Episode 151 - Maui Reunion
Slater is back! We caught up this winter in Maui and had a nice chat about our impressions and experience on the island for the first time i...
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The Whalenerd's Podcast
The Whalenerd's Podcast is a science communication podcast about whales and other ocean related topics.
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20 of 165 episodesEpisode 150 - Special Guest Chelsi Napoli
Katlyn and Chelsi chat about east coast humpbacks! Chelsi Napoli is currently a PhD candidate at Stony Brook University in the Thorne Lab. I...
Episode 149 - Southern Ocean Adventures
Katlyn is back from Antarctica with more stories from her time as an expedition guide this season. Hear about sightings of penguins, seals a...
Episode 148 - Summer in Svalbard
Katlyn shares some of her encounters and adventures working in Svalbard this past summer.
Episode 147 - Special Guest Kayah George
We had special guest Kayah George, a Coast Salish matriarch in training, on this week to chat about some of her passions and knowledge about...
Episode 146 - Special Guest Alex Brash
This week's episode we had Alex Brash join us to talk about his new book: A Whaler at Twilight: A True Account of Whaling and Redemption in...
Episode 145 - Last Call on the Peninsula, South of the Circle
This is the last episode of Antarctica trip reports! Hear about Katlyn's adventures in Argentina during her break, and the last two trips of...
Episode 144 - A little bit of Chile
With some down time from the ship, Katlyn took an adventure in Chile with her family before embarking again for the Southern Ocean. Hear abo...
Episode 143 - Holidays on the Peninsula
Three Antarctic Peninsula trips in one month. Whew! It was a lot but there were so many whales and cool science! Hear more about Katlyn's ti...
Episode 142 - South Georgia Developments
As avian flu continued to spread on the island of South Georgia, trips became more challenging. Listen to Katlyn's stories of the next month...
Episode 141 - Introduction to the Kingdom of Penguins
After a small break - Katlyn is back with updates from the Southern Hemisphere. Hear about her first trip of the season to South Georgia and...
Episode 140 - End of Alaska Summer
Katlyn gives a review of the last part of her Alaska season and talks about a few bonus trips at the end.
Episode 139 - Aleutians & Bering Sea Updates
Katlyn gives a mid season update on her Alaska summer. The ship she is on is covering the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and SE Alaska. Hear a...
Episode 138 - Killer Whales Are Winning The Internet
Killer whales are winning the summer of 2023 online. In the midst of heavy news coverage of the Iberian orcas interacting with boats making...
Episode 137 - Getting Caught Up / One Month in Alaska
After a longer break Katlyn is back with a recap episode from the spring trips and her first month at sea in Alaska. Listen in for a detaile...
Episode 136 - North Atlantic Right Whales Moms & Calves 2023
This week we checked in on the North Atlantic Right Whale breeding season. Meet the moms for this season and a little about their history!
Episode 135 - Humpback whales in Japan
There are multiple breeding areas off the Western North Pacific Ocean where humpback whales go to breed in the winter. We covered a recent p...
Episode 134 - Special Guest Belén García Ovide
We were so excited to talk to Belén for this episode about her work in Iceland. Belén is a marine biologist, wildlife guide, and sailor who...
Episode 133 - Hippos are whales
Slater is back from his safari trip to Kenya! After talking about whale sightings and safari sightings we chat about how hippos are indeed d...
Episode 132 - Humpback Movements in the Southern Hemisphere
This week Katlyn takes us through some information about humpback whale migration patterns in the Southern Hemisphere. After Slater came bac...