World Ocean Radio
Short audio essays examining ocean issues, policy, culture and the relationship between humanity and the sea.
- Host
- Peter Neill
- Published by
- World Ocean Observatory
- Topic
- Oceans & Blue Economy
- Format
- Opinion / Commentary
- Orientation
- Systems Change
- Themes
- Systems Thinking, Nature Positive
- Made for
- Professional / Practitioner, General Public, Policymaker / Public Sector
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20 Oct 2026 · 5 min
What the Ocean Remembers
Does the ocean remember? Can we suppose the ocean records memory in the continuity of the marine life reliant on it for sustenance, in the energy it stores from the sun, in the voyages and explorations it has supported through time? The ocean stores energy and sustenance as both remembered and generated knowledge to come, and in its wisdom holds the opportunities for sustainability and for our survival. WORLD OCEAN RADIO World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college, community and public radio stations worldwide, providing c
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13 Oct 2026 · 5 min
Electric War
If war was once driven by oil, it has now become a function of electricity as its foundational resource, enabled by a grid which is currently unable to meet today’s ever-increasing demand. Where is all that new energy to come from? WORLD OCEAN RADIO A weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college, community and public radio stations worldwide, providing coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy, exemplary projects and innovation. Subscribe, rate and review: every share, star, and endorsement helps to susta
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6 Oct 2026 · 5 min
The Hard Reality of Our Time
John Walter recently shared an "inventory of possibilities" to Substack describing conditions, in five regions of the United States, where vulnerabilities and a convergence of failures might trigger a cascade of disaster in which existing conditions could be forced beyond their limits. The susceptible regions and concerns discussed are: Northeastern density, California's agriculture, Florida's sea level rise, the heat of the desert Southwest, and the seasonal demands of the industrial Midwest. WORLD OCEAN RADIO World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for synd