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Dolphin and manatee chat

Marine Conservation Happy Hour - April 24, 2024 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
It's scitizen science month! Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Emma Giles and Bob Hirshorn from SciStarter abot dolphin chat and manatee chat, two ocean-themed citizen science projects taht you can find at SciStarter.com. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep pro...

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Episode 367: Maybe a Foul? [Patreon Preview]

What a Great Punk - April 23, 2024 21:00 - 12 minutes
On this week’s bonus episode we discuss the merits of seeing people you know and not saying hi, what life’s like on the road as a seafood delivery driver, deep dive into the Narnia franchise and Jamie does a few 10/10 Dr Carl impressions. To listen to the full episode and support the po...

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Episode 366: Unhinged Grief feat. Frank Carter and Dean Richardson

What a Great Punk - April 21, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour
We’re on tour with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, and we're lucky enough to have the lovely Frank and Dean from the band to join us on their day off from playing shows. We chat about being magnets for chaos, how life begins at 37, the things they do to cope on tour, what they love abo...

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Batch 260: The Malty Boyz™ Are Back With a NA Bottleshare

Malt Couture - April 18, 2024 16:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 784 ratings
For the first time in almost a year all three Malty Boyz™ are back on a main batch episode of Malt Couture! They'll be recording from multiple timezones from here on out as Michael's firmly back in Ohio. In this batch, the Boyz take a look at beer glass culture from Belgium and the latest Miller...

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A fishy noise in Florida

Marine Conservation Happy Hour - April 17, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
What were the strange noises heard in Tampa that drove people and pets crazy? Find out in this week's episode when Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Bob Hirshon and Emma Giles from SciStarter about citizen science projects in the ocean. If you liked this show please support us so ...

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Episode 365: No Work Today [Patreon Preview]

What a Great Punk - April 16, 2024 21:00 - 10 minutes
For the Patreon this week, we discuss dustin sills, hootin’ and hollerin’, being a man about town and the meaning of life. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double ...

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Episode 364: Brown Coloured Glasses feat. Lauren Bonner

What a Great Punk - April 15, 2024 00:15 - 1 hour
Sydney based comedian, Lauren Bonner, is in town for the Melbourne Comedy Festival and drops by Gum Bar for a chat with us about giving the cops a Logie, how often we think about death, getting cleaned up by the naturopath, how you nest on the road, who's pissing in hotel kettles, if it...

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The old man of the sea - Hemmingway and Booze

Marine Conservation Happy Hour - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Jim Martin of the Key West Trading Company about the Old Man of the Sea Ernest Hemingway and his secret booze smuggling days. Keep tuned for some fun cocktail suggestions at the end of the episode. If you liked this show please support us so we ca...

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Episode 363: I ate 10 Serves of Hummus [Patreon Preview]

What a Great Punk - April 09, 2024 21:00 - 8 minutes
On the Patreon this week we chat about chucking your food over a cheese grater before you cook it, getting special attention at a restaurant, eating 10 serves of hummus, foie gras chips, dodgy pub names, having the recent urge to heckle, and dish out a few classic movie suggestions. To ...

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Episode 362: Full of Poo or Full of Shit? feat. Aaron Gocs

What a Great Punk - April 07, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour
Aaron Gocs is a beloved veteran of the Australian stand up comedy scene, and since we’ve last had him on the pod you might have seen him absolutely kill his guest vocals on our Like a Version cover of Tubthumping. Gocsy joins us on the pod this week in the midst of his run at the Melbou...

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Batch 259: The Alex and Stephen Beer News Hour

Malt Couture - April 04, 2024 16:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 784 ratings
Alex and Stephen tackle a supersized Beer News as Michael's driving across the country back to Ohio. The Malty Twosome cover the state of non-alcoholic beer according to Beervana, Saint Errant releasing a still stout released in a bag, Tree House's merch expands to small leather goods, Japanese ...

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Is absinthe illegal in the US?

Marine Conservation Happy Hour - April 03, 2024 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Jim Martin of the Key West Trading Company about the history of that favourite tipple of pirates, writers and artists - absinthe. What is it and why was it made illegal. Like all good researchers they also ask about the science behind absinthe. If...

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Episode 361: Nandos Official [Patreon Preview]

What a Great Punk - April 02, 2024 20:00 - 12 minutes
On this week’s bonus episode we discuss our memories of drama class, the importance of bowing, how tap dancing is the old school swag of the rat pack, having nom noms energy, and Jamie’s recent night out to Wicked the musical. We also workshop some ideas for a new instagram handle for T...

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Episode 360: Peripheral Dude feat. Fergus Neal

What a Great Punk - March 31, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour
Melbourne stand up comedian, social satirist and inner north pool shark Fegus Neal joins us on the pod. We chat about the ghost tour of Port Arthur, having an ancestor on the Titanic, how Ferg got into pancakes thanks to Jamie, Alpha dog comedians, the difference between online and irl ...

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The White Vault - Ocean science and horror

Marine Conservation Happy Hour - March 27, 2024 04:01 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
An oceanography research vessel working to collect Antarctic deep-sea sediment cores pulls up something unexpected from the depths of the Southern Ocean... what has ocean science education got to do with eldritch horrors from the ocean depths - find out on this episode! Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr ...

