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  • Ocean Story Hour with Anabelle Chaumun

    Ocean Story Hour with Anabelle Chaumun
    Feb 24 2026
    Making marine biodiversity visible for everyone Marine biodiversity is vast, complex—and mostly out of sight. In this “ocean story hour” episode, a Paris-based science communicator, Anabelle Chaumun, shares how to translate marine research into stories people can actually feel and remember. We explore why misinformation spreads faster than evidence, why ocean issues can feel distant, and how storytelling (and images) can make the invisible ocean world tangible. Anabelle also introduces EMBRC (the European Marine Biological Resource Centre) and how its network of marine stations supports research that improves food safety, sustainable aquaculture, and ecosystem understanding across Europe. Along the way, we dig into solutions-oriented communication, ethics, representation, and documentary photography as a tool to amplify communities often missing from environmental narratives.Support our science communication by joining us on Patreon or sending us a gift on PayPalSpecial thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for sponsoring this episode.Episode Guests: Anabelle ChaumunConnect with Anabelle Chaumun on LinkedInVisit the European Marine Biological Resource Center (EMBRC) websiteCommunications: for science and society, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Espace by Anabelle ChaumunArtists residencies as part of the TREC expeditionEMBRC's latest annual report 2024EMBRC's websiteA few examples of applications of EMBRC research:Portugal: Preventing a deadly dinner: How EMBRC Portugal’s marine research is keeping dinners safeGreece: Innovative disease control strategies in marine aquacultureEMBRC Political RecommendationsEpisode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media websiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art by Jomiro EmingTheme music by Nela RuizFind some more Pine Forest Media podcasts belowListen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to South Pole on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to Something in the Water on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    39 min
  • Science Toward Solutions: Ocean Microplastic Research with Dr. Winnie-Courtene Jones

    Science Toward Solutions: Ocean Microplastic Research with Dr. Winnie-Courtene Jones
    Feb 17 2026
    What have we learned about microplastics over the last 20 years? This episode surveys two decades of ocean microplastics science: where microplastics come from (fibers, tires, fragmentation, microbeads), where they’re found (shorelines, water column, sea ice, deep sea), and what research shows about impacts across food webs and ecosystems. It also unpacks major gaps—nanoplastics, fragmentation rates, and the thousands of chemicals used in plastics—plus why scientists argue for a precautionary approach even as human-health research evolves. Finally, learn how microplastics are measured at sea (manta trawls, spectroscopy) and why contamination control matters. The episode connects the science to policy, including the UN Plastics Treaty debates over production cuts vs waste management.Support our science communication by joining us on Patreon or sending us a gift on PayPalSpecial thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for sponsoring this episode.Episode Guests: Dr. Winnie Courtene-JonesFollow Dr. Courtene Jones on Blue SkyFind the article 20 Years of Microplastic Research: What have we learned?Connect with the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty on LinkedInReview Dr Courtene-Jones’ publications on Google ScholarExplore artwork by Benjamin Von WongListen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify or Apple PodcastsPlastic Podcast: The Truth about Biodegradable PlasticsPlastic Podcast: Busan and Beyond - A UN Treaty on Plastics Episode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media websiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art by Jomiro EmingTheme music by Nela RuizFind some more Pine Forest Media podcasts belowListen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to Something in the Water on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    48 min
  • Marine Heat Waves and Japanese Meteorology with Mr. Hirotaka Sato

    Marine Heat Waves and Japanese Meteorology with Mr. Hirotaka Sato
    Feb 10 2026
    Marine heat waves can make summer heat even worse. New climate research shows that unusually warm ocean conditions don’t just damage marine ecosystems — they can also intensify extreme heat on land. In this episode, Mr. Hirotaka Sato, a Japan Meteorological Agency climate scientist explains how marine heat waves form, why the ocean stores most of Earth’s excess heat, and how a 2023 marine heat wave near northern Japan amplified record-breaking temperatures onshore. Learn the mechanisms behind ocean–atmosphere heat transfer, reduced cloud cover, humidity feedbacks, and weakened sea-breeze cooling. The discussion connects sea surface temperature, climate feedback loops, and extreme weather risk — and explains why warming oceans matter for future heat waves, forecasting, and public safety.Support our science communication by joining us on Patreon or sending us a gift on PayPalSpecial thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for sponsoring this episode.Episode Guests: Mr. Hirotaka SatoFind the article we discussed, Impact of an unprecedented marine heatwave on extremely hot summer over Northern Japan in 2023.Review Mr. Sato’s publications on Google ScholarVisit the Japan Meterological Agency’s WebsiteJMA Annual Report on Extreme Cliamte EventsJMA Report on Climate Change in Japan 2025Episode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media websiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art by Jomiro EmingTheme music by Nela RuizFind some more Pine Forest Media podcasts below:Listen to South Pole on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to Something in the Water on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    39 min
  • Oil Spills and Ocean Health with Dr. Alice Ortmann

    Oil Spills and Ocean Health with Dr. Alice Ortmann
    Feb 3 2026

    How oil research protects ocean health. Understanding oil spills, offshore drilling, and marine pollution starts before any accident happens. In this episode, marine microbial oceanographer Dr. Alice Ortmann explains how scientists collect baseline ocean data to measure ecosystem health in oil and gas regions offshore Newfoundland. The conversation covers what counts as an oil spill, how oil and methane move through the water column, why microbes are essential for breaking down hydrocarbons, and how baseline measurements help scientists assess impact, recovery, and long-term change. This episode explores environmental response science, ocean resilience, and how oil research informs regulation, preparedness, and protection of fisheries and marine ecosystems—without alarmism, and grounded in real data.


