Podcast appearances and mentions of wendy benchley

In this episode of the Rising Tide Ocean Podcast, David Helvarg presents a compilation of the most impactful ocean voices of 2024. The episode features commercial fisherman turned journalist Nick Raheim discussing sperm whales in Alaska, artist Rachel sharing her fish-inspired art, Dr. Sarah Frees Torres on her marine biology journey, author Shelby Van Pelt on her book's influence, Nancy Rabley on the Gulf's dead zone, Rear Admiral Andy Sugimoto on Coast Guard missions, Sherry Goodman on clean energy's military advantages, Craig Foster on tracking underwater life, and Wendy Benchley on the revival of the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards. The episode highlights inspiring stories and calls for donations to support ocean conservation efforts. ** Links & Resources ** Support the Rising Tide and donate to Blue Frontier: bluefront.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation Your gift of any size will help bring communities together to protect our coasts and ocean. Blue Frontier: bluefront.org Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Blue Frontier on Substack: https://davidhelvarg.substack.com/ Inland Ocean Coalition: inlandoceancoalition.org Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios: fluidstudios.org Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

In this episode of the Rising Tide Ocean podcast, Vicki Nichols Goldstein discusses the return of the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards with co-founder Wendy Benchley and Rising Tide co-host and co-founder David Helvarg. After a 7-year hiatus, the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards are set to return on May 8, 2025, at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, backed by the nationwide Aquarium Conservation Partnership (ACP). Their conversation covers the origins of the awards, their impact on the ocean conservation community, and the excitement surrounding their return. Wendy and David share memorable moments from past awards and highlights the importance of recognizing leaders in various sectors including policy, science, grassroots activism, and sustainable business. And listeners are invited to nominate their own ocean champions at www.peterbenchleyoceanawards.org David, Vicky, & Wendy also delve into Peter Benchley's legacy as a writer and his significant contribution to marine conservation. ** Links & Resources ** Support the Rising Tide and donate to Blue Frontier: bluefront.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation Your gift of any size will help bring communities together to protect our coasts and ocean. Benchley Awards: peterbenchleyoceanawards.org/ In collaboration with the Aquarium Conservation Partnership (ACP) the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards will be held on May 8th, 2025 at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland. Jaws by Peter Benchley: amazon.com/Jaws-Novel-Peter-Benchley/dp/1400064562/ A great white shark terrorizes the beautiful summer getaway of Amity Island, and a motley group of men take to the water to do battle with the beast. The Girl of the Sea of Cortez: amazon.com/Girl-Sea-Cortez-Novel/dp/0345544137 On an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special legacy from her father—a deep understanding of the sea and a sixth sense about the need to protect it. Blue Frontier: bluefront.org Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Inland Ocean Coalition: inlandoceancoalition.org Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios: fluidstudios.org Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

Send us a Text Message.Fifty years ago, a human vs. beast thriller set in a summer beach town was published and devoured by readers. That book was Jaws, a best-selling novel that spawned a blockbuster movie the following year. Between the book and the film, we were all afraid to go back in the water. Peter Benchley, an established journalist and speechwriter, was instantly catapulted to fame as an author. Getting to that point took moxie! In this Moxie by Proxy episode, we talk with Nat Benchley, Peter's brother. Through Nat, we learn more about Peter's writing and how he often took a true story or incident and asked the question, “What if…?” An article that Peter carried in his wallet about a shark caught off Montauk became the launching point for Jaws. Having lived on Nantucket in his youth, Peter understood the tensions between the summer population and the year-rounders and the dependence of a small beach town on the income they make during the summer months. These social and economic dynamics form the backdrop to the drama unfolding on the water.The impact of Jaws, both book and movie, was a tidal wave of aggression against, and misunderstandings about, sharks. In the wake of that unfortunate outbreak, Peter and his wife Wendy began a lifelong crusade to educate about sharks and advocate for policies that protect them. Wendy Benchley continues that work today. Once educated about the fascinating world of sharks, Peter declared he could never again write a tale that villainized those magnificent creatures. He spent the rest of his life advocating for the protection and preservation of the species.To understand Peter's creative moxie, Nat delves into the Benchley family. Nat recounts stories of their grandfather, Robert Benchley, humorist, writer, actor, and member of the famed Algonquin Round Table; his father, Nathaniel Benchley, author of numerous books and articles, including The Off-Islanders, which became the movie “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!;” Peter as a journalist, author, and ocean advocate; and himself as a writer, actor, and performer. The intergenerational creative moxie running through the Benchley family is solid and enduring. This Main Street Moxie episode is proudly sponsored by Scenic Hudson and Thorunn Designs.ResourcesPeter Benchley websiteWendy Benchley websiteOblong Books: JawsAlgonquin Hotel: Algonquin RoundtableRobert_Benchley WikipediaNathaniel Benchley WikipediaNat Benchley WikipediaNat Benchley website Support the Show.

