Blue Earth
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Exploring the Scientific Potential of An Ancient Underwater Forest
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Dan Distel comes on to discuss the Underwater Cypress Forest, an impressive new discovery that could lead to new medicines and scientific ...
Sculpture Reefs: Underwater Art That Help to Save Our Coral
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Jolyon Collier, an artist and co-founder of Counting Coral, a non-profit that works hard in an attempt to preserve and spr...
Sandra Clopp Talks Extreme Diving, Shark Tooth Hunting, and Adventuring in the Modern Era
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode introduces Sandra Clopp to the Blue Earth podcast! She talks about her wide range of skills, from her amazing diving stories to her fa...
Underwater Robots and the Impact of Biological Intelligence
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we sit down with Mark Patterson to discuss his autonomous underwater robots and how they're benefiting the world of science. We get into the int...
Living in the Deep: Fabien Cousteau Discusses His Underwater Research Station
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're joined with Fabien Cousteau, a researcher and explorer who has explored the ocean for his entire life. Fabien has been working h...
Aquatic Education: A New School of Thought
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Solomon joins us today to discuss the Sound School, a specialized high school that focuses on providing young people with a unique and quality e...
Wasted Water: The Impact of Human Waste on Marine Environments
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode features Dr. Stephanie Wear, a marine ecologist and spokesperson for the Nature Conservancy. She has spent her career researching and ...
A Human's Footprint: Bringing Our Ecological Impact Down to Size
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Helmuth joins us today to discuss the impact of humankind on the creatures and habitats of our ocean. Brian is a professor at Northeastern Unive...
Making New Waves: Introducing the Connecticut Scuba Academy
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode ushers in a new age for the Blue Earth Podcast, bringing back former host Richard Hyman to discuss the podcast and Future Frogmen as...
Dr. Kathryn Mengerink : Sustainable Ocean Management
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how Dr. Kathryn Mengerink and her team at the Waitt Institute work in partnership with governments, NGOs, and ocean experts across the globe to d...
Sound Family Ties: A Multi-Generational Oyster Farm
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Waters and his daughter, Emilie Waters Harris are renowned Oyster Farmers from the Thimble Islands in Connecticut. Hear the story of ho...
Citizens of the Ocean
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Neill is an author and an editor on environmental and ocean issues, and the founding Director of the World Ocean Observatory, a web-based place ...
Mapping Resilience – Coastal Communities in Iceland
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take for individuals, communities and systems to adapt to change? Hear Dr. Matthias Kokorsch’s community resilience framework that lays...
The Path To A Smaller Carbon Footprint
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Bacon is walking over 2,000 miles from California to Virginia Beach because she was terrified after reading, The Uninhabitable Earth by David W...
Diving Into Happiness with Brendan De Grim
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan De Grim, Dive Safety Officer for The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut was fascinated by diving at an early age. Learn about his...
Cottage City Oysters: A Labor of Love
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brothers Dan and Greg Martino are on a mission to grow the best oysters in the most eco-friendly, sustainable way. Come hear their story and why...
Advocating for Ocean Literacy
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Syma Ebbin explains why it is important to build Ocean Literacy and why we should bring science and the humanities together so we can embrace diff...
Student Spotlight: An Ocean Ambassador and Future Leader
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who volunteers at Future Frogmen? Students like Halle Berger who was chosen this year for Sea Grant’s John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Progra...
Pivoting in a Pandemic: Project Oceanology's Shift During COVID-19
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Molly Jacobs from Project Oceanology talks about how pivoting activities to adapt to Covid-19 has helped her organization reframe how to nurture s...
Finding a New Frontier with a Kelp Farmer
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Jonathan McGee, who created New England Sea Farms after a tv show sparked his interest in growing kelp. Jonathan talks about his k...
Paths Converge to Purpose: Mitigating Climate Change
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode follows Dr. Emma Cross, a marine scientist who grew up in the United Kingdom and has traveled the world researching the impacts of climat...
The Next Generation of Ocean Stewards: Lauren Brideau
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We finally return with a new episode of the Blue Earth Podcast, which will be airing every week starting with this episode! We have a new host, Dr. Co...
An Inclusive Approach To Ocean Sustainability
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast features Dr. Colleen Bielitz, who oversees strategic initiatives and outreach for Southern Connecticut State Un...
Climate Change Impact On Marine Species
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is from our video vault. We’ve repurposed it for you to hear. The virtual panel of graduate students and post...
