We have a real whale of a story for you this week! It’s a FIN-tastic classic. Joy and cohost Mina meet up with Hugh the humpback whale to hear the story of Marie Fish, a real-life biologist who used underwater microphones to show the world that life under the sea is full of sounds. Then, they’ll hear how scientist Roger Payne changed the course of history fo ... Show More
Jun 2021
Voices from the Deep with Dr. Michelle Fournet and Dr. Ellen Garland
<p>Can whales help us understand aliens? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice take a journey to understand the language of whales with marine biologist, Dr. Ellen Garland, and marine ecologist, Dr. Michelle Fournet. </p>
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53m 48s
Feb 2024
From the Vault: The Gray Whale, Part 1
In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the enigmatic gray whale, noted today for its vast oceanic migrations and curiosity, but known as “devilfish” for its ferocity by the American whalers who hunted it in the past. (part 1 of 3, originally pu ... Show More
1h 6m
Apr 2023
#185 CultureLab: Cosmo Sheldrake on capturing the sounds of our oceans
Have you ever stopped to think about what life underwater sounds like?
Well, now is your chance to hear it first-hand as multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, Cosmo Sheldrake, has released a collection of music composed entirely out of recordings from our oceans and the ... Show More
21m 40s