American Shoreline Podcast Network

For the last episode of 2021, Jacques and Simone discuss major events and milestones for Louisiana’s coast over the prior year and look forward to what’s to come in 2022. As a reminder, many families in Louisiana are still dealing with the lingering impacts of Hurricane Ida as we head into the holidays. Visit http://mississippiriverdelta.org/ida to learn how you can help those in need this holiday...

The  Rouse Simmons  was the original "Christmas Tree Ship" that came to Chicago at the beginning of the holiday season for over 30 years in the early 1900's.  The ship was a three-masted schooner that was easily recognized by waiting crowds when they saw a Christmas tree tied to her main mast and her decks loaded with thousands of Christmas trees destined for Chicago famil...

Welcome to the first episode of Wave Makers! Tamara here, and I’m kicking off with a conversation with  Jim Mullen  of  Earthwise Sorbents . Former professional surfer and musician turned environmental cleanup warrior, the CEO of  Arctic Foam  talks about the challenges of dropping in on a billion-dollar industry. Sorbents are used to clean up oil and chemical spills in a...

On today’s episode, Simone and Jacques are joined by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) who provides insight into the recently-signed bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and what this significant legislation means for Louisiana’s coast and communities. Senator Cassidy highlights the funding coming to Louisiana for coastal restoration and resilience as a result of the infrastructure pac...

On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk about the role tax credit 45Q in the energy transition with Nicholas Kusnetz, a Reporter with Inside Climate News . Nick covers the implementation of 45Q and has been watching closely as the Biden Administration's Build Back Better legislation, which contains significant increases to the 45Q credits, moved through Congress. What does 4...

On this episode of Shorewords! join host Lesley Ewing in conversation with Dr. James Lindholm, marine biologist and author of the Chris Black adventure books, Into a Canyon Deep, Blood Cold and Dead Men’s Silence.  James’ broad ranging travels for marine research provide the backdrop for his novels and as well as talking about his books, he talks about ocean dumping; the importance of marine...

In this month's episode of the American Blue Economy Podcast, our host Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet looks at the year in review for the podcast series. Joined by ASPN Producer Tyler Buckingham, we hear about the origins of the American Blue Economy Podcast in NOAA, and highlights of the 10 episodes since the first showing in April are shared Tyler and Tim take us through the diverse topics such as c...

On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham turn their attention to the Arctic with guest Gordon Feller, a maritime journalist and international trade expert. As the Arctic warms and new regions of the ocean are made available to shipping, fishing, and extraction, the potential for a geo-political alignment with Russia and China appears clearer than ever heading into 2022. Dive into...

2021 was a busy year for all of us, including ocean advocates and climate professionals. We think the end of the year is a great opportunity to reflect and recharge before setting our sights on the new year ahead. Because of this, Jenna Valente invites you to join her during the final episode of the Sea Change Podcast of the year to explore some of the biggest ocean moments of 2021.

In this episode of Going Coastal, your co-hosts Marissa and Jon talk with Nicole Zuck, a PhD candidate at Stevens Institute of Technology.  Hear how Nicole’s initial interest in geology has helped frame the way she approaches coastal engineering.  Learn more about Nicole’s PhD research on the interaction between offshore bars and structures on nourished beaches, her experi...

On this episode, 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 Sanctuary, carrying on the legacy...

On this last episode of the first year of the Ocean Decade, Taylor’s digging into one of the most innovative, but also old school, programmes of the Ocean Decade - Ocean Corps. Harkening back to John F. Kennedy’s Peace Corps, the Ocean Corps intends to be a conveyor belt of global ocean science exchange to inspire sustained, long-term ocean science education and research collaborations between nat...

How did 2021 fair for the coast? Howard Marlowe and Dan Ginolfi break down the historic coastal moves that came from DC in the past year.

Scientist Molly Keogh, who received her PhD at Tulane University and is now a Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Oregon, Department of Earth Sciences, joins the podcast to discuss her latest paper, “Organic matter accretion, shallow subsidence, and river delta sustainability”, and its relation to Louisiana’s coast. Molly, who was featured for her research in the documentary film “Last Call for th...

On this special rebroadcast, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Dr. Frederick Steiner, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Dr. Steiner is at the vanguard of resiliency thinking and is also the author of Design with Nature Now, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Ian McHarg’s seminal book, Design with Nature, which set forth a new vision for re...

Join the 6th episode of North Coast Chronicles:  Tales from the Great Lakes.  This month, we venture into "The Silent Watchkeepers - Lighthouses of the Great Lakes" with Mr. Wayne Sapulski, resident historian with the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association and author of "Lighthouses of Lake Michigan" and "Great Lakes Lighthouses/American and Canadian."  The Great Lakes are home...

Join Rising Sea Voices’ host Felicia Olmeta-Schult and Dr. Tiara Moore, environmental ecologist and postdoctoral researcher at The Nature Conservancy, to learn more about environmental DNA (eDNA) and the struggles of being a young black woman in marine science. In this episode, the upbeat Tiara explains falling in love with the ocean and its inhabitants thanks to an undergraduate course involving...

In this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, be on the lookout for the beautiful “Celebration Gator” float! We were inspired by this reptilian replica to record a riveting episode celebrating Louisiana’s most iconic animal. We’re joined by Dr. Andy Nyman, Professor, Wetland Wildlife Ecology at LSU and talk about the alligators, coastal restoration, and their future!

On this week's episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham reflect on the coverage of COP26 with Nadiah Rosli, a freelance journalist and conservation communicator based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nadiah was part of the coordinating team under this year's Climate Change Media Partnership Program which brought 22 journalists from developing countries to cover COP26. Nadiah had direct access t...

On this episode of Shorewords!, join host Lesley Ewing in conversation with Shannon Cunniff, past Director of Coastal Resilience with Environmental Defense Fund, geographer and director of ASPBA, as she discusses her experience with and hopes for “getting people to partner with plants”.  The discussion ranges from options for living shorelines and sustainable coastal communities, and ways to...

Eva sits down with two guests this week to discuss ocean plastic, its impacts, and how to tackle this environmental hurdle. Adam Frederick is the Assistant Director for Education at Maryland Sea Grant; he discusses his work in hands-on science curricula that raises awareness of microplastic pollution in classrooms from Baltimore County to European coasts. Demi Fox is the Northeast Regional Coordin...

In this month's episode of the American Blue Economy Podcast, our host Admiral Tim Gallaudet guides us on the topic of coastal resilience  We look at ways to achieve coastal resilience and how that contributes to the American Blue Economy by protecting communities and businesses. Our coasts are subject to a range of challenges, including those associated with cli...

On this episode of Delta Dispatches, Jacques Hebert and Simone Maloz talk to Elizabeth Chamberlain, Assistant Professor, Wageningen University, about her career as a coastal geologist. Liz got her start at LSU and Tulane researching the Mississippi River Delta and has gone on to study deltas around the world. She joins Jacques and Simone to discuss a new paper based on research in the Lafourche De...

This week, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk about the volcanoes of Hawaii with Dr. Matthew Patrick , a research geologist at the USGS operated Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), which monitors the active volcanoes in Hawaii, assesses their hazards, issues warnings, and advances scientific understanding to reduce impacts of volcanic eruptions. Founded in 1912, HVO was the first of the...

Join host, Jenna Valente, and her guest, Whit Jones, for a special 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 problems i...