Season 4
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 nation...
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 tr...
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 Kids...
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 Channel's Shark Week.
However, I was interested in talking to Kinga becau…
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 h...
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 for...
Sept. 19, 2023
Finally Coming Home: Ocean Forager Roushanna Gray's Culinary Journey Through South African Tidepools
In today's episode, I speak with South African edible ocean and landscape forager Roushanna Gray. When I first heard of Roushanna's unique take on eating from the wild landscape, I was intrigued, particularly as it related to...