Episode 4 – Ancient Oceans, Modern Consequences

Every time we make our morning coffee, jump in a car, or turn on a light, we have prehistoric oceans to thank.

In episode 4 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Joanie Kleypas, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research based in Boulder, Colorado. As an inlander climate AND coral scientist, she’s the perfect person to help illuminate how fossil fuels, climate change, inland choices, and ocean health are all interconnected.

Why aren’t most fossil fuels actually dead dinosaurs? What the HECK even is coral? And what does our dependence on fossil fuels, inland or otherwise, mean for the future of the sparkling blue?
Listen and find out!

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Peak & Plunge Episode 4: Ancient Oceans, Modern Consequences
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External Links

National Center for Atmospheric Research - https://ncar.ucar.edu/

Artwork Attributions

Podcast Cover Artwork by Mercedes Schultz.

Music And Sound Attributions

Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100393
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.

Special Thanks

Special thank you to Joanie Kleypas for her time, expertise, and passion as well as lending her voice to this episode! All voices are used with permission.

Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.

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Full Show Notes available here.

Episode Transcript available here.

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Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

The show where the word is made up and your seafood choices matter!

In episode 3 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Cory Nash, Outreach Manager at the esteemed Monterey Bay Seafood Watch program, about our relationships with seafood. In a world where overfishing threatens not only the ocean's health but the lives and rights of us humans - this relationship holds a lot more weight that most realize.

What the heck does sustainable even mean, and who is it for? Does the seafood we eat inland matter?
Listen and find out!

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Peak & Plunge Episode 3: Whose Sustainability Is It Anyway?
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External Links

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch - https://www.seafoodwatch.org/

How to Install Seafood Watch on your phone: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/recommendations/add-seafood-watch-to-your-phone

The Crimes Behind The Seafood You Eat, An Excellently Reported Article on Seafood’s Human Cost: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/16/the-crimes-behind-the-seafood-you-eat

A Guide To the Environmental Impacts of Fishing and Farming Methods - https://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-basics/fishing-and-farming-methods

Artwork Attributions:
Podcast cover artwork by Mercedes Schultz.

Music And Sound Attributions:
All sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.

Special Thanks:
Special thank you to Seth Watkins for his time and expertise, as well as lending his voice to this episode! And another to Melissa Jung, who has since moved on from the IOC but we appreciate her hard work and voice all the same! All voices are used with permission.

This episode of the Peak & Plunge podcast was written, hosted, and produced by Dane Whicker. Interviews conducted by Dane Whicker. All voices are used with permission.

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Full Show Notes available here.

Episode Transcript Available Here.

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Inland Ocean Coalition Website: https://inlandoceancoalition.org/

Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.

Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Let’s remember… everything goes somewhere.

In episode 2 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guests Seth Watkins and Mia Glover about how inland agriculture, our food systems, climate, and the oceans all relate. Seth is the owner of Pinhook Farm, where he raises beef cattle, hair sheep, chickens, bees… and where he challenges agricultural convention daily. He sees the connections between what he does on the farm and the oceans of the world - and strives to steward and bolster those connections instead of conquering and degrading them.

Can where you buy food make the difference between clean beaches and a lot of dead fish?
Listen and find out!

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Peak & Plunge Episode 2: Healthy Soils, Healthy Seas
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Supplementary Pictures and Videos
Video 1 – Understanding Our Soils, a GREAT visual guide to nitrogen, fertilizers, and soils.
Video Credit: Jimi Sol.

Picture 1 – Asparagopsis taxiformis, a potential climate hero?
Picture credit: Roberto Pillon. Used under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED License

External Links

Pinhook Farm

Inland Ocean Coalition Ocean Friendly Farming

Global Greens

In Harmony Farms

Artwork Attributions:
Podcast cover artwork by Mercedes Schultz.

Music And Sound Attributions:
All sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.

Special Thanks:
Special thank you to Seth Watkins for his time and expertise, as well as lending his voice to this episode! And another to Melissa Jung, who has since moved on from the IOC but we appreciate her hard work and voice all the same! All voices are used with permission.

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Full Show Notes available here.

Episode Transcript Available Here.

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This episode of the Peak & Plunge podcast was written, hosted, and produced by Dane Whicker. Interviews conducted by Dane Whicker. Peak and Plunge is produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.

Inland Ocean Coalition Website

Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com