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    Episode Guests: Dr. Alice Ortmann

    Connect with Dr. Ortamnn on LinkedIn

    Find Dr. Ortmann’s publications on Google Scholar

    Visit the Marine Microbiome Forum


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    Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese

    Cover art by Jomiro Eming

    Theme music by Nela Ruiz


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    36 min
  • 50 Years of Ocean Science: The R/V Endeavor Retires

    50 Years of Ocean Science: The R/V Endeavor Retires
    Jan 27 2026

    A legendary research ship’s final sail. For nearly 50 years, the R/V Endeavor served as a floating laboratory for ocean science—supporting 700+ expeditions, training generations of students, and enabling research from CTD/rosette water sampling to seafloor mapping, deep-sea coring, and long-term climate and ecosystem monitoring. In this episode, the ship’s operations manager Brendan Thornton and longtime captain Chris Arminetti take listeners behind the scenes of life aboard a UNOLS research vessel: the tight-knit 12-person crew, the evolution from “go dark at sea” to Zoom offshore, and what it felt like to retire a ship with a million+ miles in her wake. Plus: what comes next for the fleet and ocean stewardship.


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    Episode Guests: Brendan Thorton and Chris Armanetti

    Learn more about the R/V Endeavor Here:

    Meet the next chapter: the Narragansett Dawn

    Discover the University of Rhode Island’s Oceanographic Research here


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    Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese

    Cover art by Jomiro Eming

    Theme music by Nela Ruiz


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    35 min
  • COP30: Green Power with Carola Mejía

    COP30: Green Power with Carola Mejía
    Jan 13 2026
    COP30’s biggest fault lines, explained. In this final installment of our COP30 arc, we zoom out from Belém to map the conference’s defining tensions: ambitious speeches versus stalled outcomes, science-led urgency versus market-led “solutions,” and the growing leadership of the Global South. We unpack why carbon markets remain so contested, what “net zero” really allows, and how China’s energy transition is reshaping the politics of global climate action. Then we go deep on the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF)—a headline proposal to pay nations to keep forests standing—through a clear-eyed climate justice critique from Carola Mejía of LATINDADD. We close with what COP30 did (and didn’t) deliver—and what to watch next.Support our science communication by joining us on Patreon or sending us a gift on PayPal10 New Insights in Climate ScienceNation articleNo mention of fossil fuels1600 + fossil fuel lobbyists at COP 30Indigenous FlotillaClimate Home News Indigenous access to COP30Climate Tracker ReportEpisode Guest: Carola MejíaLatindaddTFFF: A False SolutionAsamblea Against the TFFFDevex: TFFF Origin Story Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art by Jomiro EmingTheme music by Nela RuizFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmedia and find more resources on our websiteFind some more Pine Forest Media podcasts below:Listen to South Pole on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify or Apple PodcastsListen to Something in the Water on Spotify or Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    57 min
  • COP30: Oceans on the Rise?

    COP30: Oceans on the Rise?
    Dec 23 2025

    The ocean took center stage at COP30. This episode of Oceanography explores how ocean science, policy, and lived experience shaped the climate conversations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. From marine carbon dioxide removal and blue carbon ecosystem restoration to funding gaps and governance challenges, the episode traces how the ocean is increasingly framed as both a climate solution and a site of urgent risk. It also examines what COP30 delivered for the ocean, where progress was made, where ambition fell short, and why adaptation, finance, and follow-through remain unresolved. Grounded in reporting from the Ocean Pavilion and informed by broader analysis, this episode reflects on what it really means for oceans to rise on the global climate agenda.


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    Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese

    10 New Insights in Climate Science for 2025 by Future Earth

    Cover art by Jomiro Eming

    Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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    35 min
  • COP30: Belém Amazônia with Catarina Nefertari and Danilo Pontes

    COP30: Belém Amazônia with Catarina Nefertari and Danilo Pontes
    Dec 16 2025

    Voices from Belém

    COP30 brought global climate negotiations to Belém, a city where the Amazon meets the sea. This episode offers a grounded introduction to the conference by centering the people who live there. Activist Catarina Nefertari and artist and event producer Danilo Pontes share what the event meant for their communities, the environmental challenges facing Pará, and how local experiences shape the wider climate conversation. This is the first part of a three-episode COP30 series, providing essential context on the host city before turning to ocean science and international negotiation dynamics in the episodes ahead.


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    Episode Guests: Catarina Nefertari and Danilo Pontes

    Learn more about Amazônia de Pé, Our Kid’s Climate, and Laboratório da Cidade.

    Find Danilo’s artistic portfolio here

    Episode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media website

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    Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese

    Cover art by Jomiro Eming

    Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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    Listen to South Pole on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

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    1 h et 7 min