Seaweed People

Jess Hamilton
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A podcast about seaweed and people. It's for you if you're interested in what seaweed is, how it works in ecosystems, growing it for food or climate solutions, regenerating coastlines and the intersection of science, art and culture. Seaweed People is independent, made for love and doesn't generate income - subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com or at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. 🌱🪸 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Asparagopsis & the anthropocene - HoldFast part 2

    Jun 10

    Asparagopsis & the anthropocene - HoldFast part 2

    🧑‍🎨🪸 Welcome to Part 2 of our conversation for HoldFast! You’ll like this episode if you’re curious about the thermal tolerance of kelps and a vision of the near future from a molecular ecologist, if you want a first-hand account of managing a coral restoration project during a cyclone, if you find the word ‘hydrocommons’ alluring.  We hear from Leza Howie, Josephine Johnson and Nicole Steenhoff, three WA-based artists who have organised the HoldFast exhibition in Walyalup (Fremantle). We hear stories from Norway from Dr. Antoine Minne, dip into coral restoration with Research Director of WAMSI, Dr. Jenny Shaw, and - last but not least - we get an insight into asparagopsis (beyond the methane story!) from Tom Puddy, managing director of SeaStock.  Find out more about HoldFast here. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to guests and other stuff in this ep: Leza Howie - artist Nicole Steenhof - artist Josephine Johnson - artist Dr. Antoine Minne Gecokelp Project - Kelp forests in the anthropocene White Rock - short film by the Great Southern Reef Foundation Bodies of Water, Human Rights and the Hydrocommons - Astrida Neimanis SeaStock SeaStock’s Asparagopsis red pigment This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  2. Creativity, community & molecular ecology - HoldFast part 1

    Jun 7

    Creativity, community & molecular ecology - HoldFast part 1

    🧑‍🎨🪸 This conversation is SO full of seaweed people I had to split it into two episodes. You’ll like this part if you’re interested in kelp forests growing on ancient coral beds, Scottish seaweed mythology, seaweed robots and trumpets, biobanking, how kelp makes babies, and stories about connecting scientists with communities and artists.  We hear from two artists - Leza Howie and Josephine Johnson - who along with Nicole Steenhoff have organised the HoldFast exhibition in Walyalup (Fremantle) WA. Also joining us are molecular ecologist Dr. Antoine Minne and Research Director of WAMSI, Dr. Jenny Shaw.  Find out more about HoldFast here. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to guests and other stuff in this ep:  Leza Howie - artist Josephine Johnson - artist Dr. Antoine Minne Abrolhos islands  Ecklonia brevipes Dr. Jenny Shaw - Research Director, WAMSI Seeing Change: A photographic story from Abrolhos fishers The Nuckelavee (Scottish mythology) The Tangie (Scottish mythology) Posidonia Australia: Prototype for Listening - Catherine Higham This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  3. Compostable seaweed plastic with Sway (Alyssa Pace)

    Mar 26

    Compostable seaweed plastic with Sway (Alyssa Pace)

    This one’s for anyone who doesn’t want to consume 12kg of plastic, who likes the idea of the ocean as hero not victim, who’s into zines and radical imagination and composting. We're talking seaweed bioplastic! ♻️🦋 Sway is a material innovation company scaling compostable solutions for plastic made with seaweed. Their products match the performance of conventional plastics and plug into existing infrastructure - but unlike conventional plastics, Sway’s materials are made from regenerative seaweed and can be composted after use. Alyssa Pace, Sway’s Head of Marketing and Comms, is here to tell us all about it.   You can find Sway at swaythefuture.com on or socials @swaythefuture, and Alyssa on LinkedIn. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to other stuff in this ep: Leah Thomas (Greengirl Leah - Intersectional environmentalism) Four wings of movement collaboration (the butterfly) - Christine Tyler Hill Leah Penniman - Soul Fire Farm Creating a New Sargassum Value Chain in Puerto Rico | Newlab Regenerative organic certification SeaTrees Native Conservancy Sway - Impact & guiding principles  Macro Oceans  Sway x Umaro Foods - extracting proteins from seaweed and turning them to foods Seaweed Stories film (Rewild/Lonely Whale) HOPE! documentary (Javier Peña) This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  4. Sunrise, ceremony & a seaweed hoodie with Sea the Weed

    12/12/2025

    Sunrise, ceremony & a seaweed hoodie with Sea the Weed

    This one’s for early risers and big dreamers, those of you into kelp restoration fans, clothes made of seaweed, imagination, snorkelling and a fire by the beach, if you’re interested in how Indigenous Knowledges and ceremony can connect coastal communities, or how corporates can invest in the ocean 🌅🧶 Sea the Weed is a collaboration of organisations reforesting 70 hectares of once destroyed Phyllospora Comosa ('Crayweed') along Sydney’s coastline. Throughout 2025, friends Arthur Little and Brenden Newton from AIME have been running a monthly program of sunrise, ceremony and seaweed, drawing human attention back to nature and ‘looking sideways’. We recorded this one at Malabar beach, after a beautiful swim with the reforested crayweed.  Find dates and more info on the AIME website here. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to other stuff in this ep:  AIME - mentoring & the Imagi-Nation hub Operation Crayweed (also listen to episode 2 with Adriana Verges) Abyss Scuba Diving Making a Hoodie Podcast with Sea the Weed  The Grey Space podcast with Brenden Newtown AIME’s Imagine film The seaweed hoodie (+ the Regenerators website) PYRATEX innovative textiles Seaweed fabric Become a shareholder of the ocean (deck) This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  5. Kelp restoration & seaweed saunas with Love Rimurimu (Zoe Studd)

