Oceans Unplugged
This is a podcast about the sea and the people who answer its call.
Hosted by a mariner with over 30 years of experience across search and rescue, yacht racing, coastguard, and maritime enforcement, this show dives deep into the real stories of life at sea.
These are not polished tales or manufactured drama. They’re honest, human conversations with sailors, lifeboat crews, adventurers, and everyday people who’ve lived extraordinary moments on the water.
Stories of resilience, humour, loss, camaraderie, and the quiet truths the ocean teaches, told by someone who understands the weight of it.
Each episode is a slow-burn conversation, less interview, more shared watch.
Alongside these deep dives, you’ll hear personal reflections, listener stories, and glimpses into the bond between people and the vessels they trust with their lives.
Whether you’ve spent your life at sea or never left shore, this is a place to listen, reflect, and connect.
Real stories. Told with heart. The kind you carry with you.
Oceans Unplugged
Latest Episodes
Episode 21 - Kelsey Pfendler
This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Kelsey Pfendler, the American ocean rower who this summer became the fastest person ever to row solo from California to Hawaii.Kelsey's route to the Pacific started on a river rather than an oce...
Episode 20 - Guy Waites
This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Guy Waites, the North Yorkshire solo sailor who took his Tradewind 35, Sagarmatha, around the world singlehanded in the 2022 Golden Globe Race.Guy's route to the start line was anything but conv...
Episode 19 - Three Brothers in a Boat
This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean — the Scottish brothers behind BROAR, who have rowed two oceans together and set world records on both.In 2019 they crossed the Atlantic from La Gomera to Antigua...
Episode 18 - Rhiannon Pritchard
This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Rhia Pritchard, a tugboat captain whose working life is spent on a very different kind of vessel to most of the boats we talk about on this show.Tug work is one of those corners of the maritime ...
Episode 17 - Nick Taliadoros
This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Nick Taliadoros, one of the people behind the scenes at Oceans Unplugged.Nick is usually on the other side of the camera, so this time the roles shift and he takes the guest seat. The conversati...