Best Weddell Podcasts (2024)

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Rewriting the Rules of Tarot and Self-Discovery with Elizabeth Su 41:11

1h ago41:11

41:11

During a year of intense challenges, Elizabeth Su crafted a new compass - The Adventure Tarot. This episode peels back the layers of Elizabeth's transformative journey as a nomad - reclaiming her Asian-American identity in the midst of anti-Asian violence. From the turmoil, she found inspiration to create a tarot deck that expands our understanding…

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Finding My Path in Nature with Noami Grevemberg 23:00

14d ago23:00

23:00

In the pilot episode of NATI Pod, host Noami Grevemberg takes you on a personal journey from a restrictive corporate job to a life of freedom and fulfillment on the road. Discover how nature became a source of healing and inspiration for her and how breaking away from societal norms led to a more authentic life in the world of vanlife and nomadic l…

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Mobilizing Arctic expertise: Seven scientific themes for Arctic Frontiers 2025 33:44

17d ago33:44

33:44

Science and expert knowledge are pivotal for meeting many of the environmental challenges, economic opportunities and geopolitical imperatives of the contemporary Arctic. The Arctic Frontiers conference reflects this fact through its selection of seven scientific themes that serve as pillars for the annual event held every January in Tromsø, Norway…

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The Trailer 1:16

26d ago1:16

1:16

Ever wondered what it’s like to live on your own terms with the open road as your guide? Welcome to "Nomads at the Intersections" (NATI pod), where Noami Grevemberg dives into the lives of those daring to live differently. Noami brings you into the heart of her adventures and shares the diverse stories of others redefining freedom. Each episode sma…

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Antarctic science or polar oil exploration? Prof. Klaus Dodds on Russia’s grey zone activities in the Weddell Sea 40:59

2M ago40:59

40:59

Reports of Russia’s discovery of huge oil reserves in Antarctic waters has caused concern in some quarters over (frozen) territorial claims and the future of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, which permanently bans mining in and around the continent. Prof. Klaus Dodds, whose recent testimony for a UK parliamentary in…

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Securitization dynamics: Greenland’s pivotal place in the Arctic security configuration 1:26:27

3M ago1:26:27

1:26:27

“Greenland is the most dynamic piece in the new Arctic security jigsaw puzzle”, according to a new book that applies the international relations theory of securitization to analyze the security and geopolitics of Greenland and the Arctic. Marc Jacobsen, Ole Wæver and Ulrik Pram Gad, co-editors and authors of Greenland in Arctic Security: (De)securi…

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From the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait: Arctic geopolitics at the regional and local levels 40:24

3M ago40:24

40:24

In this episode of the Polar Geopolitics podcast, recorded live at the 2024 Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway, host Eric Paglia interviews Andreas Østhagen of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and Kelsey Frazier from the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. The discussion ranges from global trends affecting the geopolitical posit…

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Northern Flank: Arctic-Baltic security interconnections since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland 1:04:34

4M ago1:04:34

1:04:34

To analyze the transformed security environment in Northern Europe since the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland, this episode features an interview with Minna Ålander, research fellow at the Finish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki. The in-depth discussion, at time when the Nordic countries have been engaged with their NATO partners …

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155_TAE_and_IGY_foreshadowing 59:01

4M ago59:01

59:01

You don't just throw a Trans-Antarctic Expedition or an International Geophysical Year together. These things take planning. Here's some background on the planners and introductions to some of the doers.

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Ian Bremmer on Antarctica and the geopolitics of the polar regions 23:20

5M ago23:20

23:20

Dr. Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, joins the podcast to discuss Antarctica and the short- and long-term impacts of climate change and the emerging green transition on the geopolitics of the polar regions. Dr. Bremmer, who recently returned from a trip to Antarctica, also explains how the six-decade success stor…

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Sustainable development, community resilience and regional security in a globally connected Arctic with Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers 32:25

6M ago32:25

32:25

Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers and former director of the Arctic Economic Council, joins the podcast to discuss sustainable development, economic opportunities and the Green Transition that is taking place in the Arctic alongside structural changes in the regional security environment. With the annual Arctic Frontiers confer…

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154_Macquarie_Island_catch_up 39:17

7M ago39:17

39:17

Several years of Macquarie Island winters receive attention as I chill out under a Casuarina after several fraught months.

