ICF Podcast

ICF Podcast


Latest Episodes

A closer look at rural education in the United States
August 16, 2021

Listen to an expert discussion on why rural schools are best served by education policies and programs that address their particular needs, context, and strengths.

Energy Renewed #7: Get back online after an unforeseen event (part 3)
July 16, 2021

Listen to an expert discussion on the technical aspects of rebuilding and repairing a renewable energy project that was impacted by unforeseen events.

Climate Risk: How Flood Risk Impacts Property Values
June 30, 2021

Flood zones may be binary—a home is either in one or not—but determining a home’s flood risk is more complicated. Flood information should reflect climate risk to accurately assess property value and discourage development in hazardous areas.

Energy Renewed #6: Get back online after an unforeseen event (part 2)
June 11, 2021

An expert discussion of how insurance trends and pricing are impacted by unforeseen events.

Energy Renewed #5: Get back online after an unforeseen event (part 1)
May 06, 2021

An expert discussion of the commercial side of the process of getting a renewable energy project back online after an unforeseen event.

Energy Renewed #4: Utilities’ use of CAPE software for short circuit programs and grid protection
January 14, 2021

Why do more than 50% of utilities use CAPE software for short circuit programs and grid protection?

Two education experts on racial equity in learning across Appalachia
January 14, 2021

Kandace Jones, director of the Region 8 Comprehensive Center, and Jade Irving, program coordinator for First2 Network join us to discuss the needs of BIPOC students in the Appalachian region of the United States.

A global health expert on U.S. public health in an interconnected world
December 17, 2020

An insightful discussion with Dr. Jeff Koplan, director of Emory University’s Global Health Institute, on public health's global influence in the United States.

Education in Appalachia: COVID-19 is changing education in the region
December 07, 2020

In this episode of our podcast, host Dr. Caitlin Howley, director of child welfare and education at ICF, is joined by Dr. John Ross, one of ICF’s experts on instructional design and blended learning, to discuss the challenges students, parents, and educat

Climate Risk: The two sides of transition risk
November 17, 2020

In this episode of our Climate Risk series, host Brad Hurley, senior communications consultant at ICF, is joined by Jesse Keenan, a social scientist at Tulane University and one of the editors of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Managing...