AT#38 - Swimming with Whales off Tonga

Hear about travel to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and the annual Amateur Traveler trip as host Chris Christensen and guest Bill Abbott talk about a tour to 2 of the 5 'Stans in Central Asia. This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend ... Show More

Hear about travel to Umbria in Italy as the Amateur Traveler talks to Katerina Ferrara, the author of the Ultimate Festival & Travel Guide Umbria. This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out ... Show More

Hear about travel to Delaware as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dannelle Gay from the Traveling Cheesehead about her recent visit to The First State. This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check o ... Show More

<p>Whales for Sleeping (2 Hours) Binaural Whales Sound, Healing Whale, Whales in the Ocean</p> 

Investigating the black-and-white apex predator of the sea – the killer whale! Able to predate even great white sharks, this marine mammal is the largest member of the dolphin family. From tropical seas, to the Arctic and Antarctic, killer whales (or orcas) are found across the w ... Show More

Two otters and a seal take over the Whale of a Tale submarine! 

While in Isolation (belly of the whale) 

<p>Catoosa, Oklahoma is the cite of a massive landlocked whale - and possibly the greatest anniversary gift ever.</p><p><strong>READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:</strong> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/catoosa-whale" target="_blank">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/catoosa ... Show More

<p>Bjørn Andersen has killed hundreds of minke whales. He tells us how he does it, why he does it, and what he thinks would happen if whale-hunting ever stopped. (This bonus episode is a follow-up to our series “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/everything-you-never-k ... Show More

Join Betty the Whale and her sidekick Bubble the Seahorse for a new underwater game show extravaganza every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! 

Recent data show the Earth’s oceans are warming much more rapidly than previously reported. That means rising sea levels, stronger storms, and more intense droughts. Also, fertilizer runoff can create massive algae blooms in water that suck up oxygen and create dead zones for mos ... Show More

<p>Les armatures des parapluies sont appelées "baleines" en raison de leur origine historique. Ce terme remonte à une époque où ces structures étaient littéralement fabriquées à partir de fanons de baleine, un matériau prisé pour sa souplesse et sa résistance.</p><br><p>L'origine ... Show More