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Hakai Magazine Audio Edition

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Every Tuesday, Hakai Magazine brings you the best stories from the world’s coastlines. Each episode is a recording of our weekly feature story. Find all of our stories at hakaimagazine.com.
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Episodes

The Art of Turning Fish into Leather

by Chloe Williams • Fish skin leather was once common in fishing communities; now artisans and designers are breathing new life into the tradition. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Apr 28, 202021 minEp. 165

The Wonderful, Transcendent Life of an Odd-Nosed Monkey

by Jude Isabella • The island of Borneo is the only home of the proboscis monkey, an endangered primate that is surprisingly resilient. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Apr 21, 202039 minEp. 164

When Photographers Get Too Close, Wildlife Pays the Price

by Annie Roth • Capturing up-close-and-personal animal encounters on camera can help garner public support for conservation, but at what cost? The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Apr 14, 202022 minEp. 163

Footprints of Extraction

by Bathsheba Demuth • The Svalbard Archipelago was uninhabited until humans came searching for resources. A historian follows their tracks. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Apr 07, 202019 minEp. 162

The Lunar Sea

by Ferris Jabr • The moon influences life in a surprising and subtle way: with its light. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Mar 31, 202016 minEp. 161

In the Land of Lost Gardens (Rebroadcast)

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. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Mar 24, 202020 minEp. 160

Scotland’s Seaweed Showdown

by Cathleen O’Grady • It’s locals versus industry in the country’s kelp wars. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Mar 17, 202026 minEp. 159

The Unique Language of Newfoundland (Rebroadcast)

by Emily Urquhart • Isolated in the North Atlantic, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador developed a subtle and beautiful lexicon to describe their environment. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Mar 10, 202017 minEp. 158

Catch Me If You Can: The Global Pursuit of a Fugitive Ship

by Sarah Tory • The tale of a notorious fishing vessel shows just how difficult combating illegal activity at sea can be. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Mar 03, 202034 minEp. 157

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. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com ....

Feb 25, 202050 minEp. 156

Bandits on the Beach (Rebroadcast)

by Jude Isabella • What island raccoons tell us about fear. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Feb 18, 202027 minEp. 155

France’s Deadly Seaweed

by Lorraine Boissoneault • Fueled by agricultural runoff, rotting seaweed on Brittany’s beaches is becoming an environmental and public health emergency. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Feb 11, 202017 minEp. 154

An Ecologist Organizes the World

by Ann Finkbeiner • Jane Lubchenco helped change the field of ecology by making the science useful to society. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Feb 04, 202022 minEp. 153

You Never Forget the Smell

by Christopher Pollon • Remembering one of North America’s last whaling stations. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Jan 28, 202028 minEp. 152

Treasure Fever

by Jill Neimark • The discovery of a legendary, lost shipwreck in North America has pitted treasure hunters and archaeologists against each other, raising questions about who should control sunken riches. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Jan 14, 202042 minEp. 150

Pool-landia (Rebroadcast)

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. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Dec 17, 201919 minEp. 148

The Vulture Watcher

by Larry Pynn • One man’s spirited commitment to an underappreciated bird. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Dec 10, 201918 minEp. 147

The Empty Houses That Foreign Aid Built

by Sonali Prasad • After the devastation of the 2004 tsunami, aid agencies promised to rebuild Indonesia “better.” Fifteen years later, their failures are all too obvious. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Dec 03, 201924 minEp. 146

Picking Up the Bones

by Sasha Chapman • Moving burial grounds before the sea takes them away is painstaking and expensive. Why do we do it? The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Nov 26, 201938 minEp. 145

From Berth to Death

by Andrew Nikiforuk and Amorina Kingdon • The history of influenza as a global disease is inextricably tied to steamships and the expansion of world trade. A war demonstrated how big a pandemic could get. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Nov 19, 201931 minEp. 144

No Wool, No Vikings

by Claire Eamer • The fleece that launched 1,000 ships. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Nov 12, 201923 minEp. 143

For Sale: Wild Russian Killer Whales (Rebroadcast)

by Lina Zeldovich • As Westerners condemn live whale shows, Russia hunts and sells killer whales to Chinese amusement parks. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Nov 05, 201924 minEp. 142

The Fight Over a Shitty Rock

by Greg Noone • A tiny, uninhabitable islet in the North Atlantic has become an unlikely battleground in the fight for fishing rights. The original story , along with video and photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Oct 29, 201916 minEp. 141

The Symbolic Seashell

by Krista Langlois • Collecting seashells is as old as humanity. What we do with them can reveal who we are, where we’re from, and what we believe. The original story , along with video and photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Oct 21, 201925 minEp. 140

The Clam That Sank a Thousand Ships (Rebroadcast)

by Sarah Gilman • These infamous clams are invading new areas, buoyed by climate change and the 2011 tsunami in Japan. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Oct 08, 201925 minEp. 138

Gray Laws on White Sharks

by Alastair Bland • A loophole in California law is letting fishers who repeatedly catch great white sharks off the hook. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Oct 01, 201917 minEp. 137

A Humpback Whodunit

by Larry Pynn • A necropsy carried out on a remote British Columbia beach seeks to answer how a young humpback died. The original story , along with video and photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

Sep 24, 201918 minEp. 136
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