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Mark Leiren-Young, author of The Killer Whale Who Changed the World and inventor of “eco-comedy”, meets the people who are making waves to save our oceans, orcas and environment. Find out how you can make waves too. You can use the affiliate links below to support the pod. Join the Pod…… http…

Mark Leiren-Young | Discussing Oceans and Orcas with Guests like David Suzuki, Alexandra Morton and Andrew Weaver

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    Latest episodes from Skaana | Orcas and Oceans Podcast

    Eco-Pirate and Eco-Church Founder Paul Watson on Fighting for Whales and Phytoplankton, Launching Neptune’s Navy and Daring Iceland to Arrest Him

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 47:13


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Melody Horrill: On Saving Dolphins and Her Book The Dolphin Who Saved Her

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 39:51


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    David Shiffman: On Jaws, Sharknados, Megalodon-Mania and Shark Week Vs. Sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 38:33


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Gloria Pancrazi: On Endangered Orcas, Endangered Humans and Making Movies that Change the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 31:26


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Danna Staaf: On Alien Octopuses, Squid Squads and Why Baby Animals Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 48:31


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Jason Colby: On the Capture of Toki/Tokitae/Lolita/Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut and How Penn Cove Almost Ended the Southern Resident Orcas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 26:05


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Howard Garrett: On the Life and Death of the Orca Toki/Tokitae/Lolita/Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 42:42


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Rowena Rae on How We Can Save Salmon, the Fish Farm Jail-Break & Unlocking the Mysteries of a Keystone Species

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 35:27


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Alessandro De Maddalena on Hunting for the Perfect Shark Photo and the Orcas Hunting Great White Sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 51:01


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Sean Holman on Fighting for Facts and Holding Onto Hope as the World Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 32:42


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Decimating the Deep: The Dangers of Ocean Floor Mining With Jonathan Mesulam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 34:35


    Jonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.

    Sharks Don't Want to Eat You! Mark Leiren-Young's New Book Sharks Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 14:43


    Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@LeirenYoung) shares the introduction and opening chapter of his new book Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet's Perfect Predator.  "If you swim in the ocean every day for 100 years, you are more likely to be struck by lightning than swallowed by a shark.” - Mark Leiren-Young from Chapter 1, Sharks Forever.

    Shark Myths and Mysteries with Mark Leiren-Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 38:43


    Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) talks sharks, Sharkwater (@teamsharkwater) and politics with Joseph Planta (@Planta) on a special shared episode with Planta On the Line @TheCommentary.ca

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    Director Josh Zeman on a Lonely Whale, Lonely People and the Search for 52 Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 33:00


    Director Josh Zeman (@joshzeman)  on the quest for the loneliest whale in the world and shifting his focus from human mysteries to marine mysteries with his movie, The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52.  “Just when you think you've had too much devil-worshipping and serial killers, you go and you spend a day working on whales and everything's okay again.”

    Filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza On The Right Ways To Save Right Whales

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 42:29


    Filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza talks about meeting and fighting for the North Atlantic Right Whales Right Whales for her award-winning documentary, Last of the Right Whales, with Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).

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    Author Lynda V. Mapes on Saving Salmon and the Southern Resident Orcas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 73:34


    Seattle Times (@seattletimes) environment reporter Lynda V Mapes (@LyndaVMapes) on dams versus salmon, saving the southern resident orcas and how Tahlequah changed the world. "All the things we do for our comfort, convenience and commerce are not good for the southern residents. And that's just fact."

    Ape Expert Frans de Waal Versus Anthropodenial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 59:49


    Author and primatologist Frans de Waal  talks about great apes, not-so-great humans, animal emotions and anthropodenial with Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).

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    Sea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson, on saving salmon, aggressive nonviolence and his journey from outlaw to law enforcement. Part two of our special two-part interview.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 31:33


    Sea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson (@CaptPaulWatson), talks with Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) on getting political, remembering Rob Stewart, saving salmon with Alexandra Morton and the Sea Shepherd Navy!

