Big Deep - An Ocean Podcast

In this episode, Part Two of my conversation with Jill Heinerth , cave diver, underwater photographer, and explorer-in-residence for the Royal Canadian Geographic Society . As we discussed in Part One, there's a visceral thrill for Jill in terms of pushing the limits of what she and humans might think they can do, as well as a sense of exploration and discovery that extreme cave diving brings...

In this episode part one of my conversation with Jill Heinerth , cave diver, underwater photographer, and Explorer-in-Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographic Society .  I first met Jill at a dive industry convention, where she was promoting her book, "Into The Planet", which details her passion for exploring underwater caves around the world. The book is incredible and has some prett...

In this episode, my conversation with Captain Paul Watso n, founder of Sea Shepherd , the environmental organization known for interventions with whaling ships around the world. Paul has been at the forefront of the ocean environment for years and was seminal in the foundation of two renowned organizations, Greenpeace , and then years later, Sea Shepherd. Sea Shepherd - and Caption Paul himself -...

Season Two Is Coming!  And the newest episode premieres on Tuesday December 15th. Big Deep is a podcast 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. So please join us as as we continue our exploration of a deep connection to the world’s oceans through the...

Part Two of our conversation with Behaviour Ecologist, Shane Gero, on his research efforts to decode the sophisticated language and culture of one of the deepest divers in the ocean - sperm whales. Support the show

Part One of our conversation with Behaviour Ecologist, Shane Gero, on his research efforts to decode the sophisticated language and culture of one of the deepest divers in the ocean - sperm whales. Support the show

Dancing With Sea Lions: Lindsay Pullin on how a dive with Sea Lions in a kelp forest held a deeper connection Support the show

When Scuba Diving Goes Nuclear: Kyra Richter on her life as a nuclear power plant diver Support the show

A Mermaid's Tale: Linden Wolbert on living her life as a siren of the sea Support the show

Murder at the Bottom of a Pond: Michael Berry on his life as an Underwater Scuba Criminal Investigator Support the show

Stephan Whelan, founder of DeeperBlue.com, on the evolution of the diving community and who divers really are Support the show

This episode's guest is Hanli Prinsloo , a former competitive free diver , turned environmentalist based out of Cape Town. Hanli has dedicated her entire life to helping educate and motivate others to care about our world's oceans. When she sat down with Paul, she discussed the hidden connections to the oceans buried deep in our species' history which Marine mammals can sometimes re...

Greg Holt, Host of Scuba Radio, the world's longest running and most popular radio show for divers Support the show

Colleen McKinnel describes the intensity and magic of a dive with tiger sharks in Fiji and what being a scuba diver means to her Support the show

Dutch freediver and photographer Daan Verhoeven . When Paul sat down to talk with him, Daan discussed how exploring the depths of the ocean while free diving had unlocked a way of dealing with his recurring depression but had also led to the discovery of a special connection to his late father, a renowned Dutch philosopher in the most unusual of places. Support the show

Skylar Bayer on how discovering that she could no longer scuba dive started a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean. Hosted by Jason Elias and Paul Kelway.  Produced by Jason Elias. Support the show

Michael Adams  a professor of human geography at the University of Wollongong in Australia . When Paul sat down to speak with him, they discussed how free diving had changed his entire way of looking at things , from Aboriginal views on connections to nature to meditative takes on his own mortality. Support the show

Episode 1: Welcome to the Big Deep Podcast, a podcast about people who have a connection to the ocean, a connection so strong it has transformed some aspect of their lives. Support the show