Rachel Carlson
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You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
Hey Shore Wavers, Regina Barber here with producer Rachel Carlson.
Yeah, Aru's right here.
I see their face just so mischievous.
It's just a glass of water.
Oh, there's something in the water.
What is in the water?
It's a cockroach.
So it is fake.
I had this like visceral reaction.
Why are we drinking this cockroach water?
Well, they're going to be thirsty.
Today on the show, recycled wastewater has a PR problem, but it could be one solution to the global water crisis.
You're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.
Okay, Rachel, we're talking about water recycling.
So it's one of the ways scientists say we can begin to address water scarcity.
But as you pointed out, there's this yuck factor.
Like some people are just grossed out by the idea, even if they know the water is clean.