Hakai Magazine Audio Edition

Dec 02 2024 405 ep. 24 mins 3.8k

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Every Tuesday, Hakai Magazine brings you the best stories from the world’s coastlines. Each episode is a recording of our weekly feature story. Find all of our stories at hakaimagazine.com.

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The Fleet-Winged Ghosts of Greenland

Dec 02 2024 36 mins

by Caroline Van Hemert • A mysterious population of peregrine falcons in the Far North has inspired environmental action and scientific research around the world. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com. Listeners, we have some important news. If you don’t get our weekly newsletter, you may not have heard that Hakai Magazine will be shutting down at the end of Dece

The Secret Sex Lives of Deep, Dark Corals

Nov 26 2024 33 mins

by Christian Elliott • A unique fjord in Chilean Patagonia gives scientists a chance to unlock the reproductive secrets of cold-water corals that typically live thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com. Listeners, we have some important news. If you don’t get our weekly newsletter, you may not have heard that Hakai Ma

For the Love of a Little Sea

Nov 20 2024 42 mins

by Olive Heffernan • The birthplace of experimental marine biology is in decline. Will Ireland rally to save it? The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Finding Food and Solace in the Intertidal

Nov 13 2024 24 mins

by Emma Marris • On the complex pleasures of harvesting shellfish with the people you love. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

The Slow-Motion Destruction of Tortoises’ Slow-Motion Migration

Oct 22 2024 14 mins

by Kevin Gepford • On the Galapagos’ most developed island, researchers are tracking a growing threat to the millennia-old migration routes of giant tortoises. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

The Coming Collision Between Whales and Tankers on British Columbia’s Coast

Oct 15 2024 38 mins

by Laura Trethewey • Decades after they were hunted to local extinction, fin whales are recovering in the Kitimat fjord system—only to be threatened by a booming LNG industry. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Where the Rivers Run Pink

Oct 08 2024 40 mins

by Jude Isabella • Non-native pink salmon have swarmed Norway’s rivers, prompting a relentless—and questionable—fight to beat back the invaders. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Trapped in the Tide of Organized Crime

Oct 01 2024 20 mins

by Kimberley Brown • How Ecuador’s growing armed struggle is affecting its traditional crabbing communities. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

The Poachers Who Could Save Mexico’s Vaquita

Sep 24 2024 29 mins

by Daniel Shailer • Vaquita have long been collateral damage for Mexico’s totoaba fishers, but conservationists believe there’s a solution. The only hitch? It’s illegal. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Neighborhood Digs

Sep 17 2024 22 mins

by Brian Payton • On the Pacific Northwest coast—and around the world—community archaeology is helping people reconcile with each other and their history. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.