Marine Conservation Happy Hour

The environmental footprint of mead & beer - Groennfell Meadery

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the environmental footprint of mead making. Ricky the mead maker joins the MCHH team to talk mead's ...

How to make mead - Groennfell Meadery

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about mead. Ricky the mead maker joins the MCHH team to talk about the science behind making mead. If you ...

Science behind Mead - Groennfell Meadery

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about mead. Ricky the mead maker joins the MCHH team to talk about the science of alcohol and mead. For sa...

Pirate Quiz 2

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have a second Pirate quiz. Did pirates bury their treasure? Did they really talk about their booty? Find out on...

Pirate quiz

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about pirates! Dr Craken is a big pirate history nerd and Dr Smash quizzes him on his pirate knowledge. Do...

MCHH 480: Leverage: Redemption - a TV show with an environmental message

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the latest season of Leverage: Redemption - a TV show with an environmental message. Leverage: Redem...

MCHH 479: Orcas in Florida

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about an orca stranded in Florida. There is often the misunderstanding that orcas can only be found in col...

MCHH 478: Killer whales or orcas

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about killer whales or orcas. On this episode they chat about the biology, behavior and history of killer ...

MCHH 477: A new threat to right whales

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the threats facing endangered right whales. In particular, they chat about a rider attached to a rec...

MCHH 476: Scientists exploiting students #scisploitation

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have Dr Shirel Kahane-Rapport on the show talking about how senior scientists often exploit students and early ...

MCHH 475: Whales and microplastics

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have Dr Shirel Kahane-Rapport on the show talking micro plastics and whales. They discuss the latest science on...

MCHH 474: Manta rays

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have Dr Shirel Kahane-Rapport on the show talking about manta rays. Shirel wows the MCHH teams with facts about...

MCHH 473: Mote Aquarium

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have just finished their tour of Mote Marine Lab and Aquarium. Back in their hotel room, they chat about what t...

MCHH 472: Florida manatees

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic are at Mote Marine Lab and chat with Beth Brady about her ground breaking research on manatees....

MCHH 471: Ocean outreach and education

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic are at Mote Marine Lab and chat with Elaina Wheaton, Mote's Director of Education about the oce...

MCHH 470: Ocean acidification

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic are at Mote Marine Lab and chat with Emily Hall, Mote's Senior Scientist and Program Director f...

MCHH 469: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic are on tour again! In this episode they go to Mote Marine Lab and chat with Stephannie Kettle, Mote's Direct...

MCHH: 468: Let's make the perfect zoo

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic carry on discussing the topic of zoos and aquariums in the 21st century and they invent their perfect zoo - fro...

MCHH 467: Disney's Animal Kingdom

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic are on tour again. This time they are visiting Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida and discuss the exhi...

MCHH 466: Plankton wiped out in the Atlantic? Is that right?

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have reoccuring guest Dr Abigal McQuatters-Gollop, from Plymouth University, back on the show to chat with us a...

MCHH 465: Quiz - Ocean Science

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have reoccuring guest Dr Abigal McQuatters-Gollop, from Plymouth University, back on the show for a ocean scien...

MCHH 464: Marine Conservation New Year resolutions

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic  have reoccuring guest Dr Abigal McQuatters-Gollop, from Plymouth University, back on the show. On this episod...

MCHH 463: Quiz- Saucy scientific names

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have reoccuring guest Dr Abigal McQuatters-Gollop, from Plymouth University, back on the show. Abigail tests Dr...

MCHH 462: Winter holiday Traditions

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have reoccuring guest Dr Abigal McQuatters-Gollop, from Plymouth University, back on the show. To celebrate the...

MCHH 461: Shore buddies - cute marine animals made from recycled plastic

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Malte Niebelschuetz the CEO of Shore Buddies. Shore buddies are cute stuffed animals made from 6 recycl...

MCHH 460: What to look for in a zoo or aquarium

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic carry on talking about conservation in  zoos and aquariums, and in this episode they talk about what sort of e...

MCHH 459: Conservation guidelines for zoos and aquariums in the 21st century

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic carry on talking about conservation in  zoos and aquariums, and in this episode they talk about Gerald Durrell...

MCHH 458: Conservation - the difference between in situ and ex situ conservation

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the difference between in situ (in the wild) and ex situ (in zoos and aquariums) conservation. They ...

MCHH 457: The Secret Life of Corals: Sex, War and Rocks that Don't Roll

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Dr David Vaughan. David  takes us on an incredible journey through the secret life of corals - he tell...

MCHH 456: Environmental education - know your audience!

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Cynde McGinnis about the importance of knowing your audience when doing environmental education, whethe...

MCHH 455: The educational value of whaling-watching trips

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Cynde McGinnis about whale-watching trips as a vehicle for environmental and conservation education and...

MCHH 454: Quick, to the Whalemobile !

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Cynde McGinnis about her innovative marine conservation outreach and education project - the Whalemobil...

MCHH 453: Marine biologists with disabilities

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat talk to Andre Brebion, a student studying coastal biology and GIS at the University of North Florida. Afte...

