Podcast Episodes

Whale Evolution

Episode 514

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss whale evolution. The MCHH crew will be talking about aspects of whale and dolphin biology, ecology and…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Science Lesson on Whale Classification

Episode 513

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about aspects of whale and dolphin biology, ecology and conservation. In today's episode they talk about …

3 years, 2 months ago

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Hvaldimir the whale

Episode 512

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about Hvaldimir, the friendly beluga whale. What is Hvaldimir's story - was he a spy? What's the current …

3 years, 2 months ago

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Gladiator whales

Episode 511

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how boat-attacking orcas have been called "Gladis" and how they got this name. On this episode we g…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Vikings and Climate Change

Episode 510

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how climate change impacted the viking colony on Greenland. There are many parallels to what happen…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Orcas attack

Episode 509

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how orcas (killer whales) are attacking and sinking boats off the coast of Spain.

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3 years, 2 months ago

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The Lagoon - a tale of whales

Episode 508

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken are joined by author James Michael Dorsey who shares his latest book: The Lagoon: Encounters with the Whales of San I…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Rice's whale

Episode 507

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Michael Jasny (from the Natural Resources Defense Council) about the most endangered whale in the wo…

3 years, 3 months ago

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A new law threatening marine life in the US

Episode 506

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with their guest Michael Jasny (from the Natural Resources Defense Council) about a new law that could ca…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Underwater noise

Episode 505

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with their guest Michael Jasny from the Natural Resources Defense Council, about the threat that underwat…

3 years, 3 months ago

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