    08/10/2025

    Kelp restoration & seaweed saunas with Love Rimurimu (Zoe Studd)

    You are going to love this conversation if you dream of spending a week greeting the sun with seaweed songs, having seaweed baths after saunas, if you’re into seaweed tattoos, if you’re a student or a teacher and you wanna go diving, and generally if you’re into the idea of regenerating underwater forests 🤿🛀🏽 Along with the team and communities behind Love Rimurimu, Zoe Studd is doing all of these things. Zoe is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Mountains to Sea Wellington Trust, where she manages both marine and freshwater education programs and citizen science programs, working with schools and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. We talk about starting kelp restoration projects in schools, regenerating coastlines with science and cultural knowledge, and running a kickass seaweed festival. Follow the Love Rimurimu project here and on their socials. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to other stuff in this ep:  Seaweeds of Wellington (video ID) Mountains to Sea Wellington Experiencing Marine Reserves community program New Zealand approves first special permit to remove kina barrens Project Baseline Wellington Kelp Forest Alliance website (or listen to Episode 11 with Aaron Eger) Green Gravel Group Love Rimurimu’s Seaweed Restoration Toolkit Seaweed Fest 2025 Hot tubs, seaweed soaks & saunas in Ireland This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
  6. Saving the Sequoias of the Sea with Blue Frontier

    06/11/2025

    Saving the Sequoias of the Sea with Blue Frontier

    This episode is for you if you’re wondering what the heck is going on across the sea for our friends in the US, if you’re into citizen science and communities coming together to protect kelp, and if you like a good ocean film 🌊🍿 Blue Frontier is a US-based organisation that’s been building solution-oriented citizen engagement for 20 years, to protect oceans, coasts and the human and wild communities that depend on them. We’re joined by Blue Frontier’s David Helvarg and Natasha Benjamin to talk about people-powered conservation, the seaweed rebellion and their new film Sequoias of the Sea, which documents a community of fishermen, tribes and scientists working to restore a kelp habitat devastated by a warming climate. Find out more about Blue Frontier here and follow the film Sequoias of the Sea here. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:  Sequoias of the Sea film (US) Blue Frontier - website Rising Tide - Blue Frontier’s podcast Jared Huffman (“Kelp Congressman”) White Rock film by the Great Southern Reef Foundation (Australia) The Australian Urchin Taskforce   The Golden Shore: California’s Love Affair with the Sea Kelp Forest Challenge The Seaweed Rebellion This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  7. Deep sea mining with the Coral Trout (Kirsty Kross)

    05/08/2025

    Deep sea mining with the Coral Trout (Kirsty Kross)

    This one’s for you if you’re an artist, or a scientist or conservationist wanting to communicate in creative ways, and if you love the deep sea, the Great Barrier Reef and Kate Bush 🪸💎 Kirsty Kross is an eco-feminist Australian artist currently based in Oslo, Norway, whose work is about finding ways of connecting diverse groups with issues around the climate crisis, often by embodying a vibrant coral trout. We talk about deep sea mining, mesopotamian deities, which countries are two-tit countries and a seaside collaborative opera performance 📣🪼 You can find Kirsty at her website or on Instagram @kirstykrosss. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Deep sea mining links & stories touched on in this ep:  Greenpeace AU petition to ban deep sea mining ahead of international ISA meeting in July 2025 Pacific Blue petition to ban deep sea mining Blue Peril short film New battleground in critical minerals race is on Australia’s doorstep What We Know About Deep-Sea Mining — and What We Don’t Analysis of the implications of deep seabed mining for the global biodiversity framework and the sustainable development agenda (WWF report) Immortal jellyfish! National Treasure at Woollahra Gallery, Redleaf The Cult of Atargatis and Transgender Priestesses Jack Halberstam on Queer Failure, Silly Archives and the Wild This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  8. Solar-powered seaweed-sucking seaslugs with Nicole Mertens

    04/04/2025

    Solar-powered seaweed-sucking seaslugs with Nicole Mertens

    This one’s for you if you’re into nudibranchs, sea grapes, solar power, butterflies, citizen science and tongues with teeth(!?) 🌱🐛 Nicole Mertens is a marine ecologist with a passion for sacoglossans, a science communicator and the Nature Stewards Coordinator with the Victorian National Parks Association. Nicole is passionate about using citizen science as a platform for evidence-based conservation, and helping people connect with their local environment.  You can find Nicole and the VNPA team here and on socials @vicnationalparks.  Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:  Seaslug census Facebook group (Australia) iNaturalist - sacoglossans of Victoria (good pics) Nudibranchs - videos + freaky facts Shaun the Sheep internet famous nudi Keep your head: the self-decapitating sea slugs that regrow their bodies – hearts and all Solar-powered sea slugs  VNPA ReefWatch citizen science programs This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal and Larrakia Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
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A podcast about seaweed and people. It's for you if you're interested in what seaweed is, how it works in ecosystems, growing it for food or climate solutions, regenerating coastlines and the intersection of science, art and culture. Seaweed People is independent, made for love and doesn't generate income - subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com or at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. 🌱🪸 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Jess Hamilton
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jess Hamilton
  • Show Website
    Seaweed People

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