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H2OMG!

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A podcast all about WATER & all the ways it touches our lives from Fort Worth Water!

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YardSmart: Fall 2023!

August 16, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

Join us as we discuss the upcoming Fall YardSmart at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens on September 16, 2023!   Find out more about YardSmart and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yardsmart-fall-2023-tickets-678122100457  

YardSmart en Español: Otoño 2023

August 16, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MB

Escucha este podcast e infórmate de lo que los expertos estarán hablando durante el seminario ‘YardSmart en Español.’  Si tienes planeado plantar árboles, compostar tus verduras o poner un sistema de riego eficiente en casa no te lo puedes perder.   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yardsmart-en-espanol-otono-2023-tickets-678096544017  

Drippy’s Drive-In: Ponyo

July 13, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB

On this episode we’re discussing Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece (and movie with a lot of water) Ponyo!  H2OMG is an AWARD WINNING podcast brought to you by Fort Worth Water’s Customer Engagement and Conservation groups. Join us as we explore how water makes it possible! If you have a question and you'd like us to answer it on the podcast, email us! We can be reached at [email protected]. Thanks and we hope you enjoy! Remember to subscribe!   OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @Fwwater  / @Fw...

Water Wheels!

June 29, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MB

What exactly IS a water wheel? Join John-Michael as he sits down with Avery and Nixa from Fort Worth’s Code & Environmental to talk about Keep Fort Worth Beautiful’s water wheel project! Find out even more than you heard in this podcast about water wheels and donate to make the water wheels happen here: www.fortworthtexas.gov/waterwheel Read an article about the water wheels from our 2020 Annual Water Quality Report: https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/files/assets/public/water/documents/water-...

H2Omigos: Seattle Public Utilities

March 02, 2022 15:33 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MB

Need more Pearl Jam talk in your water podcast? Well we’ve got the perfect episode for you! On this episode we talk with Katie Dillon and Ellen Pepin-Cato from Seattle Public Utilities about Seattle’s unique water situation, coffee, and all the great things to do in their wonderful city!   Fort Worth Water’s Annual Water Quality Report https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/files/assets/public/water/documents/water-quality-reports/water-quality-report-2020.pdf Seattle Public Utilities’ Annual W...

Yeehaw, Partners! It‘s the Holiday Grease Roundup 2021!

November 19, 2021 16:38 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MB

Yeehaw, partners! It’s time for the Holiday Grease Roundup! Join us as we talk with Fort Worth’s Code Compliance Department about the importance of NEVER washing fats, oils, or grease down your drains! We’ll tell you exactly how to dispose of it properly so you don’t clog your drains and end up with an expensive repair bill. Defend Your Drains - North Texas http://defendyourdrainsnorthtexas.com/holiday-grease-roundup/index.html Code Compliance Drop Off Sites https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/...

H2OMG Plays D&D MEGASODE!

August 18, 2021 13:00 - 3 hours - 289 MB

Well met, traveler! Have a seat here by the roadside and listen to my tale. In ages long past, during an era lost in the mists of time (i.e. Summer 2019), H2OMG went on an incredible water conservation-based Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Our heroes solved the horrific mystery of the sanitary sewer overflows in the fabled city of Waterdeep and saved several citizens from a fate worse than death (i.e. overwatering their lawns)! Now it's 2021 and we've used the most powerful arcane magic to we...

Quest for the Lake Worth Monster: MEGASODE!

August 11, 2021 15:09 - 2 hours - 195 MB

Even though nobody asked for this, we have FINALLY combined all 4 episodes of our "famous" Quest for the Lake Worth Monster miniseries into one mega episode or "MEGASODE"! Now you can listen to the full quest from start to finish in one convenient episode. You know how on, like, Happy Days or Facts of Life, they would do an episode that was just clips from other old episodes? Well that's what this is. Enjoy! This episode also includes the ultra-rare episode we recorded at the 2019 Monster ...

TRASH BASH: Bashing Trash with KFWB & TRWD!

August 04, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MB

On this episode of H2OMG we sit down with Keep Fort Worth Beautiful and Tarrant Regional Water District to talk all about LITTER and its effect on our environment. Hear about fun and safe ways to get out there and clean up the litter in the Fort Worth community or wherever you live! Thanks to Avery Pesek from Keep Fort Worth Beautiful and Hermilo Muñoz from Tarrant Regional Water District for coming on the show!   Keep Fort Worth Beautiful https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/code-...

