BIG DEEP - An Ocean Podcast

Big Deep is about people who have a deep connection to our world’s oceans, strong enough that they have dedicated their lives to being in or working on behalf of the water.

Scuba Diving. Free Diving. Surfing. Ocean Environmentalism. Marine Science.

Recent Episodes

Nov. 7, 2023

The Underworld: Deep Ocean Author Susan Casey On Why It Is Vital For Humanity To Look Even Deeper

In today's episode, I speak with Susan Casey , New York Times bestselling author and journalist, whose work focuses primarily on the intersection of human beings and the ocean. Susan started as a journalist, becoming a natio…
Oct. 31, 2023

Floating In A Galaxy Of Stars: Pier Nirandara on Swimming With Sharks In Hollywood And Drifting With Sardines Off South Africa

In today's episode, I speak with award-winning author, film producer, and underwater photographer Pier Nirandara . Pier's connection to the ocean started as a young girl growing up in Bangkok, Thailand, with weekend family t…
Oct. 24, 2023

Gesture of a Lifetime: Manatee Researcher Jamal Galvez On How Before He Started Saving Manatees They Saved Him

In today's episode I speak with Jamal Galvez , program director at Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute and National Geographic Explorer and Edge Fellow. Jamal's work focuses particularly on the Antillean manatee of…
Oct. 20, 2023

The Clean-Up Kid: 13 Year-Old Ocean Conservationist Cash Daniels On How Kids Are The Future Of Ocean Advocacy

In today's episode, I speak with Cash Daniels , an ocean and river conservationist, Time Magazine honorary finalist as "Kid of the Year," and co-founder of the ocean activism and conservation nonprofit called The Cleanup Kid…
Oct. 17, 2023

A World Beneath Galapagos: Dr Alex Hearn on Hammerhead Sharks, Where Meaning Lies in the Sea, and a Hidden Underwater Swimway Through the Pacific

In today's episode, I speak with Dr. Alex Hearn , a marine ecologist at the Universidad de San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador . Alex's work is focused on marine conservation in and around the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of…
Oct. 10, 2023

A Deep Sense of Presence: Kinga Philipps on her Spiritual Connection to the Sea and Passion for Freediving

In today's episode, explorer, ocean activist, and television journalist Kinga Phillips. Kinga has hosted several shows on National Geographic and Travel Channel, most recently becoming the first female host on Discovery C…
Oct. 3, 2023

Telling the Stories of the Sea: Dr Maddy McAllister on the Wonder of Shipwrecks and Maritime Archaeology

In today's episode, I speak with Dr. Madeline McAllister , senior Curator of Maritime Archaeology at the Queensland Museum and James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. Dr McAllister, or Maddy as she's called, focuses …
Sept. 26, 2023

Giants From The Deep: World Champion Big Wave Surfer Maya Gabeira and the Challenge of Riding Mountains of the Sea

In today's episode, I speak with Brazilian big wave surfer Maya Gabeira , one of the most famous female surfers in the world. Maya is a seven-time world champion in the World Surf League and a two-time world record holder fo…

About the Host

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Jason Elias

Host

Jason is an advertising Photographer and Director. He came up with the show's idea while in French Polynesia, shooting an ad campaign for Discovery Channel's "Shark Week." Jason is married to Jessica, father to Arlo, a full-time Buddhist, and an occasional cocktailer.

CONTACT US:
jason@bigdeep.com