    Sea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson, on Seapiracies and the Smartest Species on Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 33:21


    Sea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson@CaptPaulWatson, talks with Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) about Seaspiracy, life as an outlaw and as a movie star, the impact of Covid on life in the oceans and whether whales are more intelligent than we are.

    Meet the Orcas Who Hunt on Land! Guests: Josh McInnes & Justine Buckmaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 30:00


    Killer whales hunting on land? Josh McInnis (scientist) and Justine Buckmaster (naturalist) on their wild discovery that some Salish Sea orcas are hunting seals on the shores of Protection Island and how orcas continue to surprise us. Skaana shares stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/skaana Spotify……………www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana Apple Podcasts........www.skaana.ca The Orca Bites Podcast (on anchor) ........ www.orcabites.com Skaana home….... skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. orcatales.com Our Latest Orca Videos... jpod.news Facebook…….…..facebook.com/skaanapod Twitter…………... twitter.com/leirenyoung Instagram…..…….instagram.com/skaanapod

    Alexandra Morton on fighting for sea-life, fighting against sea lice and the beauty of dancing, spawning salmon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 52:29


    Eco-warrior, Alexandra Morton, on her fight to save wild salmon, being gaslit by the Canadian government and her adventures in Green politics. She also dares people to sue her over her essential new book - Not On My Watch:  How a renegade whale biologist took on governments and industry to save wild salmon.

    An Orca’s Past and Our Shared Future with Dr. Gavin Hanke at the Royal BC Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 33:54


    Gavin Hanke Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Royal BC Museum (@RoyalBCMuseum) on the life, death and anatomy of Rhapsody - the skeletal star of the museum's fantastic exhibit Orcas: Our Shared Future #RBCMOrcas - which is open until 2022 before touring the world (and was written by Skaana host, Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana

    Julia Barnes on Bright Green Lies and Cars Vs. Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 54:08


    Filmmaker, Julia Barnes, on the dirty secrets of clean energy, how electric cars are running over the oceans and her new documentary Bright Green Lies – debuting online April 22 (Earth Day), 2021 https://www.brightgreenlies.com/ Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana

    The New Corporation writer, Joel Bakan, on Personhood, Psychopaths and Why the World Won’t be Saved by “Nice Corporations.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 62:54


    Joel Bakan, co-director of The New Corporation, on his Unfortunately Necessary Sequel, why corporations aren’t our friends and the reason corporations are considered persons, but orcas aren’t. Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana

    Carl Safina on Animal Culture, Sperm Whale Society and Cetacean Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 68:59


    Carl Safina (@carlsafina) author of Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace talks about the culture of animals, the worlds of whale and sharing the planet with @Skaanapod host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana Information on Carl Safina Becoming Wild: https://static.macmillan.com/static/holt/becoming-wild/ Carl Safina’s personal website: http://www.carlsafina.org/ The Safina Center: http://www.safinacenter.org/ Books on Amazon **Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking! The Killer Whale Who Changed the World   Orcas Everywhere Music: “Feather, Fur & Fin” by Danny Michel Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ugkain3QUg Website:  www.dannymichel.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/danny.michel.music/

    New Years wishes for humans and fishes from Erich Hoyt, Joel Bakan, Marc Bekoff, Carl Safina, Julia Barnes, Robbie Bond & Team Skaana

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 17:36


    Skaana guests Erich Hoyt, Robbie Bond, Joel Bakan, Carl Safina, Julia Barnes, Marc Bekoff & the Skaana team share our wishes for a very new New Year in 2021. Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana

    Talking Orca Love, Orca Mysteries & Orcas Everywhere with Mark Leiren-Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 20:08


