American Shoreline Podcast Network

This month on North Coast Chronicles podcast: "Tales from the Seaway with Craig Middlebrook."  So pleased that our friend and colleague, Craig Middlebrook will join us to share the good, the bad, and the funny about his 27 years as Deputy Administrator of the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.  [ Seaway. DOT.gov ] Until his retirement this fall, Craig was in...

Happy Thanksgiving from the Wave Makers! Grateful you’re tuning and hope you’ll enjoy hearing host Tamara Kahn speaking with Daniel Kleinman of Seaworthy Collective.  On this episode Daniel talks about his experience in the ocean technology and robotics space and seeing the barriers to entry for entrepreneurs as well as the lack of funding for ocean innovation. Facing all this firsthand inspi...

In this episode, Kyra from the ECU chapter of The Coastal Society is traveling to Golden, Colorado to attend the AGU Chapman Conference on Solving Water Availability Challenges through an Interdisciplinary Framework. While in Colorado, she met with three early career researchers, Bridget Bittmann, Master student at Boise State University, Nathan Bonham, PhD student at University of Colorado, Bould...

Join Lesley Ewing in conversation with Juli Berwald to learn of the importance of coral reefs in the marine environment.  Juli’s first book, Spineless, discussed jelly fish and the art of grow a backbone.  Life on the Rocks covers the assembly of plants and animals that make up coral reefs. Hear Juli explain why she considers corals to be the badasses of the marine world, learn about som...

In this month's episode the  American Blue Economy Podcast , our host  Rear Admiral, Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret) explores nature-based solutions in the American Blue Economy.  We'll cover creative solutions in coastal resilience and hazard mitigation such as wetland restoration, coral reef conservation, eco-friendly construction components. Although our foc...

In this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham turn their attention to the impacts of last week's midterm elections with special guest Emily Patrolia . Emily is the Founder & CEO of ESP Advisors , a premier woman-owned, bipartisan lobbying firm with expertise in the ocean and coastal policy arena. There are major federal policy issues on the docket for the 118th Congress, and Emily...

Join host Jenna Valente and her guest Whit Jones for a special rebroadcast Veteran’s Day episode of the Sea Change Podcast. Whit is the South Carolina Operations Director for Wounded Nature-Working Veterans, an organization founded by veterans and provides veterans, boaters, and community volunteers, the opportunity to make a real environmental difference by trying to fix ocean trash and debris pr...

The Capital Beach explores the National Estuary Program (NEP). The NEP is a place-based program at the US Environmental Protection Agency created to protect and restore the water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance. Currently, 28 estuaries located along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and in Puerto Rico are designated as estuaries of national significance....

In this episode of Going Coastal, Marissa and Jon talk to Matt Malej, a Research Mathematician at the US Army Corps of Engineers Coastal and Hydraulics Lab on the importance of mentorship to career and personal growth.  Matt shares his experience as both a mentor and mentee and offers up some advice on how to initiate and cultivate rewarding mentor-mentee relationships.  Hear Marissa's p...

On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham connect with Simon Freeman and Dan Rogers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Not strictly focused on ocean technology, ARPA-E seeks to advance high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment. ARPA-E sees the tremendous potential of the ocea...

Taylor's podcasting and work lives collide in this month's episode of The Ocean Decade Show! Taylor met this month's guest, Dr. Richard Hixson, through her work at the Aspen Institute and, because the ocean world is small, it turns out that Richard is a member of the UK Ocean Decade National Committee! During this episode, Taylor and Richard chat about his organization Healthcare Ocean which...

On the November episode of the WaterLog podcast, Howard and Dan lay down the upcoming opportunities for federal funding for coastal communities. They will discuss the importance of lobbying the federal appropriations process and the relationship between WRDA and appropriations bills, and then have a brief discussion on all coastal federal bills in the 117th Congress.

On this special rebroadcast from March of 2022, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham speak with NOAA's Dr. William Sweet, the lead author of the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report. The Sea Level Rise Technical Report provides the most up-to-date sea level rise projections available for all U.S. states and territories; decision-makers will look to it for information. This multi-agency effort,...

