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Jess hosts a conversation between climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel and environmentalist and actor Eric Balfour about climate solutions and the...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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Seafood is a world staple, under siege by increased consumption and over-fishing. Aquaculture is the necessary alternative, yet is a polarizing iss...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 05:18
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In the second part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess visits the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project to talk with co-f...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
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With the backdrop of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Jess catches up with lawyer and climate negotiator Hafij Khan about the ...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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Jess digs into the science of soils and farming in the century of climate change with Dr. Rick Cruse of Iowa State University.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:49
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Jess visits actor and environmental champion Ed Begley, Jr. at his LEED Platinum-certified home to talk all things green.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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UCS scientists have released new research linking fossil fuel companies to the explosion of wildfires in the west.

  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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This week on World Ocean Radio, part two of a multi-part series entitled RESCUE, outlining a new plan for the ocean and a new perspective to enable...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 05:27
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World Ocean Radio is available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide. Contact us: director@thew2o.net 2...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2022
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
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This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean Radio episodes that highlight optimism for the ocean. This week we are discussing an...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:19
Caption: Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonalit, Credit: This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Satellite Senses Subtle Amazon Seasonality. NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, 2021. Source: GOES; Collection: Amazon Deforestation.
The Amazon is one of the most productive and important ecosystems on the planet. What will continue to be lost if we fail to protect the last great...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 05:18
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Millions of people worldwide do not have access to adequate water supply for drinking, cooking and basic sanitation. According to a February report...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 05:04
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This week we introduce listeners to World Ocean Explorer, a new, revolutionary and immersive 3D virtual aquarium project the W2O team has been deve...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 05:17
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing the importance of ocean literacy and ocean education to transform our understanding of the ocean's ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 05:15
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're defining "backwash" as the movement of water for filtration, for desalination, and for clearing of debris and ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 04:58
Caption: Scientists at the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) are working on halophytic (salt-loving) plants, including Salicornia bigelovii samphire (pictured). It is hope that salt-tolerant agricultural ingredients will become staples of a glo, Credit: ICBA
Sea level rise and coastal inundation are changing the agricultural landscape around the world. Fortunately, saltwater irrigation has been studied ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 05:24
Caption: Image The Spilhaus Projection World Ocean Map. A world ocean map based on the Spilhaus projection. The Spilhaus map projection was developed in 1942 by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus. Centered in Antarctica, the world oceans come together to form a singular, conn, Credit: Photo credit: StoryMaps ArcGIS
Visualization is a powerful tool for understanding beyond data, opening our minds and enabling transformative change through a new way of seeing. T...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2021
  • Length: 05:16
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This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing the challenges of excess carbon dioxide in the air and some of the engineered solutions now being ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2021
  • Length: 04:47
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Ocean systems are as challenged as ever, and the ocean remains essential as we plan for change. The World Ocean Observatory is a major utility for ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 04:35
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Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KUHF, KSJE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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  • Added: Apr 09, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Hydrothermal vent extraction, Credit: © Nautilus Minerals
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-eight of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we talk about batteries, increasingly in dema...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: visualcapitalist.com/countries-by-share-of-earths-surface, Credit: Virtual Capitalist: Visualizing Countries By Share of Earth's Surface
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-five of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode: the importance of ocean literacy and ocean ed...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 05:15
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-one of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we introduce listeners to the concept of ocean ...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part eleven of the multi-part BLUEprint series. As we launch headlong into a new phase in the series we'll begin to...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 04:15