Host Dave Schlom visits with environmental journalist Erica Gies about her new book, Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge. The San Francisco Bay area native chronicles the stories of "water detectives," scientific investigators trying to piece together how natural hydrologic systems functioned before human engineering disrupted them through damming, channeling and otherwise trying to control water.

Blue Dot delves into the world of iceberg science and the latest ideas on using them as sources of freshwater for the future as Host Dave Schlom interviews Ohio State University Professor Matthew Birkhold, author of Chasing Icebergs: How Frozen Freshwater Can Save The Planet.

Blue Dot examines the state of the Chinook salmon fishery in Northern California and the west coast from three perspectives.

Host Dave Schlom takes us into the fascinating and vitally important world of groundwater science. Journalist and author of the book Water Always Wins introduces us to the concept of paleo valleys and introduces us to Dr. Graham Fogg, Emeritus Professor of Hydrogeology at UC Davis.

Host Dave Schlom has a most enjoyable visit with kindred spirit Sy Montgomery. A naturalist, adventurer, and accomplished author, Montgomery begins by discussing her deep dive (which for the falcon above would be called a stoop) into falconry in her latest book, The Hawks Way.

Host Dave Schlom visits with two very special people. Kendra Atleework is the author of Miracle Country: a Memoir of a Family and a Landscape, and her father, Robert Atlee (find out why their names are just a little different by listening!), the publisher of Sierra Maps.

Host Dave Schlom visits with Aberdeen, Scotland-based author Esther Woolfson about her book, Between Light and Storm: How We Live with Other Species.

Blue Dot investigates the concept of the Blue Economy, using ocean resources in a more responsible, sustainable way as being practiced in the small coastal town of Fort Bragg, California.

Host Dave Schlom gets to visit with three people from one of his favorite businesses on the planet: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.

Host Dave Schlom visits with British-born Thailand resident Fred Hogge about his new book, Of Ice and Men: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity.