Landlocked Islanders
by Krista Langlois • Can Marshall Islanders whose lives are tied to the sea maintain their culture in Oklahoma?
Nov 14, 2017•28 min•Ep. 45
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Episodes
The Ecolabel Fable
by Raina Delisle • Buyer beware: sustainable seafood programs can’t guarantee ocean-friendly choices.
Nov 07, 2017•32 min•Ep. 44
The Scientist Who Reads a Lost History in the Mud
by Ann Finkbeiner • Hard working and tough as nails, Grace Brush did what others couldn’t—she teased out the mystery of the Chesapeake Bay.
Nov 01, 2017•23 min•Ep. 43
Damming Eden
by Emilienne Malfatto • As a massive dam nears completion in Turkey, residents downriver in the idyllic Mesopotamian Marshes prepare to see their homeland destroyed—again.
Oct 24, 2017•19 min•Ep. 42
Death of a Modern Wolf
by J.B. MacKinnon • Once feared, vilified, and exterminated, the wolves of Vancouver Island face an entirely different threat: our fascination, our presence, and our selfies.
Oct 17, 2017•30 min•Ep. 41
From Prejudice to Pride
by Jude Isabella • In the 20th century, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to hide the existence of the Indigenous Ainu. Then the Ainu fought back like their cousins, the bears.
Oct 10, 2017•44 min•Ep. 40
Whales Through a New Lens
by Erich Hoyt • Forty years ago, the world’s whale researchers met in Indiana. The now legendary, but nearly forgotten, meeting changed the way scientists and the public see whales—and it all started with a few photographs.
Oct 02, 2017•24 min•Ep. 39
Saving the Ocean One Outfit at a Time
by Heather Pringle and Amorina Kingdon • The sea suffers for fashion. Kombucha leather and leased jeans to the rescue.
Sep 26, 2017•20 min•Ep. 38
Avoiding Extinction
by Sarah Gilman • Giving Mexico’s rarest porpoise, the vaquita, a fighting chance in the face of poverty, corruption, and greed.
Sep 20, 2017•34 min•Ep. 37
Sand? Mine!
by Tyee Bridge • Our insatiable need for concrete has led to destructive mining around the world. How can we do it better?
Sep 13, 2017•28 min•Ep. 36
The Oral History of Toothless Whales
by Jennifer S. Holland Baleen whales carry their medical records in their mouths.
Aug 29, 2017•18 min•Ep. 35
Blasting Through the Hunley Mystery
by Evan Lubofsky A maverick scientist claims she has done what scores of researchers before her failed to do: solve the century-old mystery of why a legendary Civil War submarine sank.
Aug 23, 2017•19 min•Ep. 34
The Great Quake and the Great Drowning
by Ann Finkbeiner Mega-quakes have periodically rocked North America’s Pacific Northwest. Indigenous people told terrifying stories about the devastation but refused to leave.
Aug 22, 2017•20 min•Ep. 33
The Power of Compassion
by Elin Kelsey Why humpback whales rescue seals and why volunteering for beach cleanups improves your health.
Aug 15, 2017•15 min•Ep. 32
Peeping in on the Mile Deep Club
by Eloise Gibson Braving an Antarctic winter to catch Chilean sea bass in the act.
Aug 08, 2017•15 min•Ep. 1
The Fisher Kings
by Zach Zorich Along southern Florida’s coast, the ancient Calusa constructed an entire island of shell and defied the Spanish Conquest.
Jul 25, 2017•19 min•Ep. 2
Hunger’s Children
by Ann Finkbeiner Fleeing the Irish Famine, some immigrants brought their islands with them to North America.
Jul 18, 2017•17 min•Ep. 3
How Many Countries Does it Take to Save a Fish?
by Sasha Chapman All of them—which makes conservation difficult when your neighbors keep poaching.
Jul 11, 2017•33 min•Ep. 4
Watts in the Water
by Bruce Grierson Our oceans contain enough energy to power the planet—if we could just get our hands on it.
Jun 27, 2017•36 min•Ep. 5
The Brine Revolution
by Heather Pringle Did lowly shellfish change the world?
Jun 20, 2017•23 min•Ep. 6
The Lunar Sea
by Ferris Jabr The moon influences life in a surprising and subtle way: with its light.
Jun 13, 2017•16 min•Ep. 7
In The Land Of Lost Gardens
by Heather Pringle Tireless in her quest, ethnobotanist Nancy Turner works with indigenous elders to preserve plant knowledge dating back to the First People in the New World.
Jun 06, 2017•20 min•Ep. 8
Unique Language of Newfoundland
by Emily Urquhart Isolated in the North Atlantic, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador developed a subtle and beautiful lexicon to describe their environment.
May 30, 2017•17 min•Ep. 9
The Shellfish Gene
by Amorina Kingdon and Patrick Daley How shellfish farmers are leaning on genes to unmask the secrets of mussels, scallops, and oysters.
May 23, 2017•15 min•Ep. 10
Reef Avengers
by Theodora Sutcliffe Indonesia’s reefs have been poisoned or blasted to smithereens by the very people who depend on them the most. Now islanders are working to restore the coral, and recover the resources they’ve lost, piece by piece.
May 16, 2017•21 min•Ep. 11
Crocodiles Rising
by Shanna Baker In the Northern Territory of Australia, policymakers and biologists managed the impossible—making the benefits of living with a booming population of deadly crocodiles outweigh the risks. But when two apex predators must share coastal resources, there’s bound to be conflict.
May 09, 2017•50 min•Ep. 12
Drawing Meaning from Death, One Seabird at a Time
by Larry Pynn In the Pacific Northwest, the diligence of citizen scientists is shedding light on the lives, and deaths, of seabirds.
May 02, 2017•16 min•Ep. 13
Bandits On The Beach
by Jude Isabella What island raccoons tell us about fear.
Apr 25, 2017•27 min•Ep. 14
Embracing the Weirdness
by Jude Isabella The drought in California has created an obsession with water, but sometimes, no water is just fine.
Apr 18, 2017•25 min•Ep. 15
Pool-landia
by Egill Bjarnason For 70 years, Iceland has kept afloat the idea that mandatory swimming lessons save lives, but the policy doesn’t hold water.
Apr 11, 2017•19 min•Ep. 16
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