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Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentThe Killer Whale That Changed the World The Killer Whale That Changed the World – the story of Moby Doll and the accidental orca capture that changed everything between humans and orcas – was created for CBC Radio’s Ideas by Skaana host, Mark Leiren-Young and produced by Yvonne Gall. It originally aired on CBC in 2013, won the Jack Webster Award for Best Radio Documentary and sparked the award-winning book, The Killer Whale Who Changed the World, which is currently being adapted as a feature documentary. This episode is being shared with the permission of CBC Radio. One of the goals of this audio documentary was to cap...2025-07-1659 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentMark Leiren-Young - Sharks Forever and Jaws Forever? Mark Leiren-Young reads the chapter about Jaws vs. shark from his award-winning book, Sharks Forever. Years after the movie based on his book was one of the biggest hits in the world, Peter Benchley said that in a new version of Jaws, the shark wouldn’t be the monster. “The shark in an updated Jaws could not be the villain; it would have to be written as the victim, for, worldwide, sharks are much more the oppressed than the oppressors.” Excerpt From Sharks Forever Mark Leiren-Young This material may be protected by copyright. Made...2025-07-0216 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDavid Shiffman - On 50 Years of Jaws vs. Sharks David Shiffman (author of Why Sharks Matter) on how Jaws changed the world for sharks, humans and movies… how the fear of sharks led to so many species being threatened and endangered and why you should be suspicious of “shark experts.” “More people in a typical year are bitten by other people in the New York City subway system than are bitten by sharks in the whole world… More people die falling off cliffs trying to take a scenery selfie than are killed by sharks in a typical year.” Made in Canada, eh 🍁 Skaana on social media:2025-06-1844 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentShane Gero - Speaking to Sperm Whales and the Power of Storytelling Sperm whale expert Shane Gero on his whale family in Dominica, the power of storytelling and the culture, codas and language of sperm whales. Also… why all science is political. “Science is inherently political… until the sperm whales are able to speak for themselves, someone has to be their advocate… conservation is inherently a human behavioural change.” Made in Canada, eh 🍁 Shownotes: 2:40 On his whale family and two decades of working with sperm whales. 4:30 On falling for whales. 6:30 What we know… Like… “They have the biggest brain to ever exist.” And studyin...2025-06-051h 05

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentBeatrice Frank - On the Power of Positivity and the Georgia Strait Alliance's Past, Present and Future Fights for the Salish Sea Beatrice Frank, new(ish) executive director of The Georgia Strait Alliance on the past, present and future of one of the most effective environmental organizations in British Columbia for their 35th anniversary. We talk about fighting threats with awareness – and lawyers – keeping the ocean clean, working with American eco-organizations in the age of Trump and the power of positivity. “We sue the government often… we just want them to be accountable for what they say they will do.” Made in Canada, eh 🍁 Shownotes: 2:30 Meet Beatrice Frank – the new executive director of the Georgia Strait Alliance...2025-05-2338 min

How To Protect The OceanOctopus Ocean Book: Exploring the Genius Minds Beneath the Waves with Mark Leiren-YoungOctopus intelligence is nothing short of extraordinary—and in this episode, we dive deep with award-winning author Mark Leiren-Young to explore the surprising minds, behaviors, and conservation challenges of one of the ocean’s most elusive animals. Inspired by his latest book Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep, Mark shares jaw-dropping stories about tool-using octopuses, their ability to dream, their strange biology (think blue blood and donut-shaped brains), and why these misunderstood creatures deserve our awe and protection. Octopus conservation is becoming a hot topic thanks to a growing public fascination with cephalopods—sparked in part by docume...2025-05-021h 05

