Skaana | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The Environment Podcast
1) Flipper Trainer Ric O’Barry on his journey from SeaWorld to Sanctuaries
Flipper Trainer Ric O'Barry on his journey from SeaWorld to Sanctuaries
2) Misty MacDuffee on the Southern Resident Orcas and the Threat of Bright Extinction
Salmon expert Misty MacDuffee on shrinking salmon, damn dams and what needs to be done NOW to save the iconic southern resident orcas. Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young dives into the Raincoast Conservati...Show More
3) The Killer Whale That Changed the World
The Killer Whale That Changed the World - the story of Moby Doll and the accidental orca capture that changed everything between humans and orcas - was created for CBC Radio's Ideas by Skaana host, Ma...Show More
4) Mark Leiren-Young – Sharks Forever and Jaws Forever?
Mark Leiren-Young reads the chapter about Jaws vs. shark from his award-winning book, Sharks Forever. Years after the movie based on his book was one of the biggest hits in the world, Peter Benchley s...Show More
5) David Shiffman – On 50 Years of Jaws vs. Sharks
David Shiffman (author of Why Sharks Matter) on how Jaws changed the world for sharks, humans and movies... how the fear of sharks led to so many species being threatened and endangered and why you sh...Show More
6) Shane Gero – Speaking to Sperm Whales, the Power of Storytelling and Why All Science is Political
Sperm whale expert Shane Gero on his whale family in Dominica, the power of storytelling and the culture, codas and language of sperm whales. Also... why all science is political. "Science is inherent...Show More
7) Beatrice Frank – On the Power of Positivity and the Georgia Strait Alliance’s Past, Present and Future Fights for the Salish Sea
Beatrice Frank, new(ish) executive director of The Georgia Strait Alliance on the past, present and future of one of the most effective environmental organizations in British Columbia for their 35th a...Show More
8) Lummi Elder Squil-le-he-le on the Documentary Resident Orca and Her Relatives Beneath the Waves
Squil-le-he-le - Lummi Elder and matriarch - on her relationship, and her nation's relationship, with the orca known as Lolita, Tokitae and Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, the attempt to bring her home and shari...Show More
9) Mark Leiren-Young on Canadians Voting for the Ocean and Against Trump
Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young breaks out his political pundit persona and talks about the Canadian election, how Trump upended the Canadian election and Canada and why that new baby orca needs a name ...Show More
10) Arno Kopecky on Canada’s Election Climate
Arno Kopecky (author The Environmentalist's Dilemma) on covering Tory leader Pierre Pollution Poilevere's vs. the environment, Canadian eco-politics and the Greens vs. Greens. When Pierre's not Trump...Show More