Skaana 🫍 One Ocean

Captain Paul Watson (@CaptPaulWatson) founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (@SeaShepherdSSCS) on the Sea Shepherd's journey from outlaws to law enforcement and his battles to save the fish, the whales and the oceans. “To be a real conservationist, you have to look ahead a million years.” Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about  orcas, oceans and the...

Whitney Neugebauer (@whalescout )  host of the Whale Scout podcast on Whale Scout, whale woes and how much of that 1.1 billion dollars Washington Governor Jay Inslee just pledged to save whales will actually be spent on saving whales. To find out more about Whale Scout and Whitney Neugebauer visit  https://www.whalescout.org Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions abo...

Julia Barnes writer, director & star of Sea of Life ( Seaoflifemovie.com ) talks to Skaana producer, Rayne Benu, about what’s killing our oceans and why we need to be heroes to save the fish and ourselves. “Everyone has the potential to be a hero for the natural world.” Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about  orcas, oceans and the environment. You can use t...

Fin Donnelly ( @FinDonnelly ), NDP critic for Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, on the history and future of his fight for a law to protect sharks and what you can do to help pass a new Canadian law to end Canada's role in shark-finning. To help turn this bill into law sign the Oceana petition to ban the sale and importation of shark fins.   “ These animals predate dinosaurs… and the sca...

Julia Barnes, (Sea of Life), and Jonah Bryson @JonahLBryson (The Fight for Bala) on how Rob Stewart ( Sharkwater Extinction, Sharkwater, Revolution ) inspired them to make movies to change the world. “In Revolution , I was learning for the first time that the world’s coral reefs, rainforests and fisheries are expected to be gone by the middle of the century.” – Julia Barnes Skaana podcasts connect...

Rob Stewart's Sharkwater Extinction  ( @ teamsharkwater )  premieres in Canadian theatres Oct 19th. Celebrate earth's real-life Aquaman with never-before heard interviews from the  launch of his 2013  documentary, Revolution,   as Rob talks about big dreams, fighting for the future and why kids will save the world. “ Any revolution in the past has been led by the people most directly impacted by t...

Michael Moore waving the flag. Michael Moore ( @ MMFlint )  on making waves, making movies, making enemies and Canada, eh. A Trump-Free interview from the Obama era archives with Skaana host: Mark Leiren-Young ( @leirenyoung ).  Skaana connects you to news and experts and their discussions about orcas, oceans and the environment. Fahrenheit 11/9…  https://fahrenheit119.com @ Fahrenheit11_9 G...

David Neiwert ( @ DavidNeiwert)  – an expert on orcas and America's Alt-Right – talks orcas, empathy and why fighting for whales still matters in the Age of Trump.  Neiwert is the  author of Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us & Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump . “The fight against Trump and against hate groups and against the far radical...

Kelly Iriye, project coordinator for Damsense (@DAMSNSE) on how breaching the Snake River dams could help save the endangered southern resident orcas and why the arguments against damsense are nonsense. #FreeTheSnake Skaana connects you to news and experts and their discussions about orcas, oceans and the environment. Damsense…  https://damsense.org/get-involved/ You can use the affiliate li...

Ken Balcomb (Centre for Whale Research @ CWROrcas ) talks Tahlequah (J-35), Scarlet (J-50) and what we need to do to save the southern resident orcas before we meet the teams from NOAA and the DFO fighting to save Scarlet in this special update on the status of J-Pod. And the world premiere of a new song by poet & author Pauline La Bel. #FreeTheSnake Skaana connects you to news and experts and...

Dr. Lori Marino ( Blackfish ; The Sanctuary Project; The Kimmela Centre for Animal Advocacy) on seeking sanctuary, captive orcas (Corky, Lolita & Kiska), animal rights and wrongs & more. “Being a dolphin in a captive environment, in a concrete tank, doing tricks, is not being a dolphin… A dolphin is someone who has a life to lead and is not necessarily interested in looking to you to...

“The ocean is a planetary issue, not a First Nations issue.” Can a determined teenager stop a pipeline? Zoe Hopkins' new movie, Kayak to Klemtu, was inspired by the battle to stop the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Mark Leiren-Young hosted Hopkins at the 2017 Victoria Film Festival where she talked about the inspirations behind her inspiring new movie. Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts a...

“Canadians have not been consulted in this whole GMO experiment.” BC’s farmed salmon are the only genetically modified animals for sale in Canada according to guest, Aube Giroux. Award winning author and filmmaker, Mark Leiren-Young, talks to the filmmaker behind Modified about genetically modified fruits, vegetables and fish or, as our government prefers to call them, “plants with novel traits” S...

Canadian federal Green Party leader, Elizabeth May (@ElizabethMay), talks about saving orcas and right whales; stopping Kinder Morgan and Bilcon and Canada’s toothless endangered species laws. “ All whales matter. All cetaceans matter. All life matters. ” Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about  orcas, oceans and the environment. You can use the affiliate links...

Today Norway is one of only three whaling nations in the world, but the country’s whaling operations used to be worldwide. Dag Ingemar Børresen of Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum ( Hvalfangstmuseet ) on Norway’s whaling history and the market for Minke meat. “I guess…Norwegians are not very…. I mean it was just….  a whale.  I don’t think Norwegians have this sort of emotional connection with the...

The BC Maritime Museum launched a new series of “Nautical Nights” with Skaana host, award winning author and filmmaker Mark Leiren-Young , talking about the secret origins of The Killer Whale Who Changed the World and his documentary The-Hundred-Year-Old Whale which premieres this month at Planet in Focus in Toronto.   Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions abou...

Alexandra Morton ( @ alex4salmon ) is one of Canada’s most famous eco-activists. The best-selling author’s fight to save the west coast’s wild salmon attracted the attention of the Sea Shepherd Society and  launched Operation Virus Hunter – a mission to publicize Morton’s research into open sea salmon farms. Tune in if you care about oceans, orcas, salmon or sushi. “I’m determined not to let...

The BC Sierra Club has been at the forefront of eco-activism for almost 50 years. Mark Leiren-Young talks to their campaigns director, Caitlyn Vernon, about protecting the whales, the oceans and her award-winning book about the Great Bear Rainforest. “This is where the ludicrousness of the way we measure economic progress comes into play: an oil spill is good for GDP” Skaana podcasts connect you t...

Dr. Andrew Weaver ( @AJWVictoriaBC ), one of Canada’s most respected climate scientists, left the ivory tower to run for the legislature with the BC Green Party. Mark Leiren-Young met with BC’s first Green MLA as he launched his bid to become Canada’s first Green Premier. “This has got to be the most rewarding job anybody can have, anywhere in the world.” Skaana podcasts connect you to news and ex...

The Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion could wipe out the Southern Resident Orcas. The orca's unofficial lawyer, Dyna Tuytel from Ecojustice (@ecojustice_ca), is challenging their plans in court. “I feel like I’m fighting on my client’s behalf, but that we are all fighting on the Orcas’ behalf.”   Skaana connects you to stories about our environment, oceans, and orcas. You can use the affiliate link...

Dr. David Suzuki ( @ DavidSuzuki ) is Canada’s most iconic environmentalist and at 81 he’s more passionate than ever about saving the world for his grandchildren — and yours. Suzuki talked about alternate facts, toxic whales, taking the heat off the planet and putting it on politicians and more.  “How can you make big decisions on your life if you’re not scientifically literate?” Skaana connects y...