Take me to the River

About Take me to the River

Join social ecologist and river restoration expert Dr. Siwan Lovett in conversations about the ideas, issues and opportunities that relate to our connections with nature and each other. This podcast offers open, honest and practical insights for us to reflect on in our daily lives.

Publisher

Siwan Lovett

Category

science · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jan 2020

Latest episode

20 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2025

   The Art of Healing Rivers: Kirstie Fryirs on Reading Rivers to Recover Them

   Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode of Take Me to the River, Dr. Siwan Lovett sits down with renowned fluvial geomorphologist Professor Kirstie Fryirs—co-developer of the globally adopted River Styles Framework—to explore how rivers are shaped, damaged, and healed. This jam-packed episode breaks down the science of river restoration through the lens of fluvial geomorphology. But what is geomorphology? As Kirstie explains, it’s all about understanding ...

2. 

   4 Aug 2025

   Protecting Platypuses with Josh Griffiths

   Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Did you know that a nursing platypus mother must eat up to her entire body weight in food every day to support her and her young? Or that male platypuses have venomous spurs near their back legs that can cause intense pain which is immune to conventional opioid painkillers? Or did you know that technically, based on the word's greek etymology, the plural of platypus is in fact 'platypodes'? These fascinating creatures are more than...

3. 

   1 Jul 2025

   How mangroves are saving Queensland's Caboolture River, with Margie Dickson

   Margie Dickson, Environmental Project Manager, discusses her innovative project restoring mangroves along Queensland's Caboolture River for bank stabilization and ecosystem resilience in this interview.

Reach and audience

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

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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

Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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