Science and stories from literally the coolest places on the planet! It’s said that the poles are the thermometer for the rest of the planet- what happens to the rest of us, has already been happening there for years. It’s easy with the state of the world currently to bunker down in a little private bubble, but its more essential than ever that we broaden our horizons and remember that there’s a world out there that is incredible- and needs us!
And if that sounds too heavy for you then instead why not join us to escape as we take to on audial adventures to these strange and remote and beautiful places? We’ll speak to guests who’ve looked polar bears in the eye, who drive 12k ton ships through ice 9ft thick or who spend years doing science with no-one but three other people and thousands of penguins for company!
These are Polar Times we live in. Join us, and we’ll take you there!
An APECS Production (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists).
Music credits:
”Scuba” - Metre
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Our changing oceans : from Ancient Waters to Modern Crisis - Episode 3/3
Welcome back to our Polar Times mini-series: “Our changing oceans : from Ancient Waters to Modern Crisis” episode 3/3.
Join hosts Emilie Pillon and Nadia Frontier for the third episode of the Polar Times min-series, our changing oceans, where we are joined by Dr. Melanie Bergmann from the Alfred Wegner Institute.
Discover how human activity has impacted even the most remote ecosystems, and how science continues to uncover the deep-reaching consequences of environmental contamination.
This episode sets the stage for an urgent and thoughtful conversation on our oceans’ uncertain future.
Bibliography :
Hausgarten observatorium
https://www.awi.de/en/about-us/service/press/single-view/25-jahre-tiefseeobservatorium-awi-hausgarten.html
Stephanie Henson
National Oceanography Centre (Southampton)
Technical details:
Podcast host: Nadia Frontier and Emilie Pillon
Guests: Melanie Bergmann
Editing: Emilie Pillon and Nadia Frontier
Mastering: Nadia Frontier
Recorded on Friday 3rd October 2025 with Riverside FM
Covert art: modified by Nastasia Freyria from original idea by Matthew Nelson, Nicholas Parlato, and Damien Ringeisen
Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA
This podcast is produced by APECS, the Association for Polar Early Career Scientists.
28 Nov 2025
Our changing oceans : from Ancient Waters to Modern Crisis - Episode 2/3
Welcome back to our Polar Times mini-series: “Our changing oceans : from Ancient Waters to Modern Crisis” episode 2/3.
In this episode, we are very happy to welcome post-docs Dr. Nan Wu and Dr. Emily Rowlands and PhD student Alena Sakovich from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), an UK-based organization!
We discuss especially about the CUPIDO project that stands for CalcUlating the strength of the Plastic pump in counteracting the Deep export of Oceanic carbon.
In our next episode, we will be joined by Dr. Melanie Bergmann, a professor at Alfred-Wegener Institut, Germany. Stay tuned!
Technical details:
Podcast host: Nadia Frontier, Nathalie Nickells, Nastasia Freyria and Emilie Pillon
Guests: Nan Wu, Emily Rowlands and Alena Sakovich
Editing: Emilie Pillon and Nadia Frontier
Mastering: Nadia Frontier
Recorded on Thursday 8th May 2025 with Riverside FM
Covert art: modified by Nastasia Freyria from original idea by Matthew Nelson, Nicholas Parlato, and Damien Ringeisen
Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA
This podcast is produced by APECS, the Association for Polar Early Career Scientists.
13 Nov 2025
Polar Plunge in the Science Beyond the Polar Bears - Episode 2/3
Welcome back to our Polar Times mini-series: “Polar Plunge in the Science Beyond the Polar Bears” episode 2/3.
In this episode, we welcome Adrian Heath, a past graduate student from Oregon State University, who has done research on coast erosion in the Arctic continental shelf.
In our next episode, we will be joined by Dr Kim Bernard, a professor at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and a National Geographic Explorer in the Southern Ocean. Stay tuned!
Technical details :
Podcast host : Nastasia Freyria, Maria Cristina Alvarez, Mayra Meléndez, Varvara Kharlamova and Sneha Sivaram
Guest: Adrian Heath
Editing : Nastasia Freyria
Mastering : Nastasia Freyria
Recorded on Friday 27th June 2025 with Riverside FM
Covert art : modified by Nastasia Freyria from original idea by Matthew Nelson, Nicholas Parlato, and Damien Ringeisen
Music : "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA
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