Radio Marinara

Although the podcast format of Radio Marinara has now wrapped, this show continues to be broadcast on Triple R. You can now listen to new episodes on Triple R’s FM On Demand service at rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radio-marinara.

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Hosts Bron Burton and Cabin Boy are joined by coastal palaeontologist Ben Francischelli, skipper of yacht ‘Irene’ Peter Ford, Scott Breschkin from The Nature Conservancy, and Deakin University marine ecologist Dr Jacqui Pocklington. Francischelli delves into his recent discoveries of fossil fuels. Ford discusses his involvement in the upcoming Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, which will be taking place from 26 December 2024 to 2 January 2025. Breschkin provides updates on the Golden Kelp Restoration Project, which serves to help kelp forests that have experienced widespread declines. Pocklington details Deakin University project aimed at restoring seaweed forests near Portarlington.

Join your hosts Anthony Boxshall and Kade Mills as they dive into an action packed episode this week! Rex Hunter sets the scene, describing his aquatic adventures in Sunshine, Victoria during the early 70s, and the team discusses Dr Ana Manero's research on the economic and wellbeing impacts of surfing, who is a Research Fellow in the Water Justice Hub at the Crawford School of Public Policy. The last guest is the incredible Justine Hausheer, a Science Writer for The Nature Conservancy who converses about her essay 'Satellite tracking the Pacific’s most endangered leatherback turtles,' which features in the new book Best Australian Science Writing 2024.

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"