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The Deep-Sea Podcast

Thomas Linley

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Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 154

A couple of deep-sea scientists talk everything deep sea! Interesting facts, recent news, myth-busting and interviews with the most interesting people we know.

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The Norwegian Deep with Dr. Anne Helene Tandberg

Episode 71

Saturday, October 3, 2026 • Duration 01:24:37

Episode Summary

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast, we speak with Anne Helene Tandberg, a researcher from the University Museum of Bergen who specializes in amphipods and curated the deep-sea exhibit at the University Museum of Bergen, Norway.

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea!

Alan is living day 56 on a boat, and feeling great about 50 landers and 900 hours of footage taken on a mystery seamount near the Western Sahara. Thom had a great time at a conference in Shanghai where he enjoyed the historical atmosphere and also met Dmitry Pitruk, a snailfish hero! He then returned to NZ just in time for a sausage sizzle fundraiser, where he cooked over 300 sausages in 45 minutes.

Listen to the epic waffle as they chat about lives ruined by the podcast, brine pool pickles, deep-sea fish biscuits, and bizarre Ai messages on our website.

For our guest this month we speak with Anne Helene Tandberg, a researcher from the University Museum of Bergen who specializes in amphipods, and curated the deep-sea exhibit at the University Museum of Bergen Norway.

Join us for historical deep-sea artifacts, loads of info on Marie Tharp- a pioneering female geologist and oceanographer, a journey from Norway to Greenland underwater, the magic of a well planned carpet, and why the whales in Bergen are too short.

In the news, get ready for updates on:

Sponges of the Alaskan Deep- with Italian commentary
Rethinking Hydrothermal Vent Life
Magnapinna Sightings
Krill hot tub Parties

Discord update

Japanese Game Shows
Thom’s Cult
Electroshock adventures
New Deep-Sea Photos
Incredible Septopus ceramics fresh from the kiln

Support the show

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:

Mir G - is a new species of Alaskan sponge

Moss - is one of the earliest forms of life

Amira - is a gummy squirrel found around manganese nodules

Jillian - a fish painted on one side

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

podcast@deepseapod.com

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

Find out more Social media

BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

Keep up with the team on social media Twitter:

Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley

Instagram:

Thom - @thom.linley

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

BlueSky:

Thom @thomaslinley.com

Alan @hadalbloke

Credits

Image credit:University of Bergen, Deep-Sea Exhibit, taken by Meghan Jones

Song of the Month:A Marine Biologist by Deepest of the Hillside Thickets

References

How Deep is Your Love (documentary)

Deep-Sea News

Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity

Five new species of demosponges (Porifera) from the Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska | Zootaxa

Four new demosponges from Alaska and the designation of a new genus in Hymedesmiidae (Heteroscleromorpha, Poecilosclerida) | Zootaxa

Cradle of life? Why deep-sea vents might not be the answer

Rethinking the origin of life at seafloor hydrothermal vents | PNAS

MBARI researchers film chance encounter with a rare deep-sea bigfin squid

“Probably ate it headfirst." Here's what scientists found inside this deep-sea fish’s bulging belly | Discover Wildlife

Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why

Biological Oceanography | OSU Zooplankton Ecology Lab

Marie Tharp | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

2026 Inductees | Women of the Hall

Interview Links

Diversity, habitat endemicity and trophic ecology of the fauna of Loki’s Castle vent field on the Arctic Mid‑Ocean Ridge

Gammarid amphipods (Crustacea) in Norway, with a key to the species | Fauna norvegica

Exitomelita sigynae gen. et sp. nov.: a new amphipod from the Arctic Loki Castle vent field with potential gill ectosymbionts

A new species of Exitomelita (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from a deep-water wood fall in the northern Norwegian Sea

10 Tons

University Museum of Bergen

Universitetsmuseet i Bergen on Facebook

Universitetsmuseet_i_bergen on Instagram

Universitetsmuseet i Bergen on Bluesky

Universitetsmuseet i Bergen on Linkedin

The unknown land – the deep sea | UiB.