thecommentary.caMark Leiren-YoungThe author and playwright Mark Leiren-Young discusses his new book Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep (Orca Books, 2025), with Joseph Planta. Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep by Mark Leiren-Young (Orca Books, 2025). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Octopus Ocean Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta: I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca. Mark Leiren-Young joins me again. He’s just published a new book Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep. Mark has taken a deep di...2025-05-0148 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentMark Leiren-Young on Canadians Voting for the Ocean and Against Trump Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young breaks out his political pundit persona and talks about the Canadian election, how Trump upended the Canadian election and Canada and why that new baby orca needs a name NOW! A special audience Q&A episode with producer, Bug Lewis, asking the audience questions! “Don’t vote for the guy who doesn’t believe there’s a problem with the climate.” Made in Canada, eh 🍁 Shownotes: 1:30 Mark’s background as a satirist and a political journalist and columnist. 3:00 Meet Skaana producer and audio engineer, Bug Lewis! 3...2025-04-2534 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentArno Kopecky on Canada's Election Climate Arno Kopecky (author The Environmentalist’s Dilemma) on covering Tory leader Pierre Pollution Poilievre’s vs. the environment, Canadian eco-politics and the Greens vs. Greens. When Pierre’s not Trumpy. And when he is. And what he’ll ask Pierre Poilievre – if he ever gets to ask him a question. “He turned the carbon tax into kryptonite.” Made in Canada 🍁 Shownotes: 4:25 On being the only journalist embedded with Canada’s Conservative Campaign. 5:04 “It feels like a prolonged sort of Grateful Dead Festival festival tour meets the Freedom Convoy tour.” 7:05 Pierre’s greatest hits… 10:5...2025-04-1944 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentOctopus Ocean - Shaking Hands With A Giant Pacific Octopus Shaking hands with a Giant Pacific Octopus… Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young shares an excerpt from his new book Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep. “Mark Leiren-Young’s Octopus Ocean gives young readers a wonderful sense of many aspects of the world of octopuses in a very clear, concise and interesting way. It makes the reader think, and it educates without preaching. This book is a door to the magnificent world of the octopus—a door that, if opened and explored, will bring much joy and connection.” – Craig Foster, star and producer of My Octopus Teacher, co-founder of the Sea Change...2025-04-0212 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentLynda Mapes on Tahlequah's Second Tour of Grief In 2018 Tahlequah captured the world’s attention when she carried her dead daughter’s body for seventeen days in what became known as the “tour of grief.” The human who shared that story with the world was Seattle Times reporter, Lynda Mapes. Tahlequah just lost another newborn daughter. She just completed a second tour of grief. And this time… the world wasn’t watching. Lynda Mapes and Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young talk about why the media and the world wasn’t tuned in this time, trolls who blame Tahlequah for her tragedies, the future and fate of Tahlequah and her family and...2025-03-1937 min

Work It: A UVic career exploration podcastCarving out a creative career: an interview with Mark Leiren-YoungDon’t want to commit to just one career path? Being flexible can lead you on some amazing adventures. On today’s episode, Katy and Emma speak with Mark Leiren-Young who was UVic's second ever double major, in Theatre and Creative Writing and who currently works as a UVic professor in the Writing department, among many other roles. We chat with Mark about:Working in creative fields as diverse as writing award-winning movies The Green Chain and the Hundred-Year-Old WhaleHosting the Skaana podcast, where he covers ocean-related environmental issuesTouring Canada as hal...2025-02-1129 min

Not That Kind of RabbiPlaywright Mark Leiren-Young explains why Shylock needed a revival in 2024Mark Leiren-Young wrote Shylock in 1996, a play using Shakespeare's controversial Jewish character in The Merchant of Venice to explore modern-day cancel culture. While the script saw productions aorund the world, Leiren-Young was wary of giving the rights away too quickly, knowing it was complex, sensitive subject matter that required an intellectual approach. So when he met the acclaimed actor Saul Rubinek, who proposed that Leiren-Young rewrite the script to tailor it to his own real life, Leiren-Young jumped at the chance. A fan of blending fact with fiction, the B.C.-based writer began researching Rubinek's life...2024-12-0542 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAndrew Lewin on Making Media MatterAndrew Lewin - host of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast - on Jaws vs. sharks, orcas vs. sharks, Asian carp and working with and against Canada's department of Fisheries and Oceans and how young people can and do change the world.2024-11-2839 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The Environment16-year-old Rylee Brooke on Young People Saving the PlanetSixteen-year-old Hawaiian environmental activist Rylee Brooke hasn't just been fighting for the environment - and the rights of keiki (young people) - since the age of eight, she's teaching other young people and adults how to make change and make laws. Adventures in changing things locally and globally, making the case for Vote 16 and proving that young people can do pretty much anything - including inspiring law-makers to do better..2024-08-2130 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentEco-Pirate and Eco-Church Founder Paul Watson on Fighting for Whales and Phytoplankton, Launching Neptune's Navy and Daring Iceland to Arrest HimEco-pirate Paul Watson talks about taking on whalers in Iceland and Japan, splitting with the Sea Shepherd, launching an eco-church and what the hell just happened in his world with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young (author of Sharks Forever & Orcas Everywhere). "We're ecologically ignorant. And unless we learn to educate ourselves, we're not going to survive."2024-05-0847 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAuthor, broadcaster and activist Melody Horrill (The Dolphin Who Saved Me) talks about saving the port river dolphins and how a dolphin named Jock saved herAuthor, broadcaster and activist Melody Horrill (The Dolphin Who Saved Me) talks about saving the Port River dolphins and how a dolphin named Jock saved her with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young (author of Sharks Forever & Orcas Everywhere). "Dolphins do have a special place in our hearts... They help us connect to the water and the natural world."2024-01-2639 min