    Skaana (Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young shares stories from the audio version of his award-winning book for orca lovers of all ages - Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales (orcaseverywhere.com). “This inviting book will be treasured by kids – a fun way to discover orcas and the sea.” Erich Hoyt, author of Orca: The Whale Called Killer. “An amazingly accessible and fun book that explores our relationship with whales over millennia.” Elizabeth May former leader of The Green Party of Canada. Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana Books on Amazon **Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking! · The Killer Whale Who Changed the World   · Orcas Everywhere Support Local Anxiety “Oh Christmas Tree, Eco Christmas Tree” by Local Anxiety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ErxSXlKQsg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/localanxiety/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71D32y0rGbZM2xPwizOcyH?si=lWbDsFSISTacONGGCH8nxQ 

    Daniel Pauly on the Future of Fish and Fisheries vs. The Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 66:18


    Global fisheries expert Daniel Pauly (@SeaAroundUs)on illegal fisheries, vanishing fish and the fight to save BC’s salmon with @Skaanapod host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana More Information About Daniel Pauly Sea Around Us Profile SeaLifeBase – Fish Data Base UBC Profile Interview with The Tyee Interview with Watershed Sentinel Pauly’s Book Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries Exploring the Boundary Waters Books on Amazon **Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking! · The Killer Whale Who Changed the World   · Orcas Everywhere  

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    Michael Moore on Canada, comedy, Capitalism: A Love Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 24:29


    Michael Moore (@MMFlint) on Canada, inspiration and capitalism in this flashback interview from the start of the Obama era with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).  Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana

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    Orcas on Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 2:49


    In this episode, iconic orca mom, Tahlequah, talks to host Mark Leiren-Young about the upcoming US elections and what life is like for a whale in the Trump-era. Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana USA Voter Information: https://www.usa.gov/voting And if you’d like to know which policies are worrying us — and Tahlequah… What happened to the environment with 3.5 years of Trump in office U.S. Navy seeks renewed authorization to train and run tests where killer whales live The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List. Books on Amazon **Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking! · The Killer Whale Who Changed the World   · Orcas Everywhere

    Wade Davis on Optimism, Decency and Saving America from Trolls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 44:58


    Anthropologist/author Wade Davis (@authorwadedavis) on optimism, decency, public service and saving America with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Part two of our special two-part election edition of Skaana featuring National Geographic’s Explorer-in-Residence and author of Magdalena: River of Dreams. “Whatever happens in November, it won’t mean the end of this incredible schism between the two halves of the American reality.” - Wade Davis Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaan on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana Orca Bites on Anchor... https://anchor.fm/orca-bites 

    Wade Davis on Trump, Treason & COVID Chaos in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 50:46


    Anthropologist/author Wade Davis @authorwadedavis talks about wading into US politics to warn about the end of the American era & the Trump virus with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). A special two-part election edition of Skaana featuring National Geographic’s Explorer in Residence, the real-life Indiana Jones. For links on how/where to vote visit our show notes. "America was the land of Walt Whitman and The Grateful Dead. Abraham Lincoln couldn't tell a lie, the current president cannot recognize the truth. If Lincoln called for charity for all and malice toward none. This dark troll of a buffoon advocates malice towards our all and charity for none." -Wade Davis Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaan on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana Read More About Wade Davis’s Work and Follow Him on Social Media Books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/6589/wade-davis Website: https://daviswade.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WadeDavisExplorer/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorwadedavis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wadedavisofficial/ Rolling Stones Article: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/covid-19-end-of-american-era-wade-davis-1038206/ USA Voter Information: https://www.usa.gov/voting Books on Amazon **Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking! The Killer Whale Who Changed the World Orcas Everywhere Music: Diana Krall- “Autumn in New York” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5FVmJKPSrY

    Peter Wohlleben on the Secrets of Trees, Animals and Humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 41:31


    Bestselling author Peter Wohlleben, talks plant rights, fruit fly dreams, scientists in denial and animals in love with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). The German eco-philosopher shares the secret life of trees, the hidden life of animals and the responsibilities of humans. “We have to bring more emotions into the process and the discussions about environmental things and climate change. Because when we just discuss the numbers, it’s emotionally so far away. It doesn’t touch your heart, just your mind.”

