Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young
By Mark Leiren-Young
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About Skaana:
Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young — Ocean, Eco‑Ethics & the Environment — Interviews for a Changing Planet is a podcast for anyone who loves the ocean and the animals who live there.
Host Mark Leiren-Young dives beneath the surface with scientists, authors, activists, and other dolphin-friendly humans for candid conversations about marine life, conservation, eco‑ethics, and the issues shaping our future.
Launched in 2017 with a focus on orcas, Skaana has expanded to explore sharks, octopuses, whales, and the wider web of ocean stories—fact-based, curious, and always grounded in respect for life in the sea. Dive in and make waves with us.
About Our Pod:
Mark Leiren-Young (Host): Mark is an author, screenwriter, playwright, journalist, performer, and environmentalist. His book The Killer Whale Who Changed the World won the 2016 Science Writers and Communicators Award, and his comic memoir Never Shoot a Stampede Queen won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Mark also wrote and directed The Hundred-Year-Old Whale, which won the 2018 Writers Guild of Canada Award for Best Documentary.
- Substack: https://leirenyoung.substack.com/
- Website: https://www.leiren-young.com/
Bug Lewis (Producer & Audio Engineer): Bug is Skaana’s producer and audio engineer, with a creative background spanning poetry, music, and acting. They were first published as a poet at fifteen (Poetry on Buses) and performed as a musician/actor with the ensemble for Desdemona Chiang’s Measure for Measure at the Seattle Shakespeare Company.
Rayne Ellycrys Benu (Executive Producer): Rayne is an award-winning cinematographer and artist, and a nationally published festival and theatre photographer. Their work spans filmmaking (directing, editing, sound, video), interactive/digital storytelling, and visual art—bringing a creative, multidisciplinary lens to Skaana’s mission and production.
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Camille Labchuk on Animal Rights and Wrongs
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May 15, 2026 |
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When Orcas “Attack” – Alexandra Johnston on the world’s most infamous whales
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Chilling With Polar Bears with Cate Collins
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Flipper Trainer Ric O’Barry on his journey from SeaWorld to Sanctuaries
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Misty MacDuffee on the Southern Resident Orcas and the Threat of Bright Extinction
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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The Killer Whale That Changed the World
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Sharks Forever and Jaws Forever?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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50 Years of Jaws vs. Sharks With David Shiffman
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Speaking to Sperm Whales With Shane Gero
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Fighting for the Salish Sea with Beatrice Frank
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May 23, 2025 |
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Lummi Elder Squil-le-he-le on Her Relatives Beneath the Waves
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May 08, 2025 |
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Mark Leiren-Young on Canadians Voting for the Ocean and Against Trump
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Arno Kopecky on Canada’s Election Climate
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Octopus Ocean – Shaking Hands With A Giant Pacific Octopus
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Lynda Mapes on Tahlequah’s Second Tour of Grief
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Paul Watson – Free and Fighting!
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Eric Pelkey on BC’s Fishy Herring “Fishery” – “SHUT IT DOWN!”
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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#FreePaulWatson – It’s Up to You!
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Andrew Lewin on Making Media Matter
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Dr. Andrew Rosenberg on Trump vs. Science, Facts & The Planet
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Podcaster Andrew Lewin On Protecting the Oceans
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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16-year-old Rylee Brooke on Young People Saving the Planet
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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The King & Queen of OctoNation
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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The Beyonce of Octopuses and The OctoKing on Why Octopuses Needed a Publicist
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Getting the Poop on Orca Genetics, Species, Names and Really Old Whales With NOAA Scientists Tom Jefferson & Kim Parsons
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Killer Whales Versus Orcas & Big Bigg’s Whale News with NOAA Scientists Tom Jefferson & Kim Parsons
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May 22, 2024 |
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Eco-Pirate and Eco-Church Founder Paul Watson on Fighting for Whales and Phytoplankton, Launching Neptune’s Navy and Daring Iceland to Arrest Him
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May 08, 2024 |
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Melody Horrill: On Saving Dolphins and Her Book About The Dolphin Who Saved Her
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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David Shiffman: On Jaws, Sharknados, Megalodon-Mania and Shark Week Vs. Sharks
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Gloria Pancrazi: On Endangered Orcas, Endangered Humans and Making Movies that Change the World
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Danna Staaf: On Alien Octopuses, Squid Squads and Why Baby Animals Rule
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Jason Colby: On the Capture of Toki/Tokitae/Lolita/Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut and How Penn Cove Almost Ended the Southern Resident Orcas
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Howard Garrett: On the Life and Death of the Orca Toki/Tokitae/Lolita/Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Rowena Rae on How We Can Save Salmon, the Fish Farm Jail-Break & Unlocking the Mysteries of a Keystone Species
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Alessandro De Maddalena on Hunting for the Perfect Shark Photo and the Orcas Hunting Great White Sharks
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Sean Holman on Fighting for Facts and Holding Onto Hope as the World Burns
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Decimating the Deep: The Dangers of Ocean Floor Mining With Jonathan Mesulam
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Sharks Don’t Want to Eat You! Mark Leiren-Young’s New Book Sharks Forever
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Shark Myths and Mysteries with Mark Leiren-Young
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Director Josh Zeman on a Lonely Whale, Lonely People and the Search for 52 Blue
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza On The Right Ways To Save Right Whales
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Author Lynda V. Mapes on Saving Salmon and the Southern Resident Orcas
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Ape Expert Frans de Waal Versus Anthropodenial
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May 26, 2022 |
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Sea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson, on saving salmon, aggressive nonviolence and his journey from outlaw to law enforcement. Part two of our special two-part interview.
