The WeWhale Pod
The podcast diving into stories beneath our oceans. Featuring guests who inspire us about the world of whales and how we can help to protect cetaceans and our ocean environment. Sit back, relax, you're now in the WeWhale pod. www.wewhale.co
Episodes
19 episodes
Episode 19 - Joe Roman, Conservation Biologist and Book Author
The podcast episode with Dr. Joe Roman, featured on the WeWhale Pod, explores his journey as a conservation biologist, focusing especially on marine ecology, whales, and their ecological importance. The discussion covers his unique ...
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Episode 19
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52:04
Episode 18 - Dan Jarvis, Director of Welfare and Conservation with British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)
Our guest in this WeWhale Pod episode is Dan Jarvis, Director of Welfare and Conservation with British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR). Dan talks about moving to Cornwall and how this influenced his interests and career. H...
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Episode 18
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50:46
Episode 17 - Podcast Panel - Combatting Ghost Gear
This special panel episode of The WeWhale Pod focuses on the problem of ghost gear in our waters and ways to combat it. Our guests are:Harry Dennis and Gavin Parker, co-founders of Waterhaul, a social enterprise based in Cornwall in...
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Episode 17
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1:00:28
Episode 16 - Patrick Dykstra, wildlife filmmaker and TV presenter
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Patrick Dykstra, wildlife filmmaker and TV presenter, who has for many years travelled the globe, diving with whales and learning more about their behaviours. He tells us how seeing...
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Episode 16
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38:50
Episode 15 - Terry Wolkowicz, Co-Founder and Educational Director of Sound Explorations
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Terry Wolkowicz, Co-Founder and Educational Director of non profit organisation Sound Explorations. Terry, who is based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, talks about the educational mission ...
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Episode 15
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Episode 14 - marine mammal biologist Dr Filipa Samarra
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is marine mammal biologist Dr Filipa Samarra, who is also the Founder and Lead Investigator of the Icelandic Orca Project. Filipa shares what brought her from her native Portugal to Ic...
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Episode 14
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47:52
Episode 13 - Naomi Rose, senior scientist for the Animal Welfare Institute
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Naomi Rose, senior scientist (marine mammal biology) for the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington D.C. and marine mammal protection advocate. Naomi talks about her path into study...
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Episode 13
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47:08
Episode 12 - David C. Holroyd, dolphin trainer turned animal rights activist
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is David C. Holroyd, dolphin trainer turned animal activist. Manchester-born David shares the unexpected way that he became a dolphin show presenter and, soon after, a trainer in the 19...
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Episode 12
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43:16
Episode 11 - Billy Heaney, zoologist, wildlife presenter and filmmaker
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Billy Heaney, zoologist, wildlife presenter and filmmaker. Billy talks about his path to becoming a zoologist, his time spent researching grey seals in Cornwall, and his film 'In Sea...
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Episode 11
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32:34
Episode 10 - Dr Vanessa Pirotta, wildlife scientist and science communicator
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Dr Vanessa Pirotta, wildlife scientist and science communicator. Vanessa talks about how the film Free Willy inspired her (and a generation of marine scientists) to get involved in w...
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Episode 10
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31:30
Episode 9 - Finn van der Aar, marine scientist and sustainability expert
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Finn van der Aar. She is a marine scientist, sustainability expert and bestselling author. Finn tells us about growing up close to the ocean in Ireland, her love of surfing (includin...
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Episode 9
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29:24
Episode 8 - Hanne Strager, biologist and whale researcher
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Hanne Strager, biologist, whale researcher and author of the recently published book The Killer Whale Journals: Our Love and Fear of Orcas Hanne tells us about her early interest in ...
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Episode 8
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42:47
Episode 7 - Nadea Nabilla, Co-founder of Azura Indonesia
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Nadea Nabilla, Co-founder of Azura Indonesia. The initiative focuses on converting traditional Indonesian fishing boats to being 100% solar powered, which is more sustainable, environ...
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Episode 7
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Episode 6 - Jennifer Lonsdale, co-founder of the Environmental Investigation Agency
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Jennifer Lonsdale.Jennifer is a co-founder of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an international NGO that investigates and campaigns against environmental crime and abuse.<...
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Episode 6
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Episode 5 - Alex Lewis, co-founder of Fins and Fluke
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Alex Lewis. Alex is a co-founder of Fins and Fluke, a cetacean advocacy non-profit established in 2012 which particularly focuses attention on the plight of captive whales and dolphi...
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Episode 5
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Episode 4 - Femke den Haas, Indonesia Campaigns Director for Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Femke den Haas, Indonesia Campaign Director for Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project.Amongst the topics, Femke talks about being fascinated by dolphins and any creatures living in the ocean whils...
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Episode 4
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27:47
Episode 3 - Mariano Sironi, Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas
Our guest for this episode of The WeWhale Pod is Dr Mariano Sironi, Scientific Director of the Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas (ICB) and marine biologist. The Instituto is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Argentina ...
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Episode 3
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31:59
Episode 2 - marine biologist Áine-lisa Shannon
Marine biologist and science communicator Áine-lisa Shannon joins us for a chat in this episode of The WeWhale Pod. Amongst the topics, Áine-lisa talks about how she connected with the ocean growing up in the West of Ireland and ho...
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Episode 2
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26:55
Episode 1 - Harry Eckman, CEO of the World Cetacean Alliance
Harry Eckman, CEO of the World Cetacean Alliance, joins us for a chat for the first episode of the WeWhale Pod. Harry is an international animal welfare specialist with more than 20 years' experience and has been CEO Of the World C...
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Episode 1
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