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| My Story Is Not Yet Over | 24 Nov 2025 | 00:12:18 | |
It's time for a deeper dive. ----- Please consider joining my Patreon, which you can find HERE! Thank you for any and all support you can give to support FREE ocean education for all. Let's descend... together! ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 14: That's Not a Fish, That's a Pokémon | 24 Nov 2025 | 01:17:17 | |
I always was fond of water types. ----- YOUNG EARS WARNING: There are Some censored expletives at the beginning of this episode. Please take care when listening. Join my Patreon HERE! ----- Supplementary Material and External Links Picture 1 – The Five Molid Species. Picture 2 – Bumphead Sunfish Larvae. Picture 3 – Pharyngeal Teeth. Picture 4 – Mola Skeleton. Picture 5 – Sea Lion Burrows for the Good Stuff. Picture 6 – Mola Got Nommed. Episode Cover – Mola mola. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 11: A Thief in Coconut Couture | 27 Sep 2021 | 00:49:01 | |
No one suspects a crab could be the culprit. Picture 2 – Life cycle diagram of Birgus latro - https://bit.ly/2WiuLaK Picture 3 – Adult (A) and Zoea I (B) Life Cycle Stages - https://bit.ly/3AKFY2M Picture 4 – Glaucothoe Life Cycle Stage - https://bit.ly/3ia6LOG Episode Artwork – Picture credit: Laura Beauregard, USFWS. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/3kDXPTj ----- ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 10: This Podcast Will SHOCK You! | 26 Jul 2021 | 00:42:53 | |
Move over, Sharknado. There's a new apex whirlpool in town. Picture 1 – Rough Diagram of the Three Electric Organs - https://bit.ly/3kQgqfw Picture 2 – Schematic of the In-Series electrocyte arrangement in an electric eel - https://bit.ly/3iQQj5x Video 1 – Visualization of Electric Eel Pack Hunting - Episode Artwork – Picture credit: opencage. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3x98lF8 ----- ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 9: You Otter Know | 08 Jun 2021 | 00:57:23 | |
And I'm Here Picture 1 – Microscopic look at sea otter fur - https://bit.ly/2T5qvte Picture 2 – Worldwide Sea Otter Distribution vs. Historic Range - https://bit.ly/3w1J4gn Picture 3 – Map of the Maritime Fur Trade in a World Context - https://bit.ly/34WCeNn Video 1 – Ewan McGregor and Sea Otters - https://youtu.be/o6xTwpIyN14 Episode Artwork – Picture credit: Michael L Baird. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/4665780216. Used under a CC BY 2.0 License. ----- ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 8: The Volcano Knight | 26 Apr 2021 | 00:37:37 | |
Armor? Check. Chivalry? Check. Picture 1 – Scaly-Foot Snail (White Variant) - https://bit.ly/3vhSDHq Picture 2 – Scaly-Foot Snail (Black Variant) - https://bit.ly/32ObQE4 Picture 3 – Artist Rendition of Trilayered Armor - https://bit.ly/3gA5al8 Video 1 – Oceanographer Sylvia Earle on the Danger of Deep Sea Mining: Episode Artwork – Picture credit: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from https://phys.org/news/2020-04-genomic-secrets-scaly-foot-snail.html ----- Music And Sound Attributions I Am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor. Music track created by Chris Zabriskie and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license or are Public Domain, and free to use without attribution. Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 7: The Dragon | 05 Apr 2021 | 00:32:15 | |
A ferocious dragon and a crafty assassin, all rolled into one invisible small fry. Picture 1 – Deep Sea Dragonfish - https://bit.ly/31MHrG0 Picture 2 – Diagram of hinged jaw of Malacosteus niger - https://bit.ly/3dyGoyP Video 1 – Shiny Loosejaw, Aristostomias scintillians, showing red bioluminescent organs: ----- Music And Sound Attributions Anime Sword Hit. Sound effect is available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user Syna-Max. All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license or are Public Domain, and free to use without attribution. Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| BadGrass (Bonus Episode!) | 03 Mar 2021 | 00:11:50 | |
Let's talk about Neptune Balls. Main Paper - Seagrasses provide a novel ecosystem service by trapping marine plastics, by Sanchez-Vidal et al. - https://go.nature.com/2MGvjCk Picture 2 – Neptune Ball - https://bit.ly/3kSjlT3 ----- ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 6: Of Man and Fish | 22 Feb 2021 | 00:55:50 | |
An anthology of tuna tales and a smattering of science. Picture 1 – Albert P. Halfhill, the “Father of Canned Tuna” - https://bit.ly/3pIk5eb Picture 2 – W. Eugene Smith, American Photojournalist - https://bit.ly/3aDZmUj Link 1 – The Commision for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna - https://www.ccsbt.org/ Link 1 – FDA Guidance on Eating Fish for Pregnant Women and Growing Children - https://bit.ly/3q2iocg Link 2 – Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program for Sustainable Eating - https://bit.ly/36QtVnr ----- Music And Sound Attributions Laugh Tracks. Sound effects are available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user lonemonk. Waves. Sound effect is available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user Suburbanwizard. Music: Shizima3 by PeriTune. Music Promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International. All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 5: Tune in for the Tuna | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:32:35 | |
