About
 
 
THE COLLECTIVE TAP is a podcast about water and the many ways we interact with this critical resource every day. Some of those uses are obvious: washing dishes, swimming, or watering plants. Others are less obvious: generating energy, building roads, and manufacturing goods that travel far from the water’s source to reach their destination. But even given those many uses—and the many more users who expect clean water on demand—it’s easy to take for granted how critical this one resource is to life.

What, exactly, is the value of water? We try to answer this question through a series of engaging conversations with experts in their fields, and, hopefully, inspire a new appreciation of the waters you call home.

THE COLLECTIVE TAP is a project of the White River Alliance, a 501(c)(3)organization located in Indianapolis, Indiana. We are an alliance of diverse interests and organizations that work together to steward the River and its watershed. It is made possible with generous funding from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.

Produced in partnership with Absorb., a boutique music and media label.
 
Taylor Bennett
Host
Taylor Bennett is an award-winning radio and TV broadcaster. Taylor currently anchors local morning news and reports for WFYI-FM, Indianapolis’ NPR station. Previously, she served as the managing editor and news anchor/reporter for Network Indiana, a statewide radio news network producing content for more than 70 Indiana radio stations.


Devin Dabney
Host
Devin Dabney is a professional podcaster, writer, and music producer who lives in Indianapolis. He has previously worked in landscape architecture, photography, outdoor recreation, and corporate DEI. Devin currently writes for Climbing Business Journal and works on his podcast, The American Climbing Project, among numerous other side projects.

When he isn't making music, climbing, drawing, or traveling, you can usually find him playing video games or having a beer with his friends.


Taz Walters
Host
Tamzin (Taz) Walters is a musician and writer who grew up performing and scribbling poetry from a very young age. They graduated from University of Indianapolis with a degree in Violin Performance and Creative Writing. From working as a freelance musician, to starting a farm with their partner, to contact tracing during the Covid-19 pandemic, to their current job writing content for a tech company, Taz is comfortable in many different fields, including a literal one. Taz and their partner, Kai, live on six acres of land in south central Indiana with four cats, three dogs, two ducks, and one very spoiled sheep named Todd.


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