Whale Tales Podcast

his month we are welcoming back friend of the pod Emily Cunningham! She joins us to discuss her new book (!) Our Ocean to Save How to Protect Our Greatest Climate Ally (out now!) 📖 It’s a fantastic episode full of great discussions about protecting our oceans and also feelings. You have been warned Show […]

It’s mailbag time! We haven’t had one in a while so we have a ton of great questions – how do whales breath? how high can dolphins jump? what would happen if you tossed a bunch of human bodies into the deep ocean? Super fun cetaceany stuff – join us! Show Notes: -Living with Whales: […]

We are back this month talking about some tiny very cute (just ask Nicole) dolphins – Commerson’s! Its a short and sweet one this month but full of cool facts about these little guys. Show Notes: –Commerson’s dolphin population structure: evidence for female phylopatry and male dispersal | Scientific Reports –Communication sounds of Commerson’s dolphins […]

Surprise! We are back with another special episode for World Krill Day and we are thrilled to welcome Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau back to the podcast! Philippe and Ashlan join us to talk all about Krill – the superhero’s of the ocean. We chat about what’s changed since we last talked in 2023, the issues […]

This month on the podcast we are finally talking about Grey Whales! We talked to Dr. Clara Bird about her research on the Pacific Coast Feeding Group of Grey Whales in Oregon, Grey Whales as a whole (and the issues they are facing), and her work in photogrammetry. It’s super cool and nerdy and full […]

Happy 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 […]

This 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 […]

This 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 […]

After 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.

It’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: […]

We 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: […]

We 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 […]

Happy 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 […]

We’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 […]

We 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 […]

Today on the Whale Tales Podcast we are chatting with Dr. Anaïs Remili, an ecotoxicologist. She shares about her research in contaminants in cetaceans, currently focused on Killer Whales and while that part might be as upbeat as some of our other topics, Anaïs also talks about making potions, seal poo and a whole lot […]

Super nerdy episode this month! We sit down paleoecologist and biogeographer with Nick Freymueller to talk Bowhead Whales, Arctic fossils, his research on how species respond to climate change and many other nerdy things. Cue up the theme to Jurassic Park and let’s dive right in! Show Notes -21st Century Sea Ice Loss Will Upend […]

We are very excited to welcome Trevor Branch to the podcast this month. Trevor is a Professor at University of Washington who runs models and does research on a number of things including Blue Whales. We chat Blue Whales and all kinds of whales – and how they are all ruled by Orcas? Join us […]

Happy Orca Action Month! We are back this month and talking about – you guessed it – orcas! To celebrate Orca Month we are taking this episode to discuss the Killer Whales in the North East Pacific and how they are designated and also why? WHYYYYYYYY (prepare for some rants!) Show Notes: -Fun Flipper Fact […]

We are back and are finally covering Minke Whales (how have we not talked about these lil guys yet?!) Put on your mittens and grab your lightsabers (this will all make sense we promise!) as we dive right in. Show Notes: -Minke Whale Unusual Mortality Event along the Atlantic Coast: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-life-distress/2017-2025-minke-whale-unusual-mortality-event-along-atlantic-coast -Minke Whale Vocals: https://minkewhaleproject.org/behaviour/vocalisations […]