Iceworld

By: British Antarctic Survey
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  • Welcome to Antarctica. What's it like living and working in one of the most extreme environments in the world? Recorded at Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, the team talk extreme living, climate science, expeditions and becoming a community. From polar scientists to plumbers, these are interviews with ordinary people who are doing extraordinary jobs with British Antarctic Survey. Hosted and recorded by Nadia Frontier, marine biologist. A podcast from British Antarctic Survey, produced in partnership with Boffin Media.
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Episodes
  • S3 Ep13: Ash Shinn is looking after your Antarctic research station

    S3 Ep13: Ash Shinn is looking after your Antarctic research station
    Aug 14 2024
    Do you have to get past hundreds of sleeping elephant seals to get to work? Ash Shinn does - but there's no fresh water, heating or toilets at Antarctic research stations without him.

    Ash apparently can't get enough of working in Antarctica. He's done a real tour of Antarctic Stations almost continuously since 2021 - he worked at BAS a through the winter at Rothera Research Station as a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, before going to the US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Base where temperatures plunged to -40°C. Host Nadia Frontier interviews him on their new deployment overwinter at the comparatively warm and green BAS King Edward Point station in South Georgia.

    Nadia and Ash chat about what it's like to have worked at all these different stations, the ins and outs of Ash's job, and taking the time to appreciate the scenery when Antarctica starts to feel ordinary. What keeps Ash coming back to Antarctica season after season? What's it like looking after a remote station that's running mostly on hydro-electricity? And what, exactly, is a Reverse Osmosis Plant?

    ICEWORLD is hosted and recorded by marine biologist Nadia Frontier, and produced in partnership with Boffin Media.
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    17 mins
  • S3 Ep12: Yes, diving in Antarctica is COLD - with Jack Gordon and Mike Lindsell

    S3 Ep12: Yes, diving in Antarctica is COLD - with Jack Gordon and Mike Lindsell
    Jul 31 2024
    Have you ever wondered what it's like to go diving in the freezing ocean around Antarctica? Meet Jack Gordon and Mike Lindsell, Field Dive Officers at Rothera Research Station, who are no strangers to braving immersion down to -1.8°C during winter. Their job is to look after the safety of marine scientists as they study life deep in Antarctic waters.

    In this episode, host Nadia Frontier chats to Jack about his adventures during his 7th season South - from the highs of spotting local penguins, to evacuating a dive in sudden changing conditions. Later in the show, Nadia chats to experienced commercial diver Mike about his first winter in Antarctica, after a number of years auditing and training divers for British Antarctic Survey.

    Today's Antarctic lingo:
    • 'Dingle Day' - a beautiful, sunny and clear day
    • 'Winter trip' - as part of wintering at Rothera, the team can go on short exploratory expeditions.
    • 'Winter gift' - winterers at Rothera learn and deploy their craft skills to make each other gifts to mark Midwinter's Day!
    Iceworld is presented by marine biologist Nadia Frontier, and produced in partnership with Boffin Media.
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    23 mins
  • S3 Ep11: Fixing Skidoos in Antarctica with Matthew McPherson

    S3 Ep11: Fixing Skidoos in Antarctica with Matthew McPherson
    Jul 10 2024
    Vehicle mechanic Matthew McPherson chats to Nadia Frontier about fixing skidoos, his love for building snow tunnels and skiing. It's no surprise that Matthew's draw to Antarctica started with his fascination of snow.

    This episode was recorded live in the Rothera garage, a location where plant is maintained and specialists parts are machined on a metal lathe.

    Cover photograph of plant operator Angus and Vehicle Mechanic Matthew McPherson snow clearing the runway by Sam Hunt. This episode is produced in partnership with Boffin Media.
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    17 mins
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