Join hosts Dr. Justin Gregg and Laura Teasdale as they talk with scientists and experts about everyone’s favorite marine mammal: the dolphin. With a sprinkling of comedy to season the science, The Dolphin Pod is an enlightening and entertaining deep dive into the world of dolphin science. The Dolphin Pod is family-friendly, teen-approved podcast fun! After a 10 year hiatus (so Justin could be a stay-at-home dad), The Dolphin Pod returned with new episodes in 2019. If you love The Dolphin Pod, please consider becoming a DCP member, making a donation to DCP, or contacting us to sponsor an episode. A big thank you to those who supported our 2018/2019 fundraising campaign and to the Holly Jolly Foundation for their support of 2022/2023 episodes.
In this week’s episode, we will focus our Science Spotlight on ship strikes, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll field questions about dolphin communication from eight year old Emie.
In this week’s Science Spotlight, I will be interviewing Fabian Ritter co-founder of the non-profit research organization M.E.E.R. (Mammals Encounters Education Research) about a growing problem facing dolphins and whales: ship strikes. Thank you for joining us today Fabian – to begin with, what exactly is meant by the term Ship Strike.
In this week’s episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin communication, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss cookie cutter sharks.
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Men convicted of harassing a dolphin
The two British men accused of harassing Dave, a friendly dolphin often sighted off the coast of Kent, have been convicted by a British court. The two men reportedly swam with Dave early in the morning while returning home from an evening of drinking.
In this week’s episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin personalities, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss dolphin mittens.
Dr. Stan Kuczaj
In this week’s science spotlight, we will be discussing dolphin personalities. For this episode, I interview Dr. Stan Kuczaj. Dr. Kuczaj is a professor of psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he is the director of the Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition program at USM.
In this week’s episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphins and whales in the Middle Ages, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss magnetite.
An image of a dolphin from Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, Folio 60v
The age of modern scientific study of dolphins, whales and other animals probably started around the 18th century.
In this week’s episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin sleep, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss how you can tell how old a dolphin is by looking at its teeth.
Dolphins sleep behavior is fundamentally different to that of humans
In this week’s science spotlight, we will be discussing sleep in dolphins and humans. For this episode, I interview Dr. Brendan Lucey. A graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr.
In this week’s episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on Dolphin Assisted Therapy, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss pink dolphins.
In this week’s science spotlight, we will be discussing a popular but highly controversial form of animal therapy known as Dolphin Assisted Therapy. This episode features an interview with Dr. Lori Marino, senior lecturer in the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program, at Emory University.
In this week’s episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on humpback whale echolocation, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss Pelorus Jack.
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Sonar ban canary island, Risso dolphin rescue in Maui, Tasmania dolphin stranding rescue
Cambodia launches plan to save the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin. The Mekong River in Cambodia is home to approximately 100 Irrawaddy river dolphins – a critically endangered river dolphin species.
In this week’s episode, we will discuss how you can help conserve dolphin species, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on the Amazon River dolphin, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss colorful dolphins.
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Cambodia conservation, Scottish jet skier fined, New Zealand conservation delay
Cambodia launches plan to save the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin. The Mekong River in Cambodia is home to approximately 100 Irrawaddy river dolphins – a critically endangered river dolphin species.
In this week’s episode, we will discuss whale and dolphin watching with biologist Fabian Ritter, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin buoyancy, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss hairy dolphins.
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Mysterious dolphin deaths in Australia, Hayden Panettiere arrest warrant
A rash of dolphin deaths in Australia has biologists baffled. Sky News is reporting that nine bottlenosed dolphins have been found dead on the shores of the popular tourist area of Gippsland Lakes in Australia within the past 12 months.