Stories from the sea.
Weekly episodes featuring solo tales, reflections and conversations with those who live and work by the water. Hosted by Aoife McKiernan.
Contact Maritime Radio at mckiernanaoife@gmail.com
#7 Composing for Natural History programmes with Bradley Ayres
Composer Bradley Ayres discusses composing soundtracks for natural history films with host Aoife, breaking down tracks from *North Atlantic: The Dark Ocean* in this interview.
10 Mar 2025
#6 Far from shore, the streets of Bristol
From the city, not the sea, Aoife talks about the atmosphere of the streets of Bristol.
On her way to work in the morning she crosses paths with 'Street Shamanca' Esther De Angelis and asks what motivates her to offer 'FREE SMILES' and 'FREE HUGS' to commuters three times a week.
Music in this episode:Castles in the Sky by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Want to get in touch? Email Aoife at mckiernanaoife@gmail.com
5 Feb 2025
#5 Rabies in Cape Fur Seals & the Spectacle of the Sardine Run
It's the first time in history that there has been a rabies outbreak in marine mammals. Mike Nortje, the owner of Pisces Divers in Cape Town, talks about what we know so far about rabies in Cape fur seals and its effect on the tourism industry in South Africa.
Mike also tells us about what it's like to witness one of the world's most spectacular marine events—the Sardine Run—which sees the migration of billions of sardines, attracting a frenzy of whales, dolphins, and birds.
Get in touch with Maritime Radio by emailing Aoife at mckiernanaoife@gmail.com
Music in this epsiode with thanks to:
Nine Inch Nails
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
14 Jan 2025
#4 The man of many words....that you've probably read
Peter Southwood has spent countless hours and days contributing to the information available on Wikipedia regarding underwater diving.
Peter is on a new mission, mapping the dive sites of Cape Town, South Africa. He talks about his methods and motivation, making his way through all 300 of them.
Want to get in touch? Email Aoife: mckiernanaoife@gmail.com
Music with thanks to:
Nine Inch Nails
Josh Woodward. Free download: https://www.joshwoodward.com/
5 Jan 2025
#3 Shark Cage Diving with Dr Sara Andreotti
Aoife and Dr. Sara Andreotti discuss the surprising silver linings of the great white shark cage diving tourism industry, alongside insights into the basking sharks who visit Ireland's west coast.
Music: '13 Ghosts II' by Nine Inch Nails.
29 Dec 2024
#2 Great White Sharks of South Africa
In parts of South Africa, great white sharks that approach beaches are killed by drumlines and shark nets, despite their endangered status.
Aoife has a coffee with researcher Dr. Sara Andreotti in the back of the DiveTeam diving school in Cape Town. Sara shares the reality of human-shark relations behind sensationalist headlines, and her part in the invention that offers a harmonious solution to sharing the ocean with these animals.
Music featured in this episode from:
Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Josh Woodward. Free download: https://www.joshwoodward.com/
19 Dec 2024
#1 The journey and where it started
From a hotel room in Iceland, Aoife reflects on where her love for the sea started- being a child and seeing her Dad going SCUBA diving in the west of Ireland.
Music by by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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