The whale hall | UiB

Anne Helene Socials

Instagram

The Unusual Ocean: Who Lives in the Deep?

https://www.studiombj.com/

The Unusual Ocean Book Website

studio_mbj Official: Instagram | Linktree

Buy the Book

Scaly Foot Snail Coloring Page

Abyssal Grenadier Coloring Page

Mariana Snailfish Coloring Page

Pearl Octopus and Anemones Coloring Page

Discord Links

Oceanography Episode: Queer Voices in Oceanography

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The Deco-Stop 006/pt1– The Deep-Sea in Video Games: SOMA

Friday, September 11, 2026 • Duration 01:04:04

In our sixth installment of the Deco-Stop series we go deep into the gaming verse with video games that focus on, and were inspired by the deep-sea. This second episode in our two part pop culture series features interviews with the creators behind SubROV and SOMA. Both of these games are perennial favorites on our Discord chat server, and are often the focus of much discussion and even playthroughs. This is the episode we’ve all been waiting for!

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea!

In our sixth installment of the Deco-Stop series we go deep into the gaming verse with video games that focus on the deep-sea. This second episode in our two part pop culture series features interviews with the creators behind SubROV and SOMA. Both of these games are perennial favorites on our Discord chat server, and are often the focus of much discussion and even playthroughs.

In our part for this packed Deco-stop episode, Thom is thrilled to interview a member of the creative team behind one of his favorite games; SOMA. Join us as we talk with Thomas Grip about the creation of SOMA, its deep-sea inspired roots and the philosophical investigation of human consciousness encapsulated within the game play.

While we don’t share news, or discord updates on our Deco-stop series you can always find loads of supporting information for deco-stop interviews on our website at www.deepseapod.com.

Support the show

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Find out more Social media Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Instagram: BlueSky: Reference list Interview Links Credits

PRESSURISED: 070 – How to Pilot an ROV with JRod

Friday, August 28, 2026 • Duration 34:12

PRESSURISED

This is the short and punchy version of episode 70 that gets right to the science. If you would like to listen to the full episode, you can find it in the same feed.

Episode Summary

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast, we chat with Jason Rodriguez, a celebrity ROV pilot whose enthusiasm for all things science, ocean, and collaboration is deeply inspiring. This extra-packed episode is filled with Jason’s love for all things tech, problem-solving on the fly and being an expansive thinker.

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Support the show

Vivek- Lays on the seabed fossilized for millions of years

Jem- Was perfectly preserved in a bottle of vodka

Check out our podcast merch here!

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

podcast@deepseapod.com

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Find out more Social media Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Instagram: BlueSky: Credits

How to Pilot an ROV with JRod

Episode 70

Friday, August 7, 2026 • Duration 01:12:33

Episode Summary

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast we chat with Jason Rodriguez, a celebrity ROV pilot whose enthusiasm for all things science, ocean, and collaboration are deeply inspiring. This extra packed episode is filled with Jason’s love for all things tech, problem solving on the fly and being an expansive thinker.

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea!

This month Alan reveals progress on his calico beard, and buys cheap vodka in bulk from a budget grocery store for his own personal cabinet of curiosities. Thom develops his own cologne; “Eau de Cusk Eel” and receives a blast from the past in the mail. We interview Jason Rodriguez, a celebrity ROV pilot whose enthusiasm for ocean science, and collaboration are deeply inspiring. Join us as we revel in his love for all things tech, problem solving on the fly and being an expansive thinker.