#LoveAllTunas Picture 1 – Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares - https://bit.ly/2Z0e4hL Picture 2 – Skipjack Tuna in a Shoal - https://bit.ly/2YTENN8 Link 1 – FDA Guidance on Eating Fish for Pregnant Women and Growing Children - https://bit.ly/3q2iocg Link 2 – Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program for Sustainable Eating - https://bit.ly/36QtVnr ----- Music And Sound Attributions Gunshot. Sound effect is free to use from with attribution from Fesliyan Studios. Badum-Tss Sound by Orange Free Sounds. Published and utilized under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International. All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| BadAssfish (Bonus Episode!) | 04 Jan 2021 | 00:08:35 | |
Rock ON wit' cha Badassfish self. Picture 2 – Top-down and Bottom-up drawing of the head of the Bony-eared Assfish - https://bit.ly/38bSL2t Pictures 1 and 2 are from the Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 Günther, Albert C. L. G. (Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf), 1830-1914, and are public domain. ----- Music And Sound Attributions All music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 4: Honey, I Shrunk the Rainforest | 25 Dec 2020 | 00:35:21 | |
Kick some grass. Picture 1 – Anatomy of Seagrass - https://bit.ly/3hgmUjL Album 1 – Videos and Pictures of Discoveries in or near a seagrass bed - https://flic.kr/s/aHsmT6SUd5 Picture 1 is courtesy of the Texas Statewide Seagrass Monitoring Program, found at texasseagrass.org. It is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Album 1 is composed of pictures taken by me, Dane Whicker. All photos were taken in or immediately adjacent to a seagrass bed between the years of 2016 and 2020. ----- Music And Sound Attributions Oh Yeah. Sound effect is free to use from the Free Sounds Collection Channel. All music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 13: Shell Yeah! | 14 Oct 2024 | 00:44:00 | |
A murder mollusk, a fabled pearl, and a potentially clam-shaped future. Picture 2 – The Stunning Species and Color Diversity of Giant Clams Article 1 – Read the Full Story of the Pearl of Lao Tzu Article 2 – More on the History, Myth, and Future of the Giant Clam Episode Cover – Picture credit: Dane Whicker. Retrieved from: My Own Dang Camera. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 3: The Mystery of Stolen Stars | 01 Dec 2020 | 00:33:09 | |
Pandemics don't just affect humans. We're just the only species who can do anything about them. Picture 1 – Starfish Water Vascular Diagram - https://bit.ly/37qkMSf Picture 2 – Visual Diagram of how microbes “choke” stars by Boundary Layer Oxygen Diffusion Limitation - https://bit.ly/33tPR6e Picture 1 is from the Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, and is Public Domain. Picture 2 is directly from: Aquino, Citlalli A., et al. Evidence That Non-Pathogenic Microorganisms Drive Sea Star Wasting Disease through Boundary Layer Oxygen Diffusion Limitation. 4 Aug. 2020, 10.1101/2020.07.31.231365. And is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Music And Sound Attributions Ocean Waves Crashing Sound. Sound effect published and utilized under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 Godzilla Roar. Sound effect retrieved from soundbible.com and is public domain. All other music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution. Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 2: The Yeti Is Real, We're Just Looking in the Wrong Mountains | 13 Nov 2020 | 00:27:14 | |
You’re walking in the Himalayas, there’s no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot him: and it’s not Shia LaBeouf. Videos 1 and 2, as well as ALL pictures are directly from: Thurber AR, Jones WJ, Schnabel K. Dancing for Food in the Deep Sea: Bacterial Farming by a New Species of Yeti Crab. Steinke D, editor. PLoS ONE. 2011 Nov 30;6(11):e26243. These Videos and Photos are used under the Creative Contributions Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/licenses-and-copyright Video 3 was shot by me, Dane Whicker. Video 1 – Cheliped Rhythmic Waving - https://bit.ly/2G1cG8S Video 2 – Yeti Third Maxilliped Action! - https://bit.ly/3owBTJS Video 3 – Maxilliped Coordination - https://flic.kr/p/2jZDjpU Picture 1 – Kiwa puravida Overview and Holotype Pictures and SEM #1 - https://bit.ly/2Htw0fW Picture 2 – Kiwa puravida Overview and Holotype Pictures and SEM #2 - https://bit.ly/3dZWst5 Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 1: Ancient Worlds, Just Beyond Sight | 03 Nov 2020 | 00:23:03 | |
What if I told you that there exists a world beyond ordinary sight? Surely... you must already have felt it. Supplementary Visual Material Picture 1 – Images of Select Foraminifera Species (1) - https://bit.ly/2HPoLz6 Picture 2 – Images of Select Foraminifera Species (2) - https://bit.ly/34RdruL Picture 3 – Photomicrographs of Foraminifera species - https://bit.ly/34Srtw4 Picture 4 - Pink Sands Beach, Bahamas - https://bit.ly/3mEgE78 Pictures 1 and 2 are directly from: El Kateb A, Beccari V, Stainbank S, Spezzaferri S, Coletti G. 2020. Living (stained) foraminifera in the Lesser Syrtis (Tunisia): influence of pollution and substratum. PeerJ 8:e8839 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8839 And is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Picture 3 is directly from: Takagi, H., Kimoto, K., Fujiki, T., Saito, H., Schmidt, C., Kucera, M., and Moriya, K.: Characterizing photosymbiosis in modern planktonic foraminifera, Biogeosciences, 16, 3377–3396, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3377-2019, 2019. And is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Picture 4 was retrieved from https://bit.ly/2I1Zl0W and was taken by Mike’s Birds. It is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| A Thesis of Teleosts | 03 Nov 2020 | 00:03:29 | |