The October episode of North Coast Chronicles Podcast takes us into the secret world of toxic harmful algal blooms!   We know that this scummy surface algae is bad for people and animals with untold damage to our freshwater resource and not just a phenomenon in the Great Lakes. There is so much more to learn!  Dr. Silvia Elena Newell from Wright State University joins the...

Rory, Nat and Kathryn from the Duke chapter of The Coastal Society meet with Keith Rittmaster of the Bonehenge Whale Center in Beaufort, NC. Keith shares his experience in the marine mammal sciences, how Bonehenge came to be, and champions the role of volunteers in conservation. Rory tells us about her volunteer work with Bonehenge and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. To learn more about Bonehen...

On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham bring David Abel back to the show for an update on the ongoing saga between the Maine lobster fishery and the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, a subject he covers in depth in his reporting with the Boston Globe and in his Emmy-nominated film ENTANGLED . Since Peter and Tyler started this podcast, the conflict between the lobster fishe...

Join Shorewords host, Lesley Ewing, in conversation with Kirk Lombard, teacher, fisher, author, singer, poet and tuba-player.  Kirk’s book,  The Sea Forager’s Guide to the Northern California Coast , is more than just a fishing guide and it has foraging wisdom for areas far beyond the Northern CA coast.  Described by Bill Heavey from Field & Stream, as ‘Frank Zappa meets Aldo Le...

This month on Wave Makers, host Tamara Kahn gets to speak with two young entrepreneurs who figured out that while they were passionate about tackling ocean plastics, they had to start by solving the issue a little upstream:   Michael Arens and David Constantine are two of the co-founders of Clean Earth Rovers , and they’ve developed a robot to help do that. This Blue tech startup is using the...

In this episode of the  American Blue Economy Podcast , our host  Rear Admiral, Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret)  interviews Dr. Kate Musemeche  to discuss her book Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II . Drawing on prior episodes that explored the influence of the U.S. Navy and oceanography on the blue economy, we examine how ocean sci...

On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham welcome Dr. Charles Lester and Dr. Gary Griggs to the show to discuss one of the most contentious issues on the American Shoreline: coastal retreat. Charles and Gary were joined by Dr. Kiki Patsch and Dr. Ryan Anderson in the development of a new paper that seeks to provide texture to the complicated story of retreat along the California co...

Stories have the power to change us. They can shape or challenge our opinions and values, and give us an opportunity to understand how someone else experiences the world. During this episode, Jenna connects with a longtime friend and seasoned multimedia story sharer, Will Parson, to explore his approach to sharing stories about the environment and outdoors from coast to coast. Over the course of h...

Talking trash, inclusivity, partnerships, and successful outdoor pooping comes second nature to host Arica Sears and her guest Andrew Leary. As the Director of Sustainable Tourism and Partnerships, Andrew has the unique perspective of working with tribal nations, land managers, and tourism organizations to make the outdoors a better place. Join this destination management duo as they chat about so...

In this episode of Going Coastal, Jon and Marissa connect with two student award winners from the ASBPA National Coastal Conference in September. Brennan Banks, a Master’s student at Florida Institute of Technology, was named the Student Coastal Advocate Award winner, and Delaney Doran, a PhD student at Texas A&M, was named the Nicolas Kraus Coastal Scholar Award winner. Tune in to learn how t...

On this special rebroadcast from December 2021, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham speak with Violet Sage Walker, the chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and the nominator of the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. A descendant of Avila Beach and San Luis Obispo County, California, Violet is campaigning tirelessly for the proposed 140-mile Chumash National Marine San...

This month on The Ocean Decade Show it's all about the money! As the Ocean Decade seeks to "transform" the ocean, one key piece is transforming the way that ocean work is funded. Mark Spalding, the President of The Ocean Foundation, joins Taylor this month to discuss where we are for funding the Ocean Decade versus where we need to be and the role of different sectors in addressing the Decade...