In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador, sits with Andy Huh, a sauna and cold plunge expert. They explore the transformative wellness value of hydrotherapy, diving deep into how alternating extreme temperatures optimize physical recovery, mental clarity, and metabolic health.

In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador, sits with Eric Wasileski of Pittsfield Veterans For Peace sharing about PCBs in the Housatonic River, teasing their upcoming Deep Dive event on environmental health and PCB remediation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges.

In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador, sits with Margaret Moulton of Berkshire Grown to share how supporting local farms builds stronger communities. Leslie and Margaret discuss bringing people closer to fresh, local food and how a regional food system strengthens the region.

Abolish Ice?, our third episode of our Cold As Ice series, our host and H2O Ambassador Leslie Gabriel sits with Fernando León, of Berkshire Interfaith Organizing. They discuss the vigilant response to ICE raids in Berkshire County. They discuss the growing American resistance to ICE.

In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador, sits with Talia Lissauer, rising star journalist of The Berkshire Eagle. Talia discusses her recent deep dive into the 100 year plus struggle inside the Housatonic, Great Barrington, MA struggle to get clean running water to its people.

In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador focuses on the recent three feet of Snowmageddon. Leslie’s flows goes ICE cold. He leans into winter, in rock and roll, deep thought, poetry, comedy and the magic of a frozen water related Berkshire winter, proof that the storm is the show.

In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador, sits with Donna Jacobs, co-founder of the Housatonic Filter Initiative. Donna calls out Housatonic Water Works and their failure to protect public health. We dig into the Housatonic Filter Initiative and why clean, affordable water is a right.

In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador, sits with  USMC Capt. Matthew Hoh of the Eisenhower Media Network to confront endless war. We discuss military waste and argue for diplomacy, investing in water, healthcare, schools, reindustrialization – an economy that serves people.

In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador, sits with  Ari Zorn, co-chair of the W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project. Ari shares how Du Bois helped shape today’s eco justice movement by connecting racism, health, and the fate of the Housatonic River, before the world had words for it.

In this episode, Leslie Gabriel, our host and H2O Ambassador, sits with Hari Kumar, of Convivo. Hari and Leslie discuss AI’s flawed and resource hungry design and why its eco-costs, especially water and energy use, matter more than ever. We explore impacts on people, on business, and on economics.