The Deep-Sea Podcast

The Deep-Sea Podcast is up for the listeners choice award at the #nzpodcastawards Please swing by and drop us a vote! www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate

What’s the buzz about @universitetsmuseet.bsky.social’s #deepsea #exhibit’s carpet? Love a creative way of designing a space! Check out our latest episode at www.deepseapod.com/episodes/071 or all the usual #podcast places.

Be honest now, who fell for the #anglerfish in #SOMA? In our latest episode we interviewed #frictionalgames Thomas Grip, creative lead on SOMA. Join us in the Arc at deepseapod.com or all the usual #podcast places.

In our latest Deco-stop episode, we talk with #frictionalgames Thomas Grip, lead designer on #SOMA, about the #deepsea themes in the game. Deep philosophical themes in an environment inspired by real #deepocean #technology. Join us in the Arc over at deepseapod.com

The kitchen brush of science! Sometimes you gotta put a $1 kitchen brush on a million dollar vehicle...for science On the latest episode, JRod tells us about thinking outside the box to get a DNA sample from a #strawberrysquid Video credit: @schmidtocean.bsky.social

Legendary #ROV pilot JRod shares one of his favourite memories of filming a #glassoctopus while his family was watching over #youtube Check out the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=-NJl... Footage credit @schmidtocean.bsky.social

We're now on #substack, come along for updates right to your inbox. thedeepseapodcast.substack.com/p/the-deep-s...

My friend Jrod (& the best ROV pilot ever) did an awesome interview that dropped today w/ @deepseapod.com . Available on other podcast platforms, too! open.spotify.com/episode/0CdK...

Bro' that snail is OP! The #scalyfootsnail dominates the board in the award-winning #Endeavor: #DeepSea. We catch up with the games creators #wellycon to talk about how the #deepocean and #research are represented in their #boardgame. Check it out in our latest episode.

Did you check out our latest episode with Deco-stop on deep-sea-inspired #boardgames? @anarchytabletop.bsky.social, the co-designer of #Finspan, shares how the game developed such a #deepsea focus. Listen to the whole episode here: www.deepseapod.com/episodes/dec...

An amazing mug appears in the fish room! A tribute to our very own Andrew from the legendary @stickfigurefish.bsky.social Andrew ordered some fishy mugs and a mysterious 3rd mug was in the box! Check out our latest #podcast #episode to hear Andrew sharing is love of #anglerfish

Have you checked out our latest episode on #deepsea #anglerfish? We talk with a couple of their biggest fans and learn about odd jaws, mysterious corruncles and a sinister anus?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU5T...

Oh lordy, here he comes!🎣🐟 For our latest #podcast episode on the #deepsea #anglerfish, who better to talk to than some of their biggest fans. James Mclaine and our very own Andrew Stewart are gushing about these #deepocean specialists. Listen here: www.deepseapod.com/episodes/069

#wellycon #boardgame con is on this weekend and I caught up with the creators of #EndevourDeepSea for @deepseapod.com. For the cons special edition card they wanted to showcase New Zealand marine science and ended up using our expedition. ...where do I put this on the impact reporting?

New episode! We had Dr. Alan Jamieson from the @deepseapod.com on to talk about exploring the deep sea and how it is alarmingly close to what the first astronauts and cosmonauts went through. Also a lot of fun chatting on the different engineering behind spacecraft and submersibles.

#ComingSoon, a whole #deepsea #podcast episode on #games Jose, developer of subROV, talks with us about working with #scientists to make his marine exploration #sim as accurate as possible. Even better, the game is currently in the #Steam ocean #sale. store.steampowered.com/app/1648760/...

#art and #science combine in our interview with the @unseenocean.bsky.social Check out deepseapod.com or wherever you get your podcasts. #podcast #deepsea #sciecomm

In the latest episode we talk with a #deepsea legend Nigel Merritt. He shares a career that spans whaling, months on a vessel with no common language, and pioneering methods that have shaped how we understand the #deepocean. Find it in #podcast places. www.deepseapod.com/episodes/67

Sorry the next episode still isn't out, @thomaslinley.com is still out chasing #ColossalSquid Buuuut..... @hadalbloke.bsky.social is on the latest episode of the #Oceanography #Podcast by Pineforest Media talking about #deepocean #tech to tide you over. open.spotify.com/episode/2Zhs...

Hank, you need to talk to Dr. Alan Jamieson about this!!!! @deepseapod.com

The next episode is recorded but @thomaslinley.com been a little too busy for the edit. Coming soon hopefully! Buuuuuut..... Thom's on the latest episode of the #Oceanography #Podcast by Pineforest Radio talking about what the #deepsea is really like. #deepocean open.spotify.com/episode/2tMJ...

T -5 days to the next voyage! Want to know the story of #ProjectESCA? @thomaslinley.com and I chatted about how we got here on the @deepseapod.com in honor of the colossal squid's 100th birthday www.deepseapod.com/episodes/056...

I know I give generative AI a hard time but it worries me how completely people have already made it part of their workflow when it's so cheerfully and confidently wrong.

