The Dolphin Pod
Episodes
Killer whale research updates and future plans
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dive deep into the world of killer whale research on this episode of The Dolphin Pod! Justin Gregg, Kathleen Dudzinski, Manon Themelin, and Kelly Meli...
How do killer whales socialize when no one is watching?
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Dolphin Communication Project has a new paper in review titled "Association and social networks based on proximity and inter-individual interactio...
Kid questions! And answers!
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of The Dolphin Pod, Kelly and Justin sit down to answer a whole batch of awesome questions from kid listeners! We tackle quest...
24: Manon Themelin dives into the complexity of dolphin social relationships
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with DCP Research Associate Manon Themelin and DCP Director Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski. We learn how Manon got started researching dolphins...
23: An interview with Jason Bruck
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Justin interviews Jason Bruck, Assistant Professor of Biology at Stephen F. Austin State University. Jason is the head of the Bruck Integrative Biolog...
22: Dolphins are unexpectedly tolerant of outsiders
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dolphins are pretty strange when it comes to the way they treat strangers. Unlike most primates (including humans,) when two separate dolphin societie...
21: An informal chat with DCP royalty
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A special podcast celebrating 20 years of The Dolphin Communication Project. In this episode, Justin and Laura interview DCP royalty: Kathleen Dudzins...
20: Dolphins are all right(ies)
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, Laura goes head-to-head with Kelly Melillo-Sweeting in a science quiz focused on a recently published article on lateral behavior in b...
19: Dolphins in hot water
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, Laura and Justin transform themselves into a pair of dolphins and explore the waters of Shark Bay, Australia to figure out what happen...
18: Dolphin Science Quiz: Laura vs. Laura
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dolphin Pod co-host Laura Teasdale thinks that she used to know more about dolphins when she was a kid. In this episode, she gets a chance to prove it...
16: The Lost Dolphins of Tenacatita
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The primary article being discussed in this episode is: Ortega-Ortiz, Christian & Wonneberger, Elena & Martínez-Serrano, Ibiza & Kon...
15: Timesharing dolphins
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features research from Morigenos – the Slovenian Marine Mammal Society. Learn more about their work at: https://www.morigenos.org/ T...
Relaunch Teaser for The Dolphin Pod
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Dolphin Pod is back! After a 10 year hiatus, everyone's favorite dolphin science podcast is back in action. This time around, Justin Gregg will be...
Ship Strikes, Emie's questions, tools (Episode 13)
15 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will focus our Science Spotlight on ship strikes, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll field questions about dolphin com...
The Dolphin Species Song (Episode 11)
06 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We are proud to present The Dolphin Species Song File Download (03:40 min / 5.10 MB)
Dolphin communication, cookie cutter sharks, dolphin news (Episode 10)
27 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin communication, and in our K...
Dolphin personalities, dolphin mittens (flippers), dolphin news (Episode 9)
20 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin personalities, and in our K...
Dolphins and whales in the Middle Ages, magnetite, dolphin news (Episode 8)
05 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphins and whales in the Middle A...
Dolphin sleep behavior, dolphin teeth, dolphin news (Episode 7)
15 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on Dolphin Sleep, and in our Kids' Sci...
The truth about Dolphin Assisted Therapy, pink dolphins, news (Episode 6)
01 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight Dolphin Assisted Therapy, and in our K...
The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 5
31 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight humpack whale echolocation, and in our...
The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 4
15 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will discuss how you can help conserve dolphin species, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Sci...
The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 3
21 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will discuss whale and dolphin watching with biologist Fabian Ritter, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, f...
The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 2
07 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we will talk with Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski about the upcoming conference on marine mammalogy in Cape Town, review breaking Dolph...
The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 1
01 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This is our first episode for the new and improved version of The Dolphin Pod. In this week’s episode, we will unveil the new dolphin pod format, r...
The Dolphin Pod Relaunch Coming Soon
01 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Hello dolphin pod listeners. You may have noticed that episodes have not been released all that frequently in recent months. It's not because we here ...
Dolphin Vocalizations
12 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Learn all about dolphin vocalizations and dolphin sounds in this week’s episode, featuring real audio recorded this summer from wild dolphins at our...
Dolphins get the point
05 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
You may recall from The Dolphin Pod episode titled “Herman's Dolphin Prodigies” that dolphins have proven themselves to be capable of understandin...
Bubble Rings
27 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Dolphins have been observed creating and playing with intricate bubble rings. Learn all about bubble ring play in dolphins in this week’s episode. ...
Mikura Research 2007
19 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In just a few days, the Dolphin Communication Project will begin our research on Mikura Island in Japan for our summer 2007 field season. The tiny, do...
Narwhal Oceanographers
22 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Earth Day 2007. According to the Earth Day Network Web site, the focus of this year's Earth Day is “A Call for Action on Climate Change”....
Scats and Dogs
09 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of The Dolphin Pod is not actually about dolphins, but this little gem was simply too precious to ignore. Learn all about some ver...
Dolphin Antennas
31 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists think that dolphin's teeth aren't just for grabbing – a hypothesis that is gaining considerable support suggests that dolphin teeth might...
Where does the word 'dolphin' come from?
18 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we will shed light on the ancient history of the word ‘dolphin'. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode ...
The Dolphin's Vestibular Sense
04 Mar 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode reveals how dolphins manage to spend their entire lives in an aquatic environment (an almost zero gravity environment) without e...
Dolphin Eyeballs
22 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
If you are a regular listener to the Dolphin Pod, then you’ll be aware of the power and versatility of a dolphin’s echolocation system. If you are...
Fungie the Dingle Dolphin
15 Feb 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features a personal essay about my experiences of swimming with Fungie – the famous solitary dolphin who has been living near th...
The narwhal's tusk
24 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The narwhal is perhaps one of the most easily recognizable of all cetaceans thanks to their distinctive long tusks. Learn more about the narwhal’s t...
The Year of the Dolphin
11 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
2007 is a year with major significance for dolphin enthusiasts as it has been officially declared the Year of the Dolphin! You might have heard about ...
Newsflash: Dolphin Blogosphere Expands
04 Jan 2007
Contributed by Lukas
The dolphin blogosphere has been expanding in recent weeks. A brand new podcast has just been released by the Act for Dolphins campaign. This podc...
Holiday Podcast
24 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
A special holiday greeting from The Dolphin Pod. File Download (2:19 min / 2.1 MB)
Baiji Extinct!
22 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we will discuss the baiji; a very special dolphin that has recently made its way into the news for all of the wrong reasons....
Dolphins who need dolphins
13 Dec 2006
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers at the Dolphin Communication Project get a lot of questions from the public about dolphin behavior, but one question above all the others ...