In the news, get ready for updates on:

Chlamydia in the deep-sea
Tiny fossilized teeth
Hybrid Vent systems
Whale Graveyard
Misplaced Megalodon Bones

Discord update

Member designed deep-sea games
Awkward 4 fin teenager-phase Vampire Squid photos
Chimera Processing
Tongue eating louse in the wild
Adventures tagging horseshoe crabs
In progress deep-sea inspired ceramics
Daily museum photos

Support the show

The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:

Find out more Social media Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Instagram: BlueSky: Reference list News Deep-Sea News Discord Updates Credits

PRESSURISED: Deco 05 - Endeavor: Deep-Sea

Friday, July 31, 2026 • Duration 17:45

Episode Summary

In this episode Thom gets his game on with the creative team behind the Deep-Sea inspired and supportive board game Endeavor: Deep-Sea. Join us for this behind-the-scenes chat with the developers of some deeply authentic and enjoyable deep-sea-inspired board games.

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea!

In our fifth instalment of the Deco Stop series, Thom gets his game on with Jarratt and Carl, the creative duo behind Endeavor: Deep-Sea, an award-winning deep-sea inspired board game that uses real-life research and events to craft a deeply authentic gameplay akin to real deep-sea research team experiences.

Support the show

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

podcast@deepseapod.com

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

Find out more Social media Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Instagram: BlueSky: Reference list Interview Links Endeavor Deep-Sea Credits

PRESSURISED: Deco 05 - Finspan with Michael O'Connell

Saturday, July 25, 2026 • Duration 36:24

Episode Summary

In this episode Thom gets his game on with the creative team behind two incredible Deep-Sea inspired board game: Finspan

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea!

Support the show

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

podcast@deepseapod.com

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

Find out more Social media Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Instagram: BlueSky: Reference list Interview Links Finspan Credits

The Deco-Stop: 005 - Tabletop Trenches, deep-sea board games

Monday, July 6, 2026 • Duration 01:05:52

Episode Summary

Here’s our fifth episode of The Deco-Stop; a deeper look into the humans behind deep-sea science and technology. We’ve done our science dive, and now it’s time to decompress, and discuss tales at sea, career paths and the social & political aspects of deep-sea science. We have gazed into the abyss, and now it's gazing back at us.

In this episode Thom gets his game on with the creative team behind two incredible Deep-Sea inspired and supportive board games: Finspan and Endeavor: Deep-Sea. Join us for this behind-the-scenes chat with the developers of some deeply authentic and enjoyable deep-sea-inspired board games.

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea!

In our fifth instalment of the Deco Stop series, Thom gets his game on with the creative team behind two incredible Deep-Sea-inspired and supportive board games. We hear from Michael O'Connell, the co-designer of Finspan, who gives us an insider look into the development of this game for 'fish people' which features ocean zonation, the creation of your own personal eco-system and the midnight zone- filled with some of our favourite deep-sea cuties. Thom also talks with Jarratt and Carl, the creative duo behind Endeavor: Deep-Sea, an award-winning deep-sea inspired board game that uses real-life research and events to craft a deeply authentic gameplay akin to real deep-sea research team experiences.

As one of our infrequent in-person interviews, this one hums with personal connection, bringing another heartwarming Deco-Stop Episode all about the human aspect of the deep-sea community to you, our much-appreciated listeners.

Support the show

Find out more Social media Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Instagram: BlueSky: Reference list Interview Links Finspan Endeavor Deep-Sea Credits

Ocean Trenches Explained with Professor Alan Jamieson - Oceanography Podcast

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 • Duration 45:58

C-C-C-C-CROSSOVER! Ocean Trenches Explained with Professor Alan Jamieson.

Join Professor Alan Jamieson, one of our venerated hosts, for a special cross over episode with our friends at Oceanography. This hadal trenches primer episode is a great overview for a first time deep-diver, taking you to the deepest parts of our favorite habitat.

Ocean trenches are Earth’s deepest habitats—and they’re full of life. This episode is a guided dive into the hadal zone (6,000–11,000 meters), where tectonic plates create steep trenches that plunge toward the mantle. Learn what trenches are geologically, what conditions are like at full ocean depth (cold, pressure, darkness), and why the deep sea isn’t a single ecosystem—each trench is its own world. You’ll also get myth-busting on how “the abyss” shows up in pop culture, plus an inside look at the technology that makes trench science possible: multibeam mapping, baited landers, and human-occupied submersibles. Finally, we explore the big research questions scientists are asking about biodiversity, evolution, and connectivity across the deepest ocean.

