The Grand Challengers Podcast

By Peter Marcus Bach

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Episodes: 52

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In a world facing climate change, urbanization, and population growth, inspiring individuals are stepping up with innovative solutions. Each episode features passionate guests working at the cutting edge of science, engineering, technology, and design. Through their journeys, they share insights and personal growth while creating new ways of thinking for an uncertain future. Tune in for actionable advice and inspiration for young professionals aiming to make a difference. If you enjoy the show, please hit the follow or subscribe button! That's a small way you can help the show grow and reach many more ears!Show Website: https://www.petermbach.com/podcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tgcpodcast/

Episode Date
The NotebookLM Mini Series #6: These are neither the pollutants nor researcher you are looking for (feat. Lena Mutzner)
Jun 23, 2025
#45 - Lena Mutzner: “A list that keeps getting longer” - understanding pollutants of emerging concern for healthier aquatic environments
Jun 16, 2025
The NotebookLM Mini Series #5: Plot Twist! Figure 3 says more than a thousand words and a third of the hot dogs (feat. Yannick Back)
Jun 02, 2025
#44 - Jarrod Luxton: What does a best-practice sustainability strategy look like? Discussing nature, valuation, Nordic and Aussie contrasts
May 19, 2025
The NotebookLM Mini Series #4: Jalapeños as part of the urban form and a lesson in Dutch (feat. Martijn Kuller)
May 12, 2025
#43 - Tom Young: Answers to sustainability are in the links between green roofs, beer, mushrooms, golf, water, cowboys and community
May 05, 2025
#42 - Mashael Yazdanie: "Doing the right things the right way" - how to holistically plan for sufficiency and renewable energy
Apr 21, 2025
The NotebookLM Mini Series #3: Multi-tasking superheroes and going meta on AI (feat. Veljko Prodanovic)
Apr 14, 2025
The NotebookLM Mini Series #2: Playing "Urban Tetris" and "Heat Detectives" with Blue Green Systems (feat. João P. Leitão)
Apr 08, 2025
#41 - Don Weatherbee: "Catalyzing" change beyond the mine - scaling up metals regeneration to enable the future circular economy
Mar 31, 2025
The NotebookLM Mini Series #1: Cooling establishment time, it's like baking a cake (feat. Lucas Gobatti)
Mar 17, 2025
#40 - João P. Leitão: Studying the extremes - "when it rains, it floods", and "just add water" when "the heat is on"
Mar 10, 2025
#39 - Lucas Gobatti: Spinoza, science, spirituality - confronting ‘displacements’ in planning urban nature, climate and heat
Feb 10, 2025
#38 - Patricia Cuervo Uría: The human side of planning and flood risk in London - the challenge of embedding history into policy
Jan 27, 2025
#37 - Brett Ferrin: "Safeguarding the ordinary" - achieving traffic safety planning and management in a data-rich, AI-powered world
Jan 13, 2025
#36 - Tables Turned: Part 1 - Guests ask me questions on the podcast origin story, life choices and more
Dec 09, 2024
#35 - Yannick Back: The answers are beyond the "clouds" - the water-energy link for climate adaptation in a world of data ubiquity
Nov 11, 2024
#34 - Denise Mitrano: A world of plastics from macro and micro to nano - should zero plastics be the long-term goal?
Oct 28, 2024
#33 - Bill Hunt: America's evolving stormwater management, our innate connection to water and walking your "Camino"
Sep 30, 2024
#32 - Luis Angel Sañudo Fontaneda: Partnering with nature in Spain's journey to Sustainable Drainage and Climate Adaptation
Sep 16, 2024
#31 - Neil Armitage: Reflections, from a canoe chute and litter traps to Day Zero and South Africa's Sustainable Drainage
Aug 12, 2024
#30 - Tobias Baur: From tropical Singapore to Europe - the "ABC Waters" of sponge cities and climate adaptive design
