Radio Marinara

Join your hosts Bron Burton, Dr Beach and the return of Dr Surf as they speak to Sydney author Chris Baker about his new book Swimming Sydney: A Tale of 52 Swims, specifically delving into the diversity of the swimming community and how it can improve the individual psyche. Jolyon Hoff, director of the film You Should Have Been Here Yesterday discusses the process of the film's creation and the sense of community the film conveys. Lastly, Dick Willams chats about the benefits of open water swimming.

Bron Burton and Anthony Boxshell are joined by Kade Mills as to chat about the 22nd birthday of the Great Victorian Fish Count. Then director Michael Dillon talks about his new documentary The Great White Whale, and Rex Hunter chats shipwrecks.

Hosts Bron and Kade chat with Dr Prue Francis on her reserch and work on keeping kelp forests health which includes establishing seedbanks to protect the biological diversity of Golden Kelp.

Theatremakers Caroline Patullo and Noa Fletcher Smith discuss their play Sea Wolves Howl - a celebration of the Mount Martha Sea Wolves, an intergenerational group of Mornington-Peninula based women and non-binary people who gather on the Beach every morning, clasp hands, enter the ocean and howl like wolves together.

Plus, segment regular Jeff Maynard continues his countdown of the World's Worst Marine Movies.

Back to back guests on today's show of Radiomarinara! Ranging from Cara Hull's dives around the Sydney coast unearthing the marine life all the way through to established local writer, Michael Earp, who's published their favourite pirate stories written by transgender authors.

Dick Williams and Grant Sidele also joins us to discuss their adventures on swimming in and out of rips between Point Nepean and Point Lonsdale.

The studio is packed and bouncing with music this week as Anthony and Kade welcome an in-house band to play live on Radio Marinara. Between the tunes, we hear from Des Williams about his dive in a 157 year old deep-sea hard hat. Then, Alice Clements, introduces us to the Coelocanth, the 410 million year old species who was thought to be extinct until it's rediscovery in the 1930's.

And to conclude, we welcome the proclaimed sailor and author, Richard Dumas, who spent a year sailing on the El Oro throughout Europe and the Caribbean.

Bron Burton, Dr Beach and Kade Mills are joined by photographer and marine scientist Matt Testoni, birdwatcher Sean Dooley and author and professional Ironwoman Bonnie Hancock. Testoni delves into his creation of a new educational game called Big Fish, which is about sustainable fishing and ocean literacy in Tasmania. Dooley draws attention to concerns over the arrival of bird flu on Australian shores. Hancock provides information on the upcoming Queenscliff Literary Festival, where she will be discussing her memoir about what drives her and how she has conquered challenges that the ocean has thrown at her.

With Bron Burton and Cabin Boy at the helm, Kerri Erler comes aboard to share her new children's book, "Bozo the Brave", which recounts the true story of the cockerspaniel who managed to swim "The Rip", the notoriously treacherous waters between Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff.

Next, we hear from Dave Donnelly of the Dolphin Research Institute gives us the latest on whale migrations in Victoria, and the whale washed up on 13th Beach.

CabinBoy recounts the story of "The Plover", a well-traveled and hard working wooden boat well into her 80s, and the campaign to patch up a hole in her stern.

And finally, Jeff Maynard paddles in to slap the seal of disapproval on The Worst Underwater Movie #4 - "Jaws: the Revenge"

Our hosts Bron Burton and Kade Mills chat to coastal paleontologist, Ben Francischelli, about the conclusion of his latest exhibit which explored the prehistoric creatures of our bayside. Shortly after, James Murphy, found of the not for profit organisation Southern Ocean Environmental Link (SOEL), reports from Queenscliffe to discuss the current state of the Bellarine Peninsula And finally, we're joined by Dave Donnelly to discuss the whereabouts of our local whales as they travel down from the north. updates the whale groupand the news on the seas

Our host Bron Burton invites Scott Breschkin to discuss about The Nature Conservancy reef restoration project and its progress. While later we see Queenscliff Literary Festival Director, Elizabeth McCarthy, chat about the festival's open-armed welcome to literary marine-lovers. And finally, Jeff Maynard brings in #5 for his top ten worst underwater films.

Anthony Boxshall and Kade Mills are joined by a group of teen marine ambassadors, Marine Biologist Researcher Dr Joana Ferreira Costa and author James Bradley. The teen ambassadors explain how spending their school holidays underwater has influenced their passion for the ocean and how we can help protect it. Dr Costa explores the role of corals in the efforts to cure malaria. Bradley discusses his recent book about the deep sea: Deep Water: The World In The Ocean.