Ocean Science Radio

About Ocean Science Radio

Ocean Science Radio is a joint project between Andrew Kornblatt, founder and host of the Online Ocean Symposium, and Naomi Frances Farabaugh of FIU. Previous co-host was Samantha Wishnak, Digital Media Coordinator at Ocean Exploration Trust. The program will focus on and highlight the latest and greatest ocean science stories that the world has to offer.

Publisher

Ocean Science Radio

Category

science · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Oct 2015

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 115 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Last on His List - Sharks, Anglers, and the New Executive Order

   Marine conservation biologist Dr. David Shiffman discusses a new executive order's impact on shark conservation and angling, explaining depredation and policy implications in this interview with host Dr. Frances Farabaugh.

2. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Better PR for Sharks - Jasmin Graham and the Rise of Minorities in Shark Sciences

   In 2019, there was exactly one Black member of the American Elasmobranch Society — the leading U.S. society for shark and ray researchers — out of 500. Then a single tweet during Black Birders Week changed everything. Join us as we sit down with Jasmin Graham, President and CEO of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), the organization she and three other Black women scientists built from a viral tweet into a global community with members across four continents — launched just three weeks after that first message, timed deliberately for Juneteenth. Jasmin studies bonnethead sharks and the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish, one of the last "lifeboat populations" left on Earth, now facing a mysterious new spinning disease that's already claimed an estimated 80 animals in Florida. She's also the author of the memoir Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist, which draws striking parallels between shark conservation and the fight for Black liberation. In this conversation, Jasmin shares her "scientific meet-cute" origin story, why she walked away from a traditional academic career, how local fishers and Indigenous oral histories are reshaping what scientists thought they knew about bull sharks and red tide, and what she'd tell any young woman of color who loves the ocean but isn't sure science was built for her. Whether you're drawn to marine science, representation in STEM, or just want to hear from someone whose stated goal in life is to be sharks' PR person, this episode is a reminder that the people best equipped to change a field are often the ones it wasn't built for in the first place.

3. 

   31 Jul 2026

   Ten Million Whales - Inside the Whale Necropolis

   Scientists went looking for hydrothermal vents 7km down — and found the world's largest whale graveyard instead. 10M+ whales, 5.3M years of evolution.

Inside a recent episode

Last on His List - Sharks, Anglers, and the New Executive Order

Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And if you're looking for a more specific thing, perhaps my rant's about Shark Week. And of course, I had to ask about that. So it was actually several different media outlets that called me Shark Week's biggest critic before I started doing it myself. So I didn't coin it. Shark Week represents the largest temporary increase in Americans paying attention to any science or conservation issue of the year. Not the most that they're paying attention, but the largest change from baseline, which means it's an amazing opportunity to educate people about these ecologically important, misunderstood, and threatened animals. […]

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

34,712

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

34 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

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

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

92

Engagement

92

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