What’s it like to grow up in a culture with no concept of the ocean and then find yourself 5km under it? On our Deco-Stop episode, we talk to Dr Yakup Niyazi about just that! Listen to the full episode here: www.deepseapod.com/episodes/dec... #deepsea #podcast #submersible

When a paragraph of text can make an image believable enough to fool nanna on Facebook, how can we help our listeners spot fakes. @TylerGreenfieId joins us again to help us tell the megs from the mermaids. www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062... #podcast #AIArt #AIHoax #cryptozoologist

Johanna was the first person to use our new #deepsea answerphone to tell us about her @schmidtocean.bsky.social expedition going #viral in #Argentina. A whole country following #deepocean exploration together. Check our the full episode and our wider reading here: www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...

All these people (one of them me) being discussed in the New Zealand parliament have appeared on the podcast.... coincidence?! Check out the latest episode to find out why. www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...

Could the #megalodon still be out there, hiding in the deep ocean trenches? 🦈 We speak with #paleontologist 🦖 and #cryptozoologist Tyler GreenfieId about his work on megalodon. Listen to the full episode and wider reading here: www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062... 📸Challenger Expedition

Introducing the Unseen Oceans Collective! Formed in 2026 this collective is bringing deep-ocean fine art and science events to international venues in 2025 and 2026. #sciart #scienceartists #unseenoceancollective #deep-sea #womeninscience #deepocean

Long-term collabo-friend and #podcast Discord den-mother Meghan is nailing it right now.

#artists 🖌️ who love the #deepsea, #deepocean #scientists 🥼 who love #art, listen up!

New episode out now in all podcast places! They're only 1% of the planet but the #hadal trenches are hotspots of #remineralisation. 🦠 It's tiny processes at an enormous scale and crucial for our planet. We also have a #blobfish special guest! deepseapod.podbean.com/e/trench-nut...

Learn all about the incredible biodiversity and unique challenges of #MesophoticReefs with @kaithefishguy.bsky.social on the new #DeepSea #Podcast episode. Plus, discover their unexpected links to the aquarium trade. Listen: deepseapod.podbean.com/e/mesophotic... 📷 Yi-Kai Tea #marinescience

Meet our guest! Georgia Nester is a postdoctoral researcher at #UniversityofWesternAustralia and some sort of sorceress who can get water to confess what's been swimming in it. #eDNA open.spotify.com/episode/2XQv...

#newepisode just dropped! Environmental #DNA or #eDNA is the study of genetic material in the #environment. How can we apply it to the #deepsea? Revealing the hidden majority, changes through time and community structure, the possibilities seem endless. open.spotify.com/episode/2XQv...

I hope I didn't break anything... Check out the new handle! The Deep-Sea Podcast has its own domain! Website and other exciting things to follow. On #BlueSky you can now find Thom @thomaslinley.com and the #podcast here at @deepseapod.com

Our beloved #Blobfish has been voted the #NZFishoftheYear! Second place went to the #OrangeRoughy, proving people love the #deepsea. Check out our #CoffeeWithAndrew episode about the origin of that iconic image. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilwh...

New #podcast episode just dropped, coming to you live from #Antarctica! We talk to @notothentoma.bsky.social about the amazing adaptations of #Antarctic #fish: Clear blood, antifreeze and parental care. www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/055-...

⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️ We join The Professor & Dr Thom live from Antarctica for this month's episode of The Deep-Sea Podcast. Find out about the deep waters of Antarctica in under 30 mins in our to-the-point version of our latest episode. Listen: bit.ly/4fIcB4P 📸 Inkfish/UWA

⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️ With The Professor down in Antarctica, we’ve got an update live from the field! We talk Antarctic sub-dives, below-freezing trenches, unexpected uses of glacial ice & the importance of growing a beard… Listen here: bit.ly/4fIcB4P 📸 Inkfish/Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research Centre

🪸CORALS 101🪸 In our most recent episode, we talked about all things corals - their biology, ecology and importance in our marine ecosystems. Want to find out more? Listen to the whole episode here: bit.ly/4ilUTGD 📸 Ocean Exploration Trust

MEET OUR GUEST! Dianne "Di" Tracey is a deep-sea scientist at NIWA with a long career in fisheries and coral research. Alongside her work, Di is active in supporting women in science. Listen to her interview about deep-water corals here: bit.ly/4ilUTGD 📸 NIWA

🪸NEW EPISODE🪸 This month we cover the hugely important (yet often not well-known) deep-water corals. These incredibly long-lived ecosystem engineers are vital to deep-sea habitats & we learn why with Di Tracey. Listen now: bit.ly/4ilUTGD 📸 Ocean Exploration Trust

DEEP, DARK AND DISORIENTATING Whilst blackwater diving looks incredible, you've definitely got to be brave to scuba dive in the open ocean at night! Here's to all of the blackwater divers out there! Listen to our episode on blackwater diving here: bit.ly/40C9YOd 📸 Linda Ianniello

A WHOLE NEW WORLD The open ocean is often overlooked, and blackwater divers are helping to bring this important environment to our attention. Listen to our blackwater diving episode here: bit.ly/40C9YOd 📸 Linda Ianniello

That's EXACTLY what a giant sea spider would say...

[New Paper] Comprehensive survey of Sumisu Caldera hot vent on Izu Arc increases known animal species from 9 to 54, making it the most species-rich vent in the NW Pacific! >25 are endemics to chemosynthetic ecosystems. OPEN ACCESS in Aquatic Conservation: doi.org/10.1002/aqc....