Papermaking with Laura Post

July 21, 2021 15:16 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MB

On today’s episode of H2OMG I take a trip to the studio of local papermaker and printmaker, Laura Post. And if you’re wondering what papermaking has to do with water, well don’t worry because we cover that pretty early in our talk, and, as it turns out, water is pretty important to papermaking.  Laura has also been experimenting with making paper from plants that are considered invasive in our North Texas environment, and you know we here at H2OMG are all about getting rid of non-native pla...

Drippy's Drive-In: JAWS (1975)

July 13, 2021 13:54 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MB

Duunnn dunnn…duuuunnnn duun…duuunnnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn dunnnn!! We’re gonna need a bigger podcast! Join Michele, John-Michael, and Gilbert from the Fort Worth Public Library as we celebrate 2021’s Shark Week by discussing the mother of all shark movies: JAWS!  Have you always wanted to hear detailed critiques of the mayor of Amity Island’s sea-themed blazers? Have you always wanted to hear a mediocre Robert Shaw impression? Have you always wondered ...

Drippy's Drive-In: Titanic (1997)

June 18, 2021 16:30 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

On today’s episode of H2OMG, we discuss 1997’s Titanic (runtime: 195 minutes), starring Billy Zane and Kathy Bates! Join Michele, John-Michael, and returning guest, Gilbert Smith from the Fort Worth Public Library, as we discuss the greatest villain in movie history...WATER! Also, plenty of discussion on wigs, spit takes, and class disparity in the early twentieth century! H2OMG is brought to you by Fort Worth Water’s Customer Engagement and Conservation groups. Join us as we explore how wa...

Take Back Meds: Spring 2021

March 24, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MB

Join us as we talk about proper disposal of meds with Samantha St. John from Cook Children's Hospital and Lisa Sullivan from the DEA! Do you have unwanted or expired medicine just sitting around? Dispose of it the proper and safe way at the Take Back Meds event! This year's Take Back Meds in Fort Worth is taking place on April 24th from 10am to 2pm and you can visit www.takebackday.dea.gov for a list of drop-off locations. Event Info www.takebackday.dea.gov Year Round Disposal www.meddrop...

Drippy's Drive-In: Waterworld (1995)

November 11, 2020 17:46 - 1 hour - 94.1 MB

On today’s episode of H2OMG, we talk with Gilbert Smith, a Customer Service Supervisor at the Fort Worth Public Library all about the GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE, Waterworld. All the movies we cover on Drippy’s Drive-In episodes of H2OMG have a lot of water in them, but I don’t think it’s crazy to say that this one has the most. It’s going to be hard to top it anyway. So sit back, relax, grab your harpoon, and take a trip back in time with us to 1995, a time of Virtual Boys, Nickelodeon’s Gak...

Halloween H2O(20): Water in Horror Movies

October 28, 2020 14:09 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MB

It’s the scariest time of the year (for LOTS of reasons!) and we’re talking about water in horror movies! Join us as we discuss 4 scary and water-filled movies: Solo (not the Star Wars one), Shark Lake, The Mermaid’s Curse, and Last Breath. Listeners be warned, our reviews contain basically nothing but SPOILERS. We just can’t help it. (Pssssst! Bruce Willis was dead the whole time.) SEE! So grab a spooky glass of water, make yourself comfortable, and listen as we watch these extremely scar...

TakeBack Meds 2020

October 14, 2020 16:06 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MB

The TakeBack Meds program is a safe, convenient, and legal way to get rid of unwanted or expired medications. All the locations listed below will be set up on October 24th, 2020 to receive your unwanted/expired medications from 10am to 2pm. Walmart Parking Lot | 8401 Anderson Blvd. 76120 Northwest Police Division | 4651 N. Main St. 76106 Walgreens Pharmacy | 3809 E. Belknap St. 76111 North Police Division | 8755 N. Riverside Dr. 76244 Walmart Parking Lot | 7451 McCart Ave. 76133 West P...

