Best Cetaceans Podcasts (2024)

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Mapping the Deep with ESRI's Deep Sea Dawn Wright 41:55

12d ago41:55

41:55

The Ocean Science Radio team chats with "Deep Sea" Dawn Wright, a geographer and oceanographer and Chief Scientist at ESRI (The Environmental Systems Research Institute) - one of the world's leading suppliers of GIS software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications. We cover why mapping the bottom of the ocean is important, some cool ocean …

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Episode 073-North Pacific Right Whales 1:45:56

15d ago1:45:56

1:45:56

Just a bunch of whale nerds this month on the Whale Tales Podcast – we are joined by Kate Hruby and Kevin Campion from Save the North Pacific Right Whales to talk all things North Pacific Right Whales and learn more (as much as we can?) about these rare, sneaky whales. Show Notes: -Save the […]By Whale Tales

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Cetacean Opps - Cracking the Sperm Whale Alphabet 47:08

1M ago47:08

47:08

Complex compositions made up of groans, moans, sighs, roars, and high-pitched squeals that can last for hours - The songs of whales are both beautiful and haunting. Humans have had a particular fascination with the sounds of cetaceans and the possible meanings behind it since Roger Payne, a marine biologist, first noticed the complex sonic arrangem…

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Episode 072-Oops We Did It Again: Oops All Stories Volume 2 57:14

1M ago57:14

57:14

Break out your Britney because we did it again! It’s another Oops All Stories episode featuring incredible stories from all over the world (and THREE new species for the library!) from some amazing Storytellers! Thanks to Vanessa: https://www.instagram.com/vaneprigo/ Selby: https://www.instagram.com/selbywilko/ Sigrún: https://www.instagram.com/she…

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Episode 071-Peale’s Dolphins in the Falkland Islands 40:38

2M ago40:38

40:38

The Whale Tales Podcast is back this month with two incredible guests! We welcomed researchers Caroline Weir and Morgan Martin to the pod to talk about their paper “Peale’s dolphins (Lagenorhynchus australis) are acoustic mergers between dolphins and porpoises” (as featured in this month’s Patreon Journal Club!) as well as all things Peale’s Dolphi…

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Frances' Super Awesome Shark Paper 23:04

2M ago23:04

23:04

A new paper just dropped on incorporating environmental factors when determining conservation baselines for sharks on coral reefs by our very own Frances! (That's right, it is a META episode!)By Ocean Science Radio

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In Memorium - Dr. Wallace J Nichols 15:24

3M ago15:24

15:24

In honor of the untimely passing of Ocean advocate, Turtle biologist, and author of the book "Blue Mind," Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, we are re-releasing our episode with him featuring the topic of "Blue Mind" and the benefits of being close to the ocean and other bodies of water.By Ocean Science Radio

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Episode 070-Gladis 12:30

4M ago12:30

12:30

Happy Orca Action Month! We are celebrating all month long on the Whale Tales Podcast with four special episodes each highlighting a specific Orca (or OrcaS) from around the world with a truly terrific tale. Today we are wrapping things up with the currently very famous Gladis-or should we say Gladises? Show Notes: – Killer whales […]…

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Episode 069-Port and Starboard 12:10

4M ago12:10

12:10

Happy Orca Action Month! We are celebrating all month long on the Whale Tales Podcast with four special episodes each highlighting a specific Orca (or OrcaS) from around the world with a truly terrific tale. This week we are talking the notorious Port and Starboard! Show Notes: –Confirmation of the occurrence of a second killer […]…

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Episode 068-Old Thom 6:36

4M ago6:36

6:36

Happy Orca Action Month! We are celebrating all month long on the Whale Tales Podcast with four special episodes each highlighting a specific Orca (or OrcaS) from around the world with a truly terrific tale. Today we have a short and sweet episode about Old Thom (not to be confused with last week’s episode about […]…