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153_A_furtive_summiting_And_The_Frontier_Below 39:15

7M ago39:15

39:15

I give voice to another almost but not quite lost snippet from "Big Dead Place" and I give the microphone to Adam Fitzgerald who voices the introduction to Jeff Maynard's new book, "The Frontier Below."

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152_Vodka_in_a_Vegemite_Jar 1:00:12

7M ago1:00:12

1:00:12

In 1983 Australian glaciologist Trevor Hamley joined a Soviet traverse from the Russian coastal station, Mirny, to Dome Charlie, high atop the Antarctic plateau. Bouncing about in the back of a T-55 tank converted into a living quarters/galley/dining space/lab, recording locations on audio cassette tape, wielding a hammer, and ignoring the ideologi…

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151_Jeff_Wilson_interview 1:11:50

7M ago1:11:50

1:11:50

Australian Antarctic Division alumnus, Jeff Wilson, recounts his experiences at Australian stations and in the Ross Sea. Road trip with our eldest. Good company at Anglesea. Good food. Good audio. One of the best days 2023 offered up.

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150_Shepherds_of_Heard_Island 52:01

8M ago52:01

52:01

The ANARE presence at Heard Island runs to 1955 and switches focus to continental Antarctica. The Island taught Australians to work on glaciers and to run dog teams, saw John Bechervaise cut his Antarctic teeth and lead the first ascent of Big Ben, and claimed the lives of two winterers. "Ice Coffee" leaves Heard Island alone for a bit having docum…

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Data cable crossroad or circumpolar chokepoint: The geopolitics of subsea infrastructure in the Arctic 48:59

8M ago48:59

48:59

The deployment of subsea data cables across different marine areas of the circumpolar North has become a significant development in discussions of Arctic geopolitics. Meanwhile security concerns over subsea infrastructure have become heightened by recent incidents involving the disruption and destruction of energy pipelines and telecommunication ca…

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149_Heard_Island_Appendices 1:02:49

8M ago1:02:49

1:02:49

ANARE occupation at Heard Island ran short but intense, and sometimes in tents. In addition to large quantities of wind and sleet the island provided a training ground for Antarctic travelers and their dogs. Challenging maritime approaches led to innovative approaches by maritime challengers, and everyone got home safely, this episode.…

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Russia, security and the effects of NATO enlargement in the Arctic 55:40

9M ago55:40

55:40

The security situation in the Arctic has changed significantly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, although the military buildup in the region began well before 2022. Katarzyna Zysk, professor of International Relations and Contemporary History at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, joins the podcast to discuss Russia’s military posture in…

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148_The_Hope_Bay_Hype 1:50:57

11M ago1:50:57

1:50:57

Argentina and Britain needle each other over what huts go where around the Antarctica Peninsula and notes of protest change hands at a fevered pace. Hot heads at low temperatures lead to a low ebb in high latitudes camaraderie ashore at Hope Bayhia Esperanza. And Chile was there, too.

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Nuclear risks from Kakhovka Dam destruction and enduring issues surrounding Soviet-era energy infrastructure 1:17:45

1y ago1:17:45

1:17:45

The recently destroyed Kakhovka Dam and the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station are inextricably linked legacies of Soviet energy infrastructure that have become major concerns in the midst of the war in Ukraine. Achim Klüppelberg from the Nuclear Waters project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology is an expert on nuclear energy in Ukraine an…

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Alaska: Energy, security and political economy in the American Arctic 1:08:22

1y ago1:08:22

1:08:22

The United States is an Arctic country on account of Alaska, which has for almost 50 years been a major domestic source of oil and natural gas, facilitated by the extensive Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Alaska has thus been critical for US energy security, as well as national defense due to its close proximity to Russia. However, despite popular pe…

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147_Dr_Hillary_Sebeny 1:26:11

1y ago1:26:11

1:26:11

Yet another amazing interview through which to inform you and by which to relieve myself of the burden to write and record a chronological narrative episode this month. "Ice Coffee": where me goofing off and being lazy still results in audio gold.

