OrcaPod
By RS Aqua
OrcaPodMar 04, 2022
Women who Row 💪
As we're celebrating inspirational women throughout March, we've lined up a special episode of OrcaPod featuring Maggie Hodge, one of the rowers from GB Row's all-women Team Ithaca, and Laura Fantuzzi, a data analyst and 2024 competitor.
In 'Women who Row', RS Aqua's Phoebe Chadwick hosts a fascinating conversation with these incredible women about the mental and physical strength required to propel yourself round the entirety of Great Britain, as well as the scientific and charitable endeavours that underpin the race.
Communication Breakdown 🎙️
On this episode of OrcaPod, Dr. Ryan Mowat chats to the Society of Maritime Industries' (SMI's) Emma Johnson about the hurdles in underwater technology communications, uniting the marine industry with organisations like the SMI, and the value of bringing ocean science appeal to the general public via initiatives like the Marine Autonomy Challenge and through marketing buzz.
The Best of 2023 📅
Join us as we take a dip down memory lake for OrcaPod's annual highlights episode. 2023's run of the podcast saw our hosts answering the biggest questions from the ocean science world, discussing the most wholesome news stories of the year, and chatting to incredible guests like acclaimed 'bathynaut' Professor Jon Copley and Sonardyne's ocean currents expert, Thomas Culverhouse.
Cracking News! 🎄
On this month's special festive episode of OrcaPod we’ve got medicinal mollusks, dolphin races down the Californian coast and sweet, sweet octopus dreams! Join our ocean scientists as they pop open Christmas Crackers filled with some of the more positive ocean science stories of 2023.
Current Affairs 🌊
Why are ocean currents so important? On this month's episode of OrcaPod, Ocean Scientist Eleanor chats to Sonardyne's ADCP (Acoustic Doppler current profiler) Manager Tom Culverhouse about some of the effects that currents can have on our marine environment, and it's inhabitants.
Creatures from the Deep 👻
Join us for a spook-tacular Halloween special of OrcaPod! Marine biologist / 'bathynaut' Professor Jon Copley joins Nathan and Phoebe to chat about his amazing career in deep sea exploration, including consulting on popular shows such as Blue Planet II and The Swarm.
Quickfire Questions 📝
The end of Summer means one thing - it's back to school for our Ocean Scientists! Find out whether Megalodon still exist, who's the most competitive host, why Narwhal have tusks, and much more in this month's episode of OrcaPod!
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08 - Ella Garrud
Nathan and Phoebe discuss this month's news, including a new Oxford Uni deep-sea expedition in the Maldives, before chatting to Sussex Wildlife Trust's Living Seas Officer, Ella Garrud, about some of the organisation's recent initiatives, and the usual desert island questions!
07 - Cheri Arvonio
Nathan and Phoebe discuss this month's news, including a quirky new method of collecting data whilst paddle-boarding, before chatting to Diversified Communication's Cheri Arvonio about planning some of the biggest Oceanographic events in the country, and the usual desert island questions!
06 - Christine Edwards
Nathan and Phoebe discuss this month's news, including recent travel and disco scallops, before chatting to Professor Christine Edwards about her work with biotoxins in marine environments whilst at Robert Gordon University, and the usual desert island questions!
05 - Oceanology International Special
Nathan and Phoebe discuss this month's news, including the reintroduction of beavers in London, before a special series of interviews recorded in the bustle of Oceanology International 2022!
Guests include:
Samuel Stanton (NatureMetrics)
Robin Li (SEAMOR Marine)
Caroline Level (OceanWise)
Asser Awaad (Impact Subsea)
Chris Kontoes (Del Mar Oceanographic)
Chris Opdam (Datawell)
Melanie Brownrigg (GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc)
Chris Wallace (MacArtney)
Eduardo Vaz (RBR)
Jana Fahning (SubCTech)
04 - Kay McGuinness and Nathan Lawrence
Nathan and Phoebe discuss this month's news, including the UN climate pledge, before chatting to ANB Sensor's Kay and Nathan about their calibration-free pH Sensors, the balance between doing science and doing business, then the usual desert island questions!
03 - Malcolm Johnston
Nathan and Phoebe discuss the Coral Reef discovery in Tahiti and Seabed2030, before chatting to RS Aqua's Scottish rep Malcolm Johnston about the oil and gas industry, remote working, and the usual desert island questions.
02 - Jonathan Andrew
Nathan and Phoebe catch up after the festive break, before chatting to Resilicom's Jonathan Andrew about his hurricane-proof pod that can provide realtime data during the most vicious storms, and the usual desert island questions.
01 - Martin Stemp
Nathan and Phoebe catch up on the news including the delightful topic of raw sewage waste around the Solent, before chatting to RS Aqua's Managing Director, Martin Stemp about the past, present and future of the company, and the usual desert island questions.