Breaching Extinction

In this weeks episode, Erica chats with one of her best friends Madi Franklin about the stellar whale website http://Whalesarebomdiggity.shutterfly.com  circa 2009. Madi shares her fear of dolphins and other life experiences. The world is heavy right now, so we hope you enjoy this light hearted giggly episode.  Click here to learn more about Navy interference with whales, and how to help...

In this episode, environmental philosopher from the University of North Texas, Brittany Jandick talks about her masters  thesis  evaluating how capitalism and anthropocentrism have lead to SRKW endangerment.

Jim Waddell, founder of Damsense share how his experience working for the US Army Corps of Engineers lead him to push for dam removal. He reminds us that we can save Orca, Salmon & Money if we remove the dams this year (2020).  He reminds us to ask Senators Jay Inslee, Pat Murray, Maria Cantwell & other local politicians to push for dam removal.

In this episode, Jordan Van Voast activists working with the Seattle Cruise Control  to prevent more cruise ships from entering Southern Resident Orca habitat. He shares his thoughts on how we culturally value the environment and encourages listens to stay truly connected.

This this weeks episode, Erica chats with Bonny Glambeck, life long activist and founder of Clayoquot Action . She discusses her work with the foundation as well as tip for cultivating healthy and successful activism culture.  Recommended Links:  Salmon People Beautiful Trouble 

 This episode to the late Micheal Soulé, father of conservation biology who passed June 17, 2020. His efforts and innovations in the field will continue to drive us toward protecting our precious planet. In this weeks episode we are celebrating Orca Awareness with Deborah Giles, Orca Biologist and founder of Wild Orca by discussing the three main threats impacting the Southern Residents. Gile...

In this episode Erica talks with Florida State University graduate Lindsay Hooper, about her masters thesis evaluating compliance levels of ecotourism boats in relation to NOAA's viewing guidelines. They discuss the importance of science of community involvement in sustainable ecotourism.

This week Erica chatted with Fana Scott & Alexandria Gordon students at Eckerd College and members of the EC Afro-American Society. They shared their thoughts on combating racial issues in the environmental field and provided insight for cultivating inclusivisity.   Link to ejnet here !  Learn more about John Francis here! 

In this final part of the Cultivating Connection through Creativity Erica talks to the fintastic Nyk Lifson about their coloring book the Fluidity of Fish. They divulge into other topics like the intersectionality of queer issues, race, economics, and environmentalism and discover they are both gay for the ocean.   

This is part 2 of our 3 part short series exploring this importance of creative expression in conservation. This week Erica chatted with Michelle Fleur , conservation artist based in western Australia about the importance of using art as a bridge to connect everyone to wildlife. She discusses her two projects, Whales for a Wild World and 200 Whales which directly support cetacean conservation effo...

This is Part 1 of a 3 part series, showcasing the the bridge between people and science through art. In this episode, Erica chats with Rosmary Connelli of Connllie Designs about her work as a conservation artist, the importance of art, and its roll in accessible science based education. 

In this week’s episode we interview Joe Gaydos, science director of The Sea Doc Society. Joe is a veterinarian by training, he now works better understand and connect to the environment through science and community connection. He shared the importance of connecting the community to the environment and discusses some of the challenges faced when working to preserve ocean habitat. Reminding us that...

In this episode, Erica chats with Alexandra Johnston one of the executive producers of the film Searching for Chinook. She shares what inspired her to produce the film, and how she hopes to impact the fate of the Southern Residents.

In this episode Erica chats with Erica Page and Kristie Basford hosts of The Ocean Lovers podcast. If you are interested in learning more about the ocean in general check out their podcast for a variety of interesting topics! (There were some technical issues so please excuse to not so perfect audio compiling

In this episode Erica explores ideas about cetacean brains, the whale sanctuary project and the relationship between science and advocacy with Neurobiologist Lori Marino. Lori is the President of The Whale Sanctuary Project and Executive Director of the Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy. She has spent over two decades to dedicated to understanding the behavior of cetaceans in captivity through re...

In this episode, Erica interviews Snow McCormick and Cy Scammell co-founders of PNW Protectors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the Salish Sea and its inhabitants through education, science and empowerment. They share the inspiring story of how the got involved working to conserve and the magic that has come out of being connected to this community. They elaborate on their mission...

This week Erica checked back in with Gloria Pancrazi, who we interviewed in episode 20 prior to the initial March for the Dams too, discuss what she learned and her thoughts on how best to proceed going forward. 

This week Emily Castro and Lara Kosinski fill in for Ellie to discuss river dolphins and menopause.

In this episode Erica interviews Heather Green, an author and intuitive healer about the spiritual elements of conservation, and human-animal relationships. Heather earned a bachelors degree in Nursing from Clarke College and went onto pursue a masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She spent thirteen years working as a registered nurse and several years as a cou...

In this episode Erica interviews Orca Network Co-Founder & Director, Howard Garrett about his life's work understanding and conserving the Southern Resident Killer Whales. He shares thoughts and experiences which have led him to dedicate his time working to connect people to the whales, and return Tokitae (Lolita) back to her family.

Erica explores the world of parasite ecology with marine mammal researcher Natalie Mastick. They discuss her current project assessing parasite prevalence in killer whales, her partnership with Oceans Initiative, & work with the Women in Marine Mammal Science project. She encourages those of you feeling inspired to contribute to marine mammal science to donate to Oceans Initiative. CORRECTION: The...

Ellie talks to Kas Guillozet about her passions, her work with the up and coming nonprofit Promise the Pod, and the importance of water as our greatest asset.

This week, Ellie and Erica chat about the march for the dams , news sources and beaked whales. 

In this episode Erica interviews Gloria Pancrazi, co-founder of the Coextinction film and organizer for the March for the Dams. This discuss the importance of taking action and unpack Glorias motivation behind the movement. We are again reminded that this is a group project and urge people to join the movement!

This week Ellie and Erica answer a pod members question about killer whales in captivity, they also continue to urge everyone to march for the dams and take action!