Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss "cetacean ops" - whale and dolphin crew members on Star Trek spaceships! If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran Christen : Musical ...
Jul 06, 2023•12 min•Ep. 518
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the various species of porpoises. What's the difference between a dolphin and a porpoise? How many species of porpoise are there? the MCHH crew talk about the unique ecology and biology of these facinating, and threatened, cetacean species. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH ...
Jul 04, 2023•11 min•Ep. 517
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the various types of river dolphins. They talk abut the unique ecology and biology of these fascinating, and threatened, cetacean species. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad....
Jun 29, 2023•9 min•Ep. 516
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the difference between baleen (or filter feeding) whales and toothed whales. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran Christen : Musi...
Jun 27, 2023•9 min•Ep. 515
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss whale evolution. The MCHH crew will be talking about aspects of whale and dolphin biology, ecology and conservation. In today's episode they talk about the archeocetes - the earliest whales and dolphins. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on t...
Jun 22, 2023•17 min•Ep. 514
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about aspects of whale and dolphin biology, ecology and conservation. In today's episode they talk about taxonomy of cetaceans - classifying the different types of whales and dolphins. What are whales nearest living land relatives? Find out on this episode. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sp...
Jun 20, 2023•13 min•Ep. 513
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about Hvaldimir, the friendly beluga whale. What is Hvaldimir's story - was he a spy? What's the current issue with this James Bond of Belugas? If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Tra...
Jun 15, 2023•8 min•Ep. 512
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how boat-attacking orcas have been called "Gladis" and how they got this name. On this episode we go from marine mammal science to ancient history to Russel Crowe... If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shor...
Jun 13, 2023•10 min•Ep. 511
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how climate change impacted the viking colony on Greenland. There are many parallels to what happened to this sucessful and wealthy colony ... that disappeared - and what is happening to many coastal communities today. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having ...
Jun 08, 2023•11 min•Ep. 510
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how orcas (killer whales) are attacking and sinking boats off the coast of Spain. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran Christe...
Jun 06, 2023•12 min•Ep. 509
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken are joined by author James Michael Dorsey who shares his latest book: The Lagoon: Encounters with the Whales of San Ignacio "Once a killing ground for whalers hunting a leviathan they called the “devilfish,” the San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja, Mexico is now an environmental and spiritual sanctuary―the only place in the world where animals in their natural aquatic environment routinely seek out human contact. In T he Lagoon: Encounters with the Whales of San Ignacio, r...
Jun 01, 2023•22 min•Ep. 508
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Michael Jasny (from the Natural Resources Defense Council) about the most endangered whale in the world: Rice's whale If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-...
May 30, 2023•12 min•Ep. 507
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with their guest Michael Jasny (from the Natural Resources Defense Council) about a new law that could cause massive harm to whales, dolphins and other marine species in the Gulf of Mexico, from the oil and gas industry! If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having adve...
May 25, 2023•13 min•Ep. 506
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with their guest Michael Jasny from the Natural Resources Defense Council, about the threat that underwater noise poses to whales and dolphins. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Tra...
May 23, 2023•14 min•Ep. 505
Dr Scarlett Smash quizes Dr Craken MacCraic about penguins - how many of the amazing facts does he know about these sea birds? If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran Christen : Music...
May 18, 2023•10 min•Ep. 504
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about fin whales and share some amazing facts about this sizeable mammal. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran Christen : Musical Ar...
May 16, 2023•12 min•Ep. 503
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about the recent IWC (International Whaling Commission) Scientific Committee meeting in Slovenia. Craken chats about the cutting edge whale science that gets discussed at this meeting and some of the projects that he helped present. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or...
May 11, 2023•16 min•Ep. 502
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Karly McMullen from the University of British Columbia what it is like to live in a community in the mangroves in Ecuador. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForru...
May 09, 2023•12 min•Ep. 501
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Karly McMullen from the University of British Columbia about her research on the impacts of plastic on Galapagos penguins. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForru...
May 04, 2023•15 min•Ep. 500
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the pirate queen "The Lioness of Brittany". A story of love, revenge and piracy. Hear about her legendary Black Fleet and a story that rivals Game of Thrones - except it actually happened! Also raise a glass as to celebrate MCHH's 500th episode ! If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsor...
May 02, 2023•11 min•Ep. 499
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about saw sharks. They share some fascinating facts about this little-known group of sharks, and talk about the conservation of saw sharks. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)"...
Apr 27, 2023•10 min•Ep. 498
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the differences between saw fish and saw sharks and some fascinating facts about their biology. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Ta...
Apr 25, 2023•14 min•Ep. 497
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic continue talking to Heather Barrett from Sea Otter Savvy about sea otter conservation and the threats these keystone species face. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForru...
Apr 20, 2023•16 min•Ep. 496
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic continue talking to Heather Barrett about the need to be aware of sea otters, and the impacts that human disturbance can have on them. In this episode they talk about what you otter do if you see a sea otter. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the ...
Apr 18, 2023•14 min•Ep. 495
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic continue talking to Heather Barrett from Sea Otter Savvy about how to watch sea otters without disturbing them. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyri...
Apr 13, 2023•15 min•Ep. 494
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic continue talking to Heather Barrett about the NGO Sea Otter Savvy, the need to be aware of sea otters, and the impacts that human disturbance can have on them. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For M...
Apr 11, 2023•14 min•Ep. 493
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic continue talking to Heather Barrett, Science Communication Director for Sea Otter Savvy. Quiz master Heather carries on finding out how much the MCHH team know about sea otters. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Sho...
Apr 06, 2023•16 min•Ep. 492
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Heather Barrett, Science Communication Director for Sea Otter Savvy. Heather quizzes the MCHH crew to find out how much they know about sea otters. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Gr...
Apr 04, 2023•15 min•Ep. 491
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about what the ocean looks like at night when you're underwater. What do marine species do at night? Do they sleep? Do they party? Listen to the podcast to find out... If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Le...
Mar 30, 2023•7 min•Ep. 490
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the high number of humpback whale strandings in New York and New Jersey - what is the likely cause, and importantly, what isn't causing these whale deaths! If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "A...
Mar 28, 2023•9 min•Ep. 489
