directly with clients assisting them and their planning teams to determine the best mix of land uses at a site and to determine and project the market demand and financial outcomes for those specific land uses at the site over time. Subject discussed: what will the next generation of beach users look for at the shoreline; the Millennials are the lar...
The Next Swell | Historic Supreme Court Decision Deep Dive
October 12, 2018 16:05 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBFor the first episode of The Next Swell Podcast, Rob Nixon welcomes two outstanding guests to talk about the blockbuster Martin's Beach Supreme Court decision. Angela Howe is the Legal Director of the Surfrider Foundation. Sarah Damron manages over 30 Surfrider chapters across the American Shoreline. This episode is a deep dive into the case and what the future may hold for Martin's Beach.
American Shoreline Podcast | Fish Stories with Robert E. Jones
October 08, 2018 13:05 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Robert E. Jones, Director of the Gulf of Mexico region for the Environmental Defense Fund's Oceans Program, and host of the Catch Curve podcast of ASPN. Subjects discussed include: Robert's background and connection to the coast; the meaning of "catch curve"; red tide in FL; emerging trends in fisheries management; and, the great migration happening beneath the water.
Sea Change Podcast Trailer
October 05, 2018 22:37 - 1 minute - 3.43 MBJenna Valente introduces the brand new Sea Change Podcast on ASPN, a show dedicated to telling the story of coastal advocacy and the people to dedicate their lives to protecting our oceans and shorelines.
American Shoreline Podcast | Special Supreme Court Edition
October 02, 2018 18:52 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBPeter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham sit down for a special edition of ASP to discuss the ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court declining to take the Martins Beach case.
American Shoreline Podcast | Derek Brockbank
October 01, 2018 03:46 - 1 hour - 91 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Derek Brockbank to introduce The Capitol Beach, Derek's podcast focused on federal shoreline policy. Subjects discussed include: the upcoming ASBPA national conference; Derek's vision for The Capitol Beach; federal coastal policy trends; the state of the relationship between coastal states and the feds; and, can we afford to live on the coast and maintain our shorelines.
American Shoreline Podcast | Jenna Valente Talks Advocacy
September 24, 2018 12:57 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Jenna Valente of the Littoral Society and host of the Sea Change Podcast on ASPN. Subject discussed: Jenna's plan for her show; growing up in a Coast Guard family and splitting childhood memories between Maine and Hawaii; what issues are important in the advocacy community; repeal and replace of the Federal Ocean Policy; offshore energy, including O&G and wind; and, California Surfing Day enshrined into law.
American Shoreline Podcast | Opening Thoughts on Hurricanes
September 16, 2018 18:10 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBWith Hurricane Florence in the news, Peter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham share their thoughts on the important role storms play on the American Shoreline. Subjects discussed include: post-storm increases in coastal real estate values; hurricane impacts on coastal community socio-economics; the challenges of local governance before and after disasters strike; local control of shoreline management; and, the federal government's role in insurance, pre-disaster mitigation/investment, and FEMA a...
American Shoreline Podcast | Announcing New Shows
September 08, 2018 22:52 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham announce some of the new shows and hosts coming to ASPN, discuss how CNT and ASPN can add value to the coverage of the 2018 hurricane season, and talk about recent research papers documenting how coastal real estate markets are adjusting to a changing climate and rising seas.
The Beach Shack Trailer
September 07, 2018 18:05 - 1 minute - 2.39 MBIntroducing The Beach Shack, the newest ASPN show covering the fascinating world of coastal real estate. Where are hottest and coldest coastal markets, and what’s driving them? How does coastal flood insurance work? How are AirBnB, HomeAway, and the other short-term rental companies changing coastal communities across America? And, what are beach communities doing about it? We are excited to explore these questions and more with industry's thought leaders.
ASPN Labor Day Kickoff | The Endless Summer Show
September 02, 2018 16:23 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBPeter A. Ravella and Tyler Buckingham launch the American Shoreline Podcast with an introduction to Coastal News Today and ASPN and think about the most important coastal news stories from summer. Subject discussed: the proliferation of plastic straw bans across coastal America; the growing awareness of sea level rise and climate change; the awesome power of the Hawaiian volcano eruption; ongoing tensions between the public and private interests on the beach; and, the red tide and Blue Green ...
American Shoreline Podcast Network Trailer
August 29, 2018 17:08 - 2 minutes - 4.05 MBWelcome aboard! The American Shoreline Podcast Network is where thought-leaders from across the coastal space - from shipping and engineering to policy and tourism - discuss the latest developments that affect you, your business, or your property.