Hot & Bothered: a climate podcast

Jorge Bogantes Montero on the many benefits of boosting biodiversity of DC’s Anacostia River

Seeing a river otter trotting around the National Mall is cute, but predators like otters returning to the region is also an indicator of the Anacostia River’s improving health! This week, we are back in DC speaking with Jorge Bogantes Montero, Natural Resources Specialist at the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS). He explains to us how the various restoration, reforestation, and educational activities AWS leads are having an outsized impact. From planting wild rice in the marshes, to propagating freshwater mussels, to invasive plant management—listen in to hear all about the amazing progress being made to boost biodiversity along the Anacostia, ultimately improving the health of the watershed and surrounding communities.
Oh! And if you’re local, you can join their discovery boat tours, trash pickups, mussel surveys, and paddling excursions (see events calendar link below).
You can find Jorge on LinkedIn and learn more about the Anacostia Watershed Society here.
Resources:
-          Anacostia River Cameras Show Native Wildlife Returning | DCist (includes pics!)
-          North American River Otter Spotted Near the Tidal Basin | DCist (includes pics!)
-          Climate Change Is Hurting River Water Quality | Maryland Today  
-          Anacostia Watershed Society - Events Calendar
 
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Alex Dileo on Advocating for Biodiversity in Your Own Yard and Community

Launching into our series about the importance of Biodiversity in our cities, we are joined by Alex Dileo, Founding Board Chair of the Intown Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society. Alex brings her passion and patience learned from her own yard to grow a group of Atlantans who are interested in spreading native plant knowledge, appreciation, and protection. Listen to learn how to join or create a similar group in your own community.
 
Follow Alex on Instagram and on LinkedIn. Find out more about Georgia Native Plant Society on their website.   

Liz Cahill finds old things new homes in SF

On our last episode on sustainable design, Liz Cahill shares with us the wonder of clothing swaps and takes us on a tour de force of BuyNothing groups in San Francisco.
Follow Liz on LinkedIn or Instagram.
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Resources:
Double Vision Thrift
Buy Nothing No Rules San Francisco
Free Clothing San Francisco
Fancy Free SF
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Liz Cahill on turning trash to wearable treasure in SF

On our San Francisco stop on sustainable design, we have our first of two episodes with Liz Cahill, co-founder of Decentered Arts! Join us as Liz takes on on her upcycling journey, from her frugal origins to becoming a trash fashion icon. If you just touch the trash, you too may find love and community.
Follow Liz on LinkedIn or Instagram and the Piles Collective on Instagram.
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Resources:
https://www.instagram.com/jeremyxsalazar/
https://www.instagram.com/pilesofsanfrancisco
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Heather Jauregui Shares the Oversized Impact of Sustainable Design on DC Public Schools

Sustainable design is no stranger to the DC Public School system! In our second episode on sustainable design, we bring in Heather Jauregui, Director of Sustainability at design firm Perkins Eastman, to share the work her firm has been doing to rebuild, revitalize, and renovate at least 14 DC public school buildings since the district dedicated $4 billion in 2007 to make its facilities healthier, more energy efficient, and sound. Come explore the far-reaching effects of “net positive education.”
You can find Heather on LinkedIn and learn more about Perkins Eastman here.
Resources:
Latrobe Prize Study Produces New Insights into Benefits of School Modernization (full report as well as a more approachable summary)
Net Positive Education
Green New Deal (GND) for DC and Green New Deal for Schools - Sunrise Movement
This Hyper-Sustainable Elementary School Is the First of its Kind
 
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Lawson Sumner On Converting I.C.E. Cars to Electric Vehicles

Welcome to Season 2 and our series on Sustainable Design! We're kicking it off with Lawson Sumner, Co-founder and Chief Engineer at Ampere EV, one of Forbes 2025 30 under 30. Lawson is a graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology who co-developed an aftermarket EV powertrain that can turn any vehicle into an electric vehicle. We learn about his passion for motorsports and how Ampere EV is bringing this technology to antique and modern vehicles.
Follow Lawson and AmpereEV on Instagram and on LinkedIn. Find out more about Ampere EV on their website.   
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Season 2 - Introduction

Join us for our launch of Season 2 of Hot and Bothered: a climate podcast! We discuss the season 2 topics and what we've been up to since Season 1! Join us weekly throughout the summer for new episodes. 
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Season 1 - Wrap Up

Join us for our reflection on Season 1 of Hot and Bothered! We share our ideas for Season 2 and ways to get involved, including a call for additional hosts to expand the pod. Email us at hnbpod@gmail.com if you’re interested!
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Resources:
The Night That Changed San Francisco Cycling Forever | KQED
Flooding rushed into a doggy day care. A dispatcher called it a water leak.
Hola Cultura
Tiny little D.C. has more green buildings than most states : NPR
mossy.earth
Wolves saved Yellowstone National Park - The Northern Range
Mr. Trash Wheel
Refuse Refuse San Francisco
CalWave
Climatebase Fellowship
Terra.do
Work on Climate
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Travys Harper Teaches Us How to Manage Stormwater in Atlanta

Join us for our last episode for Season 1 to learn about “green infrastructure” from Travys Harper, Trees Atlanta’s first Green Infrastructure Manager. He shares his ideas about what to plant and designs on channeling your rainwater to not only benefit your gardens but how it can play a vital role in combating climate change in your local watersheds. 
Follow Travys on LinkedIn and Trees Atlanta on Instagram. 
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Resources:
Trees Atlanta
City of Atlanta green infrastructure plan 
Rain Gardens in Home Landscapes Presentation from University of Georgia’s Extension Office
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Paawan Kothari on Greening San Francisco

Can’t get enough of trees and green infra? We got you! We sat down with Paawan Kothari from Friends of the Urban Forest about why and how we’re stubbornly trying to get trees to grow where there once were sand dunes. Listen for the low down on those winter storms and some ways to help our pollinator friends.
 
You can find Paawan on LinkedIn and Friends of the Urban Forest at friendsoftheurbanforest.org.
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Resources:
Adopt a Yard Tree
Certified Wildlife Habitat Programs
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