Podcast

With the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, David and Vicki talk to the Aspen Institute’s Michael Conathan. Michael who has worked on ocean policy both at the democratic-oriented Center for American Progress and in congress under former Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, talks about what a Biden-Harris administration might do to turn […]

With less than two weeks to a historic election that will define the fate of our blue planet, Vicki and I thought we’d chat with ‘Vote the Ocean’ founders Rob Moir and Vipe Desai.  Rob,  Executive Director of the Ocean River Institute and Vipe, Board Chair of the Ocean Institute are educating citizens on the importance of voting for healthy seas while also […]

For over 30 years Richard Charter has been a leader of the national fight to stop offshore oil drilling in our public seas while also being a driver behind the establishment of California’s national marine sanctuaries.  Richard talks with David and Vicki about how he gets it done, the challenges of the Trump years and […]

Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau are ocean explorers and multimedia producers who put the blue in the red carpet. Philippe is the third generation of the legendary Cousteau family and Ashlan an entertainment journalist who now reports on sea stars.  Among other topics they’ll talk about their latest book projects – The Endangereds (“animals take fate into their […]

Get your Blue Mind on with Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, marine biologist, water-lover, and turtle nerd. Hear about how he lost his home in the recent California Lightning Complex fires, and what happens to our brain when in and around the water.