This is 99% invisible. I'm Roman Mars.

The health and growth of the city is inexorably linked to water. Clean water must be available and dirty water needs to be removed.

The importance of this cannot be overstated, but it's easy for it to escape our notice.

The influence of water in our lives is also personal and

profound in ways not directly related to infrastructure and our friends at

Pop-Up magazine have asked storytellers of all kinds including a figure skater, a submarine

captain, a synchronized swimmer, and many more to talk about their relationship with water in a beautifully

crafted story that just delights me in every way.

If you listen to our episode that they produced called Take a Walk,

then you know the treat that you're in for.

From Pop Up magazine, here's Haley Howell on water.

In my most peaceful moments, I'm floating on my back, face pointed to the sun, ears underwater. All I hear is my breath and the world around me fades into the

background. In those moments, I feel weightless, like I could just float up out of the water and into the sky.

Growing up in Central Texas, a lot of my life revolved around water.

Summer afternoons at the city pool, long, lazy floats down the river, what does

water mean to you?

We set out to talk to all sorts of people about their relationship with water and how it affects their lives.

We heard from scientists, swimmers, humanitarians, riders, a mermaid, and more. My hope is that before we continue, you can go find some water.

Hit pause and drive to the ocean if you're on the coast, or walk to a nearby pond or creek, sit by a fountain at the park, or just

pour yourself a glass of water and listen. We also made a visual field guide to go along with this series. Check it out at

pop-up magazine.com. All right. Let's dive in.

My name is Barbara Ice and White. I live in Bronx, New York. I'm 85 years old. I belong to the Harlem Honey and Bears

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