NEW PODCAST, WHO DIS? Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Life In Plastic, Not So Fantastic | 13 May 2024 | 01:10:55 | |
Episode 5 – Life In Plastic, Not So Fantastic Plastic can brush your hair, today it’s everywhere Is plastic an enemy to to rioted against with torches and pitchforks? Is there really a Texas-sized trash island floating in the Pacific? And like, what the heck is carrying around a reusable straw even gonna do, anyways? Listen now to our final episode! ----- External Links Plastic Pollution Coalition Website Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Information About the UN Plastics Treaty Artwork Attributions Podcast Cover Artwork by Mercedes Schultz. Music And Sound Attributions Out of the Skies, Under the Earth by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution. Special Thanks Special thank you to Dianna Cohen for her time, expertise, and passion as well as lending her voice to this episode! All voices are used with permission. Special thank you to YOU! Our listeners. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to learn alongside us about these invisible connections. Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition. ----- Full Show Notes available here. Episode Transcript available here. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ancient Oceans, Modern Consequences | 29 Apr 2024 | 01:12:39 | |
Episode 4 – Ancient Oceans, Modern Consequences Every time we make our morning coffee, jump in a car, or turn on a light, we have prehistoric oceans to thank. In episode 4 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Joanie Kleypas, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research based in Boulder, Colorado. As an inlander climate AND coral scientist, she’s the perfect person to help illuminate how fossil fuels, climate change, inland choices, and ocean health are all interconnected. Why aren’t most fossil fuels actually dead dinosaurs? What the HECK even is coral? And what does our dependence on fossil fuels, inland or otherwise, mean for the future of the sparkling blue? ----- External Links National Center for Atmospheric Research - https://ncar.ucar.edu/ Artwork Attributions Podcast Cover Artwork by Mercedes Schultz. Music And Sound Attributions Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution. Special Thanks Special thank you to Joanie Kleypas for her time, expertise, and passion as well as lending her voice to this episode! All voices are used with permission. Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition. ----- Full Show Notes available here. Episode Transcript available here. ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Whose Sustainability Is It Anyway? | 15 Apr 2024 | 01:09:03 | |
The show where the word is made up and your seafood choices matter! In episode 3 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Cory Nash, Outreach Manager at the esteemed Monterey Bay Seafood Watch program, about our relationships with seafood. In a world where overfishing threatens not only the ocean's health but the lives and rights of us humans - this relationship holds a lot more weight that most realize. What the heck does sustainable even mean, and who is it for? Does the seafood we eat inland matter? ----- External Links Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch - https://www.seafoodwatch.org/ How to Install Seafood Watch on your phone: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/recommendations/add-seafood-watch-to-your-phone The Crimes Behind The Seafood You Eat, An Excellently Reported Article on Seafood’s Human Cost: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/16/the-crimes-behind-the-seafood-you-eat Music And Sound Attributions: Special Thanks: This episode of the Peak & Plunge podcast was written, hosted, and produced by Dane Whicker. Interviews conducted by Dane Whicker. All voices are used with permission. ----- Full Show Notes available here. Episode Transcript Available Here. ----- Inland Ocean Coalition Website: https://inlandoceancoalition.org/ Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition. Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Healthy Soils, Healthy Seas | 01 Apr 2024 | 01:00:58 | |
Let’s remember… everything goes somewhere. In episode 2 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guests Seth Watkins and Mia Glover about how inland agriculture, our food systems, climate, and the oceans all relate. Seth is the owner of Pinhook Farm, where he raises beef cattle, hair sheep, chickens, bees… and where he challenges agricultural convention daily. He sees the connections between what he does on the farm and the oceans of the world - and strives to steward and bolster those connections instead of conquering and degrading them. Can where you buy food make the difference between clean beaches and a lot of dead fish? ----- Supplementary Pictures and Videos Picture 1 – Asparagopsis taxiformis, a potential climate hero?
