World Ocean Radio

Peter Neill, World Ocean Observatory
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World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean topics. Available for syndicated use at no cost by college, community and public radio stations worldwide. Learn more at worldoceanobservatory.org.

  1. 4 days ago

    How to Describe Ocean Benefit

    ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis week on World Ocean Radio we are reading from a Scotland Nature Agency presentation that describes the benefits from Nature, defined by four actions: provisioning, regulating, supporting, and acculturating; and the benefits from the sea, actions defined similarly as provisioning, maintaining, and supporting.   WORLD OCEAN RADIO World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide, providing coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. Episodes of World Ocean Radio offer host Peter Neill's perspectives on global ocean issues and viable solutions, and celebrate exemplary projects. Subscribe, rate and review: every share, star, and endorsement helps to sustain World Ocean Radio.

    How to Describe Ocean Benefit

  2. 9 Sept

    Truth and Trends by the Numbers

    This week on World Ocean Radio we are revisiting the Global Footprint Network and the concept of "overshoot", the number of days by which citizens and corporations of any nation consume the natural resources that are sustainably available for that year. And we're describing numbers as measured through a series of graphs that visualize trends by category, up or down, of human enterprise worldwide.  World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide, providing coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. Episodes of World Ocean Radio offer perspectives on global ocean issues and viable solutions, and celebrate exemplary projects.

    Truth and Trends by the Numbers

  3. 1 Sept

    Eustacy: A Word for the Ocean

    Eustacy is a word used to describe worldwide changes of sea level. This is a new word for us: even though it seems we live in a eustatic world. We're using this newly-discovered word to distill the five areas of our existence where the ocean matters most: fresh water, the ocean-fresh water continuum, energy, food, health, and exchange.   About World Ocean RadioWorld Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide, providing coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. Episodes of World Ocean Radio offer perspectives on global ocean issues and viable solutions, and celebrate exemplary projects.

    Eustacy: A Word for the Ocean

  4. 27 Aug

    The Incredible Coffee Machine

    Some of the world’s greatest innovations were born from unexpected conversations rather than scheduled meetings. Ideas often emerge not during presentations but in hallways, kitchens, cafés, and shared lunch tables. This week we're discussing Thor Sigfusson's new book "The Incredible Coffee Machine, Where Mission, Space and Innovation Meet" and the ways informal encounters can reshape entire industries.  World Ocean Radio: 5-minute weekly insights in ocean science, advocacy, education, global ocean issues, marine science, policy, challenges, and solutions. Hosted by Peter Neill, Founder of W2O. World Ocean Radio is available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide. Celebrating the broadcast of our 800th episode in August of this year! The full catalog is available free to download. Contact us: director@worldoceanobservatory.org 2026 © World Ocean Observatory worldoceanobservatory.org/world-ocean-radio

    The Incredible Coffee Machine

  5. 21 Aug

    Adora Maris

    This week marks the 800th edition of World Ocean Radio. We began broadcasting in 2009 on Community Radio, WERU 89.9 FM in Blue Hill, Maine, USA. We thank the WERU management and trustees for their initial confidence in this project, and to all listeners and Citizens of the Ocean around the world, for tuning in and responding so positively. Adora Maris translates from the Latin as “worship of the sea,” reflecting cultural reverence of and for the ocean. Thanks for listening. The sea connects all things. A weekly series of 5-minute insights on ocean science, advocacy, education, global ocean issues, marine science, policy, challenges, and solutions. Hosted by Peter Neill, Founder of W2O. Celebrating the broadcast of our 800th episode in August of this year! The full catalog is free to download and is available for RSS feed and broadcast by college, community and public radio stations worldwide via Exchange.prx.org and Audioport.org. Visit WorldOceanObservatory.org for the full catalog, searchable by theme.

    Adora Maris

  6. 28 Jul

    The Climate Change Iceberg

    This week we are looking at an organization in Kenya that is addressing the ocean climate challenge. Power Shift Africa is providing cutting-edge analysis and solutions-focused policy ideas as a means to mobilize climate action in Africa and to leverage their voice internationally.  About World Ocean RadioA weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college, community and public radio stations worldwide. Celebrating 16 years in 2026, a catalog of more than 800 episodes provides coverage on a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. Episodes of World Ocean Radio offer perspectives on global ocean issues and viable solutions, and celebrate exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio: 5-minute weekly insights in ocean science, advocacy, education, global ocean issues, marine science, policy, challenges, and solutions. Hosted by Peter Neill, Founder of W2O. Learn more at worldoceanobservatory.org

    The Climate Change Iceberg

  7. 23 Jul

    Apprenticing

    Apprenticing has long been thought of as a term to describe someone working beside a master craftsperson to learn a trade and to refine a professional skill: whether it be pottery or electrical, cabinetry or plumbing. As an educational model it has long been mostly lost or forgotten, except in a place in midcoast Maine: The Apprenticeshop, where apprentices are learning the craft of building and restoring small traditional wooden boats and associated seamanship, in what can be argued as a most effective way of learning and living in a time when education is challenged by convention and complexity.  About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide. Peter Neill, Founder of the World Ocean Observatory and host of World Ocean Radio, provides coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio 16 Years, 800 Episodes Ocean is climate Climate is ocean The sea connects all things World Ocean Radio: 5-minute weekly insights in ocean science, advocacy, education, global ocean issues, marine science, policy, challenges, and solutions. Hosted by Peter Neill, Founder of W2O. Learn more at worldoceanobservatory.org

    Apprenticing

  8. 8 Jul

    Mario Soares, A Statesman for the Ocean

    This week on World Ocean Radio we are paying tribute to Mario Soares, one-time president of Portugal and founder of the Independent Commission of the Future of the Oceans. We propose Soares must be remembered for his global vision and international actions to address the ocean/water continuum: the single, most important challenge to community survival, peace, and justice in our time.  About World Ocean Radio World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide. Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory and host of World Ocean Radio, provides coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio: 5-minute weekly insights in ocean science, advocacy, education, global ocean issues, marine science, policy, challenges, and solutions. Hosted by Peter Neill, Founder of W2O. Learn more at worldoceanobservatory.org

    Mario Soares, A Statesman for the Ocean
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World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean topics. Available for syndicated use at no cost by college, community and public radio stations worldwide. Learn more at worldoceanobservatory.org.

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  • Creator
    Peter Neill, World Ocean Observatory
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2026
  • Episodes
    552
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 World Ocean Radio
  • Show Website
    World Ocean Radio

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