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In this episode we explore the power of storytelling and complete the arc of our first five episodes: science communication and perception of the deep sea.
We talk with multiple New York Times bestseller Susan Casey about telling a good story and engaging people with a narrative, while still being scientifically accurate. Don Walsh is kind enough to record his thoughts on the importance of good storytellers, which of course also contains yet another story we never knew about Don.
Storytelling is an incredibly powerful tool, but it can be a difficult one to wield. Alan talks of some experiences where the public perception of a story was not what was expected but also the risk of not telling the story and of assumptions being made.
We have our regular returning segments: Recent news, which seems very squiddy this episode; tails from the high seas, where Alan is imprisoned in a seaman’s mission; and Thom tries out a new segment about the history of some deep-sea animal names.
You can submit your own ‘tails from the high seas’ about an experience you have had offshore or pose us a question on:
podcast@armatusoceanic.com
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel (http://marvel.nu/)
Links
The description of the roundnose grenadier from 1765
An image of the grenadier fish
Frankie Fulleda’s podcast, Hard Candy & Fruit Snacks