YardSmart Virtual Gardening Seminar Live Broadcast Audio (Spanish)

September 16, 2020 14:53 - 1 hour - 136 MB

Check out the audio of the Spanish portion of our YardSmart Virtual Gardening Seminar live broadcast from 9/12/2020! Video of the broadcast can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVUFMvHy060 For more information on YardSmart or anything conservation-related, please visit our website at www.savefortworthwater.org. If you have a question and you'd like us to answer it on the podcast, email us! We can be reached at [email protected]. Thanks and we hope you enjoy! Remember t...

YardSmart Virtual Gardening Seminar Live Broadcast Audio (English)

September 15, 2020 16:45 - 1 hour - 137 MB

Check out the audio of the English portion of our YardSmart Virtual Gardening Seminar live broadcast from 9/12/2020! Video of the broadcast can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK7LyGCcRLY For more information on YardSmart or anything conservation-related, please visit our website at www.savefortworthwater.org. If you have a question and you'd like us to answer it on the podcast, email us! We can be reached at [email protected]. Thanks and we hope you enjoy! Remember t...

YardSmart Virtual Gardening Seminar: September 12, 2020

August 25, 2020 14:20 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MB

On this episode of H2OMG we’re talking about our virtual gardening conference, YardSmart, coming up on September 12! We’ve been doing YardSmart for over 10 years and this is the first time it will be completely virtual, but you’ll still get the same quality gardening advice and information all for FREE! The English portion of the conference will take place on September 12 from 9am-11am CST and the Spanish portion will take place right after from 11am-1pm. Facebook Event: https://www.facebo...

All in the Drop Family!

August 12, 2020 20:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MB

On today’s episode we talk about a fun, month-long social media campaign we created about the adventures of the Drop Family and their journey to lower their water bill by saving water. They find all kinds of useful tips that you can try at home to help lower your water bill. H2OMG is brought to you by Fort Worth Water’s Customer Engagement and Conservation groups. Join us as we explore how water makes it possible! If you have a question and you'd like us to answer it on the podcast, email ...

Water Music with Rita from Fort Worth Public Library!

July 16, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MB

On today’s episode of H2OMG, we talk with Rita Alfaro, a music librarian at the Fort Worth Public Library all about water music. And if you thought I could go a whole episode without mentioning Creedence Clearwater Revival, boy were you wrong! Rita and I discuss the unique job of a music librarian and all the awesome (and virtual) events happening all the time at the Fort Worth Public Library. If you don’t follow them on Facebook already, you really should. Just search Fort Worth Public Lib...

Water Safety w/ FWDPC!

June 22, 2020 17:39 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MB

Summer is here and that can mean long days at the pool, lake, or beach! Make sure you’re prepared to practice water safety! Join us as we discuss water safety tips and online SwimSafe classes with Chelsea Miller, the Executive Director of the Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition. Check out their online schedule and find out more info about the FWDPC here: https://fwdpc.org/ FWDPC Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fwdpc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fwdpc Also, check o...

Sprinkler Spruce Up: LIVE Ask the Experts Q&A!

June 03, 2020 20:07 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MB

We present to you the first ever LIVE episode of H2OMG! Well, it’s not live to you. You’re listening to a recording, BUT it is a recording of a Facebook LIVE we did on 5/29/20 where two of our experts on irrigation, Jimmy Burgdorf and Fernando Morales, answer any and all questions you have about irrigation systems. We are also proud to say that this is our first ever bilingual episode! We answered all questions in both English & Spanish. So if you’ve got a sprinkler system in your lawn, we...

Conserving Water at Home, Featuring Lorena!

May 13, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MB

Lorena and John-Michael hit “the streets” to talk with people about how they conserve water at home! You may remember Lorena from episode 12, The Next Generation of Water Hero. Lorena is Hilda’s daughter, and you may remember Hilda from a bunch of episodes including the one we just did on the Mandy Moore movie, 47 Meters Down.  Lorena had a day off from school last October and she wanted to roam the streets with a microphone to find out how people save water at home. It was a great idea th...

H2OMG Drippy's Drive-In: 47 Meters Down

April 29, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MB

On Drippy’s Drive-In episodes of H2OMG we talk about movies that feature water prominently. And this week’s movie has the most water per capita of ANY movie we’ve covered so far, I GUARANTEE IT! The movie we discuss is 47 Meters Down starring Mandy Moore and a bunch of other people we didn’t bother to look up! Almost the entire movie takes place underwater when Mandy Moore and her sister get trapped 47 meters below the surface of the ocean (hence the title) in a shark cage and they’re runni...