Re-Creative: A podcast about inspiration and creativityMark Leiren-Young on Spiderman (and much, much more!)Joe and Mark are joined by a veritable Swiss Army Knife of writers, Mark Leiren-Young.Mark has written in multiple genres and formats, including television, animation, journalism, comedy, theater, and film. And he loves him some Spider-Man.Oh, and Kurt Vonnegut too, so you know that Mark LY gets along with both the lads like a house on fire!They NERD OUT in this podcast, talking about how Vonnegut influenced Mark LY in his writing. The three discuss Mark LY’s career, which has included stints writing for television, animation, and they even ge...2024-01-2454 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDavid Shiffman: On Jaws, Sharknados, Megalodon-Mania and Shark Week Vs. SharksAuthor and marine conservation biologist David Shiffman (Why Sharks Matter) talks about Sharkweek, Sharknados, megalodon myths, Jaws and junk science with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young (author of Sharks Forever & Big Sharks, Small World). "More people are bitten by other people on the New York city subway system every year than are bitten by sharks in the whole world... but whenever any shark gives someone side eye anywhere in the world, it's headline news everywhere in the world."2024-01-1238 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentGloria Pancrazi: On Endangered Orcas, Endangered Humans and Making Movies that Change the WorldFilmmaker Gloria Pancrazi (Coextinction) talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young about red herrings, fishy fish farms, whale watching, whale saving and Coextinction. “Orcas are telling us something. They’re showing us something. You can learn a lot about the things we’ve got to do in the world right now by looking at these orcas."2023-12-2431 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDanna Staaf: On alien octopuses, squid squads and why baby animals ruleCephalopod expert Danna Staaf (author of The Lady and the Octopus and Monarchs of the Sea) talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young about the alien world of octopuses, the secret lives of squid and her two new books Nursery Earth: The Wondrous Lives of Baby Animals and the Extraordinary Ways They Shape Our World and The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods. “They are definitely our fellow earthlings and some of the oddest ones we share the planet with.”2023-10-1848 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentJason Colby: On the Capture of Toki/Tokitae/Lolita/Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut and How Penn Cove Almost Ended the Southern Resident OrcasJason Colby (author of Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator) talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young about the capture of Toki/Tokitae/Lolita/Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut and how Penn Cove almost ended the southern resident orcas and was the beginning of the end of the capture era. "It's worth remembering that the argument at the time, if there could have been a debate at the time, it was really between whale catching and whale shooting, not whale catching and whale watching."2023-09-1326 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentRowena Rae on How We Can Save Salmon, the Fish Farm Jail-Break & Unlocking the Mysteries of a Keystone SpeciesAuthor and biologist Rowena Rae on swimming with salmon, threats to this essential species and their incredible resilience with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young. "Salmon can thrive if we just give them a chance... if people would just get out of the way, they can thrive".2023-08-1635 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAlessandro De Maddalena on Hunting for the Perfect Shark Photo and the Orcas Hunting Great White SharksShark expert Alessandro De Maddalena talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young about hunting for the perfect shark photo, the two orcas who are hunting great white sharks in South African waters, what makes great whites great and so much more! "The reason I love sharks is that they are a perfect art form. I consider Mother Nature the greatest artist.”2023-07-2851 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSean Holman on Facing Facts and Holding Onto Hope as the World BurnsSean Holman @Seanholman founder and lead of the Climate Disaster Project @cdp_community talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the past and future of the media's climate coverage, fighting fires with facts and sharing stories to save the future.2023-07-1232 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDecimating the Deep: The Dangers of Ocean Floor Mining With Jonathan MesulamJonathan Mesulam @MesulamJonathan Founder and Coordinator of the West Coast Development Foundation in New Guinea talks with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung about the crucial fight to stop Deep Sea Mining in his home - New Guinea - and around the world.2023-06-2134 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSharks Don’t Want to Eat You! Mark Leiren-Young’s New Book Sharks ForeverSkaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@LeirenYoung) shares the introduction and opening chapter of his new book Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator. "If you swim in the ocean every day for 100 years, you are more likely to be struck by lightning than swallowed by a shark.” - Mark Leiren-Young from Chapter 1, Sharks Forever.2023-03-1514 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentShark Myths and Mysteries with Mark Leiren-YoungSkaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) talks sharks, Sharkwater (@teamsharkwater) and politics with Joseph Planta (@Planta) on a special shared episode with Planta On the Line @TheCommentary.ca 2022-11-1638 min