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Episode 359: iPood [Patreon Preview]

What a Great Punk - March 26, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes
Disclaimer: Many celebrities & movie stars frequent our pod, please respect their privacy. On the Patreon bonus episode this week we go through the eastereggwarehouse.com.au 2024 catalogue to see what Santa’s bunny might bring the children this year. We also talk about getting shocking...

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[Unlocked] Episode 346: Great Pacific Garbage Patch

What a Great Punk - March 24, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour
This week we've unlocked a Patreon bonus episode from a few weeks back where we take look into which evil bastard invented the plastic bag and discuss which words are adjacent to crap, how Mario Kart can contribute to your mental health, what the number 5.256e+13 is in English and what ...

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Batch 258: The Mailbag Returns

Malt Couture - March 21, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 784 ratings
It's the return of the Mailbag as Stephen and Michael tackle all the important questions and issues sent in by the Malt Mavens. In the Beer News, Wisconsin gets a VooDoo Brewing and a mass timber building, a long standing craft beer bar in NYC announces they're closing, a pug pig passes, and Coo...

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Florida dolphins and toxic plastic chemicals

Marine Conservation Happy Hour - March 20, 2024 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Miranda Dziobak about the toxic chemicals from plastics that are being found in Florida's dolphins, and the threat that these chemicals pose to  marine mammals. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 ...

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Episode 358: Little Hockey Pucks [Patreon Preview]

What a Great Punk - March 19, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes
On the bonus episode this week we chat about Todd’s Friday night out, serving lying customers, people who have smug vibes, Jamie’s latest stressful Aldi experience, the different types of seafoods, how jugglers like craft beers and some vague details of a sort-of clothing giveaway. To l...

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Episode 357: Kangaroo Sausage Rolls feat. Aretha Brown

What a Great Punk - March 17, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour
Aretha Brown is an incredible young artist, screenwriter, activist and the former Prime Minister of the National Indigenous Youth Parliament. On this week’s pod Aretha joins us for a chat on the importance of her new role as a University lecturer, the idea behind relinquishing your powe...

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Got Climate/Ocean Anxiety? Try Talking About the Climate/Oceans. Here is how I talk about Climate/Ocean Conservation.

How To Protect The Ocean - March 15, 2024 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
Andrew Lewin shares his tips and experiences on effectively communicating about ocean conservation and climate change. He emphasizes the importance of communication in addressing climate anxiety and highlights his strategy for engaging listeners in conversations about ocean conservation.  Tune...

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Ryan Trimbath - Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Part 2

WILDERNESS & WILDLIFE - March 14, 2024 18:00 - 27 minutes
Ryan Trimbath, a Biologist at Cuyahoga Valley National Park where he has worked for the last eight years. Prior to working for the NPS, Ryan got a degree in Wildlife & Conservation Biology from Ohio University (2007) then traveled around the country working as a field biologist on various resear...

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Ranger Ryan Trimbath - Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio part 1

WILDERNESS & WILDLIFE - March 14, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes
Ryan Trimbath, a Biologist at Cuyahoga Valley National Park where he has worked for the last eight years. Prior to working for the NPS, Ryan got a degree in Wildlife & Conservation Biology from Ohio University (2007) then traveled around the country working as a field biologist on various resear...

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WILDERNESS & WILDLIFE - March 14, 2024 18:00 - 27 minutes
WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE is a series of recorded half-hour interviews with wildlife experts, activists, government representatives, academics, non-profit organization executives and others, focusing on North American wildlife and their mountain, forest and marine habitats -advocating the saving of...

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Bridging Gaps: How FINstitute Connects Students and Conservation Projects

How To Protect The Ocean - March 13, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
Andrew Lewin interviews Aliah Banshik and Luca Hoffecker, founders of FINstitute, a student organization at James Cook University in Australia. Aliah and Luca, both master's students in marine science and conservation, share their inspiration for creating FINstitute and how it supports students ...

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Right whale stranding at Martha's Vineyard - grave concerns for an endangered species

Marine Conservation Happy Hour - March 13, 2024 04:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the recent right whale stranding in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and the continuing threat that shipping and lobster gear entanglement poses to endangered North Atlantic right whales. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep pro...

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Episode 356: Three Tubs of Garfish, Chef [Patreon Preview]

What a Great Punk - March 12, 2024 20:00 - 10 minutes
This week on the Patreon Todd calls in from the Adelaide Fringe Festival to chat about people just “getting the joke” at stand up comedy shows, cutting down a heckler, Jamie’s fancy hotel room photo shoot and recent Melbourne stabbing sprees. We also discuss the big news of Jamie’s new ...

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Episode 355: Three Tubs of Garfish, Chef [Patreon Preview]

What a Great Punk - March 12, 2024 20:00 - 10 minutes
This week on the Patreon Todd calls in from the Adelaide Fringe Festival to chat about people just “getting the joke” at stand up comedy shows, cutting down a heckler, Jamie’s fancy hotel room photo shoot and recent Melbourne stabbing sprees. We also discuss the big news of Jamie’s new ...

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Navigating the High Seas Treaty: A Year in Review

How To Protect The Ocean - March 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
Andrew Lewin is joined by Nichola Clark, director of the Ocean Governance Team, to discuss the progress made since the High Seas Treaty was agreed upon a year ago. They explore what still needs to be done to bring about ocean conservation beyond national boundaries.  Tune in to learn about the...