A podcast for the dreamers and the revolutionaries who believe in a world and a life driven by passion, purpose and connection. A connection with ourselves, our communities, and of course, our beautiful blue planet. I'm on a mission to learn and share from those who are nourishing the seed of a more conscious, compassionate, and sustainable world.
10) Beyond face value: fisher-focused conservation with Kristin Hoel
Send us a text This week I feel extremely grateful to sit down with Kristin Hoel, a project manager in the East Coast Whale Entanglement Mitigation Program for Ocean Watch Australia AND one of my closest friends. Kristin works to balance both fishers livelihoods and humpback whale conservation outcomes, describing the constant jigsaw puzzle of human-wildlife conflicts. She shares with us about her work with a cohort of fishers to advance sustainable fishing gear and the unique opportun...
4 Feb 2025
the microdOcean: Manta ray magic with Dr. Asia Haines
Send us a text Dr. Asia Haines fondly calls manta rays "the gateway drug to marine conservation." Have you ever wanted to know why manta rays aggregate in large numbers in places like the Maldives? Why they are so big? What they feed on? And did you know there’s a pink manta ray?! This week's dive into the marine world interviews Dr. Asia Haines for a peek into the lives of the manta rays along the east coast of Australia. Studying these charismatic megafauna for over a decade, Asia has focus...
9 Jan 2025
9) Changing the narrative on coral bleaching communication with Dr. Yolana Lee Waters
Send us a textIf there’s any scientific focus right now that feels like a constant uphill battle, it's climate change. But for dive instructor and social scientist Dr. Yolanda Lee Waters, she saw an opportunity to investigate how we can inspire climate action with the deep connection that people already have with the Great Barrier Reef. Since completing her PhD, she is now focused on communicating her research with the tourism industry, government stakeholders, and the public. This led her to...
10 Nov 2023
8) Renegade routes + intention with creative director and business-owner Arisa Yoon
How do you find the intersection between storytelling and beautiful imagery while supporting yourself ($$) and the Earth? Arisa Yoon sits down to share with us her path from her environmental science degree to brand photographer and creative director. With an ethos of “empowering others to care about the planet and themselves,” Arisa aims to create branding strategies that foster a deeper connection to our planet. Though she was not immediately successful, she shares how she stayed focus...
31 Aug 2023
7) Developing a critical lens: capitalism and conservation with Dr. Simon Foale
On this episode we share the knowledge and work of Dr. Simon Foale, a marine scientist and anthropology professor at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. Growing up in the Solomon Islands, he always had a love of the ocean, but it was only when he recognized the importance of traditional ecological knowledge that he started wandering into the anthropology realm. We discuss capitalism, neoliberalism, inequality, and the roots of the environmental, social, and political issues we cur...
15 Aug 2023
[the microdocean] Plastic Free Week 4: Strengthen your voice and microplastics in the ocean with Dr. Marina Santana
It’s our final week of a month of refusing single-use plastic and decreasing our reliance on plastics ! Thank you all so much for participating, and I hope you all come back to these episodes whenever you want to take on a challenge to reduce your reliance on plastic. This week we try to Strengthen our Voice: that means educating ourselves about the issue we are trying to combat. This means finding a topic that interests you, and just spending some time this week educating yourself about...
15 Jul 2023
[the microdOcean] Plastic Free Week 3: Caring for community and the impact of plastic chemicals on turtle health with Caitlin Smith
We are halfway through Plastic Free July and I'm so proud of all of you!! I'm so excited you've been keeping up with these episodes, and I hope you've learned a few things and are eager to expand your plastic awareness beyond yourself this week, because it's all about caring for our community. Additionally we speak to Caitlin Smith, a PhD student at University of Sunshine Coast using biomonitoring tools to study the impacts of chemical exposure and toxicity on turtle health due to plastic ing...
8 Jul 2023
[the microdOcean] Plastic Free Week 2: Quick fixes and greenwashing with Krystina Jarvis
Welcome back to the second week of Plastic Free July and our new episode series!We hope you're joining us to keep going on your Plastic Free July Journey. In this episode we reflect on last week's tasks, and how it feels to start becoming aware of how much plastic is in our lives. Our topic for this week is about greenwashing, how to break up with Amazon, and how to better critically think about our products with our friend and sustainability homegirl Krystina Jarvis from A Drop in the Ocean ...