thecommentary.caMark Leiren-YoungThe award-winning writer Mark Leiren-Young discusses his new book Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator (Orca Books, 2022), with Joseph Planta. Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator by Mark Leiren-Young (Orca Books, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Sharks Forever Text of introduction by Joseph Planta: I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca. Sharks don’t want to eat you. That’s the lesson in the new book...2022-11-1633 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentFilmmaker Nadine Pequeneza On The Right Ways To Save Right WhalesFilmmaker Nadine Pequeneza talks about meeting and fighting for the North Atlantic Right Whales Right Whales for her award-winning documentary, Last of the Right Whales, with Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).2022-10-0742 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAuthor Lynda V. Mapes on Saving Salmon and the Southern Resident OrcasSeattle Times (@seattletimes) environment reporter Lynda V Mapes (@LyndaVMapes) on dams versus salmon, saving the southern resident orcas and how Tahlequah changed the world. "All the things we do for our comfort, convenience and commerce are not good for the southern residents. And that’s just fact."2022-06-191h 13

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentApe Expert Frans de Waal Versus AnthropodenialAuthor and primatologist Frans de Waal talks about great apes, not-so-great humans, animal emotions and anthropodenial with Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).2022-05-2659 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson, on saving salmon, aggressive nonviolence and his journey from outlaw to law enforcement. Part two of our special two-part interview.Sea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson (@CaptPaulWatson), talks with Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) on getting political, remembering Rob Stewart, saving salmon with Alexandra Morton and the Sea Shepherd Navy!2022-04-0331 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson, on Seaspiracies and the Smartest Species on EarthSea Shepherd Captain, Paul Watson@CaptPaulWatson, talks with Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) about Seaspiracy, life as an outlaw and as a movie star, the impact of Covid on life in the oceans and whether whales are more intelligent than we are.2021-11-1733 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentMeet the Orcas Who Hunt on Land! Guests: Josh McInnes & Justine BuckmasterKiller whales hunting on land? Josh McInnis (scientist) and Justine Buckmaster (naturalist) on their wild discovery that some Salish Sea orcas are hunting seals on the shores of Protection Island and how orcas continue to surprise us.2021-10-0130 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAlexandra Morton on fighting for sea-life, fighting against sea lice and the beauty of dancing, spawning salmonEco-warrior, Alexandra Morton, on her fight to save wild salmon, being gaslit by the Canadian government and her adventures in Green politics. She also dares people to sue her over her essential new book - Not On My Watch: How a renegade whale biologist took on governments and industry to save wild salmon.2021-08-1552 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAn Orca's Past and Our Shared Future with Dr. Gavin Hanke at the Royal BC MuseumGavin Hanke Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Royal BC Museum (@RoyalBCMuseum) on the life, death and anatomy of Rhapsody - the skeletal star of the museum’s fantastic exhibit Orcas: Our Shared Future #RBCMOrcas - which is open until 2022 before touring the world (and was written by Skaana host, Mark Leiren-Young @leirenyoung 2021-06-0433 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentJulia Barnes on Bright Green Lies and Cars Vs. FishFilmmaker, Julia Barnes, on the dirty secrets of clean energy, how electric cars are running over the oceans and her new documentary Bright Green Lies – debuting online April 22 (Earth Day), 2021 https://www.brightgreenlies.com/2021-04-1854 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentThe New Corporation writer, Joel Bakan, on Personhood, Psychopaths and Why the World Won’t be Saved by “Nice Corporations."Joel Bakan, co-director of The New Corporation, on his Unfortunately Necessary Sequel, why corporations aren’t our friends and the reason corporations are considered persons, but orcas aren’t.2021-02-251h 02

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentCarl Safina on Animal Culture, Sperm Whale Society and Cetacean CommunicationCarl Safina (@carlsafina) author of Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace talks about the culture of animals, the worlds of whale and sharing the planet with @Skaanapod host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment.2021-01-311h 08

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentNew Years wishes for humans and fishes from Erich Hoyt, Joel Bakan, Marc Bekoff, Carl Safina, Julia Barnes, Robbie Bond & Team SkaanaSkaana guests Erich Hoyt, Robbie Bond, Joel Bakan, Carl Safina, Julia Barnes, Marc Bekoff & the Skaana team share our wishes for a very new New Year in 2021.2020-12-3017 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentOrca Love, Orca Mysteries & Orcas Everywhere with Mark Leiren-YoungSkaana (Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young shares stories from the audio version of his award-winning book for orca lovers of all ages - Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales (orcaseverywhere.com). “This inviting book will be treasured by kids – a fun way to discover orcas and the sea.” Erich Hoyt, author of Orca: The Whale Called Killer. “An amazingly accessible and fun book that explores our relationship with whales over millennia.” Elizabeth May former leader of The Green Party of Canada.2020-12-1720 min

