Where The Ocean Meets:

Imagine you had one organ in your body that produces 50% of the air you breathe. It helps regulate your body temperature to a point where you can survive. It absorbs gases that would make living impossible for you. It delivers nutrients that keep you alive. All these things done by one single organ. How much would you want to know about that organ? How much money would you want to be spent on rese...

What if surfing isn't just a sport, but a lifelong dance with nature that can transform how you approach everything else? In this episode, we sit down with renowned surf coach Joe Koener to break down what it really takes to become a proficient surfer. And why most people are doing it wrong. Unlike sports with a built-in "stop button," surfing forces you to stay engaged with an unpre...

A Princeton-educated architect walks into a water treatment plant and violently shakes microplastics into a bathtub. What sounds like a joke written by an intoxicated AI is reality for Nathaniel Banks. In this episode, we explore how thinking through problems from start to finish can help with the daunting task of solving the microplastic problem. Nathaniel is CEO & Co-Founder of PolyGone. Nat...

Dr. Russel Arnott manages to more than a million views on his videos. And that's not a product of guess work but by preparation. And it's not like he studied in marketing departments for ages. He is a marine biologist. But he found a way how to tell the stories better. What all that has to do with his detest of academic conferences, which frameworks he applies and how you can learn to tell...

Andrew Barrows takes us underwater in Hawai'i to learn how coral have baby. He explains there is a sense that picks it up before you can see it. And somehow coral seem to be spiritual: the species he researched only does it during a specific lunar phase. #spiritanimal In other dirtier topics, we discuss sargassum. The stinky seagrass that is typically very important to eco-systems. But lately...

Building a Positive Vision for the Future with Will Pearson Episode Summary We haven't had a positive vision of the future since Star Trek in the 1960s. In this episode, I sit down with Will Pearson, co-founder of Ocean Bottle, to design a roadmap for what comes next. From reshaping capitalism to putting the ocean at the center of our economy, we explore how to build systems where businesses g...

Smoking, party lifestyle, MS Diagnosis - World Record in Apnea Diving? How do all these things come together? Anna and me sit down to cover her wild ride from speed boats, to finding tranquility at 80m below sea level without oxygen. Join us in this conversation that has more highs and lows than the wild oceans. This is also your chance to acompany a world record dive without getting your feet wet...

If you've ever wondered how technology could actually save nature (instead of destroying it), this conversation will blow your mind. What happens when a Google X engineer who grew up driving tractors in a small village becomes obsessed with saving coral reefs? Meet Sergei Nozdrenkov, founder of Wildflow, who's building something that sounds like science fiction: a "nervous system for...

At the UN Oceans Conference, I heard a bold claim from an Australian billionaire: if we turn 30% of the world's ocean into marine protected areas, we can fix the oceans. This sparked a fascinating conversation with Dr. Fabio Favoretto, an internationally renowned marine scientist who has dedicated his career to researching these protected zones. What started as an academic discussion turned in...

Witness firsthand the devastating impact of 31-degree water temperatures as Dr. Jodie Rumer describes the beginning of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. This episode dives into the physiology of the climate crisis, showcasing how marine heatwaves are affecting fragile ecosystems. Discover the critical science behind these changes and what it means for the future of ocean life. Imagine an...

When It's Never Too Late - Lena Kemna's Journey from Student to Big Wave Surfer Episode Description "It's too late." How many times have you heard those words? Most of us accept these limits and settle into the lives we think we're supposed to have. But what happens when someone completely rewrites the rules? Meet Lena Kemna - a woman who picked up her first surfboard at...

Are sharks truly the monsters Hollywood made them out to be? In this episode, host Joel Tasche sits down with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, Executive Director of the Ocean First Institute and member of the Explorers Club, to dismantle decades of "bad PR" for sharks.  From the surprising social lives of Hammerheads to the "sci-fi" electrical senses that allow sharks to navigate the gl...

Storms, disaster, bravery. These are the first words that come to mind if I think about the coast guard. Especially when it comes to search and rescue. As a child, I loved to read travel reports from people sailing around the world. There was a book about the youngest person to attempt it at only age 13. At some point, a storm knocked the boat down, nothing happened, but I still feel the anxiety c...

Henk Rogers is best known as the man who helped bring  Tetris to the world, but today, he’s focused on a much bigger challenge:  climate change and the global energy transition . In this powerful conversation, Henk Rogers explains why  renewable energy is already cheaper , why islands may lead the world, and why determination matters more than hope. We explore how island nations are becoming real-...

As a child, I'd lose myself in Jules Verne's tales of adventure and exploration. What drew me to these stories was the thrill, the beauty of exotic places, and the spirit of discovery. I didn't know the job of the explorer still existed until a listener said: "Hey, you should speak to Niccolò Banfi." When I checked out his Instagram, I was blown away. 600,000 followers and stunning images and vide...

Dead or alive? How this marine ecologist (re)discovers (potentially) extinct species. Episode Description We're living through the Triple Planetary Crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. But while climate change dominates headlines, biodiversity loss quietly accelerates—our planet experiences its 6th mass extinction event. Christina Biggs, a marine ecologist, dedicates her caree...

Where The Ocean Meets: Dr. Patrick Schröder - Inside the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations Episode Description Right now in Geneva, 175 countries are negotiating the world's first global treaty to end plastic pollution - and it's not going smoothly. Dr. Patrick Schröder from Chatham House takes us inside the negotiation rooms where fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber entire country delegations, where...