    Robbie Bond on Fighting for Parks, How Kids Can Save the World and Becoming a Marvel Superhero

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 45:31


    Real-life Marvel superhero 12-year-old Robbie Bond (@Kidsspeak4parks ) talks about founding Kids Speak For Parks, inspiring kids and adults and becoming a Marvel superhero (@Marvel) on Skaana (@skaanapod) with host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). “I think that kids can make even more of a difference than adults, because we're going to be around to experience the consequences so we can be more driven to help change the world.” – Robbie Bond Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaan on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana Support and Read About Robbie Bond’s Work Instagram… @kidsspeakforparks Article and Video Links: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/meet-robbie-bond-real-life-youth-activist-superhero-marvels-hero-project-disney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0RmZNWlYaQ&feature=youtu.be https://www.snewsnet.com/people/video-kids-speak-for-parks https://www.khon2.com/local-news/roving-robbie-local-boy-stars-in-marvels-hero-project/ https://www.chasingcoral.com/2017/12/08/robbie-bond/ https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2017/12/02/big-fight-ahead https://gearjunkie.com/robbie-bond-kids-speak-for-parks-gloria-barron-prize-for-young-heroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVBPo-o4uf8&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAXm5uZTJJ4&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OuJBrCaxTI https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/every-kid-in-a-park-pass-interior-zinke https://inspiringyoungheroes.org/stories/robbie/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM8ykwNUPHw&feature=youtu.be https://www.treehugger.com/year-old-speaking-americas-national-parks-4866597 https://nonprofitquarterly.org/kids-speak-parks/ https://people.com/human-interest/robbie-bond-kids-speak-for-parks/ https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/10-year-olds-goal-save-americas-national-parks https://whatsondisneyplus.com/marvel-hero-project-roving-robbie-episode-115-review/ https://www.wondercratekids.com/2018/10/01/kids-making-a-difference-robbie-bond-founder-of-kids-speak-for-parks/ https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/02/12/year-old-national-parks-advocate-hawaii-lands-episode-national-tv/ https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/robbie-bond-is-10-years-old-and-is-going-to-save-national-parks-w511139/ Books on Amazon **Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking! The Killer Whale Who Changed the World Orcas Everywhere   Music: Stephen Fearing- “Hard Times Come Again No More” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0ZXcwciVW8  Visit https://www.unisonfund.ca to support. 

    Marc Bekoff on Animal Emotions, Rights and Personhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 72:15


    Author and educator Marc Bekoff talks about animal emotions, his work with Jane Goodall and who you’re eating for dinner with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).“It's a matter of who we eat, not what we eat. Who's for dinner, not what's for dinner. It's the animals who eat the animals, who we keep in cages, who we keep in aquariums… Words matter.” Marc Bekoff Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com

    Tahlequah: The World’s Most Famous Orca is Pregnant!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 19:44


    Skaana (skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (leirenyoung) talks Tahlequah and expectant southern resident orcas on the Adam Stirling Show (Adam_Stirling) on CFAX radio (@cfax1070).

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    Ta’Kaiya Blaney on Art, Activism and the Power of Young People Speaking Out for Climate Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 28:06


    Actor and activist Ta'Kaiya Blaney (@TaKaiyaBlaney) talks about activism, art and the power and importance of young people speaking out for climate justice with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). "Activism doesn't have to just look like one thing. It can be art, it can be creative resistance, it can be social-media-based. Do what you love to protect what you love." Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org "Your Magical Week" - meditation with Rayne Benu.... digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………... https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere... http://www.orcaseverywhere.com The post Ta’Kaiya Blaney on Art, Activism and the Power of Young People Speaking Out for Climate Justice appeared first on MLY.

    Ta’Kaiya Blaney on Art, Activism and the Power of Young People Speaking Out for Climate Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 28:06


    Actor and activist Ta'Kaiya Blaney (@TaKaiyaBlaney) talks about activism, art and the power and importance of young people speaking out for climate justice with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).