Orca Bites by SkaanaOrca Bites with Mark Leiren-YoungOrca bites! Brought to you by the podcast Skaana. In this episode we're hearing from Skaana host, Mark Leiren-Young, who's giving us a special holiday preview of the audiobook version of his award winning book "Orcas Everywhere"! Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q Orcas Eve...2020-12-1704 min

Unlock The Most Powerful Full Audiobook Today!Orcas Everywhere by Mark Leiren-YoungPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/102724to listen full audiobooks. Title: Orcas Everywhere Author: Mark Leiren-Young Narrator: Mark Leiren-Young Format: mp3 Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins Release date: 12-15-20 Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings Genres: Nature Publisher's Summary: Orcas Everywhere looks at how humans around the world (Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike) related to orcas in the past, how we relate to them now, and what we can do to keep cetacean communities alive and thriving. Writer, filmmaker, and orca activist Mark Leiren-Young takes us back to when killer whales were considered monsters, and examines how humans went from using orcas...2020-12-152h 55

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDaniel Pauly on the Future of Fish and Fisheries vs. The PlanetGlobal fisheries expert Daniel Pauly (@SeaAroundUs)on illegal fisheries, vanishing fish and the fight to save BC’s salmon with @Skaanapod host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).2020-11-291h 06

Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full AudiobookOrcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales Audiobook by Mark Leiren-YoungListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 507845 Title: Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales Author: Mark Leiren-Young Narrator: Mark Leiren-Young Format: Unabridged Length: 02:55:56 Language: English Release date: 11-22-20 Publisher: Findaway Voices Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature Summary: Orcas are found in every ocean on the planet. But can they survive their relationship with humans?Orcas Everywherelooks at how humans around the world (Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike) related to orcas in the past, how we relate to them now and what we can do to keep cetacean communities alive and thriving. The book...2020-11-232h 55

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentMichael Moore on Canada, comedy, Capitalism: A Love StoryMichael Moore (@MMFlint) on Canada, inspiration and capitalism in this flashback interview from the start of the Obama era with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).2020-11-1924 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentOrcas on TrumpIn this episode, iconic orca mom, Tahlequah, talks to host Mark Leiren-Young about the upcoming US elections and what life is like for a whale in the Trump-era.2020-10-3002 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentWade Davis on Optimism, Decency and Saving America from TrollsAnthropologist/author Wade Davis (@authorwadedavis) on optimism, decency, public service and saving America with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Part two of our special two-part election edition of Skaana featuring National Geographic’s Explorer-in-Residence and author of Magdalena: River of Dreams 2020-10-1744 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentWade Davis on Trump, Treason & COVID Chaos in AmericaAnthropologist/author Wade Davis @authorwadedavis talks about wading into US politics to warn about the end of the American era & the Trump virus with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). A special two-part election edition of Skaana featuring National Geographic’s Explorer in Residence, the real-life Indiana Jones. For links on how/where to vote visit our show notes.2020-10-0950 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentPeter Wohlleben on the Secrets of Trees, Animals and HumansBestselling author Peter Wohlleben, talks plant rights, fruit fly dreams, scientists in denial and animals in love with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). The German eco-philosopher shares the secret life of trees, the hidden life of animals and the responsibilities of humans.2020-09-2441 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentRobbie Bond on Fighting for Parks, How Kids Can Save the World and Becoming a Marvel SuperheroReal-life Marvel superhero 12-year-old Robbie Bond (@Kidsspeak4parks ) talks about founding Kids Speak For Parks, inspiring kids and adults and becoming a Marvel superhero (@Marvel) on Skaana (@skaanapod) with host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).2020-09-0445 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentMarc Bekoff on Animal Emotions, Rights and PersonhoodAuthor and educator Marc Bekoff talks about animal emotions, his work with Jane Goodall and who you’re eating for dinner with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).“It's a matter of who we eat, not what we eat. Who's for dinner, not what's for dinner. It's the animals who eat the animals, who we keep in cages, who we keep in aquariums… Words matter.” Marc Bekoff 2020-08-141h 12

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentTahlequah: The World’s Most Famous Orca is Pregnant!Skaana (skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (leirenyoung) talks Tahlequah and expectant southern resident orcas on the Adam Stirling Show (Adam_Stirling) on CFAX radio (@cfax1070).2020-08-0119 min

Savor The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.Orcas of the Salish Sea by Mark Leiren-YoungPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440490to listen full audiobooks. Title: Orcas of the Salish Sea Author: Mark Leiren-Young Narrator: Kelly Nakatsuka Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: June 16, 2020 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the world’s most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby Doll was the first orca ever displayed in captivity, Granny was the ol...2020-06-1613 min