Drippy's Drive-In: DUNE (1984)

April 15, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MB

On Drippy’s Drive-In episodes of H2OMG we talk about movies that feature water prominently. Well this week’s movie has almost no water in it at all, which means that WATER IS SUPER IMPORTANT! The movie we discuss is, of course, David Lynch’s Dune from 1984, starring Kyle MacLachlan and Kyle MacLachlan’s hair! For those of you keeping track at home of how many times we mention his hair, let me just tell you that we lost count but the numbers are in the double digits. Water is so important in...

H2Omigos: San Antonio Water System

April 01, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MB

On this episode we talk with Daniel Vargas, the senior communications specialist from the San Antonio Water System. We talk about San Antonio’s unique water situation and all the different ways to remember the Alamo.  All the H2Omigos we’ve chatted with so far are water departments that we interact with all the time on twitter. If you don’t follow us or SAWS on twitter, you really should. Water twitter is a wonderful, positive, and extremely fun part of twitter, a website famous for not alw...

H2Omigos: NYC Water

March 18, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MB

On this episode we talk with Kerri Grinnage, the Digital Media Specialist from NYC Water about authentic New York pizza, east coast vs west coast rap, and New York’s famous tap water. Also, stay until the end to find out Kerri’s favorite Beastie Boy. Also, if you’re one of our H2Omigos and you interact with us on Twitter all the time and you’re wondering “why hasn’t he called me?” Don’t worry! I’ll be reaching out to more H2Omigos soon! We want to know what working in water is like where yo...

H2Omigos: North East Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD)

March 04, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MB

On today’s episode, we talk with John Gonzalez, the Communications Manager from the North East Ohio Regional Sewer District. We talk about their hilarious and unique voice they’ve created for their twitter and the notoriety they’ve gained from it. We also talk about how many professional wrestlers follow them on twitter. The answer is zero. How many professional wrestlers follow us on twitter, you ask? Two. That’s right. Special shout out to John Cena and Asuka, the Empress of Tomorrow. Asuk...

YardSmart 2020!

March 03, 2020 18:34 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MB

This episode is all about our spring YardSmart 2020! It’s happening March 7th, 2020 and it’s absolutely FREE! YardSmart is all about being smart in your yard with plants and water. It’s focused on native plants and features presentations by several local horticultural experts. This year our English presentations are happening at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens and the Spanish presentations are happening at the Botanic Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) right next door! If you are listening t...

Drippy's Drive-In: Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

February 19, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MB

On Drippy’s Drive-In episodes we talk about movies that have something to do with water. Well can you guess what has more water than the ocean? NOTHING, that’s what. Listen as Michele and John-Michael discuss ALL the water in Marlon Brando’s Mutiny on the Bounty! What did Marlon Brando stuff in his ears so that he couldn’t hear his co-star’s lines? What kinds of food did Marlon Brando have flown in to Tahiti for his massive parties? How many pairs of pants did Marlon Brando split during fil...

Field Trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History!

February 05, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MB

Let’s take a trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History! On this episode we talk with Rebecca Reed, the Manager of the museum’s Outreach department, and Laura Leckman, the Assistant Manager of Outreach, all about water and the amazing outreach programs they offer on water. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a lively discussion on water, daylilies, and jam. Speaking of jam, Laura gave us a really great recipe on red wine rosemary fig jam and we’re going to share that with you. So stay tu...

Drippy's Drive-In: Batman Begins

January 22, 2020 12:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB

On Drippy’s Drive-In episodes we talk about movies that have something to do with water. This episode is all about Batman Begins and it’s FILLED with spoilers so make sure to watch it if you haven’t already. Find out amazing things about this movie like, the runtime, how many Bags of Popcorn we rate it, and how to protect yourself from a villain trying to use a giant microwave on a train to vaporize your water supply! You know, useful stuff. H2OMG is brought to you by Fort Worth Water’s Cu...

Hydrogeology with Dr. Robert Mace

January 08, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MB

On today’s episode of H2OMG, we talk with Dr. Robert Mace, the Interim Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a Professor of Practice in the Department of Geography at Texas State University. Robert has over 30 years of experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, stakeholder processes, and water policy. Robert has a B.S. in Geophysics and an M.S. in Hydrology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a Ph.D. in Hy...