    Robert Bateman on Art, Inspiration, Hope and Why We All Need to Spend More Time in Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 72:59


    Artist Robert Bateman talks about art, inspiration, teaching, the importance of hope and why we all need to spend more time in nature with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). “If you’ve got an eye for it, nature is everywhere.”

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    Robert Bateman on Art, Inspiration, Hope and Why We All Need to Spend More Time in Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 72:59


    Artist Robert Bateman talks about art, inspiration, teaching, the importance of hope and why we all need to spend more time in nature with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). "If you've got an eye for it, nature is everywhere." "One of my missions in life is to get get more kids out into nature." Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org "Your Magical Week" - meditation with Rayne Benu.... digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………... https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere... http://www.orcaseverywhere.com The post Robert Bateman on Art, Inspiration, Hope and Why We All Need to Spend More Time in Nature appeared first on MLY.

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    Thanatologist Kriss Kevorkian on Environmental Grief, Coping with Covid & the Importance of Laughing During a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 52:13


    Thanatologist Kriss Kevorkian (@agrievingworld) talks about environmental grief, coping with covid, why we need to laugh at tragedy and much more with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Kriss came up with the terms “environmental grief” and “ecological grief” and she developed these concepts by working with people working for the southern resident orcas.

    Thanatologist Kriss Kevorkian on Environmental Grief, Coping with Covid & the Importance of Laughing During a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 61:56


    Thanatologist Kriss Kevorkian (@agrievingworld) talks about environmental grief, coping with covid, why we need to laugh at tragedy and much more with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Kriss came up with the terms "environmental grief" and "ecological grief" and she developed these concepts by working with people working for the southern resident orcas. "I help support people who are dealing with environmental grief or ecological grief, or just the grief that people are feeling from all the chaos in the world today." "If a corporation can have rights, I think Mother Nature should." Please join the virtual book launch for Orcas of the Salish Sea - for elementary school students - and the board book Big Whales, Small World - May 1, 2020 at noon PST on Facebook Live courtesy of the National Arts Centre of Canada and #CanadaPerforms. Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org "Your Magical Week" - meditation with Rayne Benu.... www.digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………... https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere... http://www.orcaseverywhere.com The post Thanatologist Kriss Kevorkian on Environmental Grief, Coping with Covid & the Importance of Laughing During a Pandemic appeared first on MLY.

    Erich Hoyt on Strange Sea Creatures, Russian Whales and Cosmic Orcas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 52:13


    Erich Hoyt (@erichhoyt) on his fight to end Russia’s orca trade, strange sea creatures, whale watching, cosmic orcas and more with Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Erich’s books include: Orca The Whale Called Killer; The Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Weird Sea Creatures and many, many more. This is our first two-part episode… in part one Erich talks about how he and the world fell in love with orcas.

    Erich Hoyt on Strange Sea Creatures, Russian Whales and Cosmic Orcas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 68:03


    Erich Hoyt (@erichhoyt) on his fight to end Russia's orca trade, strange sea creatures, whale watching, cosmic orcas and more with Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Erich's books include: Orca The Whale Called Killer; The Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Weird Sea Creatures and many, many more. This is our first two-part episode... in part one Erich talks about how he and the world fell in love with orcas. "I would like to see thirty percent of the ocean designated as effective marine protected areas by 2030." Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………... https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere... http://www.orcaseverywhere.com The post Erich Hoyt on Strange Sea Creatures, Russian Whales and Cosmic Orcas appeared first on MLY.