Get Best Full Audiobooks in Kids, Animals & NatureOrcas of the Salish Sea by Mark Leiren-YoungPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/440490to listen full audiobooks. Title: Orcas of the Salish Sea Author: Mark Leiren-Young Narrator: Kelly Nakatsuka Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 13 minutes Release date: June 16, 2020 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the world’s most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby Doll was the first orca ever displayed in captivity, Granny was the ol...2020-06-1613 min

Let the Story Come Alive in Your Ears With Full AudiobookOrcas of the Salish Sea Audiobook by Mark Leiren-YoungListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 440490 Title: Orcas of the Salish Sea Author: Mark Leiren-Young Narrator: Kelly Nakatsuka Format: Unabridged Length: 00:13:13 Language: English Release date: 06-16-20 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature Summary: Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the worlds most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby Doll was the first orca ever displayed...2020-06-1613 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentTa’Kaiya Blaney on Art, Activism and the Power of Young People Speaking Out for Climate JusticeActor and activist Ta'Kaiya Blaney (@TaKaiyaBlaney) talks about activism, art and the power and importance of young people speaking out for climate justice with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).2020-06-1028 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentRobert Bateman on Art, Inspiration, Hope and Why We All Need to Spend More Time in NatureArtist Robert Bateman talks about art, inspiration, teaching, the importance of hope and why we all need to spend more time in nature with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).2020-06-021h 12

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentThanatologist Kriss Kevorkian on Environmental Grief, Coping with Covid & the Importance of Laughing During a PandemicThanatologist Kriss Kevorkian (@agrievingworld) talks about environmental grief, coping with covid, why we need to laugh at tragedy and much more with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Kriss came up with the terms “environmental grief” and “ecological grief” and she developed these concepts by working with people working for the southern resident orcas.2020-04-291h 01

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentErich Hoyt on Strange Sea Creatures, Russian Whales and Cosmic OrcasErich Hoyt (@erichhoyt) on his fight to end Russia’s orca trade, strange sea creatures, whale watching, cosmic orcas and more with Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Erich’s books include: Orca The Whale Called Killer; The Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Weird Sea Creatures and many, many more.2020-04-091h 08

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentErich Hoyt on Protecting the Oceans, Listening to Whales and the Origins of Our Love Affair with OrcasErich Hoyt (@erichhoyt) - the man who wrote the book on Orcas (almost all the books) - talks about how he and the world learned about orcas, saving our oceans and more with Skaana (@Skaanpod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Erich's books include: Orca The Whale Called Killer; The Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Weird Sea Creatures and much, much more.2020-02-2652 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSkaana 2020 Vision & Skana with Leah AbramsonSkaana host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) kicks off 2020 with a new vision and our amazing new theme song – Skana – by our special guest Leah Abramson (@abramsonsingers). Find out about her awesome album of songs for and about whales Songs For a Lost Pod.2020-02-0127 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDavid Suzuki on Our Past, Present & FutureDr. David Suzuki (@DavidSuzuki) is Canada’s most iconic environmentalist and even in his eighties, he’s still fighting for our future. Skaana celebrates the end of the decade by recycling our premiere episode where we talked about fake facts, toxic whales and taking the heat off the planet and putting it on politicians.2019-12-3059 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAnimal Rights Lawyer, Camille Labchuk, on Canada's Laws to Finish Shark-Finning and Cetacean Captivity and Animal Rights and WrongsCamille Labchuk (@CamilleLabchuk) executive director of Animal Justice (@AnimalJustice) talks with Mark Leiren-Young (@Leirenyoung) about Canada's new laws to cancel cetacean captivity and finish finning sharks and the fight for legal rights for animals and vegans.2019-11-301h 01

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentOrcas on Trudeau: The Southern Residents Dish Dirt on Canada’s Federal ElectionThe Southern Resident Orcas do not have a voice in Canada’s federal election. We wanted to give them a chance to speak their truth. Here it is, with a little commentary from Mark Leiren-Young.2019-10-1602 min

Discover A Transformative Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Killer Whale Who Changed the World by Mark Leiren-YoungPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/235990to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Killer Whale Who Changed the World Author: Mark Leiren-Young Narrator: Mark Leiren-Young Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins Release date: 09-06-19 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 11 ratings Genres: Animals Publisher's Summary: The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them. Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer whale was captured off the west coast of North America...2019-09-066h 27

Get Published PodcastMark Leiren-Young - Creating a Podcast Around Your BookIn episode 372 of the Get Published Podcast, Host and 14-Time Bestselling Author Paul G. Brodie interviews Mark Leiren-Young about his author journey and how to create a podcast around your book. Find out more about our Publishing Services at www.GetPublishedPodcast.com 2019-08-2100 min

