Meet the Ocean

Meet the Ocean

Meet the Ocean is an award-winning science communication nonprofit. Our podcast blends science with storytelling and adds a soundtrack. Our unique style of educational outreach empowers research and conservation, builds community, and prioritizes the health of our planet. Founded by polar expedition diver and film director Paul North. www.meettheocean.org

Episodes

August 4, 2022 35 mins

Puppeteer Mary Nagler joined us in the podcast studio to discuss her magically crafty career and water conservation show Terran's Aquarium. Meet the Ocean is a 501c3 nonprofit creating conservation media that inspires and informs global communities. @meettheocean

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Our polar diving host describes a recent dive off a Norwegian island high above the Arctic circle where the plankton swim in swarms. Meet the Ocean is a 501c3 nonprofit creating conservation media that inspires and informs global communities. @meettheocean

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June 10, 2022 49 mins

Akil Wingate hosts the FLICKFAIR Podcast and invited our founder Paul North to discuss directing Winter in Antarctica - a conservation film created during the height of the pandemic blending the best of Las Vegas and Southern Ocean underwater media. @meettheocean

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April 29, 2022 8 mins
Once again, we throw our microphones into the water to interview the so-called 'flower of the sea.' Learn what life is like as Anemone in cold waters of the Pacific Northwest. Meet the Ocean is a 501c3 nonprofit creating conservation media that inspires and informs global communities. @meettheocean
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April 26, 2022 17 mins
A conversation with Dr. Heather Lynch celebrating World Penguin Day and detailing her research efforts in Antarctica. Meet the Ocean is a 501c3 nonprofit creating conservation media that inspires and informs global communities. @meettheocean
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April 16, 2022 27 mins
Three nonprofit directors gathered at the Faena Hotel in Miami Beach to discuss ocean health and the necessity to reinvent the conservation conversation. Featuring the Bridge Initiative and Faena Art in support of the Alaska Whale Foundation with Meet the Ocean as moderator. @meettheocean
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April 1, 2022 7 mins
This just in! Climate change reversed! Polar sea ice returning and ocean acidification is a thing of the past. Wait...someone check the date. (An uplifting message in the midst of a tough forecast)

Meet the Ocean is a 501c3 nonprofit creating conservation media that inspires and informs global communities. www.meettheocean.org

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March 29, 2022 7 mins
Ride the ocean current as it swirls around the world in celebration of Meet the Ocean's five-year anniversary as an awarding-winning podcast and conservation media nonprofit. Donate today to support our educational outreach! www.meettheocean.org
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March 16, 2022 7 mins
Being a Crustacean ain't easy. Hear a two-clawed perspective about living on algae, growing your own shell, and other biological insights. Meet the Ocean is a 501c3 nonprofit creating conservation media that inspires and informs global communities. www.meettheocean.org
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March 2, 2022 19 mins
Volunteer scientists from the Alaska Whale Foundation describe their explorations of Humpback Whales and the experience of working on the water. Meet the Ocean is a 501c3 nonprofit creating conservation media that inspires and informs global communities. www.meettheocean.org
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February 15, 2022 11 mins

Take a drone's eye view with the Alaska Whale Foundation's graduate fellow Martin Van Aswegen as he describes his explorations in aerial photogrammetry.  Meet the Ocean is a 501c3 nonprofit creating conservation media that inspires and informs global communities. www.meettheocean.org  

 

 

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February 1, 2022 9 mins
Our Invertebrate of the Month series continues with a Clam describing what life is like on the ocean floor. Meet the Ocean is a creative conservation nonprofit. Share and support our educational content www.meettheocean.org
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January 14, 2022 14 mins

A volunteer research assistant with the Alaska Whale Foundation describes the cyclical impacts these marine mammals have on ocean productivity. Meet the Ocean is a nonprofit creating conservation media for audiences of all ages. www.meettheocean.org

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December 24, 2021 8 mins

Our new series Invertebrate of the Month kicks off with a holiday-appropriate tropical dweller who makes it home burrowing into coral. Meet the Ocean is a nonprofit creating dynamic conservation media for audiences around the world. www.meettheocean.org

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December 9, 2021 5 mins

Our founder returns to the microphone to begin the journey of the next 100 podcasts and to announce Antarctica in Motion - a living sculpture collaboration with Las Vegas to support Meet the Ocean's 501c3 nonprofit. www.meettheocean.org

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October 2, 2021 50 mins

Our 100th episode features underwater cameraman Chuck Nicklin sharing the story of founding San Diego's legendary Diving Locker, working on Bond films, and saving a Gray Whale entangled in a fishing net - an act of kindness that jump-started a career. www.meettheocean.org

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August 21, 2021 10 mins

A celebration of the explorers, scientists, aquanauts, and students that have joined our podcast on the road to our 100 episodes. Meet the Ocean is a  nonprofit telling the story of Earth's ecosystems. Our creative conservationists work to inspire the next generation of ocean advocates. www.meettheocean.org

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July 10, 2021 7 mins

Expedition diver Brett Monroe Garner describes a life changing encounter in the Caribbean with the gentlest of giants. www.meettheocean.org

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June 18, 2021 11 mins

Get a ring-side seat to witness a battle of biology! The internet asked, so we answered. Who would win in a fight? Isn't an octopus just a water balloon? Listen to find out. www.meettheocean.org

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May 28, 2021 5 mins

Scientist Rachel Herman describes being surrounded by a flock of Snow Petrels - one of the rare birds that breed in Antarctica. www.meettheocean.org

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