Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast

A refreshing, irreverent dive into the lives, work, and explorations of today’s leading and diverse ocean voices. Each half-hour episode co-hosted by David Helvarg of Blue Frontier and Vicki Nichols Goldstein of the Inland Ocean Coalition sails through lively discussions with our guests about marine life, culture, and critical issues affecting our rapidly changing seas. Informative, enlightening, and often humorous it is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about understanding, enjoying, and protecting our salty blue world.

Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Blue Frontier, with 167 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Blue Frontier hosts Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast, a news show with 167 episodes published.

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  Episode #167

  Diving in with Dive shop Owner Natalie Shuman

  Aug 10, 202628 minS7

  In the latest episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast David and Vicki talk with Natalie Shuman, the owner of Sun Divers Roatan on the famed island located on the Meso-American Reef 40 miles north of Honduras in the Caribbean. A certified scuba instructor, co-founder of a scuba scholarship program called ‘Roa Girls Dive’, a board member of the Roatan Marine Park, Natalie will cover a range of issues with us. These include the challenges of running a conservation focused dive shop, her favorite reef animals, what someone considering becoming a diver should know, invasive lionfish as seafood, slopping on only coral safe sunblock and of course, should you burn your new dive mask? Learn that and much more as we get down with Natalie Shuman. Additional Resources Sun Divers Roatan — One of the leading dive shops Roatan has to offer, Sun Divers Roatan stands apart for our commitment to safety, conservation, and personalized service. Their status as Roatan’s first-ever PADI Eco Center means you’ll dive with a team that’s as passionate about protecting the reef as they are about delivering epic underwater adventures. Blue Frontier / Substack — Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Inland Ocean Coalition — Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios — Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

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  Episode #166

  Daniel Swain does more than Predict the Weather

  Jul 27, 202629 minS7

  In the latest episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast David and Vicki talk with Boulder- based weather and climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain about the emerging El Nino that’s predicted to become a major, perhaps historic one this fall on top of a new marine heatwave already impacting the Pacific coast. Along with working with the University of California and National Science Foundation’s Center for Atmospheric Research, Daniel also shares his knowledge of weather and climate across our blue world through his popular Weather West blog and Weather West YouTube channel. So, he’s the right informed communicator in this summer of climate disasters to talk about what we can expect and why in the coming months. Let’s find out what might happen along our coasts and rolling onto our shores with the Rising Tide. Additional Resources Weather West — Weather West has provided unique perspectives on California weather and climate since 2006. Blue Frontier / Substack — Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Inland Ocean Coalition — Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios — Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

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  Episode #165

  Aaron Eger is yes, Eager to Help the Kelp

  Jul 13, 202629 minS7

  In the latest episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast Oceanographer and Blue Frontier board member Joy Leilei Shih and David Helvarg talk with Australian based scientist Dr. Aaron Eger, one of the world’s top kelp researchers. Based at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, he is the founder and program director of the global ‘Kelp Forest Alliance,’ also the lead author of 3 major scientific kelp reports that have come out over the last 4 years. These include one that identifies the value of kelp forests at roughly half a trillion dollars a year. Aaron discusses food and biodiversity, coastal protection, nutrient and carbon reduction and other values of kelp. He’ll also talk about growing up in coastal British Columbia and the fun of being in on and around macro-algae as the other great fast-growing world forest that is less known because it thrives underwater. Also, he’ll say what threatens it and what we can do about that. So, dive in with us. Additional Resources Blue Frontier / Substack — Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Inland Ocean Coalition — Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios — Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

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  Episode #164

  Peter Benchley Awards: The Oscars of the Ocean

  Jun 29, 202628 minS7

  In the latest episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast we highlight the 2026 Peter Benchley Awards that were held at the Monterey Bay Aquarium this spring. They’re named after the author of Jaws who spent most of his subsequent life as a shark and ocean protection advocate. Founded almost 20 years ago by Blue Frontier and Wendy Benchley and continuing under the auspices of the Aquarium Conservation Partnership, the awards have become known as the Oscars of the Ocean with over 80 winners to date. The 2026 award winners included Julie Packard of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, President Jose Manuel Bolero of the Azores, Congressman Jared Huffman of California, Dr. Diva Amon, the ocean business Bureo, Marce Guiterez – Graudins, the documentary Ocean with David Attenborough and youth winner Coji Senanayake. Additional Resources Blue Frontier / Substack — Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Inland Ocean Coalition — Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios — Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

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  Episode #163

  Youth Ambassadors Crash Washington

  Jun 15, 202629 minS7

  An inside look at the determined youth ambassadors advocating for oceanic policy reform. In the latest episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast David and oceanographer and Blue Frontier board member Joy LeiLei Shih talk about our Youth Ambassador program before interviewing our 2026 ambassadors – Avery, age 13, Jack, 13, Liam, 14 and Kianna 16 on their return from an Ocean Week trip to Washington DC. We discuss their impressions after having worked the halls of Congress taking a dozen meetings over 3 days to educate their elected officials and staff members on the issues they are involved in from plastic waste to sea turtle protection. We also discuss the direct meetings they held with Senators Padilla, Schiff and Schatz and Representatives Raskin, Huffman and Liccardo. It’s a great conversation and reminder that our ocean youth – even those in middle school - are not necessarily our leaders of the future - but can be leaders today if we work with and mentor them. Additional Resources Blue Frontier / Substack — Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Inland Ocean Coalition — Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios — Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

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