The Public Circle w/ Adam OlsenMark Leiren-Young - Journalist, podcaster and self-proclaimed OrcaholicIn episode 15 of The Public Circle Podcast I'm joined by Skaana podcast host Mark Leiren-Young to talk about what? You guessed it, the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW). This was a deeply enjoyable conversation about the history of our relationship with orcas from cetaceans in captivity to the recent change in federal legislation freeing them, covering all the ground in between sci-fi killer monsters and the gentle relatives of the deep who we fished alongside. “Mark Leiren-Young, who has a background in pretty much everything — journalism, television, comedy, theatre and film — is without a doubt one of...2019-06-3057 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentLummi & Orcas – Kurt Russo on Liberating Lolita & Saving the Southern ResidentsThe latest on the Lummi Nation’s fight to free Lolita (Tokitae), ceremonial feedings of the southern resident orcas, rights, responsibilities and reunification from Kurt Russo of the Lummi Nation Sovereignty and Treaty Protection Office. Stories of inspiring actions to save the orcas for Orca Action Month.2019-06-2436 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentLaw & Orcas (& Sharks) With Elizabeth May, Fin Donnelly & Josh McInnesGreen Party leader Elizabeth May (@ElizabethMay) on Canada's Free Willy Bill, NDP MP Fin Donnelly (@FinDonnelly)on how we can fight for the law to end shark finning and researcher Josh McInnes on southern resident orcas going south to California. A Skaana triple-header.2019-05-051h 09

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentHistorian Jason Colby on the History and Future of the Southern Resident OrcasJason Colby (@jasoncolby2) author of Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator on the history of humanity's relationship with orcas - and his personal connection to the capture era.“We have very generational memories about our local ecologies.2019-04-121h 14

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson on the fight to save fish, whales, oceans and humansCaptain Paul Watson (@CaptPaulWatson) founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (@SeaShepherdSSCS) on the Sea Shepherd's journey from outlaws to law enforcement and his battles to save the fish, the whales and the oceans.2019-01-0859 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentWhale Scout’s Whitney Neugebauer on Whale Wars in Washington StateWhitney Neugebauer (@whalescout) host of the Whale Scout podcast on Whale Scout, whale woes and how much of that 1.1 billion dollars Washington Governor Jay Inslee just pledged to save whales will actually be spent on saving whales.2018-12-201h 06

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentJulia Barnes Director of Sea of Life on Saving Lives in Our SeasJulia Barnes writer, director & star of Sea of Life (Seaoflifemovie.com) talks to Skaana producer, Rayne Benu, about what’s killing our oceans and why we need to be heroes to save the fish and ourselves.2018-11-2252 min

Grief Dreams PodcastEpisode 92 - Mark Leiren-Young - Orca Love Part 1Mark Leiren-Young is a playwright, screenwriter, journalist, satirist, director and author. His latest book, The Killer Whale Who Changed The World, is a national bestseller. He hosts the popular podcast Skaana and wrote and directed the award-winning documentary, The Hundred-Year-Old Whale. He was described by The National Post as “Canada’s go to guy for dolphins, whales, and trees”. In this episode we discuss everything Orca (how they live, communicate, mourn, etc.). We start off the show by talking about a mother Orca, called Tahlequah (J35), who carried her dead calf for 17 days in British Columbia...2018-11-151h 06

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentNDP MP Fin Donnelly on the fight for a new Canadian law to stop shark finningFin Donnelly (@FinDonnelly), NDP critic for Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, on the history and future of his fight for a law to protect sharks and what you can do to help pass a new Canadian law to end Canada's role in shark-finning.2018-11-0731 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentA Tribute to Rob Stewart from young filmmakers he inspiredJulia Barnes, director of Sea of Life, and Jonah Bryson (@JonahLBryson) The Fight for Bala on how Sharkwater revolutionary Rob Stewart helped them create their own documentaries to fight for the planet.2018-10-2615 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSharkwater Week - Remembering Rob StewartRob Stewart's Sharkwater Extinction (@teamsharkwater) premieres in Canadian theatres Oct 19th. Celebrate earth's real-life Aquaman with never-before heard interviews from the launch of his 2013 documentary, Revolution.2018-10-1855 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentMichael Moore on Making Waves, Making Enemies, Making Movies & Canada, ehMichael Moore (@MMFlint) on making waves, making movies, making enemies and Canada, eh. A Trump-Free interview from the Obama era archives with Skaana host: Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).2018-10-0620 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDavid Neiwert on Killer Whales, Killer Racists and Fighting for Orcas in the Age of TrumpDavid Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) - an expert on orcas and America's Alt-Right - talks orcas, empathy and why fighting for whales still matters in the Age of Trump. Neiwert is the author of Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us & Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump).2018-09-211h 19