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Sea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson, on Seaspiracies and the Smartest Species on Earth
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Meet the Orcas Who Hunt on Land! Guests: Josh McInnes & Justine Buckmaster
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Alexandra Morton on fighting for sea-life, fighting against sea lice and the beauty of dancing, spawning salmon
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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An Orca’s Past and Our Shared Future with Dr. Gavin Hanke at the Royal BC Museum
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Julia Barnes on Bright Green Lies and Cars Vs. Fish
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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The New Corporation writer, Joel Bakan, on Personhood, Psychopaths and Why the World Won’t be Saved by “Nice Corporations.”
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Carl Safina on Animal Culture, Sperm Whale Society and Cetacean Communication
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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New Years wishes for humans and fishes from Erich Hoyt, Joel Bakan, Marc Bekoff, Carl Safina, Julia Barnes, Robbie Bond & Team Skaana
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Orca Love, Orca Mysteries & Orcas Everywhere with Mark Leiren-Young
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Daniel Pauly on the Future of Fish and Fisheries vs. The Planet
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Michael Moore on Canada, comedy, Capitalism: A Love Story
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Orcas on Trump
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Wade Davis on Optimism, Decency and Saving America from Trolls
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Wade Davis on Trump, Treason & COVID Chaos in America
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Peter Wohlleben on the Secrets of Trees, Animals and Humans
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Robbie Bond on Fighting for Parks, How Kids Can Save the World and Becoming a Marvel Superhero
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Marc Bekoff on Animal Emotions, Rights and Personhood
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Tahlequah: The World’s Most Famous Orca is Pregnant!
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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Ta’Kaiya Blaney on Art, Activism and the Power of Young People Speaking Out for Climate Justice
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Robert Bateman on Art, Inspiration, Hope and Why We All Need to Spend More Time in Nature
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Thanatologist Kriss Kevorkian on Environmental Grief, Coping with Covid & the Importance of Laughing During a Pandemic
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Erich Hoyt on Strange Sea Creatures, Russian Whales and Cosmic Orcas
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Erich Hoyt on Protecting the Oceans, Listening to Whales and the Origins of Our Love Affair with Orcas
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Skaana 2020 Vision & Skana with Leah Abramson
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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David Suzuki on Our Past, Present & Future
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Animal Rights Lawyer, Camille Labchuk, on Canada’s Laws to Finish Shark-Finning and Cetacean Captivity and Animal Rights and Wrongs
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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Orcas on Trudeau: The Southern Residents Dish Dirt on Canada’s Federal Election
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Lummi & Orcas – Kurt Russo on Liberating Lolita & Saving the Southern Residents
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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Law & Orcas (& Sharks) With Elizabeth May, Fin Donnelly & Josh McInnes
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May 05, 2019 |
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Historian Jason Colby on the History and Future of the Southern Resident Orcas
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson on the fight to save fish, whales, oceans and humans
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Whale Scout’s Whitney Neugebauer on Whale Wars in Washington State
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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Julia Barnes Director of Sea of Life on Saving Lives in Our Seas
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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NDP MP Fin Donnelly on the fight for a new Canadian law to stop shark finning
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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A Tribute to Rob Stewart from young filmmakers he inspired
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Sharkwater Week – Remembering Rob Stewart
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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Michael Moore on Making Waves, Making Enemies, Making Movies & Canada, eh
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Oct 06, 2018 |
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David Neiwert on Killer Whales, Killer Racists and Fighting for Orcas in the Age of Trump
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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Saving Salmon in Washington – Damsense vs. Nonsense
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Aug 18, 2018 |
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Saving Scarlet, Grieving With Tahlequah and the Future of the Southern Resident Orcas
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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Dr. Lori Marino on Blackfish in Captivity
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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Zoe Hopkins on Kayak to Klemtu & Pipelines to Protests
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Jun 10, 2018 |
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Aube Giroux on Modified Salmon and the Fishy World of GMOs
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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Elizabeth May on saving orcas, right whales, humans & oceans
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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Norway’s Whaling Ways: Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum (Hvalfangstmuseet)
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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Mark Leiren-Young talks Moby Doll and Granny at BC’s Maritime Museum
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Oct 21, 2017 |
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Alexandra Morton on wild salmon, sick salmon & the Sea Shepherd
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Caitlyn Vernon on the Great Bear Rainforest, the secret origin of Sierra Club BC & listening like an orca.
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Jun 09, 2017 |
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Andrew Weaver on #StopKM, The Wayne Gretzky Effect and Leading the BC Green Party
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May 03, 2017 |
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Dyna Tuytel talks about Ecojustice, Alexandra Morton, the Species at Risk Act and the National Energy Board
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May 02, 2017 |
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David Suzuki on Donald Trump, Fake News, Justin Trudeau and Pipeline Politics
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May 01, 2017 |