The Whalenerd‘s Podcast

Episode 5 - Weird Whale Facts!

As we mentioned at the end of Episode 4 - here are the weird whale facts!

We went through as many lesser known whale facts as we could think of in this episode. We covered narwhal tusks, ambergris, whale lice, barnacles and so much more! This episode was super fun and we definitely have more fun whale facts to talk about in future episode too. 

Have some whale facts you would like us to talk about more? Other topic suggestions? Let us know on instagram! @whalenerds

Episode 4 - Dinosaurs, Whale Bones & Learning about Whale Evolution

We went wayyyy back for this one. Slater and Katlyn have been listening to a book about whales but written from a paleontologist's point of view. This inspired us to talk about how whales started as mammals on land and went back to the water. Eric dropped some fossil knowledge on us about where to find marine fossils in California and look at them in museums too.

We also meandered our way through whale bones, vestigial legs and whale evolution. We talked about whale strandings that we have seen on beaches in California. Lastly, we briefly covered some interesting whale adaptations that are on whales that currently exist today. 

 

Episode 3 - Types of Whales, Earwax and Underwater Sounds

We made a new version of episode 3! Thanks for sticking with us through the technical difficulties - we are still learning! 

We changed gears for the topics - we will circle back to the land based whale watching conversation in a future podcast. This time we started off talking about the difference between mysticetes and odontocetes and things got more specific from there. Topics shifted to whale earwax and how scientists can study a whale's whole life from the wax! We finished things up by talking about the stationary hydrophone in Monterey Bay and the sounds whales make underwater.

Episode 2 - Marine Mammal Workshop, Rare Sightings and Manatees!

This week Eric and Katlyn gave a recap of the Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop to start off the episode. We also heard from Eric about his recent trip to Florida to swim with Manatees. We also took a question from one of our followers about rare sightings in California / Eastern North Pacific.

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Episode 1 - Whale watching in California

Episode 1 - Whale watching in California and the gray whale migration.

We talked about whale watching up and down the California coast based on our experiences in the field. We each gave our perspective on the gray whale migration along the coast and how it varies by location during the north and southbound journeys. 

Meet the hosts!

Katlyn Taylor - Marine Biologist

Eric Austin Yee - Marine Biologist

Slater Moore - Marine Life Photographer