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The time of heroes was over. It was a time for … not-quite-so-heroes ! Join Dugongs and Seadragons, a live gaming podcast featuring an international collection of nerdy marine biologists playing Dungeons and Dragons.
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The Marine Conservation Happy Hour is a podcast that looks at the many different sides of Marine Science and Conservation in an informal setting - a during a pub Happy Hour, chatting casually over a few (or more) drinks. The show is co-hosted by @DrScarlettSmash and @Craken_McCraic. Everyone is a marine scientist who is passionate about the Ocean, marine mammals (whales, seals, dolphins, porpoises, polar bears and more), sharks and other fish, invertebrates (especially squid & octopuses beca ...
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Marine Mammal Science is a podcast covering some of the latest scientific research on marine mammals – whales and dolphins, polar bears, seals and sea lions, manatees and dugongs, and sea otters. The podcast is produced by Absolutely Smashing Events and Consulting on behalf of the Society for Marine Mammalogy and the journal Marine Mammal Science. The host, editor and producer is Dr. Ashley Scarlett, familiarly known as Dr Scarlett Smash.
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about the infamous female pirate Anne Bonny, her fascinating life and swashbuckling exploits. 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 epis…
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S2E78 – Preparing for a Good Ol’ Fashioned Lecture!
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The Cephalosquad has a much needed break and begins helping out their old friend Herr Findlass prepare for his lecture on Lumindinium! Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about the infamous female pirate Mary Read, her fascinating life and swashbuckling exploits. 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 episo…
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S2E77 – Shh! We Are Conspiring Against The Drunk Whaling Admiral…
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The cephalosquad head home for some much deserved rest, payment, and to figure out what to do next. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Julianne Wilder about the whale calls, the effects of climate change and underwater sound research. They also chat about the new paper she co-authored: Exploring movement patterns and changing distributions of baleen whales in the western North Atlantic using a decade of passive acoustic data . If you …
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S2E76 – Just Fooling Around In A Vat Of Acid
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The cephalosquad finally figure out what is in the vat of acid, and discover some mysterious clues about the false Captain Scrimshaw. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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It's citizen science month! Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Emma Giles and Bob Hirshorn from SciStarter about dolphin chat and manatee chat, two ocean-themed citizen science projects that you can find at SciStarter.com. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineco…
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S2E75 – While you were out… We Started Looting!
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We do a long prologue to get people caught up on this whole section of the adventure and then join our crew on the deck of the blackfish while they try to pillage the Vessel. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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What were the strange noises heard in Tampa that drove people and pets crazy? Find out in this week's episode when Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Bob Hirshon and Emma Giles from SciStarter about citizen science projects in the ocean. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patre…
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The battle with the fraudulent scrimshaw and his Kraken comes to an end. Hilarity ensues as they crew starts tying up loose ends. Apologies for the poor audio quality, we lost our original recording and had to complete it from individual backups. I’d like to say it won’t happen again in the future, but we are not great at learning from our mistakes…
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The old man of the sea - Hemmingway and Booze
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Jim Martin of the Key West Trading Company about the Old Man of the Sea Ernest Hemingway and his secret booze smuggling days. Keep tuned for some fun cocktail suggestions at the end of the episode. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.co…
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S2E73 – Mutiny on the Blackfish Part II – The Fight Thickens!
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The Battle with the fraudulent scrimshaw rages on. The fraud looks like he’s on the ropes, but he has another trick up his sleeve. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Jim Martin of the Key West Trading Company about the history of that favourite tipple of pirates, writers and artists - absinthe. What is it and why was it made illegal. Like all good researchers they also ask about the science behind absinthe. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep pr…
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S2E72 – Mutiny on the Blackfish Part I – The Battle Commences!
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The Crew finally run into the Fraud and begin their battle! Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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The White Vault - Ocean science and horror
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An oceanography research vessel working to collect Antarctic deep-sea sediment cores pulls up something unexpected from the depths of the Southern Ocean... what has ocean science education got to do with eldritch horrors from the ocean depths - find out on this episode! Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Kaitlin Statz and Travis Vengrof…
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After a long tale from the real captain scrimshaw, the crew heads above decks to see if they can find the fraud! Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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Florida dolphins and toxic plastic chemicals
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Miranda Dziobak about the toxic chemicals from plastics that are being found in Florida's dolphins, and the threat that these chemicals pose to marine mammals. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@ab…
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Right whale stranding at Martha's Vineyard - grave concerns for an endangered species
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the recent right whale stranding in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and the continuing threat that shipping and lobster gear entanglement poses to endangered North Atlantic right whales. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineco…
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Dugongs and Rum Flagon’s Season 2 Episode 15 – Sharks Vs. Dolphins Commentary
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Some of the crew are hanging out and talking about the Discovery Channel Documentary Sharks Vs. Dolphins: Bahamas Battleground!, which features our favorite cast member, Dr. Frances Farabaugh. We will be on a small hiatus whilst a bunch of us are busy doing a live filming at Awesome Con in Washington DC, on Sunday 10 March. We will be back on regul…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr. Luis Huckstadt about his research in Antarctica on the crabeater seal. What is it like to do research at the south pole and how does the life of a crabeater seal differ from other polar seals? If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com…
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Dugongs and Rum Flagon’s Season 2 Episode 14 – Sharkano Commentary
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Some of the crew are hanging out and talking about the Discovery Channel Documentary Sharkano, which features our favorite cast member, Dr. Frances Farabaugh. We will be on a small hiatus whilst a bunch of us are busy doing a live filming at Awesome Con in Washington DC, on Sunday 10 March. We will be back on regular podcasts starting on the 18th. …
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Mike Tift about his research on the physiology of marine mammals and the effects that their deep-diving life style have on them. Did you know elephant seals have so much carbon monoxide in their bodies it's like they smoked two packets of cigarettes a day? Find out how and why on this episode! If yo…
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The cephalosquad comes face to face with the real Captain Alexander Scrimshaw, who also happens to be the quarry of Marmo, which unfolds into a tragic tale. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the recent (allegedly) sighting of a baby Great white shark. Is it really the first sighting of a newborn great white? 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 informa…
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Dugongs and Rum Flagon’s Season 2 Episode 13 – 2023 Secret Holiday Giver
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The cast comes together to do the secret santa, satan, satin, sanchez… seter? Holiday gift giving thing. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragonsBy © Travis Nielsen
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