Delta Flows is a podcast from Restore the Delta hosted by Tony Gladney.
Join us to learn about California’s complex water system, discussing themes particularly surrounding the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as well as the Bay-Delta watershed, from community, science, environmental justice, advocacy, to other expansive topics with individuals from across the state and country.
Restore the Delta’s mission is to ensure the health of the Bay-Delta estuary and Delta communities. In operation since 2006, Restore the Delta works in the field of advocacy and outreach, and has expanded its efforts through means of extensive policy work, water quality testing, carbon capture sequestration analysis, flood and land restoration projects, sustainable agriculture, and community outreach and engagement.
Restore the Delta is a 501c3 non-profit organization, please visit our website to learn more about our organization at restorethedelta.org
Delta Flows is made possible by Restore the Delta’s team, including Producers Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Mariah Looney, Cintia Cortez, MacKenzie Owens, Delta Flows’ Host Tony Gladney, and Executive Producer and Editor Leo Marquez.
Dr. Jon Rosenfield from San Francisco Baykeeper discusses the state of water and science in California's Bay-Delta region with Tony Gladney, focusing on freshwater flows and science-based water management in this interview.
Delta Flows EP 5 Description:
The Delta Tunnel would be the largest transfer of public wealth in California for the last forty years. Officially known as the Delta Conveyance Project, the Delta Tunnel has been called a “climate adaptation project” which is simply not true. It has more accurately been referred to as a zombie project because it has been proposed in various forms over the last four decades. The Delta Tunnel jeopardizes the environment and our communities as a whole. It would devastate the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta through further eradication of endangered fish species, declining water quality, destroying seven-generational family farms, construction pollution, and the overall negative impacts on Tribes and disadvantaged communities. Tony Gladney will be discussing the current threats from the project, the flaws of the project, as well as ways to take action with Executive Director Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla and Policy Analyst Morgen Snyder with Restore the Delta.
Want to advocate against the Tunnel? Click here (https://restorethedelta.org/2025/02/25/urgent-action-alert-help-stop-the-tunnel-make-your-voice-heard-at-the-march-24th-hearing/) to learn more on how you can help!
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This podcast is a production of Restore the Delta.
Host - Tony Gladney
Guests - Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla & Morgen Snyder
With Our Words Team:
Tama Brisbane, Miniya Joy, Giovonni Tilley
Production Team:
Co-Producer & Guest Coordination - MacKenzie Owens
Podcast Marketing - Mariah Looney, Ashley Castaneda
Podcast Producer & Editor - Leo Marquez
Executive Producer - Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla
Restore the Delta's Tony Gladney explores how women like Ashley Overhouse and Keiko Mertz drive transformative change in water and environmental policy, reshaping systems for a more just future.
1 Nov 2024
Delta Flows Podcast Ep. 3 (ft. Scott Artis)
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas, and its ecosystem is of national importance. Delta Flows is a new podcast from Restore the Delta that examines the future of the Delta, as a region.
30 Sept 2024
Delta Flows Podcast Ep. 2 (ft. Dr. Caleb Scoville)
Tune in and learn about how the Delta smelt got tied up with Big Ag, California Water Wars, and national political divide. How have these widespread narratives affected the species as a whole and environmental justice communities in the region? What happens when scientific data goes into the wrong hands?
The Delta smelt, a small fish that is an indicator species for the Bay-Delta estuary and is in massive population decline, has faced media onslaught from conservative news outlets over the years, reframing how the fish is seen. This episode explores the controversies surrounding the Delta smelt with Dr. Caleb Scoville, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University.
Media Review of Right-Wing Narratives on the Delta smelt (http://restorethedelta.org/wp-content/uploads/Media-Review-of-Right-Wing-Narratives-Delta-Smelt.pdf)
Learn more about Dr. Caleb Scoville’s work here:
The Delta Smelt Controversy in Sociological Perspective (https://californiawaterblog.com/2024/08/11/the-delta-smelt-controversy-in-sociological-perspective/)
That Tiny, Tiny Little Fish (https://contexts.org/blog/tiny-little-fish/)
Visit his website (https://calebscoville.com/) or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R7OIAG0AAAAJ&hl=en) for more academic perspectives.
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This podcast is a production of Restore the Delta.
Host - Tony Gladney
Guest - Dr. Caleb Scoville
With Our Words Segment:
Tama Brisbane & Miniya Joy featuring Giovonni Tilley
Production Team:
Guest Coordination - MacKenzie Owens
Podcast Marketing - Mariah Looney
Podcast Producer & Editor - Leo Marquez
Executive Producer - Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla
2 Sept 2024
Delta Flows Podcast EP. 1 (ft. Gary Mulcahy)
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas, and its ecosystem is of national importance. Delta Flows is a new podcast from Restore the Delta that examines the future of the Delta, as a region. We will be looking at how state and federal policies impact estuary health and the health of the 4 million residents who live in the Delta counties. We will be discussing local efforts around restoration, climate work, agriculture, and carbon and energy management. We will be discussing art, cultural events, and yes the Delta has its own unique culture, both rural and urban. And we will be learning from and listening to representatives from California Tribes with deep ties to the Delta on their aspirations for the Delta’s future.
This podcast is a production of Restore The Delta.
Host - Tony Gladney
Guest - Gary Mulcahy
With Our Words Segment:
Tama Brisbane & Miniya Joy Brisbane
Production Team:
Analytics - Cintia Cortez
Guest Coordination - MacKenzie Owens
Podcast Marketing - Mariah Looney
Podcast Producer & Editor - Leo Marquez
Executive Producer - Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla
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YouTube views
14,762
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100
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Quality
3
Social presence
0
YouTube
76
Engagement
32
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