Oceanities

About Oceanities

The sounds for the Humanities 4 the Ocean. Showcasing the rich, multi-layered relationship humans have with the ocean, and how sounds can be a powerful medium to convey this connection, it is an experience in the Blue Humanities realm. It blends science, history, and art, aiming to raise appreciation for the ocean’s role in human history and culture. Curated by Cristina Brito, Joana Baço, Jaime Silva & Rui Henriques, members of the ERC Synergy Grant 4-OCEANS, that aims to address the impact and significance of marine life for human societies over the two millennia prior to industrialization.

Publisher

4-Oceans

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 May 2024

Latest episode

30 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jun 2025

   Night

   This episode evokes the summer solstice through sound, capturing the vibrant symphony of insects and water under the cloak of night.

2. 

   3 Apr 2025

   The shapeshifter

   Born swimming, she now lives in a human bathtub surrounded by strange voices. The pearls dangling from the strands braided with green algae and the shells hanging from her arms tinkle. Her nails peel away layers of skin, the tattoos and the history they contain are torn away, the fish tail falls off and the pungent smell of the deep sea spreads through the house. The mermaid walks, a woman rises. Text by Cristina Brito. Curation Cristina Brito & Catarina Garcia. Sound by Jaime Silva. Cover by Jaime Silva

3. 

   20 Mar 2025

   The Mermaid's Call

   Am I the Mermaid? She calls out to her(self) and receives a cry, a plea, a reflection in the return of the projected sound wave. The mermaid sees herself in the mirror and her reflected voice appears distorted, difficult to understand. All sounds and words outside our own reality are difficult to interpret, but we continue to insist, to call out to those who are far away. I call the Mermaid. Text by Cristina Brito & Isabel Gomes de Almeida. Sound by Jaime Silva. Cover by Jaime Silva

Reach and audience

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

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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