{"podcast":{"title":"Threshold","slug":"threshold-424718","podcast_index_feed_id":424718,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/threshold/","website_url":"http://www.thresholdpodcast.org/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/688a67d7-65fe-40e0-9c45-1cdd1fe76a7e/Stg1OI5o-zSRrNreOwkKdbBA.jpg","author":"Auricle Productions","episode_count":139,"summary":"Threshold is a Peabody Award-winning documentary podcast about our place in the natural world. Each season, we take listeners on a journey into the heart of a complex environmental story, asking how we got here and where we might be headed. In our latest season, Hark, we hand the mic over to our planet-mates and investigate what it means to truly listen to nonhuman voices—and the cost if we don't. With mounting social and ecological crises, what happens when we tune into the life all around us? Threshold is nonprofit, listener-supported, and independently produced.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/threshold-424718"},"episode":{"title":"Threshold Conversations | Water and War with Kaveh Madani","slug":"threshold-conversations-water-and-war-with-kaveh-madani","published_at":"2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/threshold-424718/threshold-conversations-water-and-war-with-kaveh-madani","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/threshold-424718","url":"http://www.thresholdpodcast.org/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6676323d-4d58-4265-9462-cbd728f166e8.mp3","summary":"Like many countries, Iran has struggled with major water scarcity in recent years. Last summer its capital, Tehran, came very close to “day zero,” the day when the whole city runs out of drinking water. Now, with the United States at war with Iran, President Donald Trump has further threatened the country’s civilian water infrastructure, including dams, water treatment plants, and the electrical grid. Dr. Kaveh Madani is a water scientist and the former Deputy Head of the Department of Environment in Iran. He now leads the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health. He joins us to talk about his work on the concept of ‘water bankruptcy,’ his experience working on environmental issues in Iran, and the links between water and conflict. Threshold is nonprofit, listener-supported, and independently produced. You can support Threshold by donating today . To stay connected, sign up for our newsletter . Credits: Threshold Conversations is produced by Sam Moore. Our music is by Todd Sickafoose. Amy Martin is our host and executive producer. Resources and Links: Kaveh’s major new report on water bankruptcy The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health","meta_description":"Like many countries, Iran has struggled with major water scarcity in recent years. Last summer its capital, Tehran, came very close to “day zero,” the day…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1353,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/threshold-424718/episodes/threshold-conversations-water-and-war-with-kaveh-madani/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/threshold-424718/threshold-conversations-water-and-war-with-kaveh-madani.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}