Holiday Special: Season of Giving!

December 11, 2019 16:06 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MB

It’s the season of giving and we wanted to highlight some of the ways you can give back to the Fort Worth community. First we talk with Marie Francis, the Human Services Manager for Community Action Partners. CAP has a ton of programs to serve people in Tarrant County, too many to mention here, but you can find a list of them, their requirements, and how to apply on their website at http://fortworthtexas.gov/cap/. Marie also talks in detail about a few of these programs, including our water...

EP 19: Log Cabin Village People Part II

November 27, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes - 59 MB

Travel back in time with us (AGAIN!) as we visit Fort Worth’s own Log Cabin Village to talk about the importance of water to Texas pioneers in the late 1800’s! In this second part, Shae Adams, the Assistant Historic Site Supervisor takes us on a tour of the Log Cabin Village. We also learn about historical candle making, blacksmithing, textiles,and smuggling! Thanks very much to Shae Adams, Chuck (the textiles guy), Larry (the blacksmith), and Kevin (the doctoral student) for talking with u...

EP 18: Log Cabin Village People Part I

November 21, 2019 18:12 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MB

Travel back in time with us as we visit Fort Worth’s own Log Cabin Village to talk about the importance of water to Texas pioneers in the late 1800’s! In this first part we talk with Shae Adams, the Assistant Historic Site Supervisor about the history of the Log Cabin Village, the importance of clean, readily available water to Texas Pioneers, and what got her interested in this period of history. Thanks very much to Shae Adams and everyone at the Log Cabin Village for showing us around and...

EP 17: Taste & Odor Test in SMELL-O-VISION!

November 06, 2019 12:15 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MB

On this episode of H2OMG, we take a trip down to our Environmental Lab and visit some water taste testers. Yes, you read that right!! I’ll bet you didn’t know we have water taste testers! We’re breaking some new podcasting ground here by having you listen to people taste and smell things! Smell along with John-Michael as he bumbles around the lab and tries not to drop the beakers! A huge thanks to our taste and odor testers for letting John-Michael come in multiple times and doing a terrib...

EP 16: Halloween H2O (Water in Horror Movies)

October 31, 2019 12:15 - 1 hour - 96.6 MB

Do you like our podcast but think that we need a ton of printer noises in the background? Well you’re in luck because, boy, have we solved that problem! Are printer noises really spooky to you? Then this episode may be too spooky because it features a lot of them. It also features us talking about several horror movies with water as a theme! We talk about The Ring, La Llorona, What Lies Beneath, Poltergeist (the original, not the garbage remake), and SECRET MYSTERY MOVIE! Please enjoy thes...

BONUS EP: Lake Worth Monster Bash 2019!

October 28, 2019 17:13 - 9 minutes - 13 MB

Check out some stories about the Lake Worth Monster from people who visited our booth at the Lake Worth Monster Bash on October 26th! Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth and thanks for telling us your stories! Thanks and we hope you enjoy! Remember to subscribe! OUR SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @Fwwater  / @Fwagua Facebook: Fort Worth Water  / Fort Worth Agua Instagram: @SaveFWwater YouTube: http://bit.ly/fwwyoutube Music Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkXhvmc6PVU

EP 15: Imagine a Day Without Water (But WITH Zombie Skittles)

October 23, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MB

Can you Imagine a Day Without Water? We can and it’s NOT pretty. October 23rd is Imagine a Day Without Water and we wanted to acknowledge that by getting together with some people who have to imagine all sorts of horrible things for a living: our colleagues in the Office of Emergency Management! Listen as we #ValueWater by imagining having to do without it! A huge thanks to Kristen & Fletcher for coming in and chatting with us about disasters, talking about Dolly Parton, and for eating th...

Quest for the Lake Worth Monster Part IV: Southern Fried Bigfoot

October 21, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MB

The Quest for the Lake Worth Monster comes to an end and the secret is finally revealed! BUT FIRST, we talk to Sean Whitley, the director of the amazing documentary, Southern Fried Bigfoot, about his movie and what inspired him to make it. Southern Fried Bigfoot is available on Amazon Prime: http://bit.ly/sfbh2omg ALSO, come to the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge on October 26th from 10am-3pm for the Trails and Treats featuring the Lake Worth Monster Bash! We’ll have a table set up for ...

