Public Works Podcast

About Public Works Podcast

Where you come to hear new innovative ideas in the Public Works arena. Stories, trials and tribulations and more. We highlight those who are working behind-the-scenes to keep our communities in motion.

Publisher

Joseph Blackman

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2020

Latest episode

2 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

146 of 418 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dave Russell: President of Russell NDE Systems and PICA Corporation

   Joseph Blackman interviews Dave Russell, President of Russell NDE Systems and PICA Corporation, about scaling an infrastructure inspection business and developing proprietary technology.

2. 

   22 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Kevin Boesch: Compliance Project Manager of Stormwater for SWCA Environmental Consultants

   Joseph Blackman interviews Kevin Boesch, Compliance Project Manager of Stormwater for SWCA Environmental Consultants, about bridging regulatory gaps and modernizing stormwater compliance for project success.

3. 

   21 May 2026

   Philip Nitollama: City Traffic Engineer @ City of Riverside, CA

   Joseph Blackman welcomed Philip Nitollama, the City Traffic Engineer for the city of Riverside, California, to the public works podcast where Philip Nitollama detailed his multidimensional role overseeing transportation planning, traffic signal operations, and community engagement. Philip Nitollama discussed the legal responsibilities of defending municipal engineering decisions in litigation, his extensive work establishing Safe Routes to School programs, and his division management style that balances technical objectives with substantial personnel support. He highlighted his career trajectory from civil engineering at UC Irvine to securing over $30 million in infrastructure grants for bike lanes, speed limit reductions, and signal synchronization. Key talking points included managing conflicting traffic flow objectives with Caltrans, addressing emerging micromobility challenges like high-speed e-bike safety, and the essential shift toward utilizing big data and public communication to modernize the workforce. He also shared his "10% rule" for continuous professional growth, his billboard message urging drivers to "Slow Down, Every Street User Matters" and his appreciation for mentors who instilled a resilient "mamba mentality" in his public service career. Give the show a listen and remember to thank your local Public Works Professionals.

Inside a recent episode

Dave Russell: President of Russell NDE Systems and PICA Corporation

Published 2 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So how do you kind of navigate those waters of, hey, this can't happen without just being the fear monger of like, oh, it's going to fail and you're going to end up paying triple. Yeah, well, it's right. You want to get the customer into a proactive mode instead of being reactive because one of those big failures, they cost millions to clean up and, you know, all the liability that they create. the oil and gas industry where we started is regulated they do say you've got to inspect your pipelines and prove to us that they're in operating condition before we license them yeah and so you know oil and gas pipelines there's there's big businesses that all they do is inspect these pipelines and they go from one to the other and you know all different sizes and and what have you but It's all so that you can prevent failures in an oil line, for instance. […]

Who has been a guest on Public Works Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dave Russell
• Kevin Boesch
• James Peters
• Shane Silsby
• Jamie Tuccolo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

97

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