MCHH 452: Poo in the pools and starving dolphins - damning new reports about the Miami Seaquarium

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Smash and Dr Craken talk about recently released Government inspection reports by US Department of Agriculture describing many violations of the An...

MCHH 451: Marine conservation news round up

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There has been a lot of  new science and discoveries in the fields of both marine conservation and climate change recently. On this week's episode, D...

MCHH 450: Climate change (part 2)

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time listener Taran Hook was given an assignment for their undergraduate climate change course to interview two climate change scientists. So, Ta...

MCHH 449: Climate change (part 1)

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time MCHH podcast listener Taran Hook was given an assignment for their undergraduate climate change course to interview two climate change scien...

MCHH 448: Mermaids! (Part 2)

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the history of mermaid legends and the links between some of these legends and act...

MCHH 447: Mermaids! (Part 1)

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the history of mermaid legends and the links between some of these legends and act...

MCHH 446 - Halloween episode! Mary Shelly, Frankenstein and the first environmental disaster novel

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For our halloween episode Dr Scarlett Smash, Dr Craken MacCraic and guest Taran Hook, talk about Mary Shelley - the author of the first sci-fi and hor...

MCHH 445: Planktonia

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Erich Hoyt about his new book "Planktonia", which highlights the nightly migration of some of the wor...

MCHH 444: Plastic in the ocean

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the problem of ocean plastics, and discuss some possible ways to stop plastic trash getting into o...

MCHH 443: Xenomarine biology - Marine biologists in space!

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about xeno marine biology - studying the marine biology of other planets, starting with oceans under the...

MCHH 442: Hurricane Ian (part 2)

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash  continues talking about her experience of being evacuated for Hurricane Ian, and the MCHH crew discuss how better to help those th...

MCHH 441: Hurricane Ian (Part 1)

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash  talks about her experience of being evacuated for Hurricane Ian, and the MCHH crew discuss the formation of hurricanes and the imp...

MCHH 440: Environmental and ocean careers

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about environmental, ocean science, marine biology and conservation careers in the 21st century. While man...

MCHH 439: Atlantis?

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about a submerged land in the North Sea: "Doggerland". Now an important area for fishing, was this submerg...

MCHH 438: The line - a sustainable city for the future? Part 2.

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about a new sustainable city that is being designed in Saudia Arabia: "the line". Will it be an environmen...

MCHH 437: The line - a sustainable city for the future?

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about a new sustainable city that is being designed in Saudia Arabia: "the line" If you liked this show pl...

MCHH 436: Climate disasters

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the large number of climate and environmental disasters that have happened over the summer months. I...

MCHH 435: The Queen, the British Royal family, and the environment

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the sad loss of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about some of the various environmental and conservation proje...

MCHH 424: Memoir of a mad scientist !

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to marine biologist, artist and author Erin Andersen about her new sci-fi book "Memoir of a mad scientist"...

MCHH 423: President Biden's climate change bill

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about President Biden's new bill that incorporates billions of dollars of funding for climate change and r...

MCHH 422: Game of Thrones - House of the Dragon. The marine biology version.

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have been watching the new Game of Thrones show "House of the Dragon" but ask - what sort of marine species can...

MCHH 421: Self-medicating dolphins

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Angela Ziltener about dolphins in he Red sea that are self medicating with chemicals in corals. Are the...

MCHH 420: What is Ambergris?

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the mysterious type of whale poop (or vomit) that is many times more valuable than gold ... ambergri...

MCHH 419: Scientists with Dyslexia

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the difficulties of being a scientist with dyslexia and some tips for those who suffer from the disa...

MCHH 418: What is a blobfish?

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the sorry plight of the poor, ugly, squishy, blobfish.  If you liked this show please support us so...

MCHH 417: Marine Biologist Graduate Advice

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic and guest Charles Nye chat about what advice to give to  graduate school for marine and conservation scientist...

MCHH 416: Science and Artists

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Craken and Dr Scarlett Smash have Charles Nye joins the crew again and on this episode they get all arty and chat about scientific illustration.  ...

MCHH 415: Marine eDNA research

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have Charles Nye join the MCHH crew again for a discussion about how environmental DNA samples (or eDNA) are be...

MCHH 414: Value our Conservationists

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have Charles Nye join the MCHH for the next few episodes. Today they talk about the depressing state of the con...

MCHH 413: Applying for jobs?

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about applying for jobs can be soul destroying in the field of ocean science and conservation. Dr Scarlett...

MCHH 412: Visit to the Florida Aquarium

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic are on the road again - the next stop on their Tampa Bay tour is the Florida Aquarium. This episode is suppor...

MCHH 411: Tampa Bay Watch Sunset Eco Tour

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic are on the road again - this time they are in Tampa Bay and their first stop takes in a local ecotourism trip...

MCHH 410: Protecting the Hudson Canyon

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about a new  proposed marine protected area off of the coast of New Jersey and New York. Hey, we're con...

