After the Breach Podcast

About After the Breach Podcast

Welcome to After the Breach, a podcast for whale enthusiasts by whale enthusiasts. Join professional guides and whale watch captains Jeff Friedman and Sara Shimazu as they share their passion and love for whales.

Publisher

Jeff Friedman and Sara Shimazu

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Apr 2022

Latest episode

25 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 55 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   25 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 55 - Killing Seals Won't Save Salmon

   Host Jeff and Guest Casey McLean, executive director and veterinary nurse at SR3, explore why killing seals won't save salmon, revealing unintended consequences of predator removal.

2. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Gray Whales, the Sounders, and a Species in Crisis

   Marine mammal researcher John Calambokidis discusses the troubling decline of gray whales and their unique "Sounders" group, offering insights into resilience and adaptation in a changing ocean.

3. 

   12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 53 - Part 3 Southern Resident Killer Whales 20 Years Endangered

   Part 3: Twenty Years of Action: Where Do We Go From Here In this third episode of our multi-part series on Southern Resident killer whales, we take a look at some of the best things that have happened, some not necessarily driven by SRKW recovery as well as topics that need to be addressed, challenges with our current political climate, and what people can do. We are planning to have additional episodes focused on other aspects of SRKW recovery to keep these conversations going. It is a marathon, not a sprint. If you are enjoying listening to our podcast, please share this with your friends, follow/subscribe, and leave us feedback/reviews wherever you listen to podcasts! And if you’d like to join Jeff and Sara on a whale watching tour in 2026, please check out to Maya’s Legacy Whale Watching to book! You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube. Please send us feedback or questions at afterthebreachpodcast@gmail.com. And remember, stay safe out there.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 55 - Killing Seals Won't Save Salmon

Published 25 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And there is some science that backs up a piece of that that we can talk about a little bit. But we don't even have a handle of how many seals and sea lions are in Washington Salish seawaters. Like you said, the surveys are outdated. They're not even occurring that regularly. current published numbers out there so how can we come up with what is a sustainable removal or how can we fully monitor what impact the growing bigs killer whale population might already be having on on pinniped numbers here well and also don't forget we have three genetically distinct stocks who's going to be monitoring to make sure that we're going to continue to have good genetic diversity and not create a bottleneck they haven't even had genetic assessments since I think it was in the 90s sometimes when they did that research. […]

Who has been a guest on After the Breach Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Casey McLean
• John Calambokidis
• Dr Cindy Elliser

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

112,705

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

59 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

50 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

85

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