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Episode 067-Old Tom 9:41

4M ago9:41

9:41

Happy Orca Action Month! We are celebrating all month long on the Whale Tales Podcast with four special episodes each highlighting a specific Orca (or OrcaS) from around the world with a truly terrific tale. First off we have Old Tom and his pod “The Killers of Eden.” Show Notes: -Eden Killer Whale Museum…

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Episode 066 – Joëlle De Weerdt & Humpbacks in Nicaragua 47:26

4M ago47:26

47:26

The Whale Tales Podcast is back with another amazing guest Joëlle De Weerdt from Association ELI-S who is here to tell us all about humpbacks in Nicaragua and the research she is doing on them for her PhD. If you want to hear us loose our minds about humpbacks (again, probably not for the last […]By Whale Tales

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Opening a Can of (Fish) Worms) 26:53

6M ago26:53

26:53

Today on the show we're diving into a story that might surprise you. It doesn't involve dazzling coral reefs or majestic whales, but something a little closer to home... canned salmon! In this episode, we’ll be discussing how Dr. Natalie Mastick - a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Peabody Museum and a marine ecologist - used this unusual techniq…

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Episode 065-Erin Gless from Pacific Whale Watch Association 1:05:03

6M ago1:05:03

1:05:03

Super exciting episode this month with an incredible guest Erin Gless, executive director of Pacific Whale Watch Association! We dive deep (fun puns!) into the history and mission of the PWWA and the work it does in the Salish Sea plus TWO Fun Flipper Facts!???? Show Notes: Pacific Whale Watch Association: https://www.pacificwhalewatchassociation.c…

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Underwater Superstructures for Beginners 21:14

7M ago21:14

21:14

In this episode, we talk about ocean superstructures - a new scientific phrase that our guests hope start up some important conversations about how the bottom of the ocean was formed. Guests: Dr. Kevin Konrad -Assistant Professor of Geoscience and Director of the Nevada Isotope Geochronology Laboratory (NIGL) University of Nevada, Las VegasDr Val F…

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Episode 064-Dolphin Fact Off Part 2 46:29

7M ago46:29

46:29

Dolphin filled episode this month – we’ve got dolphins facts and more dolphins facts and a dolphin story and dolphin themed call to action. It’s the only way we know how to celebrate Dolphin Awareness Month! Show Notes: –Lauryn Fly Instagram –Behavioural laterality in foraging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) by Kaplan et al. –The Life […]…

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Ocean Lovin - Immaculate Shark-ception 33:54

7M ago33:54

33:54

It is February and we once again have our seasonal episode of Ocean Lovin - covering cool and strange ways ocean creatures make little ocean creatures. We speak with Dr. Christine Dungeon, a senior research fellow at the University of Queensland and the University of the Sunshine Coast about sharks and a peculiar story of immaculate shark-ception. …

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Episode 063-2024 Mailbag 56:28

8M ago56:28

56:28

We are back with another mailbag episode answering questions that were asked by you! Show Notes: -Perucetus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perucetus -Podcast episodes with notes on become marine biologists and/or featuring marine biologists: https://whale-tales.org/podcast/episode-032-community-science/ https://whale-tales.org/podcast/episode-015-k…

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Bottom trawling and the Great Carbon Sink 14:07

8M ago14:07

14:07

The ocean is a vast and powerful carbon sink, absorbing about a quarter of the carbon dioxide we emit into the atmosphere. That carbon is pulled into the water column and is also buried under the layers of dirt and soil on the ocean floor. But this vital role could be jeopardized by a common fishing practice: bottom trawling. Today we will be talki…

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Episode 062-Journal Club Plus!

