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Whale Tales Podcast
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A monthly podcast bringing you stories, news, fun facts, and more about whales, dolphins and porpoises.
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Episode 093 – California Killer Whale Project
4w ago01:08:49Tap to summarizeHappy Orca Action Month! We are celebrating by talking all things Killer Whale with Nancy Black from the California Killer Whale Project. We get into all the different ecotypes and populations of Orca seen in California (hint: it’s a LOT), plus Grey Whale hunts and some amazing stories from Nancy’s 35+ years studying Killer Whales […]
Transcribe →Episode 092 – HuDoNet
May 2700:42:20Tap to summarizeThis month on the Whale Tales Podcast we welcomed Dr Shanan Atkins from the Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin Conservation Network or HuDoNet. Shanan joins us to tell us all about Humpback dolphins including her work on Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins, more on the differences between the four species and all about HuDoNet and the work […]
Transcribe →Episode 091-Regina Asmutis-Silvia
Apr 29Tap to summarizeThis month on the Whale Tales Podcast we welcomed Regina Asmutis-Silvia, the Executive Director and Senior Biologist of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation – North America. We chat about North Atlantic Right Whales, some of the super cool new technologies being used in fishing to decrease entanglement in large whales, and other research that’s happening […]
Transcribe →The Sirenian Podcast
Apr 100:16:07Tap to summarizeAfter years of exploring the deep mysteries of whales, dolphins, and porpoises… we’ve realized something. We’ve been ignoring the TRUE titans of the sea. Creatures so majestic, so misunderstood, that sailors once mistook them for mermaids. So today, we are pivoting – Welcome to: The Sirenian Podcast.
Transcribe →Episode 090 – Sarah Matthews
Mar 2500:50:27Tap to summarizeIt’s Dolphin Awareness Month! We are celebrating by chatting with researcher Sarah Matthews about a species we have long neglected – Common Dolphins🐬 It’s just a bunch of dolphin girls this month so join us! Show Notes: -The Dolphin Zone: dolphinzone.org – the Cetacean Strandings Information Programme: ukstrandings.org –Marine Strandings Hotline -British Divers Marine Life Rescue: […]
Transcribe →Episode 089 – Tom Cezimbra
Feb 2500:38:28Tap to summarizeWe have a wonderful episode for you this month on the Whale Tales Podcast – we talk to Tom Cezimbra about Guiana Dolphins (ever heard of them?), his research with these cetaceans and his unique career journey that has led to his current PhD. We hope you enjoy it as much as did! Show Notes: […]
Transcribe →Episode 088 – Elizabeth Zwamborn
Jan 2801:15:09Tap to summarizeWe are kicking the year off with a fantastic conversation with Elizabeth Zwamborn. We talk to her about Pilot Whales, Bottlenose Whales, Sperm Whales, cetaceans on the East Coast of Canada, her journey through academia and all sorts of other great super nerdy things – join us! Show Notes -Elizabeth’s other Whale Tales: https://whale-tales.org/?s=elizabeth -Flipper Slapping […]
Transcribe →Mystic Christmas Special
Dec 1700:52:56Tap to summarizeHappy December! This month we are taking a break for the holidays but we would never leave you without an episode so we are releasing our December 2024 Whale Tales Watches episode on Mystic Christmas as a holiday gift for all of you! Last year we teamed up with The Charts & Hearts Podcast to […]
Transcribe →Episode 087 – Dr. Jeremy Kiszka
Nov 2601:01:05Tap to summarizeWe’ve got another great episode for you this month. We welcome Dr. Jeremy Kiszka to the pod to talk about his research on cetaceans and marine ecology including cool species like Dwarf Sperm Whales. Jeremy also shares part of his career journey and offers some really great advices for young scientists. Show Notes: -The Society […]
Transcribe →Episode 086 – Summer Report 2025
Oct 2901:01:05Tap to summarizeWe are joined by returning guest Ashley this month to hear all about the whale watching season in the Salish Sea in 2025 – spoiler alert there were a LOT of different Killer Whales around this year! *Please note this episode was recorded on September 30th, 2025. Show Notes: -Read Ashley’s Whale Tales -Bubble Net Feeding in the […]
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