Big Deep - An Ocean Podcast
Scuba Diving, Freediving, Surfing, Ocean Environmentalism, Marine Science. Big Deep is about people who have a deep connection to our world’s oceans, connections strong enough that they have dedicated some part of their lives to being in or working on behalf of the water. In each episode, we speak with the most interesting people, from scuba diving crime fighters and record-breaking freedivers to marine biologists and ocean advocates - even a real-life mermaid. So we invite you to join us on this journey as we explore the ocean through the stories of people who love it.
Episodes
43 episodes
The Underworld: Deep Ocean Author Susan Casey On Why It Is Vital For Humanity To Look Even Deeper
In today's episode, I speak with Susan Casey, New York Times bestselling author and journalist, whose work focuses primarily on th...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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22:55
Floating In A Galaxy Of Stars: Pier Nirandara on Swimming With Sharks In Hollywood And Drifting With Sardines Off South Africa
In today's episode, I speak with award-winning author, film producer, and underwater photographer Pier Nirandara. Pier's connection ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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19:09
Gesture of a Lifetime: Manatee Researcher Jamal Galves On How Before He Started Saving Manatees They Saved Him
In today's episode I speak with Jamal Galves, program director at Clearwater Ma...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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18:12
The Clean-Up Kid: 13 Year-Old Ocean Conservationist Cash Daniels On How Kids Are The Future Of Ocean Advocacy
In today's episode, I speak with Cash Daniels, an ocean and river conservationist, Time Magazine honorary finalist as "Kid o...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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8:55
A World Beneath Galapagos: Dr Alex Hearn on Hammerhead Sharks, Where Meaning Lies in the Sea, and a Hidden Underwater Swimway Through the Pacific
In today's episode, I speak with Dr. Alex Hearn, a marine ecologist at the Universidad de San Francis...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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16:29
A Deep Sense of Presence: Kinga Philipps on her Spiritual Connection to the Sea and Passion for Freediving
In today's episode, I speak with explorer, ocean activist, and television journalist, Kinga Philipps. Kinga was one of the founding journalists and hosts of Al Gore's Current TV and since has...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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17:08
Telling the Stories of the Sea: Dr Maddy McAllister on the Wonder of Shipwrecks and Maritime Archaeology
In today's episode, I speak with Dr. Madeline McAllister, senior Curator of Maritime Archaeology ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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14:30
Giants From The Deep: World Champion Big Wave Surfer Maya Gabeira and the Challenge of Riding Mountains of the Sea
In today's episode, I speak with Brazilian big wave surfer Maya Gabeira, one of the most famous female surfers in the world.Maya is a seven-time world c...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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14:06
Finally Coming Home: Wild Ocean Forager Roushanna Gray's Journey Through South African Tidepools
In today's episode, I speak with South African edible ocean and landscape forager Roushanna Gray. When I first heard of Roushanna's unique take on eat...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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18:15
Living At The Edge of the Unknown: Deep Coral Reef Pioneer Dr. Richard Pyle on A Life of Exploration
In today's episode, I speak with explorer, renowned ichthyologist and deep coral reef pioneer, Richard Pyle. Richard's life story has been one of
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20:28
Where The Story Ends - Maritime archaeologist Jim Delgado on the magic of stories revealed, what shipwrecks can tell us, and his time exploring Titanic
In today's episode, I speak with maritime archeologist, historian,
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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18:05
Under A Billion Stars - Legendary freediver Mehgan Heaney-Grier on creating records and breaking boundaries for American freediving
In this episode, iconic freediver Mehgan Heaney-Grier. Mehgan's life story is wildly eclectic and has elements that originally attracted me, particularly its sense of rugged individualism a...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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19:53
Just Over The Horizon - Explorer, adventurer, and NOAA scientist Dr. Steve Gittings on a life spent chasing adventures under the seas
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Steve Gittings, chief science officer for NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. In addition t...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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15:20
The Wild Place - Underwater cinematographer Doug Anderson on how the ocean has defined his life on films such as "Our Planet", "Frozen Planet", and "Life"
In today's episode, I speak with Doug Anderson, considered to be one of the world's best underwater cameramen. Doug works on primarily what are called blue chip wildlife ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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17:48
Comfortable with the Uncomfortable - Sarah Richard, Girls That Scuba founder, on the challenges and joy that a life of passion brings
In today's episode, I speak with Sarah Richard founder of the world's largest community for female divers, Girls That Scub...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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14:25
A Being of Wonder - Ocean and Science Journalist Erik Olsen on a life driven by exploration, curiosity, and otherworldly cephalopods in the Lembeh Strait
In today's episode, I speak with journalist and filmmaker Erik Olsen. Erik’s video journalism has taken him around the world, but his passion most always lies underwater in our world's oceans. His care...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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17:17
Chasing A Mirage - Pro surfer and journalist Jamie Brisick on finding meaning in a life amongst the waves
In today's episode, I speak with former pro surfer, surf journalist, and Fullbright scholar Jamie ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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20:51
Breaking The Surface - Shark researcher Jasmine Graham on the surprisingly deep connections which attracted her to sharks
In this episode, I speak with Marine Biologist and Co-Founder of Minorities in Shark Science, Jasmine Graham.I originally reached out to Jasmine ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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16:09
Passage to the Underworld - Adventurer and Journalist Michael Menduno on a life of exploration and an underwater swim beneath a temple
Today I speak with Michael Menduno, one of the most accomplished ocean technology and dive reporters for the past 30 years. Michael’s work is everywhere. He is editor-in-...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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11:55
Some Kind of Magic: Alexandra Cousteau on how a deep sense of wonder drives her activism:
In this episode, I speak with journalist, filmmaker, and ocean activist Alexandra Cousteau. Alexandra has a long legacy of working to protect our world's oceans and is the founder of
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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22:23
Legacy Of The Sea - National Geographic photographer and co-founder of SeaLegacy Cristina Mittermeier on the meaning in telling ocean stories
In today's episode, I speak with National Geographic Photographer and marine scientist, Cristina Mittermeier. Cristina star...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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16:55
Uncovering the Outlaw Ocean: Ian Urbina, Pulitzer Prize winning author, on how the open oceans shape human beings
In today's episode, I speak with New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Urbina...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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19:17
The Wonder of a Blue Planet: Hugh Pearson on filming iconic scenes from the oceans of our world
In this episode, I speak with Hugh Pearson, the underwater filmmaker behind some of the most iconic ocean sequences ever captured, and director of portions of "
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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20:42
Survival of the Strangest: Mikki McComb-Kobza On Her Passion For The Undersea World of Hammerheads
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, Executive Director of the Ocean First Institute
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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19:38
A Life Complete: Aaron James On Ocean Philosophy And The Meaning In Surfing
In this episode, I speak with Aaron James, a philosophy professor who's also an avid surfer. As a lifelong Buddhist myself and an avid scuba diver with a profound connection to the ocean, I was interested in exploring what deeper meanin...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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15:44