Season 1
Feb. 5, 2026
Right whale baby boom: The fragile hope that could decide the future of a species
Right whale baby boom is giving scientists and conservationists a rare moment of hope, but it comes with a hard question: is this surge in newborn calves enough to save one of the most endangered whales on Earth? With only ar...
Feb. 3, 2026
Scientific Discoveries That Changed How We See the Ocean
Scientific Discoveries are transforming our understanding of the ocean in ways that were once unimaginable. In this episode of Surfacing Secrets: Explore the Ocean. Know the Planet , Richard Dewey, Kohen Bauer, and Gwen Klass...
Feb. 2, 2026
How Stereo BRUVs Are Revealing Sharks We Never See and Why It Changes Conservation
Stereo BRUVs are transforming how scientists study sharks, yet most people have no idea how much we have been missing, and why that matters for conservation. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Kaylee Schmidt about how underwat...
Feb. 1, 2026
Marineland Beluga Whales: What Happens Next and Why This Decision Matters for Animal Welfare
Marineland Beluga Whales are once again at the center of a national debate, and the outcome could shape the future of captive whales in Canada. Marineland Beluga Whales face uncertain futures as government decisions, export p...
Jan. 30, 2026
Will the US move towards Deep-Sea Mining? What’s Really at Stake for the Ocean and Our Future
Will the US move towards Deep-Sea Mining? This question is no longer theoretical, it is urgent, political, and deeply consequential for the ocean. As pressure grows to secure critical minerals for batteries and clean energy, ...
Jan. 28, 2026
Should bull sharks be culled? The truth behind shark bites and how people can actually stay safe
Should bull sharks be culled? Shark bites spark fear, outrage, and calls for action, but the real question is whether killing sharks actually makes people safer. In this episode, we unpack why bull shark incidents happen, wha...
Jan. 27, 2026
Ethical climate storytelling: How honest stories move people from fear to action
Ethical climate storytelling asks a hard question that most climate conversations avoid: why do so many people shut down when the science is clear and the stakes are high, and how do we tell stories that actually move people ...
Jan. 21, 2026
Who Decides Offshore Drilling, And Why Coastal Communities Pay the Price
Who Decides Offshore Drilling is the central question behind decisions that shape coastlines for decades, yet are often made by people who never have to live with the consequences. This episode breaks down how offshore drilli...
Jan. 20, 2026
Cook Inlet Offshore Oil Drilling: Why Alaskans Are Questioning Another Generation of Fossil Fuels
Cook Inlet offshore oil drilling is being pushed forward through new federal lease plans, but the people who live closest to these waters are asking a hard question: who really benefits, and who takes the risk. In this episod...
Jan. 16, 2026
Distant water fishing fleets are stripping the ocean bare and the new high seas treaty may be our last chance
Distant water fishing fleets are operating just beyond national borders, pulling massive amounts of squid from the ocean with almost no rules, and this episode asks a simple but urgent question: can the new high seas treaty s...
Jan. 14, 2026
Hidden costs of seafood: Why “Sustainable” Tuna Is Being Paid for by Taxpayers
Hidden costs of seafood are shaping the global tuna industry in ways most people never see, and this episode asks why it matters for the ocean, workers, and anyone who buys seafood. Hidden costs of seafood raise a simple but ...
Jan. 12, 2026
This ocean place will help protect the planet, but we need to do something to help it
This ocean place will help protect the planet but it is disappearing faster than scientists can track it, and that puts climate goals, food security, and coastal protection at risk. In this episode, we explore why seagrass me...
Jan. 7, 2026
Ocean carbon sequestration: The climate solution hiding in seaweed forests
Ocean carbon sequestration is failing because we are ignoring one of the ocean’s most powerful climate allies, seaweed forests, and that blind spot could cost us precious time in the fight against climate change. This episode...
Jan. 5, 2026
How Scientists Detect Ocean Life From a Single Bottle of Seawater and Why It Could Change Ocean Protection Forever
How Scientists Detect Ocean Life is one of the biggest challenges in ocean conservation, because we cannot protect what we cannot see, measure, or even prove exists. How Scientists Detect Ocean Life using environmental DNA as...
Dec. 31, 2025
Human Relationship with the Ocean: Why Losing This Connection Could Cost Us Everything
Human Relationship with the Ocean begins with a simple but uncomfortable question: how did humanity become so disconnected from the very system that makes life on Earth possible, and why does that disconnection matter right n...
Dec. 30, 2025
Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling: Who really pays the price for new offshore leases?
Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling are once again at the center of a national decision, and the stakes could not be higher. A new US offshore oil drilling plan proposes expanded lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, includi...
Dec. 28, 2025
Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor, The Hidden Costs No One Is Talking About
Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor is a question that sounds futuristic, but the decisions are being made right now, quietly, and with consequences that could last for centuries. Governments and corporations are moving close...
Dec. 23, 2025
Coastal Economy and Tourism Are Being Put at Risk by Offshore Oil Drilling
Coastal Economy and Tourism face a serious threat as the US government moves forward with a plan to open more than one billion acres of ocean to offshore oil and gas drilling, a decision that could impact beaches, fisheries, ...
Dec. 21, 2025
Wikie and Keijo Orcas: The Breakthrough That Could Save Them, Or Come Too Late
Wikie and Keijo Orcas are the last two captive orcas in France, and a major government decision may finally give them a path out of concrete tanks, but the clock is ticking. France has officially backed the Whale Sanctuary Pr...
Dec. 18, 2025
US oil and gas drilling: How This Plan Could Put America’s Coasts at Risk for a Generation
US oil and gas drilling is once again at the center of a high-stakes decision that could shape America’s coastlines, marine life, and coastal communities for decades. This episode asks a critical question: should the U.S. loc...
Dec. 17, 2025
Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents: The Hidden World Beneath the Pacific That Shapes Life on Earth
Deep sea hydrothermal vents reveal a hidden world where life thrives without sunlight, forcing scientists to rethink how ecosystems can exist in extreme heat, pressure, and darkness. Nearly two kilometers beneath the Pacific ...
Dec. 14, 2025
Climate Solutions for the Ocean: How Restoring Kelp Forests Could Change the Future of the Seas
Climate Solutions for the Ocean are urgently needed as warming seas, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse accelerate faster than most people realize, and one of the most powerful tools may be hiding just beneath the wave...
Dec. 11, 2025
Tree-Free Products Are Disrupting Big Industry and Saving Thousands of Trees
Tree-Free Products are disrupting industries that have relied on the same wasteful materials for more than a century, and the shift is happening faster than most people realize. In this episode, we explore how Emerald Ecovati...
Dec. 9, 2025
Mass penguin die off explained, the shocking truth behind why African penguins are disappearing and what it means for our future
Mass penguin die off explained , a crisis that wiped out ninety five percent of some African penguin colonies, raises a heartbreaking question: how does a thriving species fall to fewer than ten thousand breeding pairs and al...