Seaweed People

25: Eating cephalopods & labelling seafood with Zoe Doubleday

Ep 25 🐙🌱 In part 2 of this chat with marine ecologist Zoe Doubleday, we start by asking - is eating a giant cuttlefish OK?! Among many things, Zoe’s contributed research

24: Giant cuttlefish & the algal bloom with Zoe Doubleday

Ep 24 🫧🦑 Giant cuttlefish! This episode’s for you if you’re a cephalopod head , if you’re curious how octopus or cuttlefish can change textures or colours, and if you wan

Asparagopsis & the anthropocene - HoldFast part 2

🧑‍🎨🪸 Welcome to Part 2 of our conversation for HoldFast! You’ll like this episode if you’re curious about the thermal tolerance of kelps and a vision of the near future f

Creativity, community & molecular ecology - HoldFast part 1

🧑‍🎨🪸 This conversation is SO full of seaweed people I had to split it into two episodes. You’ll like this part if you’re interested in kelp forests growing on ancient cor

Compostable seaweed plastic with Sway (Alyssa Pace)

This one’s for anyone who doesn’t want to consume 12kg of plastic, who likes the idea of the ocean as hero not victim, who’s into zines and radical imagination and compos

Sunrise, ceremony & a seaweed hoodie with Sea the Weed

This one’s for early risers and big dreamers, those of you into kelp restoration fans, clothes made of seaweed, imagination, snorkelling and a fire by the beach, if you’r

Kelp restoration & seaweed saunas with Love Rimurimu (Zoe Studd)

You are going to love this conversation if you dream of spending a week greeting the sun with seaweed songs, having seaweed baths after saunas, if you’re into seaweed tat

Saving the Sequoias of the Sea with Blue Frontier

This episode is for you if you’re wondering what the heck is going on across the sea for our friends in the US, if you’re into citizen science and communities coming toge

Deep sea mining with the Coral Trout (Kirsty Kross)

This one’s for you if you’re an artist, or a scientist or conservationist wanting to communicate in creative ways, and if you love the deep sea, the Great Barrier Reef an

Solar-powered seaweed-sucking seaslugs with Nicole Mertens

This one’s for you if you’re into nudibranchs, sea grapes, solar power, butterflies, citizen science and tongues with teeth(!?) 🌱🐛 Nicole Mertens is a marine ecologist w

Seaweed farmers v. Big Oil & soil with Freya Mulvey

This one’s for you if you’re interested in how a class action case works, if you wanna hear about seaweed farmers taking on big oil companies or if you’re also a soil per

Biochar & the blue economy with Southern Ocean Carbon

This one’s for you if you’re interested in biochar, giant kelp, marine engineering or thinking about seaweed as a solution to a whole lotta problems 🛠️🐟 Adam Brancher is

Reviving Country & communities with the Gamay Rangers

You’ll love this ep, I just know it 🐋🦅 It’s for you if you like baby seahorses and migrating whales, if you live in a coastal city, if you've heard about wildlife coming

Kelp farming & wakame hunting with Southern Seagreens

This one’s for you if you’re into craft beer, you like dreaming up side hustles with your mates, you’re a chef wanting to experiment with kelpy umami or if you’re an aspi

Shipwrecks, sea otters & kelp restoration with Aaron Eger (Kelp Forest Alliance)

This is maybe as seaweed peopley as it gets. It’s for you if you want an overview of kelp forests, if you’re into rewilding and sea otters, if you have any kind of skill

Kelp secrets & playful activism with Boho Interactive

You’ll enjoy this episode if you like games, if you’re a scientist looking for creative ways to communicate your research, if you run a music festival, a council or small

Seaweed babies & kelp farms with Jo Lane

This one’s for aspiring seaweed farmers, kelp ladies and anyone who loves a good seaweed yarn. We’re talking seaweed babies, wild harvesting, kelp farming and Ecklonia ra

Oysters, seawalls & habitat restoration with Prof Melanie Bishop

Ooh yes, today we are hearing all about oysters! Also seascape restoration, pseudo-mangroves, living seawalls and a good use for potato chip waste. This one’s for you if

Reviving Tassie's giant kelp with Mick Baron

Macrocystis! This episode is for you if you’ve always dreamt of diving through the iconic giant kelp forests in Tasmania, and if you’ve heard that they’ve completely disa

Connecting to Sea Country with Rhiannon Mitchell (Saltwater Sistas)

This episode is for you if you like rivers and oceans, if you want to connect deeper to Sea Country, if you live in Australia or another country where the dominant narrat