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146 An interview with Professor Nash, another with Marsh, and an important update about the series 1:43:03

1+ y ago1:43:03

1:43:03

Professor Meredith Nash spent two years studying and reporting on the culture within the Australian Antarctic Division. Their findings, released late in 2022, may prove a turning point in the history of Australia's presence in Antarctica. Professor Nash spoke to me about their research and their experiences in Antarctica as part of the inaugural Ho…

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145_Josh_Jensen_Hercules_Maintainer 31:17

1+ y ago31:17

31:17

Josh Jensen spent an austral summer keeping LC-130 Ski Hercules operational out of McMurdo. I spoke to him about the challenges that throws up and found out the days of boiling a pot of oil over the stove and pouring it into the sump ended with the last big roundy engines to depart the continent in the 1970s. Cheers to Josh for putting aside time t…

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144_Russia_has_re-entered_the_chat 51:27

1+ y ago51:27

51:27

Some historical and political context for the Russian return south in Soviet Union form. Bolsheviks: form soviets and roll out.

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World stages: Arctic megaconferences as platforms for governance and geopolitical performance 34:59

1+ y ago34:59

34:59

Arctic megaconferences like the annual Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø and the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik have become critical meeting places that literally provide a world stage for the performance of Arctic governance and geopolitics. They have further served a particularly important purpose in the absence of official gatherings during the Ar…

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143_Samantha_Hodder_This_Is_Our_Time 44:24

1+ y ago44:24

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I haven't interviewed other Antarctic podcasters because that would make for dull content. "Do you press record? Wow! I do, too! Hey, how good is Audacity? Antarctica's cold, huh?" This episode I interview Samantha Hodder about her Antarctic podcast because the stories told in her series, "This Is Our Time," lie so far outside those recounted in my…

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142_Port_Martin_on_the_continent_and_on_fire 1:05:14

1+ y ago1:05:14

1:05:14

Paul Emile-Victor's charges are ashore and charging. But wait, there's more. Call now and get this free base fire valued at over five buildings.

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141_France_returns_south 28:59

1+ y ago28:59

28:59

Port Martin. Port Au Francaise. Port Malloy. Port Jean d'Arc. You'd think the French would switch up it with some cognac or cointreau.

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140_Dave_Donnelly_and_really_big_whales 31:58

1+ y ago31:58

31:58

If you set an AI process in motion to build a hard as nails nineteenth century seadog you'd likely arrive at Dave Donnelly in ninety-nine percent of your iterations. Dave looks and moves through the world as though he just stepped out of the pages of a Joseph Conrad book. Have a listen to episode 140 to understand why I value Dave's company and reg…

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139_Interview_with_Professor_McCahey_regarding_sexism_in_Antarctica 39:26

1+ y ago39:26

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Professor Daniella McCahey of Texas Tech discusses sexism at Antarctic stations. * Except by HamiltonSuites, who should lie on their left side, raise their right knee to their chest, lubricate this episode and stick it up their arse.

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138_Ice_Breakers 16:49

1+ y ago16:49

16:49

Ice'll kill ya' That's what I said Ice'll kill ya' And then you'll be dead

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Insights on Antarctic governance and geopolitics with former CCAMLR chair Jakob Granit 44:41

1+ y ago44:41

44:41

Despite the Covid crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources took certain steps forward on the management of key Southern Ocean fisheries during the recent Swedish CCAMLR chairmanship, which concluded in November at the organization’s annual meeting in Hobart. The creation of ne…

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Inside the Arctic Council pause with Finland’s Arctic Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki 24:57

1+ y ago24:57

24:57

Although the Arctic Council has remained on pause since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, multilateral interactions and diplomatic activity among senior Arctic officials (excluding representatives of Russia) has by no means come to a complete stop. Meanwhile, some stakeholders, particularly the Permanent Participant indigenous peoples’ organizations in…

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Looking North for Renewables: Arctic solutions to Europe’s green transition 29:39

1+ y ago29:39

29:39

With energy and strategic raw materials increasingly at the center of geopolitics, the European Union’s first Arctic ambassador argues that Europe should look to certain areas of the Arctic in implementing its Green New Deal and transition towards renewables. Ambassador Marie-Anne Coninsx, senior associate fellow at the Egmont Institute in Brussels…

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