State of Water Podcast
A Michigan-based podcast focusing on clean water issues and their relationship to policy, equity, community and climate. Featuring captivating interviews with Michiganders from many walks of life, “State of Water” is the official podcast of the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan, a program of Title Track. Listen on Spotify, Soundcloud, or Apple Podcasts. You can also watch full episodes on our Youtube.
Many thanks to Leon Speakers and Mothfire Brewing Company for sponsoring our 2026 season.
Most Recent Episode: Ep. 60 featuring Danielle Boyer
January 28, 2026 – Episode 61 featuring Noah Kaplan of Leon Speakers and Mothfire Brewing
January 21, 2026 – Episode 60 featuring Danielle Boyer of The Steam Connection
January 14, 2026 – Episode 59 featuring Sean McBrearty of Clean Water Action & Mop Up Michigan
December 26, 2025 – Episode 58 featuring Yousef Rabhi
November 26, 2025 – Episode 57 featuring Bryan Smigielski of Sierra Club Michigan
November 12, 2025 – Episode 56 featuring Manape LaMere in tribute to Holly (ba) T. Bird
October 30, 2025 – Episode 55 featuring Monica Lewis-Patrick in tribute to Holly (ba) T. Bird
April 30, 2025 – Episode 54 featuring Randy Buchler of Shady Grove Farm
March 26, 2025 – Episode 53 featuring Stephanie Feldstein of Center for Biological Diversity
January 7, 2025 – Episode 52 featuring Hans Voss of Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities
December 20, 2024 – Episode 51 featuring Ton Grotewohl of Protect the Porkies
October 2, 2024 – Episode 50 featuring Becca Meuninck of National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes Regional Center
July 25, 2024 – Episode 49 featuring Sean McBrearty of Oil & Water Don’t Mix and Clean Water Action Michigan
July 17, 2024 – Episode 48 featuring Chris Treter of Higher Grounds
May 15, 2024 – Episode 47 featuring Stella Young of On the Ground Global
April 10, 2024 – Episode 46 featuring Jane Fitkin of Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior
April 3, 2024 – Episode 45 featuring author, Maryann Lesert
March 19, 2024 – Episode 44 featuring Tom Grotewohl of Protect the Porkies
March 13, 2024 – Episode 43 featuring Araya Montero of Two Hearted Midwifery
February 28, 2024 – Episode 42 featuring Hans Voss, Executive Director of Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities
February 14, 2024 – Episode 41 featuring part 2 of our conversation with Ayed Arafah
January 31, 2024 – Episode 40 featuring Palestinian artist Ayed Arafah
Catch up on previous episodes on Spotify, Soundcloud or Apple Podcasts.
Recent Highlights
What is Mop Up Michigan? A tremendous opportunity for Michiganders to take back our democracy from corporate control.
Learn more about this people-powered movement and how to get involved in Episode 59 of State of Water.
Channeling anger into action. 🔥
“It is when we build community, when we break down those barriers, when we say it’s not about me in the box that I’m in…It’s the humanity that I feel towards my fellow human. It is building those bonds that is the greatest act of resistance and the thing that makes the powerful and the elite the most afraid.”
Yousef Rabhi in Episode 58 of State of Water
