As your True Community Radio station, KZSM 104.1/KZSM. org offers programming that addresses every aspect of our local experience. With the San Marcos river flowing through the geographic and spiritual center of our community, we’re especially happy to offer environmental programming every Tuesday morning, including “Mothering Earth” (Tuesdays 11 to 11:30 a.m.) and “Wonderful World” (11:30 a.m. to noon) on the first and third Tuesday of the month.
On the first Tuesday, we feature a broadcast produced by the Meadows Center at Texas State, recently renamed “Come Heck or Hot Water: Resilient Solutions for a Changing World.” Producer Sarah Wingfield and her team changed the name from “Fahrenheit 140” (the temperature water burns the skin) to “Come Heck or Hot Water” to convey a sense of resolve with a (slightly edited) version of a familiar Texas phrase. As Wingfield explained, the new title “is meant to embody the Texan origins of the podcast with a play on a local colloquialism, while evoking a sense of connection and fortitude. The idea behind the title is that come heck or hot water, our team is here to help support and amplify solutions to problems arising from increased temperatures and extreme weather.”
Wingfield explained that, as Texas begins to see the effects of extreme weather, it’s important to emphasize actionable solutions rather than simply describing problems and their causes.
“Each new season of ‘Come Heck or Hot Water’ will be taking a deep dive into one potential solution for the complexities the state may face during these unprecedented times,” she promised.
This season, seawater desalination is the potential solution under discussion. A number of bills proposed in this year’s Texas Legislative Session have aimed to address increasing concerns over the state’s water supply. As the state looks to diversify water supply sources and plan for the future, desalination may very well be a viable option, so “Come Heck or Hot Water” will focus on the ins and outs of desalination as a potential tool for Texas water planners.
The new version of the broadcast will feature more input from expert guests and offer definitions of key terms. Listeners with questions, topic requests, or guest nominations can email the Meadows Center at meadowscenter@txstate. edu or follow them on social media. Overall, as Wingfield explained, “‘Come Heck or Hot Water’ is designed to offer some hope and discuss paths forward for affected communities, individuals and decision makers.”
