For most people spending time in Tonga swimming alongside a sixteen metre long, forty ton whales is a dream come true. For some it is a nightmare! For Scott Portelli that is another day in the office. Take time with us to learn about Scott on this episode of the podcast. Scott is a world …
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Episode 11: Interview with Dean Cropp the Barefoot Captain “Escape into isolation” Season 1
Underwater filmmaker, diver and self-proclaimed pirate Dean Cropp. Inspired by his father, documentary maker and conservationist Ben Cropp, Dean sold his house and now lives on a sailing boat that he travels the world in creating a web series called Barefoot Captain’s Log. On this episode we chat with Dean about life on the boat, …
Episode 10 Setting your sailing goals and sticking to them! Interview with Erin Carey
Erin Carey and her family set out to sail the world with very little previous experience at sea. Having been inspired to take the leap and then following through Erin talks about what it takes to go from zero to sailing hero. With moments of inspiration and perseverance to the incredibly sketchy and borderline dangerous, …
The family living life on the water Episode 9 Season 1
It started with a trip to see some friends who were sailing around the Pacific Islands that lead to Billie and Cam buying a boat. Billie is a 34-year-old physiotherapist, from New Zealand. Cam a teacher from Australia. Cam had been boating for a long time having owned successive runabout. Billie took the jump and …
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Learn to freedive with Yoram Zekri Episode 8 Season 1 of the Salty Journals Podcast
How to learn freediving? (I hear you ask). Well in this episode we speak with Yoram Zekri who spends his time teaching his students to breathhold for over 4 minutes and dive deeper than 20 meters. Learning to freedive is important if you are a surfer or spend time in the water. So who better …
Interview with Alex Kydd on Wildlife Photography, epic adventures and how to get started in photography: Salty Journals Podcast Episode 7
Interview with Alex Kydd discussing wildlife photography, epic adventures and life on the reef. Alex regularly swims with Whale Sharks, dives right into the middle of bait balls with sharks and currently spends his days on the Ningaloo Reef. Topics covered in this episode include: As part of the interview we spent a lot of …
Exclusive Interview with Russell Ord renowned Surf Photographer: Salty Journals Podcast Episode 6 Season 1
If you are a surfer you most likely know the name Russell Ord. His images conjure a sense of hard cold watery slab of a wave bearing down on the surer. Russell is one of Australia’s most famous photographers, a man who has made a name for himself by placing in the impact zone on …
Interview with Dr Wallace J. Nichols on Blue Mind at times of adversity: Salty Journals Podcast Season 1 Episode 5
71 percent of the planet’s covered by ocean. It holds the most life, the most diversity, and it’s the source of life. Join us this week as we talk to Dr. Wallace “J” Nichols and explore Blue Mind. In one of our most fascinating interviews for us, Dr. Wallace Nichols explained to us the surprising …
Interview with James Nestor on Deep and Breath: Salty Journals Podcast Season 1 Episode 4
n today’s episode we speak with James Nestor In his latest scientific adventure Nestor author of another phenomenal book Deep: Freediving Renegade science and what the ocean tells us about ourselves. In his latest book “Breath” James follows the clues that connect breath to health he speaks with people from the full range of understanding …
Valentine Thomas: Spearfishing, Sustainable Eating, & Sharks Season 1 Episode 2 Salty Journals Podcast
Join us on Episode 2 of the Salty Journals podcast where we chat with Valentine Thomas. Valentine Thomas traded in her business suit for a wet suit. As a former finance lawyer in London, she felt constricted. Through luck or chance she ended up on a diving adventure in Egypt changed her life. By 2010, …