The Grand Challengers Podcast
A show about inspiring individuals who are tackling today’s global challenges in out-of-the-box ways and are here to share stories about their own personal journey towards making our world a better place.
Hosted by Peter Marcus Bach
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Latest Episode
| Episode #35 – Yannick Back The answers are beyond the “clouds” – the water-energy link for climate adaptation in a world of data ubiquity November 12th, 2024 |  |
Episodes & Shownotes
Click on the episode that you would like to listen to or know more about below. New episodes every 2 weeks!
 | Episode 001 – Engineers never say never and never say always – a new take on flood models with João Paulo Leitão – January 3rd, 2023 |
 | Episode 002 – Cohabitation and close encounters with myths in urban design with Scott Lloyd – January 17th, 2023 |
 | Episode 003 – A game of planning, a set of maps and a match of nature-based solutions with Martijn Kuller – January 31st, 2023 |
 | Episode 004 – Good vibrations – a sensorial journey into urban soundscapes and acoustic design with Sofia Boarino – February 14th, 2023 |
 | Episode 005 – Like wastewater for chocolate, control, serendipity and digital twins with Peter A. Vanrolleghem – February 28th, 2023 |
 | Episode 006 – Citymaking in times of crises, from yoghurt shops to plans of resistance with Arya Arabshahi – March 14th, 2023 |
 | Episode 007 – There are no silver bullets for the toilet, city or life’s journey – just keep rowing with Abishek Sankara Narayan – March 28th, 2023 |
 | Episode 008 – Don’t forget the social – experiments in urban water and energy transitions with Megan A. Farrelly – April 11th, 2023 |
 | Episode 009 – From first flush and manholes to pendulums of stormwater, engineering and life with Ana Deletic – April 25th, 2023 |
 | Episode 010 – Backyard balsamic vinegar, a pizza oven and technological progress in agriculture with Daniele la Cecilia – May 9th, 2023 |
 | Episode 011 – A limnologist, filmmaker, foodie, water diplomat and passionate teacher walk into a kitchen… with Anas Ghadouani – May 23rd, 2023 |
 | Episode 012 – “Pondering” conversations around banana bread and boats from across the fence with Liah Coggins – June 6th, 2023 (show notes being updated…) |
 | Episode 013 – Going vertical in a green horizontal world and promoting urban water and nature co-design with Veljko Prodanovic – June 20th, 2023 |
 | Episode 014 – Lights, Camera, GPS and Action around biodiversity enhancement in human-dominated landscapes with Janine Bolliger – July 4th, 2023 |
 | Episode 015 – “Restrictions and constraints breed innovation” – sewers and nature-based solutions in Colombia with Juan Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez – July 18th, 2023 |
 | Episode 016 – A ‘hot’ topic for ‘cooler’ cities – high performance architecture to combat urban overheating with Mattheos Santamouris – August 1st, 2023 |
 | Episode 017 – What to do with a hole in the ground – re-mining for critical minerals, rehabilitation and repurposing with Mohan Yellishetty – August 29th, 2023 |
 | Episode 018 – From tropical forests to the city – reconciliation ecology between human infrastructure and nature conservation with Fritz Kleinschroth – September 12th, 2023 |
 | Episode 019 – Diving deep into the underground, ‘forensics’ on river water quality to uncover environmental past and future? with Anna Lintern – October 17th, 2023 |
 | Episode 020 – Stormwater control measures, healthy waterways, battleships and karate at the riverside camp with Belinda Hatt – November 28th, 2023 |
 | Episode 021 – The paradox of nature – process and parts and its implications for green infrastructure with Danielle Dagenais – January 9th, 2024 |
 | Episode 022 – “God-like technologies in medieval institutions”, discussing paradigm shifts for greener, water-resilient cities with Françoise Bichai – January 23rd, 2024 |
 | Episode 023 – To give ‘space’ – from a library to collaborative urban transformation and rethinking the architect’s role with Markus Vogl – February 6th, 2024 |
 | Episode 024 – The ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of green infrastructure, opening a ‘can of worms’ and gaining control of watersheds with Jon Hathaway – February 20th, 2024 |
 | Episode 025 – Your garden, the ‘field of dreams’ for tackling the twin crises of climate change and artificial intelligence with Shubber Ali – March 5th, 2024 |
 | Episode 026 – The Good, the Bad, and the Socio-Political – can science really support policymaking? with Manuel Fischer – March 19th, 2024 |
 | Episode 027 – A personal journey, from Africa to Switzerland – insights on education, nature-based solutions and women scientists with Darcy Molnar – April 9th, 2024 |
 | Episode 028 – A social psychology toolkit for changing transport planning, built environment and future mobility with Alexa Delbosc – April 30th, 2024 |
 | Episode 029 – Grassroots movements, policy instruments and timing for transforming water, biodiversity and underground management with Katrin Pakizer – May 28th, 2024 |
 | Episode 030 – From tropical Singapore to Europe – the “ABC Waters” of sponge cities and climate adaptive design with Tobias Baur – June 4th, 2024 |
 | Episode 031 – Reflections, from a canoe chute and litter traps to Day Zero and South Africa’s Sustainable Drainage with Neil Armitage – August 13th, 2024 |
 | Episode 032 – Partnering with nature in Spain’s journey to Sustainable Drainage and Climate Adaptation with Luis Angel Sañudo Fontaneda – September 17th, 2024 |
 | Episode 033 – America’s evolving stormwater management, our innate connection to water and walking your “Camino” with Bill Hunt – October 1st, 2024 |
 | Episode 034 – A world of plastics from macro and micro to nano – should zero plastics be the long-term goal? with Denise Mitrano – October 29th, 2024 |
 | Episode 035 – The answers are beyond the “clouds” – the water-energy link for climate adaptation in a world of data ubiquity with Yannick Back – November 12th, 2024 |