We have a larger than normal @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ for you this week!!! There are two Netflix joints! The first from Nostromo Pictures and an expansion of a 2018 nightmare scenario. Then an Australian fantasy is brought to life by Signature Entertainment. We investigate weird dreams thanks to Wild7Films. Our second red 'N' flick is a documentary from A24, Motive Films, Ventureland, RAW about free diving. And we end on another documentary, this time dealing with Shark films, from AMC Networks & Shudder. Today we have: Bird Box: Barcelona Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/cdQfApPLTVY Digital Release Date: 14th July 2023 Director: Álex Pastor, David Pastor Cast: Mario Casas, Alejandra Howard, Georgina Campbell, Naila Schuberth, Diego Calva, Patrick Criado, Celia Freijeiro, Lola Dueñas, Gonzalo de Castro, Michelle Jenner, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Jorge Asin, Abdelatif Hwidar, Kotomi Nishiwaki Running Time: 112 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/W5gSqnYAgeA Watch via Netflix: Here. https://www.netflix.com/title/81404810?trackId=259776131&trkId=259776131&src=tudum Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/bird-box-barcelona-release-date-news ------------ The Secret Kingdom Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/cZn6-nLK_Go Australia Premiere: 27th April 2023 Theatrical Release Date: 21st July 2023 Director: Matt Drummond Cast: Sam Everingham, Alyla Browne, Christopher Gabardi, Alice Parkinson, Beth Champion, Gabrielle Chan, Darius Williams, Rowland Holmes Running Time: 98 min Cert: PG Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/JTY06xlVGHA Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-secret-kingdom/umc.cmc.8ey30h3k84dg5rx07mxwo982 Watch via Prime Video: Here. https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Kingdom-Sam-Everingham/dp/B0C54FSW7H Website: Here. https://www.thesecretkingdommovie.com/ Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/LittleMonsterProductions YouTube: Here. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbnfBi8e8rEXxYLARF6YQlg ------------ Dying to Sleep Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/-smi7o_CmHM North Hollywood CineFest: 29th September 2022 Digital Release Date: 24th July 2023 Director: Paris Dylan Cast: SarahLydia Sophia, Eric Roberts, Dave Sheridan, Victoria Baldesarra, Dar Dixon, Roy Abramsohn, Jataun Gilbert, Maria Pinsent, Alex Keever, Deepti Kingra-Mickelsen, Paris Dylan, Patch Moore Running Time: 95 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/-Zy6pdz3M_I Digital Platforms: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Website: Here. http://www.parisdylan.com/dyingtosleep.html Instagram: @dyingtosleepfilm https://www.instagram.com/dyingtosleepfilm/ ------------ The Deepest Breath Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/HYFuSr2Mb6g Sundance Film Festival: 22nd January 2023 Digital Release Date: 19th July 2023 Director: Laura McGann Cast: Alessia Zecchini, Stephen Keenan Running Time: 108 min Cert: 12a Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/MzH6BI6P4Uo Watch via Netflix: Here. https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=81630917 Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-deepest-breath-freediving-documentary ------------ Sharksploitation Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/iGWVHuOKApw Digital Release Date: 21st July 2023 Director: Stephen Scarlata Cast: Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Carl Gottlieb, Johannes Roberts, Mario Van Pebbles, Wendy Benchley, Peter Benchley Running Time: 106 min Cert: 12a Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/lfyNPKOLHRE Watch via Shudder: Here. Twitter: @sharkmoviedoc https://twitter.com/sharkmoviedoc Instagram: @sharksploitationdocumentary https://www.instagram.com/sharksploitationdocumentary/ ------------ *(Music) 'Drop' by The Pharcyde - 1996 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eftv/message

