12 Episodes

  1. A River For The Future

    Published: 7/5/2023

  2. Desert Farming, Differently

    Published: 6/27/2023

  3. Water For Pay

    Published: 6/20/2023

  4. The Cost of Cheap Water

    Published: 6/6/2023

  5. Flush With Opportunity

    Published: 5/30/2023

  6. How big a deal is this week's Colorado River deal? (Bonus episode)

    Published: 5/23/2023

  7. Viva Las Vegas

    Published: 5/16/2023

  8. Water, Water Everywhere

    Published: 5/9/2023

  9. The Boldest Idea Of All

    Published: 5/2/2023

  10. Ignored No More

    Published: 4/25/2023

  11. The Last Straw

    Published: 4/18/2023

  12. Introducing 'Parched'

    Published: 3/30/2023

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The southwestern United States has been in a drought for more than 20 years. It's created a serious problem for the Colorado River, and tens of millions of people in the region. Parched is a podcast about people who rely on the river that shaped the West – and have ideas to save it. Hosted by Michael Elizabeth Sakas, a climate and environment reporter for CPR News.