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSaving Salmon in Washington - Damsense vs. NonsenseKelly Iriye, project coordinator for Damsense (@DAMSNSE) on how breaching the Snake River dams could help save the endangered southern resident orcas and why the arguments against damsense are nonsense. #FreeTheSnake 2018-08-1828 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentSaving Scarlet, Grieving With Tahlequah and the Future of the Southern Resident OrcasKen Balcomb (Centre for Whale Research @CWROrcas) talks Tahlequah (J-35), Scarlet (J-50) and what we need to do to save the southern resident orcas before we meet the teams from NOAA and the DFO fighting to save Scarlet in this special update on the status of J-Pod. And the world premiere of a new song by poet & author Pauline La Bel. #FreeTheSnake 2018-08-1139 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDr. Lori Marino on Blackfish in CaptivityDr. Lori Marino (Blackfish; The Sanctuary Project; The Kimmela Centre for Animal Advocacy) on seeking sanctuary, captive orcas (Corky, Lolita & Kiska), animal rights and wrongs & more.2018-07-1751 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentZoe Hopkins on Kayak to Klemtu & Pipelines to ProtestsCan a determined teenager stop a pipeline? Zoe Hopkins' new movie, Kayak to Klemtu, was inspired by the battle to stop the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Mark Leiren-Young hosted Hopkins at the 2017 Victoria Film Festival where she talked about the inspirations behind her inspiring new movie.2018-06-1033 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAube Giroux on Modified Salmon and the Fishy World of GMOsBC’s farmed salmon are the only genetically modified animals for sale in Canada according to guest, Aube Giroux. Award winning author and filmmaker, Mark Leiren-Young, talks to the filmmaker behind Modified about genetically modified fruits, vegetables and fish or, as our government...2018-04-2735 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentElizabeth May on saving orcas, right whales, humans & oceansCanadian federal Green Party leader, Elizabeth May (@ElizabethMay), talks about saving orcas and right whales; stopping Kinder Morgan and Bilcon and Canada’s toothless endangered species laws.2018-01-0529 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentNorway’s Whaling Ways: Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum (Hvalfangstmuseet)Today Norway is one of only three whaling nations in the world, but the country’s whaling operations used to be worldwide. Dag Ingemar Børresen of Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum (Hvalfangstmuseet) on Norway’s whaling history and the market for Minke meat.2017-12-0132 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentMark Leiren-Young talks Moby Doll and Granny at BC’s Maritime MuseumThe BC Maritime Museum launched a new series of “Nautical Nights” with Skaana host, award winning author and filmmaker Mark Leiren-Young , talking about the secret origins of The Killer Whale Who Changed the World and his documentary The-Hundred-Year-Old Whale which premieres this month at Planet 2017-10-2148 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAlexandra Morton on wild salmon, sick salmon & the Sea ShepherdAlexandra Morton (@alex4salmon) is one of Canada’s most famous eco-activists. The best-selling author’s fight to save the west coast’s wild salmon attracted the attention of the Sea Shepherd Society and launched Operation Virus Hunter - a mission to publicize Morton’s research into open sea salmon farms. Tune in if you care about oceans, orcas, salmon or sushi.2017-08-041h 11

Stream Audiobook in Science & Technology, Magazine & RadioThe Killer Whale Who Changed the World by Mark Leiren-Young | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Killer Whale Who Changed the World Author: Mark Leiren-Young Narrator: Mark Leiren-Young Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-17 Publisher: Perpetual Motion Productions Genres: Science & Technology, Biology Summary: The 2017 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada award for "best general audience book and was short-listed for the 2017 Hubert Evans Prize. The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them. Killer whales had always...2017-06-136h 30

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentCaitlyn Vernon on the Great Bear Rainforest, the secret origin of Sierra Club BC & listening like an orca.The BC Sierra Club has been at the forefront of eco-activism for almost 50 years. Mark Leiren-Young talks to their campaigns director, Caitlyn Vernon, about protecting the whales, the oceans and her award-winning book about the Great Bear Rainforest.2017-06-0945 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentAndrew Weaver on #StopKM, The Wayne Gretzky Effect and Leading the BC Green PartyDr. Andrew Weaver (@AJWVictoriaBC), one of Canada’s most respected climate scientists, left the ivory tower to run for the legislature with the BC Green Party. Mark Leiren-Young met with BC’s first Green MLA as he launched his bid to become Canada’s first Green Premier.2017-05-0353 min

Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The EnvironmentDyna Tuytel talks about Ecojustice, Alexandra Morton, the Species at Risk Act and the National Energy BoardThe Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion could wipe out the Southern Resident Orcas. The orca's unofficial lawyer, Dyna Tuytel from Ecojustice (@ecojustice_ca), is challenging their plans in court.2017-05-0242 min