8M ago

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Happy 2024! We are kicking the year off with a journal club (that you may have already heard if you are a patron of ours) on the paper “Harassment and killing of porpoises (“phocoenacide”) by fish-eating Southern Resident killer Whales (Orcinus orca)” by Giles et al, plus a handful of clips from our friends! Content […]…

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Arctic Ecology 27:47

9M ago27:47

27:47

Dr Scarlett Smash celebrates the final episode of the MMS podcast with Dr. Chris Parsons. They chat about Arctic life and ecology. If you would like to keep in touch with Dr Scarlett Smash (LinkedIn) and would like to keep hearing about marine science research tune into the Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast. https://marineconservationhappyhour…

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Antarctic ecology 31:06

9M ago31:06

31:06

Dr Scarlett Smash celebrates the last two episodes of the MMS podcast with Dr. Chris Parsons. They talk about Antarctic life and ecology. If you would like to keep in touch with Dr Scarlett Smash (LinkedIn), tune into the Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast https://marineconservationhappyhour.libsyn.com…

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Studio Phonic Presents: Desert Skies 29:38

9M ago29:38

29:38

Listen to the full first season of "Desert Skies" here. The story takes place along the road of a lonely highway at a gas station in the afterlife. Desert Skies Astral Plane Fuel and Service Station serves travelers as they embark on their journey through the celestial spheres. You’ll meet Tendy, the Attendant, Mac, the Mechanic, and C.A.S.H, the s…

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Alejandro Fernandez Ajó 21:02

9M ago21:02

21:02

On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Dr. Alejandro Fernandez Ajó about his work on hormone analysis of gray whale feces to assess correlations and response to a variety of internal and external stressors.

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Phthalate Exposure 25:54

10M ago25:54

25:54

On this week's episode, Dr Scarlett Smash chat with Dr. Leslie Hart about her work investigating potential health impacts from exposure chemicals like phthalate and looking at plastic pollution/plastic-contaminated prey as a potential source of exposure. H.O.P.E. Research lab (Hypothesizing Onehealth Pollution Effects) "We are a team of undergradua…

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Uncharted - Scientists with Disabilities Navigating Their Experiences 30:12

10M ago30:12

30:12

People with disabilities are often marginalized, face isolation, lack representation and even ablism, no matter the industry or space. We speak to an old friend of the show about how this shows up in STEM and academia, and a project to collect stories from those impacted by this phenomenon in the form of a book of essays. So come join us where we t…

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Episode 061-Humpbacks in the Whitsundays 47:34

10M ago47:34

47:34

Welcome back to the Whale Tales Podcast! Today we are joined by Olivia Brodhurst and Crystal Lacey to talk all about the Whitsundays and the East Australian Humpbacks you can find there! Show Notes: Whales of the Whitsundays: https://www.tourismwhitsundays.com.au/blog/whales-in-the-whitsundays/ Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: https://www2…

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PCFG - Feed behavior 24:45

10M ago24:45

24:45

On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash talks to Clara Bird, a phd candidate about her research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales' feeding behaviors.

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E7: Atlantis Rises 35:06

10M ago35:06

35:06

Ocean Dreams was created, written, and produced by Jonathan Shifflett and Mary Knauf. Sound design and engineering by Jonathan Shifflett. Original music by Cooper Kenward. Additional engineering by Jake Valentine. Special thanks to Gabrielle Lewis, Jamie Brisick and Jenny Knauf for being our early ears on this show. This episode features voicework …

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E8: The Cleaning 49:37

10M ago49:37

49:37

Ocean Dreams was created, written, and produced by Jonathan Shifflett and Mary Knauf. Sound design and engineering by Jonathan Shifflett. Original music by Cooper Kenward. Additional engineering by Jake Valentine. Special thanks to Gabrielle Lewis, Jamie Brisick and Jenny Knauf for being our early ears on this show. This episode features voicework …

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Pacific Coast Feeding Group History 21:49

10M ago21:49

21:49

Dr Scarlett Smash continues to talk to Dr KC Bierlich, a postdoctoral scholar about his drone research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales. Dr Bierlich shares the history of the PCFG and what it is like conducting drone research.

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E6: Cetacean Nation (Earth Chapter) 32:00

10M ago32:00

32:00

Ocean Dreams was created, written, and produced by Jonathan Shifflett and Mary Knauf. Sound design and engineering by Jonathan Shifflett. Original music by Cooper Kenward. Additional engineering by Jake Valentine. Special thanks to Gabrielle Lewis, Jamie Brisick and Jenny Knauf for being our early ears on this show. This episode features voicework …

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