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Podcast Club: Oceans
Thursday October 14 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Like a book club, but for podcasts!
Every month we listen to a curated list of podcast episodes on a particular topic or theme and then we meet to discuss them. It’s the perfect discussion for time-starved folks. No long books to read! Listen to the podcasts while you commute, do chores or go for a walk. Listening to podcasts is such a great way to learn something new and then further reinforce that knowledge by discussing with others.
To register, email hgoldik@nelson.ca (NOTE: Will be held in person at the Library except if COVID requires the event to be on Zoom)
How to listen to podcasts:
Click on the links above to listen or to download to your device, check out this how to article on downloading to your phone or tablet.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/oct/07/how-to-listen-to-podcasts-everything-you-need-to-know
If you’ve never listened to podcasts before and want to learn, call the library at 250-352-6333 to book an (online) appointment with one of our librarians.
Still have questions? email hgoldik@nelson.ca or call the library at 250-352-6333
In October we’ll be diving deep into the history of the oceans, its animal life and sounds and conservation.
Podcast: BBC History Extra
- Episode: How Oceans Shaped Human Civilization. January 20, 2021. 25 minutes
- Physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski discusses the impact of oceans on human civilisations through history, from providing food to connecting trade routes. Plus, she explores how our relationship with the oceans has changed throughout the ages.
Podcast: NPR Ted Radio Hour
- Episode: An SOS From the Ocean. June 25, 2021. 48 minutes
- For centuries, humans have relied on the oceans for resources and food… but even the deepest sea has its limits. This hour, TED speakers discuss how we can save our seas to save our planet.
Podcast: Overheard at National Geographic
- Episode: The Search for History’s Lost Slave Ships. November 17, 2020. 26 minutes.
- National Geographic explorer and Storytelling Fellow Tara Roberts documents Black scuba divers and archaeologists finding the lost wrecks of ships that carried enslaved Africans to the Americas.
Podcast: Twenty Thousand Hertz
- Episode: 20,000 DBS Under the Sea. July 11, 2017. 26 minutes.
- 71% of the Earth is covered by water. And most of us imagine it to be a serene, almost silent world. But why should we have all the fun up here? Discover what sound is like just below the surface and all the way down to the ocean’s depths. And see how mankind might be making it unpleasant for everyone and everything that calls the oceans home.