Special thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for sponsoring this episode.

Episode Guest: Professor Alan Jamieson

Browse Professor Jamieson’s publications on Google Scholar

Visit the Hadal Zone Deep Sea Research Center and follow their work on Instagram

Episode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media website

Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmedia

What is the Deep-Sea Even Like? With Dr. Thomas Linley - Oceanography Podcast

Sunday, June 28, 2026 • Duration 58:05

C-C-C-C-CROSSOVER! What is the Deep-Sea Even Like? With Dr. Thomas Linley

Join Dr. Thom Linley, one of our venerated hosts, for a special cross over episode with our friends at Oceanography. This deep-sea primer episode is a great overview for a first time deep-diver, taking you to the very heart of our favorite habitat.

What is the deep sea — really? Deep-sea researcher Dr. Thom Linley (Curator of Fishes at Te Papa Tongarewa, National Museum of New Zealand) breaks down the deep ocean as a connected world with distinct zones, ecosystems, and rules — not one mysterious “blob.” From the bathyal and abyssal to the hadal trenches, this conversation maps what’s down there, how life survives crushing pressure and perpetual darkness, and why the deep sea functions as the engine under the hood of the entire planet.

This episode explores:

What counts as “deep sea” (and why the definition is changing)
The major deep-sea zones and how they blend into each other
Whale falls — the deep ocean’s sudden “feast events” and the strange life they power
Why trenches can be food-rich funnels (and why that matters)
How deep-sea animals adapt at the molecular level (cells, fats, enzymes)
The technology that makes deep-sea science possible: landers, traps, cameras, and autonomous systems
The reality of deep-sea pollution: plastic and “forever chemicals” showing up even at extreme depths
Why museum collections are time capsules for future ocean science

If you’re into thoughtful mythbusting, weird deep-ocean ecology, and the real logistics of studying a place humans can barely access — you’re in the right place.

Special thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for sponsoring this episode.

Episode Guests: Dr. Thomas Linley

Browse Dr. Linley’s publications on

PRESSURISED: 069 – The Anglerfish Files

Friday, June 19, 2026 • Duration 38:50

Welcome to the PRESSURISED version of episode 69. Just the science, none of the chit-chat.

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

Episode Summary

This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast we are honored to host a 3 expert superfan session for one of our favorite little devils of the deep- Anglerfish. Join Thom as he chats with James Maclaine Senior fish curator at the Natural History Museum London and our own Andrew Stewart, curator of fishes at Te Papa, all about some of their favorite fishes, the ceratioid anglerfish (Ceratioidei) or deep-sea anglerfish.

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…

Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea!

This month Alan has been working on getting a Nova Canton Trough organism menu prepared while Thom has been appearing on and hosting numerous podcast episodes while planning a workshop, fostering kittens and taking a good look at the newest snailfish.

For our interview we are honored to host a three expert superfan session for one of our favorite little devils of the deep- Anglerfish. Join Thom as he chats with James Maclaine Senior fish curator at the Natural History Museum London and our own Andrew Stewart, curator of fishes at Te Papa get together about some of their favorite fishes, the ceratioid anglerfish or deep-sea anglerfish.

Listen-in to back-stage fish curator chat all about the wide variety of Anglerfish shapes and sizes, lures and lights, feeding preferences, reproduction habits, feminist archetypes, game show personalities, and a memorable experience of "pass the football fish". Including Vantablack, pharyngeal teeth, Dreamers, Wonderfish, sideways anuses, love bites, and an epic battle resulting in both combatants being “locked together in death”, this episode will scratch your Anglerfish itch in the most satisfying way.

In the news, get ready for updates on: Discord update Support the show Find out more Social media Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Instagram: BlueSky: Credits References Appearances and Collaborations Guest Speaker Links Deep-Sea News Discord Updates Interview Links Credits

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