30 Jun 2023
[the microdOcean] Plastic Free July Week 1: reusables and what the heck is plastic
Welcome to the first episode of our new shorter format episode series! The microdOcean aims to communicate information on marine science, species, and sustainability topics. And what better way to start it out than with a month-long challenge, and new microdOcean episodes every week?!Plastic Free July was founded by what is now the Plastic Free Foundation, and aims to challenge participants to spend the most refusing the use of single-use plastics. We hope that by providing you with a bit mor...
8 Jun 2023
6) Focus and follow-through: starting a non-profit with Dylan Brown
We love friends supporting friends! Dylan shares his experience on working towards his passion of starting his own non-profit based on diving and citizen science where local community members can contribute to reef resilience in Oahu, Hawaii through monitoring and restoration efforts. We also take the time to discuss how the context of Hawaii and local ecological knowledge plays an important role in his initiative. We touch on failures, timing, and having a good team. Enjoy!____________...
14 Apr 2023
5) Resilience in the Creative World with Harriet Spark
These days with social media showing us pictures and videos of wilderness adventures and unbelievable animal interactions, everyone wants to be a content creator. I mean, the perks have to be great right? When you work in media, there's a lot of competition, which means there's a lot of rejection, but when you find your niche - thats when it all comes into alignment. This episode we get a bit more into the technical details of how to make it in the filmmaking world as we chat with Harriet Spa...
16 Feb 2023
4) Presence is Underrated
This episode is a bit of a switch up! Instead of having a conversation with someone else, Aliya takes the opportunity to share and dive into her current state of mind after taking a little trip away to restore and reflect on everything going on in life. We start the episode with a poem on change and how to find meaning in our lives, which is touched on throughout the episode. We also discuss the concept of leisure as inspired by Jack Hodges or @dowatfeelsgood. Aliya discusses her reflections ...
19 Jan 2023
3.2) Purpose, grace, and having a little faith with Dr. Brock Bergseth
We continue our conversation with interdisciplinary scientist Dr. Brock Bergseth to discuss avoiding burnout, making authentic connections, framing our perceptions and how to empower ourselves with the magic of life. Listen to hear about philosophy, a little bit of science, and a whole lot of goodness!______________________________________________________________________Episode Highlights:[07:46] Avoiding burnout [15:51] How do you stay flexible in career trajectories, when you’re not su...
5 Jan 2023
3.1) Conservation science, academia, and finding your purpose with Dr. Brock Bergseth
Aliya chats with supervisor and mentor Dr. Brock Bergseth, a DECRA research fellow at James Cook University and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. An interdisciplinary conservation scientist, Brock bridges the domains of marine biology and human behavior to help bolster conservation outcomes. He’s also a man driven by his passion and love for the outdoors, hunting, and self-development. His unique take on being a scientist is inspiring for anyone who feels boxed in by their ...
8 Dec 2022
2) A Drop in the Ocean: Creating your own wave of change with Krystina Jarvis
Aliya chats with Krystina Jarvis, an inspiring friend that she met during her time in undergrad. After completing a zoology degree at The Ohio State University, Krystina pursued a Master’s in conservation biology where she discovered the world of zero-waste. Join to learn how and why her focus of conservation shifted from large-scale research science to a focus on sustainable living for individuals.Krystina shares with us the basic concepts of the zero waste movement and why it became her big...
10 Nov 2022
1) Navigating the transition: the world is your oyster with Matt Howarth
Aliya connects with her dear friend and fellow recent marine biology graduate Matt who sheds light on how lockdown helped illuminate an idea that he hopes to now manifest into reality. Marrying the lessons from his aquaculture course and his passion for food and the connections it brings, he envisions creating a farm to table homestead that will be “a lifelong project”. They get candid about shifting away from the academic science world, being brutally honest with ourselves, and how to ...
17 Oct 2022
Introducing the Big Fight Blue Soul Podcast
How do we move forward in a globalized world that seems to rejects genuine connections, embraces broken systems, and is on the brink of ecological destruction? If you’re like me, you may not have a clear vision of what our lives or the future holds…but you do have an intuitive belief and hope in what it could be. This is the moment to embrace and fight for a life driven by purpose, passion, and connection. A connection with ourselves, our communities, and of course, our beautiful blue pl...
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
13
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51
Host of Big Fight Blue Soul?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
