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Exploring the topic of ocean pollution and the multiple solutions currently being developed. Cover art photo provided by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@yogidan2012

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    Time, Climate, and the Ocean's Hidden Rhythms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 9:29


    inspired by an article in SciTechDaily.

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    The Ocean Never Changes All at Once.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 9:59


    Based on an article from Earth.

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    What Lies Beneath

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 11:30


    inspired by an article authored by Imogen Folkes.

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    What the Ocean Remembers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 11:06


    Inspired by the military waste from world war 2 dumped into the Baltic sea.

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    The Ocean's Enforcement Gap: Why Protection Isn't Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 8:20


    inspired by an article by Rhett Ayers Butler.

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    The Machines Exploring Our Last Unknowns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 5:48


    From single drones to systems.

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    The AUV That Went Under the Ice… and Didn't Come Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 6:38


    A few words on when innovation falls short.

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    From Ice to Stone — The Hidden Ocean Legacy of Douglas Mawson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 8:43


    Based on an article found on Mawson, reminding us where the ocean also was.

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    Ancient Warnings: Climate Change Before Modern Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 7:20


    wisdom from antiquity.

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    Rogue Waves — The Ocean Myth That Turned Out to Be Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 8:39


    inspired by an article on the topic un phys.org.

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    Tsunami Risks in the Mediterranean.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 8:35


    A few words following the read of an article on the topic in phys.org

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    One Ocean.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 9:59


    A few words...

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    Switzerland — The Country of Four Seas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 9:03


    Based on an article found in the SRI.

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    Bridgers: The Leadership the Ocean Has Been Teaching Us All Along

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 9:33


    Based on an article found in the HBR.

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    Blue Carbon: What It Is, and Why It Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 7:09


    a short note on blue carbon.

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    David Attenborough, Wonder, and Learning Not to Look Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 8:16


    A reflection based upon an article in the Guardian.

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    Ocean Matters Podcast, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 10:47


    A few words on 2025 based on impressions and the wrap-up report from Spitify for the year 2025.

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    Europe's Changing Climate: Between Storms, Hope, and the Shape of Tomorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 7:34


    As authored by Phil Plumley

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    Europe at the Crossroads: Innovation or Inertia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 7:28


    As authored by Phil Plumley

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    Can Singapore Keep the Lights On While Cutting Carbon?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 11:25


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    The Law of the Sea and the Power of Accountability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 11:17


    As authored by Phil Plumley

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    Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 6:51


    As authored by Damian Carrington

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    Something is working': UN climate chief optimistic about green transition.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 12:40


    As authored by Fiona Harvey.

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    Edinburgh is first Scottish council to make Ocean Declaration

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 6:28


    As authored by Rob Hutchins.

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    Who Invented the Trireme, the Famous Warship of the Ancient Greeks?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 7:27


    As authored by Caleb Howells.

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    Experimental ocean climate fixes move ahead without regulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 3:58


    As authored by Edward Carver.

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    Greenland's unexpected discovery could change everything, scientists say

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 4:49


    As authored by the futura team.

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    Clearing the Air by Hannah Ritchie review – practical climate optimism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 6:15


    As authored by Stephen Poole.

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    We've done it before': how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 28:18


    As authored by Kate Marvel.

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    Frozen and unknown — Scientists confirm Earth has a new ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 6:33


    As authored by Beatriz T.

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    The Ancient Wanderers of the Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 7:43


    As authored by Phil Plumley

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    The Forecasts That Came True

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 10:07


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    Athy's new Shackleton Museum welcomes its first overseas visitors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 6:20


    As authored by Frank Taaffe.

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    How spending two minutes picking up plastic on the beach can make a big difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 6:25


    As authored by Joanne Hunt.

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    How Sylvia Earle fell in love with the ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 12:37


    As authored by Avery Schuyler Nunn

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    Blue sky thinking: why we need positive climate novels

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 16:57


    As authored by Sarah Hall.

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    18 years of sea wave records analysed to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves' form

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 10:09


    As authored by Francesco Fedele.

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    How Ancient Athens Became a Dominant Sea Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 9:55


    As authored by Alexander Gale.

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    The Smelly Beaches of Ancient Greece

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 9:26


    As authored by Phil Plumley

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    The beach is a popular summer destination, but for ancient Greeks it was a different story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 9:49


    As authored by Marie Claire Beaulieu.

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    Sea-Fever by John Masefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 9:11


    As authored by Carol Rumens.

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    The Ocean is No Longer Too Big to Watch: AI, Satellites, and a New Era of Ocean Stewardship

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 7:34


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    I Wish You Water: Remembering Wallace J. Nichols and the Blue Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 10:11


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    The Ocean's Whispers: Folklore, Fear, and the Magic of the Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 9:21


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    After the 30th ISA Session: The Struggle for the Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 9:20


    Based on a text by Sandor Muslow.

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    Deep Deception — How Deep Sea Mining Is Undermining Global Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 10:18


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    Echoes from the Abyss: Why Deep-Sea Mining May Be Irreversible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 9:50


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    Currents of Change: Finding Direction in a Shifting World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 7:42


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    The Ocean Matters Podcast: The Thread That Ties It All

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 6:22


    As authored by Phil Plumley

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    Ocean Matters: My Voice, My Journey.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 7:31


    As authored by Phil Plumley.

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    Money Talks: Turning Ocean Pledges into Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 7:52


    As authored by Phil Plumley

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