Meet The Ocean

Naturalist Kevin Clement tells the tale of his first equatorial crossing and the dark and salty rituals that accompany such a passage.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Arctic thrill-seeker Alex Van Nostrand describes a day like no other when Narwhals, Polar Bears and a pod of Killer Whales appeared before her widening eyes.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Swedish mariner Johan Bernekorn tells the tale of finding his destiny in a Finnish designed sailboat named after Yggdrasil - the mythical Nordic world tree.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Science diver Ashely Knight discusses exploring the Oregon coast to establish and monitor the marine protected areas. Difficult conditions, low visibility, and surgy conditions make for good science and great stories.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Naturalist Jaime Coleman shares the details of working for the British Antarctic Survey upon South Georgia island where the penguins and fur seals do roam.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Polar expedition diver David Cothran tells the tale of a close call with an iceberg underwater in Antarctica.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

MaryLou Blakeslee tells the tale of a Cape Cod mega-storm that sent a pod of Pilot Whales into the river and defined her path as a naturalist. Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Master storyteller and naturalist Eduardo Shaw shares his tale of an encounter with the ultra-rare cetacean - the Southern Right Whale Dolphin in the Scotia Sea.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Our very own sound designer Kelsey Anderson gets on the microphone to share a story of overcoming and exploration in the Galapagos.    Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Hear legendary underwater photographer Flip Nicklin share his story about swimming with Narwhals in the Arctic on assignment with National Geographic. Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Expedition Leader Rab Cummings describes an encounter in Baja California where Killer Whales used his ship as acoustic camouflage to hunt a pod of dolphins.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Sydney locals share their stories of when they first met the ocean during Meet the Ocean's recent Australian education tour.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Expedition doctor Andrew Peacock shares his story of being trapped in the ice aboard the M.V. Akademik Shokalskiy over Christmas in Antarctica.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Freediver Lara Trubenbacher shares the experience of exploring the depths on one breath with a pink spear gun in her hand.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

We brought a team of marine educators and interactive technology to the schools and children's hospitals in Brisbane and Sydney. Hear what the tour accomplished and how everyone responded to virtual reality trips to Antarctica. Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Sydney locals share their stories of when they first met the ocean during Meet the Ocean's recent Australian education tour.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

National Geographic Photographer Jonathan Irish shares the tale of his dive training in Florida as an eighteen-year-old college student. What could go wrong?  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Wine specialist Maximiliano Morales shares a tale of Chilean dining experiences where some bottles on the list require a scuba diver to fetch them from their storage in the sea.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

Legendary author Dr. Carl Safina discusses his career in conservation, the obstacles he has encountered, and the responsibility we all share to steward our planet. Recorded on the water along the Chilean coast en route to Cape Horn.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org

National Geographic photographer Jennifer Hayes tells the tale of swimming with a Harp Seal mother and its pup in the Arctic.  Meet the Ocean is a listener-supported podcast and nonprofit. Help us continue to create meaningful educational content by donating on our website.  Subscribe to never miss an episode, and share our podcast on your social media to inform your community. www.meettheocean.org