Inland Ocean Coalition Ocean Friendly Farming
Music And Sound Attributions: Special Thanks: ----- Full Show Notes available here. Episode Transcript Available Here. ----- This episode of the Peak & Plunge podcast was written, hosted, and produced by Dane Whicker. Interviews conducted by Dane Whicker. Peak and Plunge is produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition. Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ain't No Mountain High, Ain't No Deep Sea Low | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:59:57 | |
Ain't no mountain high enough Picture 3 – A Sea Cucumber, Psychropotes longicauda, on a polymetallic nodule Sustainable Ocean Alliance Deep Sea Mining Activation Toolkit Deep-Sea Soundings (Poem), Full Text Music And Sound Attributions: Special Thanks: ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Introducing: Peak & Plunge | 08 Mar 2024 | 00:16:57 | |
From our mountain peaks, let's plunge into the sea. Music And Sound Attributions: Special Thanks: Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition. Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 12: Are You Turtle Enough For The Turtle Club? | 11 Apr 2022 | 01:05:44 | |
Awww, baby's first geomagnetic waypoint <3 Picture 2 – Example of Bony Plates with Scutes Overlain - https://bit.ly/3DFQvys Picture 3 – Fluorescing Hawksbill - https://bit.ly/3K5KCwS Video 1 – Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears - https://bit.ly/3DDm781 Episode Artwork – Picture credit: Dane Whicker. Retrieved from: My Own Dang Camera. ----- ----- Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 15: Naughty Or Nice? | 22 Dec 2025 | 00:34:17 | |
O Tannenworm, O Tannenworm! ----- Join my Patreon HERE! ----- Supplementary Material and External Links Picture 1 – Assorted Christmas Tree Worms by Nick Hobgood. Picture 2 – Christmas Tree Worm Anatomy 1. Taken from Brandão, Ivison Cordeiro & Brasil, Ana Claudia dos Santos, 2020. Picture 3 – Christmas Tree Worm Anatomy 2. Taken from Brandão, Ivison Cordeiro & Brasil, Ana Claudia dos Santos, 2020. Video 1 – Christmas Tree Worms Fighting Against the Starfish Incursion by NOVA PBS. Episode Cover – Spirobranchus giganteus by Nick Hobgood. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License, with logo added. -----
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| Ep. 17: If Not Living Fossil, Why Fossil Shaped? | 26 May 2026 | 01:05:32 | |
Through past and present, why, exactly, are horseshoe crabs shaped like a friend? ----- Join my Patreon HERE! ----- Supplementary Material and External Links Picture 1 – Geological and Morphological History of Horseshoe Crabs Across the Phanerozoic. Picture Credit: Bicknell and Pates, 2020 Full Paper: Pictorial Atlas of Fossil and Extant Horseshoe Crabs, With Focus on Xiphosurida Picture 2 – Horseshoe Crab Eggs. Picture credit: USFWS. Image is public domain. Video 1 – BABY HORSESHOE CRABS. Credit: USFWS Episode Cover – Euproops danae, one of many fossil species of horseshoe crab. Picture is public domain. ----- This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker. Special thank yous to Dr. Mark Botton, Dr. Jane Brockmann, and Dr. Russell Bicknell, who were all interviewed and consulted for this episode, and whose voices are used with permission! Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||
| Ep. 16: Cute, Weird Little Dudes | 07 Apr 2026 | 01:03:12 | |
Survival of the fittest? Nah. ----- Join my Patreon HERE! ----- Supplementary Material and External Links Picture 1 – Anatomy of a Horseshoe Crab. Picture 2 – Diagram of a Horseshoe Crab’s eLdRiTcH eYeS. Video 1 – A Horseshoe Crab Goes NOM. Video 2 – Horseshoe Crab Swimming. Episode Cover – Limulus polyphemus, the American Horseshoe Crab. Picture by Hans Hillewaert, text added and used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. ----- This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker. Special thank yous to Dr. Mark Botton, Dr. Jane Brockmann, and Dr. Russell Bicknell, who were all interviewed and consulted for this episode, and whose voices are used with permission! Join my Patreon by clicking HERE! Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Official Statement on AI: Bio-DIVE-rsity does not use generative AI for the generation of any of its productions. While I acknowledge that some music and artwork was used in some promotional content when generative AI was new to the market, I believe strongly in the importance of artistic integrity and credit to human artists who make our experiences on this blue planet so much richer. | |||