Predicting the Ocean’s Future
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast features Dr. Samantha Siedlecki of the University of Connecticut’s Department of Marine Sciences. Dr. Siedlec...
How Does A Town Ban Single-Use Plastics?
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a story about a young man, a lifeguard, who didn’t like seeing the trash on his beautiful beach and decide...
Solving Environmental Issues With Economic Tools
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast features Dr. Patrick Heidkamp, Professor of Geography, and the current Chair of the Department of the Environme...
Biodiversity In The Living World
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Dr. Wade Worthen, Professor of Biology at Furman University. As a community ecologist he...
Inspiring Hope For Coral Reefs
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Ken Nedimyer, a CNN Hero for “Defending The Planet”. It’s a story about a former c...
The Art of Eco-Friendly Yachting
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Andy McNab. Andy’s youth was in New Zealand, by the ocean, where he frequently surfed ...
"Into The Planet": With Jill Heinerth
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Jill Heinerth, a world famous underwater explorer. Jill’s specialty is cave diving. Sh...
Future Water Resources: From a Climatology Perspective
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Alexandre Tuel. It’s audio from a previous conversation that our host, Richard Hyman h...
Where Diving Can Take You: The Career Of A Diving Doctor
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Dr. Nicholas Bird. Nick takes us inside the intriguing world of hyperbaric medicine. Ess...
Diving Into Life: Talking To A True Adventurer
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Clay Wilcox. He’s a friend of our podcast host, Richard Hyman, Clay is an accomplished...
Brain Food: The Chemical Finding Its Way Into Your Food And Beverages
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Brian Adams, President and CEO of the Brain Institute of America. He simplifies an expla...
Deep-Sea Stories From a Shadow Diver
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Richie Kohler. He’s an explorer, technical wreck diver, shipwreck historian, filmmaker...
Finding Your Own Voice
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a conversation with John St. Augustine, one of America’s top talk radio hosts with over 14,000 episodes and 5,000 guests. He’s an ...
Dark Water & Indigenous Vision
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with Souta Calling Last, The Executive Director of Indigenous Vision and an environmental justice advocat...
Hair of a Mermaid, Soul of a Gypsy
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
That’s how Breezy Grenier describes herself. This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with Breezy. She’s on the go but we caught up with her j...
Pure and Plentiful Water: Maintaining Hope For A Cleaner Tomorrow
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with Father Andrea Vicini, S.J. of Boston College. He is Professor of Moral Theology and Professor of Bio...
Helping Aquaculture Farmers Sea Crystal Blue
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth features a Southern Connecticut State University Masters student, who pitches a technology-based service that helps kelp fa...
Brewing A Kelp-Based Revolution
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth features two Southern Connecticut State University students, who each pitch an early stage business idea for a product that...
Kelp: Creating Green Products From Our Blue Ocean
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of "Blue Earth" features two Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) students, who each pitch an early stage business idea for a pro...
Predatory Plastic: How the Same Stuff That Pollutes Our Water Pollutes Your Body
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with John Scott, Senior Chemist at the University of Illinois’, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center....
Environmental Action & Activism in 2020
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with David Helvarg, an author, journalist, and environmental activist. He is also the founder and preside...
Ocean Cleanup: A Classroom Conversation
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth is a Q&A between Demi Fox, the NOAA Marine Debris Program’s Northeast Regional Coordinator, and an 11 th grade sc...
Conserving and Restoring Migratory Fish Habitats
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation with Steve Gephard, a Supervising Fisheries Biologist with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Envir...
The Scourge of Plastic: A Conversation with Dianna Cohen, CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Ms. Dianna Cohen, the Co-Founder and CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, a nonprofit...
Ecological Restoration in the Long Island Sound Region
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Blue Earth is a conversation about Ecological Restoration in the Long Island Sound region. The Sound is a 120-mile long tidal estuary ...
Dungeness Crabs: Predicting Vulnerability to Climate Change
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Ms. Halle Berger. Halle is a valuable volunteer at Future Frogmen. She will soon graduat...
Ellen Cuylaerts, Professional Photographer & Curator of the 2020 U.N. World Oceans Day Photography Competition
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Blue Earth Podcast is a conversation with Ms. Ellen Cuylaerts, our Belgian friend who currently lives in Grand Cayman. Ellen is a ...
Mental Health and Water: Blue Mind with Wallace J. Nichols
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This inaugural episode of the Blue Earth Podcast takes a look at keeping a healthy mind by being in and around water. Our guest, Dr. Wallace J. Nichol...