Jun 03, 2024
#29 - Katrin Pakizer: Grassroots movements, policy instruments and timing for transforming water, biodiversity and underground management
May 27, 2024
#28 - Alexa Delbosc: A social psychology toolkit for changing transport planning, built environment and future mobility
Apr 30, 2024
#27 - Darcy Molnar: A personal journey, from Africa to Switzerland - insights on education, nature-based solutions and women scientists
Apr 09, 2024
#26 - Manuel Fischer: The Good, the Bad, and the Socio-Political - can science really support collaborative policymaking?
Mar 18, 2024
#25 - Shubber Ali: Your garden, the 'field of dreams' for tackling the twin crises of climate change and artificial intelligence
Mar 05, 2024
#24 - Jon Hathaway: The ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of green infrastructure, opening a ‘can of worms’ and gaining control of watersheds
Feb 19, 2024
#23 - Markus Vogl: To give 'space' - from a library to collaborative urban transformation and rethinking the architect's role
Feb 05, 2024
#22 - Françoise Bichai: "God-like technologies in medieval institutions", discussing paradigm shifts for greener, water-resilient cities
Jan 22, 2024
#21 - Danielle Dagenais: The paradox of nature - process and parts and its implications for green infrastructure
Jan 08, 2024
#20 - Belinda Hatt: Stormwater control measures, healthy waterways, battleships and karate at the riverside camp
Nov 27, 2023
#19 - Anna Lintern: Diving deep into the underground, ‘forensics’ on river water quality to uncover environmental past and future?
Oct 16, 2023
#18 - Fritz Kleinschroth: From tropical forests to the city - reconciliation ecology between human infrastructure and nature conservation
Sep 11, 2023
#17 - Mohan Yellishetty: What to do with a hole in the ground - re-mining for critical minerals, rehabilitation and repurposing
Aug 28, 2023
#16 - Mattheos Santamouris: A 'hot' topic for cooler cities - high performance architecture to combat urban overheating
Jul 31, 2023
#15 - Juan Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez: "Restrictions and constraints breed innovation" - sewers and nature-based solutions in Colombia
Jul 17, 2023
#14 - Janine Bolliger: Lights, Camera, GPS and Action around biodiversity enhancement in human-dominated landscapes
Jul 03, 2023
#13 - Veljko Prodanovic: Going vertical in a green horizontal world and promoting urban water and nature co-design
Jun 19, 2023
#12 - Liah Coggins: "Pondering" conversations around banana bread and boats from across the fence
Jun 05, 2023
#11 - Anas Ghadouani: A limnologist, filmmaker, foodie, water diplomat, and passionate teacher walk into a kitchen…
May 22, 2023
#10 - Daniele la Cecilia: Backyard balsamic vinegar, a pizza oven and technological progress in agriculture
May 08, 2023
#9 - Ana Deletic: From first flush and manholes to pendulums of stormwater, engineering and life
Apr 24, 2023
#8 - Megan A. Farrelly: Don't forget the social - experiments in urban water and energy transitions
Apr 10, 2023
#7 - Abishek Narayan: There are no silver bullets for the toilet, city or life's journey - just keep rowing
Mar 27, 2023
#6 - Arya Arabshahi: Citymaking in times of crises, from yoghurt shops to plans of resistance
Mar 13, 2023
#5 - Peter A. Vanrolleghem: Like wastewater for chocolate - control, serendipity and digital twins
Feb 27, 2023
#4 - Sofia Boarino: Good vibrations – a sensorial journey into urban soundscapes and acoustic design
Feb 13, 2023
#3 - Martijn Kuller: A game of planning, a set of maps and a match of nature-based solutions
Jan 30, 2023
#2 - Scott Lloyd: Cohabitation and close encounters with myths in urban design
Jan 16, 2023
#1 - Joao P. Leitao: Engineers never say never and never say always - a new take on flood models
Jan 02, 2023
#0 - Teaser
Jan 02, 2023