In May 2021 Hakai Magazine published a five-episode mini podcast called The Sound Aquatic. While our team has a break over the holidays, we’re bringing you that series. Here’s the fourth episode, “Learning to Speak Whale.”
“Culture” is a tricky thing to define—anthropologists still don’t totally agree what comes under its umbrella. But by any measure, it’s getting clearer and clearer that humans aren’t the only ones who have it. And below the waves you’ll find some of the most famous and mysterious nonhuman cultures of all.
Find show notes and a transcript at hakaimagazine.com/the-sound-aquatic.
Murder at Sea
Something’s Jellyfishy in the State of Italy
Surf and Turf: Saving a Wave by Protecting the Land
A Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful
Philadephia’s Diatom Archive Is a Way, Way, Wayback Machine
The Mysterious, Vexing, and Utterly Engrossing Search for the Origin of Eels
Rebroadcast: Kelly the Sassy Dolphin
Rebroadcast: Letting Go of Paradise
North Carolina’s Oysters Come Out of Their Shell
Rebroadcast: Of Roe, Rights, and Reconciliation
Romance, Politics, and Ecological Damage: The Saga of Sable Island’s Wild Horses
Living in a Doomed Paradise Where the Sea Consumes Cottages, Cliffs, and the A&W Drive-Thru
The Controversial Plan to Unleash the Mississippi
Rebroadcast: Groomed to Death
A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home
And Then the Sea Glowed a Magnificent Milky Green
Warning! Signs Are Not Enough to Save Beachgoers from Deadly Currents
Bonus Episode: Salt, Sweat, and Grit
The Paradox of Salmon Hatcheries, Part 4 of 4 — Tribal Hatcheries and the Road to Restoration
The Paradox of Salmon Hatcheries, Part 3 of 4 — The Hail Mary Hatcheries
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