My Ocean Podcast
1) Dr. Wallace J. Nichols: The brain on water
What is it about being near water that makes us so happy? Why do crashing waves have such a calming and meditative effect on our minds? Dr. Wallace J. Nichols is a marine biologist based in California...Show More
2) Ray Collins: Capturing an Ocean in Motion
For years, Ray Collins earned a living in a place far, far away from the ocean - a coal mine. That all changed after a workplace injury left him physically limited. A knee in healing meant no working,...Show More
3) Dr. Amanda Vincent: Making waves with Project Seahorse
Decades ago, Dr. Amanda Vincent was newly armed with a PhD and travelling around Germany when she came across a billboard that changed the course of her life. On a sign lit up in a German plaza was a ...Show More
4) Brian Skerry: Making pictures of a changing ocean
Brian Skerry remembers vividly the first time he put on scuba gear and was able to breath underwater. Sure, it was in his parents’ backyard pool, but it was life-changing nonetheless. It’s a sensation...Show More
5) Jill Heinerth: Cave diving through Mother Earth
Growing up watching the Apollo missions, Jill Heinerth had one goal in mind: become an astronaut. But, as a young girl growing up in the 60s and 70s, the steps to becoming a female astronaut were not ...Show More
6) Dr. Easkey Britton: Creating connection with the ocean through surf
Named for a famous wave break off the coast of northwest Ireland, Dr. Easkey Britton feels - perhaps unsurprisingly - most at home when surfing. Her family brought the sport to Ireland and she was on ...Show More
7) Dr. Emily Darling: The coding of corals
This is the story of what happens when you combine some of the planet’s oldest living and under threat organisms - corals - with some of the newest inventions of modern day society - coding and open s...Show More
8) The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson: Looking out for Canada’s lakes, rivers and oceans
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson had a successful career in the private sector for many years before running for office. The catalyst came during lunch with a friend when Wilkinson got a gentle — but...Show More
The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson: Looking out for Canada’s lakes, rivers and oceans
27:07 | Nov 8th, 2018
9) Chefs Ned Bell and Barton Seaver: Different coasts, same goal
Ned Bell, Ocean Wise executive chef, takes over the interviewer seat in our first-ever guest-hosted episode. His guest? Barton Seaver, a Maine-based chef and author of eight cookbooks, and one of Ned’...Show More
10) Eddie Donnellan: Bringing the joy of surfing to at-risk routh
Surfing has been part of Eddie Donnellan’s life for decades. Same goes for working in mental health. And a few years ago, Eddie decided to combine the two to create MeWater Foundation. It’s based in S...Show More