    Erich Hoyt on Protecting the Oceans, Listening to Whales and the Origins of Our Love Affair with Orcas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 52:13


    Erich Hoyt (@erichhoyt) - the man who wrote the book on Orcas (almost all the books) - talks about how he and the world learned about orcas, saving our oceans and more with Skaana (@Skaanpod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Erich's books include: Orca The Whale Called Killer; The Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Weird Sea Creatures and much, much more. This is our first two-part episode... in part two Erich shares his adventures in fighting the Russian orca trade, his thoughts on how to whale-watch and stories of strange sea creatures. Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………... https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere... http://www.orcaseverywhere.com

    Erich Hoyt on Protecting the Oceans, Listening to Whales and the Origins of Our Love Affair with Orcas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 52:13


    Erich Hoyt (@erichhoyt) - the man who wrote the book on Orcas (almost all the books) - talks about how he and the world learned about orcas, saving our oceans and more with Skaana (@Skaanpod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Erich's books include: Orca The Whale Called Killer; The Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Weird Sea Creatures and many, many more. This is our first two-part episode... in part two Erich shares his adventures in fighting the Russian orca trade, his thoughts on how to whale-watch and stories of strange sea creatures. The post Erich Hoyt on Protecting the Oceans, Listening to Whales and the Origins of Our Love Affair with Orcas appeared first on MLY.

    Skaana 2020 Vision & Skana with Leah Abramson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 52:13


    Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) kicks off 2020 with a new vision and our amazing new theme song – Skana – by our special guest Leah Abramson (@abramsonsingers). Find out about her awesome album of songs for and about whales Songs For a Lost Pod.

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    Skaana 2020 Vision & Skana with Leah Abramson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 27:03


    Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) kicks off 2020 with a new vision and our amazing new theme song - Skana - by our special guest Leah Abramson (@abramsonsingers). Find out about her awesome album of songs for and about whales Songs For a Lost Pod. Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………... https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere... http://www.orcaseverywhere.com The post Skaana 2020 Vision & Skana with Leah Abramson appeared first on MLY.

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    David Suzuki on Our Past, Present & Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 59:00


    Dr. David Suzuki (@DavidSuzuki) is Canada’s most iconic environmentalist and even in his eighties, he's still fighting for our future. Skaana celebrates the end of the decade by recycling our premiere episode where we talked about fake facts, toxic whales, and taking the heat off the planet and putting it on politicians.  “How can you make big decisions on your life if you’re not scientifically literate?" Skaana connects you to stories about orcas, oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………... https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere... http://www.orcaseverywhere.com The post David Suzuki on Our Past, Present & Future appeared first on MLY.

    Animal Rights Lawyer, Camille Labchuk, on Canada’s Laws to Finish Shark-Finning and Cetacean Captivity and Animal Rights and Wrongs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 61:31


    Camille Labchuk (@CamilleLabchuk) executive director of Animal Justice (@AnimalJustice) talks with Mark Leiren-Young (@Leirenyoung) about Canada's new laws to cancel cetacean captivity and finish finning sharks and the fight for legal rights for animals and vegans. 

    Animal Rights Lawyer, Camille Labchuk, on Canada’s Laws to Finish Shark-Finning and Cetacean Captivity and Animal Rights and Wrongs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 61:31


    Camille Labchuk (@CamilleLabchuk) executive director of Animal Justice (@AnimalJustice) talks with Mark Leiren-Young (@Leirenyoung) about Canada's new laws to finish shark-finning & cancel cetacean captivity and fighting for legal rights for animals and vegans.  Skaana connects you with eco-heroes sharing ideas about oceans, eco-ethics, the environment and how you can change the world. "Canada hadn't passed any serious new animal protection legislation since the eighteen hundreds. That's pretty shocking to most people." - Camille Labchuk You can use the affiliate links below to support the pod. Join the Pod……https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana Tip Jar... https://paypal.me/skaana   Skaana home…..skaana.org Skaana on iTunes... Skaana.ca Facebook………..https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter……………https://twitter.com/leirenyoung The Killer Whale Who Changed the World…. http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q The post Animal Rights Lawyer, Camille Labchuk, on Canada’s Laws to Finish Shark-Finning and Cetacean Captivity and Animal Rights and Wrongs appeared first on MLY.

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