Meet the Ocean

Naturalist Steve Backus describes captaining a whale-watching boat in Alaska's Kenai fjords and the unlikely encounter he had with a Humpback. 

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Environmental explorer Tim Jarvis shares the details of recreating two of Antarctica's most legendary expeditions - pulling a supply sled nearly 500 kilometers across a barren landscape in the footst…

National Geographic's legendary underwater photographer David Doubilet comically describes his interaction with a Hawksbill Sea Turtle in Papa New Guinea. 

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A fun fish fable about a boy who visits a pet store and mistakenly believes his new swimming friend is the last of its kind. 

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Listen as Rolex scholar Maya Santangelo recalls her time underwater with the sharks of Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands.

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Legendary field guide illustrator David Sibley describes his expedition to the remote island of South Georgia where King Penguins roam and multiple seabirds choose to raise their young. 

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Polar Guide and Photojournalist Eric Guth tells his tale of being surrounded by Narwhals alone in a small boat in the high latitudes of the Arctic. 

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British Antarctic Survey's Rachel Morris tells the story of her first encounter with Antarctic Fur Seals under the cover of night.

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Cultural specialist and expedition guide Alex Searle discusses what it means to live on Easter Island and the history of Polynesia. Listen as he recounts the relationship these navigators had with th…

Tech diver extraordinaire Beau Price spins a tale of how a training session in shipwreck penetration went wrong fast and tells of the decisions that were necessary to survive. 

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A class of first-graders in Chicago asked Meet the Ocean some questions about the Southern Ocean, so we answered them while hanging out in Tahiti. 

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Who are the people behind Meet the Ocean's podcast? Why have they chosen storytelling as a tool to educate for conservation? Find out in this episode! 

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National Geographic Photographer David Doubilet shares his tale of photographing a Great White Shark in Southern Australia. Fins and protective cage optional. 

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A fun conversation about some very small, but very important creatures living in our oceans. 

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Naturalist Sarah Keefer shares her story of a minute sea bird that nests in the forest but dives in the sea. 

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A young Oregonian shares his opinions on the state of the saltwater and plastic within it.  

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A father tells the story of his family’s journey to the Northwest coast of North America, and what a sharp eye can find when looking out upon the water. 

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Legendary ocean explorer Captain Don Walsh describes his historic journey down deeper than any human had ever gone before - into the dark of the Mariana Trench. 

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Three sisters share the story of witnessing a group of Killer Whales in Antarctica wave wash a seal from a piece of ice - over and over again!

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