Blue Frontier

In this episode David talks with renowned marine scientist Dr. Nancy Knowlton about her background, her work on coral reefs and her launching of a multi-disciplinary, solution oriented marine program at Scripps.  She also talks about her expanding work on ocean and earth optimism at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and why that’s not […]

In this episode we have a hopeful but challenging talk with Linda Hunter, founder and director of the Wild Oyster Project that’s working to restore San Francisco Bay’s once abundant oyster reefs. Linda tells us why oysters are “working class heroes” keeping estuary ecosystems healthy.  We discuss the major fish-killing Algal Bloom now occurring in […]

In our conversation with artist Isabella Kirkland we talk about her detailed paintings of biodiversity both terrestrial and ocean-based and the exacting research that goes into her beautiful works.  The late biologist and author EO Wilson called her works “classic in the original and best sense of the word.”  Join us in a lively informative talk as […]

In this episode we talk with Dr. Ian Ralby founder and CEO of I.R. Consilium, a firm that consults with law-enforcement and navies around the world on maritime law and security issues. As a logical follow up to our last talk with Undersecretary of State Monica Medina we’ll discuss Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing and […]

In this extended 40-minute episode we talk with Monica Medina, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. As a lawyer, former army officer and past official with the Department of Defense, U.S. Senate, NOAA and others, she now represents the United States on a range of international issues. […]