MCHH 409: The impact of the Ukraine War on dolphins

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about research coming out of the Ukraine and the Black Sea on the impact of the war on dolphins and the ...

MCHH 408: Sustainable dolphin-watching in the UK

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about a new study from the UK that provides more evidence to show  that dolphins prefer boats that obey...

MCHH 407: Seabirds 101

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Dr Craken gives us a quick introduction to  the various types of seabirds. This episode is supported by an ad from Cetacean Research ...

MCHH 406: The Dunwich Horror - a climate disaster

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic tell a disturbing tale about Dunwich, the city that fell into the sea. The Dunwich disaster happened at a tim...

MCHH 405: What seafood can you eat? A guide to sustainable fisheries

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic discuss which types of seafood are sustainable and safe to eat, and which types you should avoid. This episod...

MCHH 404: The historical importance of fish

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how culturally important fish were in the middle ages, and how the search for fish played an impor...

MCHH 403: A new species of dolphin!

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how scientists have recognized a new species of bottlenose dolphin living in the eastern coastal w...

MCHH 402: Capitol Hill Ocean Week

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk the recent Capitol Hill Ocean week event - what was discussed and what are the hot ocean issues? This ep...

MCHH 401: Eat sustainably - like a Viking !

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about some new research that shows that in the viking era people didn't eat much meat but mostly vegetar...

MCHH 400: Ocean noise pollution

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Heather Spence about the problem of noise pollution in the ocean and how it can impact marinelife....

MCHH 399: Recording ocean sounds for science

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Heather Spence about how useful recording ocean sound can be in the fields of marine biology and c...

MCHH 398: Ocean Music

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Heather Spence about making music from marine soundscapes to help connect the public with marine s...

MCHH 397: Ocean memory

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken chat to Dr Heather Spence, about the idea of "ocean memory" and how this is spurring a dynamic, transdisciplinary comm...

MCHH 396: The future of ocean energy

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken chat to Dr Heather Spence, from the US Department of Energy, about innovative new ways to get renewable energy from th...

MCHH 395: A week in the life of a science communicator

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken give a peek behind the curtain to show what its really like being professional  science communicators ... ...

MCHH 394: Balancing your carbon footprint

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken chat about the new Disney show Moon Knight, which leads to talking about how to balance your scales when it comes to y...

MCHH 393: Snakes on a ... dolphin?!

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about a recent study that describes river dolphins in Bolivia doing strange things to an anaconda. This anaconda ...

MCHH 392: Solar panels saving money

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about their upcoming trip to the Epcot Center in Florida, but they also talk about renewable enrgy for your home....

MCHH 391: Dolphin quiz !

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash makes Dr Craken take her naughty dolphin quiz - will he be able to answer the questions, or will he be a dolphin dunce? Listen to fi...

MCHH 390: The real "Our Flag Means Death !" Part 2

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken continue talking about the HBO hit show "Our Flag Means Death!" and the real history behind gentleman pirate Stede Bon...

MCHH 389: The real "Our Flag Means Death !" Part 1

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about the HBO hit show "Our Flag Means Death!" and the real history behind gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet and his ...

MCHH 388: the United Nations Decade for Ocean Science

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development - and how the podcast is an official...

MCHH 387: Our Ocean - commitments to conserve the ocean

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken discuss some of the recent highlights from the international "Our Ocean" meeting in Palau. In particular, they discuss...

MCHH 386: From Harry Potter to dolphin fraternities

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk to dolphin researcher Emma Chereskin about her start in zoology studying a creature that appeared in Harry Potter...

MCHH 385: Dolphin names and signature whistles

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk to dolphin researcher Emma Chereskin about how dolphins have unique signature whistles or "names". This episode i...

MCHH 384: Microplastics

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about some recent research on microplastics in whales and the problem of microplastics and human health. They dis...

MCHH 383: The latest IPCC report highlights - what does this mean for us?

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The conclusions are serious an...

MCHH 382: Mindful conservation: coaching

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about competition, stress and toxicity in academia and the conservation field and how mindful coaching can help. ...

MCHH 381: Be careful how you choose your role models !

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk about how you have to be careful when chosing your role models. High profile scientists and conservationists may ...

MCHH 380: Harbour porpoise strandings and a mass mortality event

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk to Dr Lonneke IJsseldijk about stranded harbour porpoises in the Netherlands and a recent mass mortality of porpo...

MCHH 379: Harbour porpoise standings - when seals attack !

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken talk to Dr Lonneke IJsseldijk about stranded harbour porpoises in the Netherlands and attacks on porpoises by grey sea...

MCHH 378: Polar bear diets and the science of fat

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken continue chatting with polar bear scientist Dr. Melissa Galicia about the diet of polar bears, her research on the fat...

MCHH 377: What do polar bears eat?

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken chat with polar bear scientist Dr. Melissa Galicia about the diet of polar bears. If you liked this show please suppor...

MCHH 376: Alligators and panthers and key lime pie... oh my!

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken  are back from their coastal restoration and marine conservation tour around the Florida Keys, and they chat about so...