Quest for the Lake Worth Monster Part III: The Legend Continues

October 16, 2019 12:15 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MB

In this episode I talk with Craig Woolheater from the Texas Bigfoot Research Center and www.cryptomundo.com about how the Lake Worth Monster helped inspire his life-long love of cryptozoology. Not only a fan of monsters, Craig is also a huge fan of water conservation and stewardship, so we talk a lot about that. A MONSTROUS thanks to Craig Woolheater for taking the time to meet me at the Nature Center and talk about monsters. Check out the Texas Bigfoot Research Center’s Facebook page. (htt...

Quest for the Lake Worth Monster Part II: One Small Step for a Monster

October 09, 2019 12:06 - 12 minutes - 16.3 MB

John-Michael continues his hunt for the ever-elusive Lake Worth Monster in the second episode of our Quest for the Lake Worth Monster miniseries! This episode features dramatic readings from Sallie Ann Clarke’s definitive book, The Lake Worth Monster of Greer Island, Ft. Worth, Texas, expertly performed by our conservation specialist, Jillian North. ALSO, come to the Fort Worth Nature center & Refuge on October 26th from 10am-3pm for the Trails and Treats featuring the Lake Worth Monster B...

Quest for the Lake Worth Monster Part I: Let the Quest Begin!

October 02, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 57 MB

John-Michael is on the trail of the Lake Worth Monster! Come along as he finally closes this mysterious, 50-year-old case.   In this episode, we visit Michelle Villafranca at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge to get started on our investigation!   ALSO, come to the Fort Worth Nature center & Refuge on October 26th from 10am-3pm for the Trails and Treats featuring the Lake Worth Monster Bash! We’ll have a table set up for the podcast and we want to hear and record YOUR monster stories...

EP 14: Take Back Meds

September 25, 2019 13:00 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MB

On this episode we talk with David Simmons from the city’s Code Compliance/Solid Waste and Amanda Robbins from the Fort Worth Safe Communities Coalition about the Take Back Meds program and the importance of NOT flushing unwanted medications or throwing them in the trash.  You can visit www.takebackday.dea.gov or www.meddropbox.org for more information on Take Back events and permanent dropoff locations. A huge thanks to David Simmons and Amanda Robbins for taking the time to come and talk...

EP 13: Hippo Poop!

September 09, 2019 15:39 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MB

On this wild episode, we take a trip to the Fort Worth Zoo to talk about all the ways a zoo uses water! (Spoiler alert: there are a lot of them!)   A huge thanks to John Drummond, the Fort Worth Zoo’s Life Support Systems Supervisor, for taking the time to talk with us and show us around!   See below for all the links to their social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FortWorthZoo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fortworthzoo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortworthzoo/   ...

H2OMG Plays D&D - Episode 3: Maul Madness!

August 02, 2019 12:59 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

Welcome to H2OMG Plays D&D! This four part miniseries explores water conservation and stewardship in the incredible world of Dungeons & Dragons! The adventure concludes in this fourth episode! Our heroes have vanquished some mysteriously magical rats and continue even deeper into the sewers of Waterdeep. Will they make it out alive? Listen and find out! Listen to episodes 0, 1, and 2 first to meet the characters and get caught up on the story! A HUGE thanks to our dungeon master, Mike! We...

H2OMG Plays D&D - Episode 2: Into The Sewers

July 31, 2019 13:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

Welcome to H2OMG Plays D&D! This four part miniseries explores water conservation and stewardship in the incredible world of Dungeons & Dragons! The adventure continues in this third episode! Our heroes find themselves deep in the sewers of Waterdeep trying to discover the source of a mysterious sanitary sewer overflow. What will they find around the next dark corner? Listen to episodes 0 and 1 first to meet the characters and get caught up on the story! A HUGE thanks to our dungeon maste...

H2OMG Plays D&D - Episode 1: Trolltide Trouble!

July 29, 2019 12:58 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MB

Welcome to H2OMG Plays D&D! This four part miniseries explores water conservation and stewardship in the incredible world of Dungeons & Dragons! This second episode is where the adventure begins! Our heroes, who all work for different departments of the City of Waterdeep, meet and delve into the sewers to investigate the cause of a mysterious sanitary sewer overflow and educate some orcs on the city’s watering schedule along the way! If you haven’t listened to Episode 0 yet, give it a try!...

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