David and Vicki are joined by Wendy Benchley and Margo Pellegrino, both previous podcast guests and both fellow veterans of Blue Frontier, the ocean conservation group that works to give people who care about the Ocean the tools needed to protect their communities both human and wild. The four discuss two decades of Blue Vision Summits, Benchley awards, ocean adventures, marches, celebrations and mobilizations, including to link Ocean and climate solutions. And of course many media projects like Rising Tide. Listen and Enjoy. It's a birthday party.Rising Tide, the Ocean Podcast is co-hosted by Blue Frontier's David Helvarg and the Inland Ocean Coalition's Vicki Nichols-Goldstein. This podcast aims to give you information, inspiration and motivation (along with a few laughs) to help understand our ocean world and make it better. The ocean is rising, and so are we!Learn more at bluefront.org

Wendy Benchley is a marine and environmental conservation advocate, and former councilwoman from New Jersey. Her husband Peter Benchley was the famed author of JAWS, the classic suspense novel of shark versus man, which was made into the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie.

Full interview with Wendy Benchley, shark conservation advocate and widow of Jaws author, Peter Benchley. Links: More about the Benchleys: http://www.peterbenchley.com/ Live from the White Shark Cafe, with Barbara Block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HsAZrjDpg Voyage to the White Shark Cafe // Schmidt Ocean Institute: https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/voyage-white-shark-cafe/ Peter Benchley article in National Geographic: http://www.peterbenchley.com/sites/default/files/article-flipbooks/NatGeo_2000_April/files/assets/basic-html/page1.html

A cultural legend, the great white shark’s reputation as a man-eater is directly linked with the blockbuster story "Jaws." That's something its author Peter Benchley heavily regretted, and spent most of the decades after the book's success trying to overcome. Wendy Benchley, Peter’s wife, called in to give us the rundown on the greatest threats sharks are facing today, and from the National Marine Service in La Jolla, Heidi Dewar explains how the shallow waters of the southern California are a nursery for our protected population. Cover Art Title: "The King" by Nicholas DeNezzo. A woodburned image with acrylic paint highlights on a hand-carved wood shark fin. At nearly 2 feet tall, the fin itself was carved to be the size and shape of that on a full-grown adult white shark. Inspired by a George T. Probst photo (@iphotographsharks on Instagram). DeNezzo is a local artist and marine conservation graduate student at UC San Diego. This piece is part of a larger series focusing on human-shark encounters and efforts to prevent shark bites.

In this special edition of the Shark Task Force, Dr. Guy Harvey interviews Wendy Benchley, the widow of Peter Benchley, author of Jaws. They talk about the impact of the movie 3 decades later, how shark catch and kill tournaments are becoming catch and release tournaments and why healthy oceans need sharks. For more information on the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, visit guyharvey.com.  For more on sharks, check out www.sharktaskforce.com. The Shark Task Force, why wait a whole year for just one week on sharks?

Peter and Wendy Benchley traveled to Isla Guadalupe in the Pacific Ocean off Baja Mexico, to dive with the Great White Sharks in November of 2004 aboard the Horizon. On the transit return to San Diego, California, Peter expressed concern for the future of our oceans, and encouraged young people to get involved in marine conservation efforts.