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  From the Vents to the Arctic: Kathy Crane’s Ocean Explorations

  March 10, 2025

  This fall NASA launched the Europa Clipper spaceship on a mission to the Jupiter moon of Europa to see if life might exist in its subsurface ocean. In this episode of ‘Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast’ David & Vicki interview Dr. Kathy Crane who was key to the discovery and mapping of hydrothermal vents in…

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  Nat Herz’s Northern Beat

  February 24, 2025

  In our latest episode of ‘Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast’ David and Vicki check in on Nat Herz founder and reporter at The Northern Journal. After covering our 49th state (including one third of America’s coastline) for the Alaska Daily News and Alaska Public Media Nick set out on his own in 2022, creating an Anchorage-based…

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  Healthy Reef’s Report Card

  February 10, 2025

  In this episode of ‘Rising Tide, the Ocean podcast,’ hosts David Helvarg and Vicki Nichols Goldstein interview Melanie McField, the founder and director of Healthy Reefs for Healthy People. Melanie shares her journey from a childhood interest in marine biology to her work in Belize with the Peace Corps and beyond. She discusses the creation…

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  Salmon State Revisited with Tim Bristol

  January 27, 2025

  Protecting Alaska’s Wild Salmon: Challenges, Conservation, and Climate Change Last fall we spoke with a University of Alaska scientist about the state of salmon. Today we speak with Tim Bristol, the Director of ‘Salmon State’, a Juneau based environmental initiative to protect and sustain Alaska’s wild salmon that include some of the largest runs in…

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  Richard Charter on Biden’s Historic Offshore Drilling Ban

  January 12, 2025

  Protecting Our Shores: Richard Charter on the Historic Fight Against Offshore Drilling and Biden’s Legacy of Ocean Conservation In this episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast David Helvarg & Vicki N. Goldstein talk with longtime anti-offshore drilling activist Richard Charter about one of President Biden’s last acts in office, his January 6th ban on…

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How To Listen

You can listen to our podcast on a variety of platforms including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Android, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Blubrry, Podchaser, Gaana, the Podcast Index, and Deezer.

Additionally, our podcast is broadcast on several radio stations:

• KGUA Radio – Public Media for the Mendonoma Coast
• KWMR – Point Reyes West Marin Community Radio
• KGNU & KGNU-FM – Denver & Boulder Community Radio Stations
• KKRN – Round Mountain California Listener Supported Radio
• G-TOWN RADIO – Germantown Community Radio, Philadelphia.
• KAKU – The Voice of Maui
• KQUA – Roseburg’s Community Radio Station
• KXCR – Community Radio Florence
• KEPW – Peaceworks Community Radio

Check out our Substack for podcast transcripts and more!

Each episode navigates insightful discussions on marine life, and the critical issues affecting our seas. Informative, educational and humorous, it’s a valuable resource for anyone passionate about understanding and preserving our ocean world!