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The Deep-Sea Podcast

The Deep-Sea Podcast

By: Thomas Linley
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 A couple of deep-sea scientists talk everything deep sea! Interesting facts, recent news, myth-busting and interviews with the most interesting people we know.Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Biological Sciences Earth Sciences Science
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  • Hadal Zone Master Class with Professor Alan Jamieson

    Hadal Zone Master Class with Professor Alan Jamieson
    Jan 31 2026
    Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading. In this episode… Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! This month Alan makes it back to Perth for another of Old Mate’s sausage sizzles, and Thom is deep into prep mode for his upcoming Antarctica trip. We talk about video games, an Australian classic song of the month, glycerin mega mouth sharks and polar bear patrols. Our guest this month is the one, the only, Prof. Alan Jamieson! Join our most favorite deep-sea professor, who takes us on a tour of the very bottom of the deepest of deep-sea. Get ready for a hot take on the past, present and future of this frontier science, while we “turn our backs to the shallow water”- Alan. In the news, get ready for updates on: Microplastic and Copepod gut tractsRare Phantom Jelly footageAn Arctic Deep-sea oasisA surprise source of hydrogen for the deep-seaThe King-of-the-salmon visits the surface waters We hear from Meghan Jones, cofounder of the Unseen Ocean Collective with a fun Q&A about upcoming events in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington, 2026. Discord update Deep-sea dating articlesDeep-Sea Valentine gameBook recommendations and ROV highlight reelsSquid hats in the wild.Whale-fall tattoos Support the show The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us: Melissa M Undersea TV Max Frieda of Moku Art Studio Check out our podcast merch here! Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on: podcast@deepseapod.com We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone! https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time! Find out more Social media BlueSky: @deepseapod.com Twitter: @DeepSeaPod Instagram: @deepsea_podcast Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Alan - @Hadalbloke Thom - @ThomLinley Instagram: Thom - @thom.linley Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions BlueSky: Thom @thomaslinley.com Alan @hadalbloke Reference list News Deep-Sea News Study Records Zooplankton Transporting Microplastics to the Deep Sea Real-time visualization reveals copepod mediated microplastic flux - ScienceDirect Deep-Sea Divers Capture Rare Footage of a Giant Phantom Jellyfish | PetaPixel Schmidt Ocean Institute Phantom Jellyfish Footage Scientists just found 'deep-sea oasis' in an Arctic region thought to be barren Deep-sea vents are drawing hydrogen from a hidden source - Earth.com California Diver Spots Rare Deep-Sea King-Of-The-Salmon Just 4.6 Meters Below The Surface Discord Updates These Deep-Sea Creatures Liked You on Hinge - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Deep-Sea Valentine Game Unseen Ocean Collective Unseen Ocean Collective Website Unseen Ocean Collective (@unseenoceancollective) • Instagram photos and videos Unseen Ocean Collective on BlueSky Free Deep-Sea Coloring Pages Interview Links Volcanic deposits on the Tonga forearc and trench: new insights from direct seafloor observations Deep ocean seascape ecology: gaps and pathways for application Geomorphology and bait-attending hadal fauna of the sui-shin hole (Philippine Basin, NW Pacific; 5616–6410 m) - ScienceDirect Bottom mixed layer derivation and spatial variability over the central and eastern abyssal Pacific Ocean Credits Song of the month: Smoko by The Chats Logo image: Alan Jamieson Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • PRESSURISED: 065 – Giant Testate Protists with Professor Andrew Gooday

    PRESSURISED: 065 – Giant Testate Protists with Professor Andrew Gooday
    Jan 18 2026
    Welcome to the PRESSURISED version of episode 65, just the science, none of the waffle

    Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

    In this episode…

    Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea!

    This month, we are talking giant testate protists, the coolest things you have probably never heard of. Giant cells on the deep seabed that can reach 20 cm or more. They build elaborate shells, and despite having known about them for hundreds of years, there are still loads we don't understand about them.

    Support the show

    The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us.

    Check out our podcast merch here!

    Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

    podcast@deepseapod.com

    We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

    https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

    Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

    Find out more Social media

    BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

    https://bsky.app/profile/deepseapod.com

    Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

    https://twitter.com/DeepSeaPod

    Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

    https://www.instagram.com/deepsea_podcast/

    Keep up with the team on social media Twitter:

    Alan - @Hadalbloke

    Thom - @ThomLinley

    Instagram:

    Thom - @thom.linley

    Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

    BlueSky:

    Thom @thomaslinley.com

    Alan @hadalbloke

    Reference list Interview Links

    Paleodictyon - Wikipedia

    Paleodictyon nodosum: A living fossil on the deep-sea floor

    Massive occurrence of a new soft-walled monothalamous foraminifer, Bathyallogromia brandtae n.sp., in the hadal Aleutian trench

    An Integrative Taxonomic Survey of Benthic Foraminiferal Species (Protista, Rhizaria) from the Eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone

    Credits

    Logo image: NOAA public domain

    Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
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    42 mins
  • Giant Testate Protists with Professor Andrew Gooday

    Giant Testate Protists with Professor Andrew Gooday
    Jan 9 2026
    Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading. In this episode… Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! Thom and Alan discuss Christmas from opposite ends of the planet, where Alan gets ‘proper’ Christmas in Scotland with snow and everything. At the opposite end, Thom insists on using his new BBQ, despite a rainstorm turning the air to liquid. The exhibit that Thom was curating, Breathe | Mauri Ora at Te Papa, is an examination of the intersection of science and art by Marshmallow Lazer Feast. It is open now if you find yourself in Wellington, New Zealand. This month, we are talking giant testate protists, the coolest things you have probably never heard of. Giant cells on the deep seabed that can reach 20 cm or more. They build elaborate shells, and despite having known about them for hundreds of years, there are still loads we don't understand about them. In the news, get ready for updates on: Squids hiding under the sea floor, pretending to be plantsA rare seven-armed octopus sightingDeep-sea art that highlights the effects of coral dredgingMissing zombie worms and expanding oxygen minimum zonesNew Whale Tags helping with deep-sea data recoveryA massive white skate nursery and Canada’s first hydrothermal site Discord update The Deep-Sea Pets Channel continues to give back with excellent photos of our fav friendsOur Holiday party was a total success, with many episodes of Octonauts watched and ‘enjoyed’ by allWe assessed some of the ‘animal saving’ videos, as discussed by Tyler on the Mythbusting AI episode. Excellent Dragon-based book recommendations. We all wished we could visit Thom’s New show opening at Te Papa.Thom shared a beautiful video about Antarctica from his Falkor Too trip last year. Planning a Time Machine to scuba dive ancient seas, study the squid therein, and then hop on a boat trip with Darwin. TBOS and KBOS brushes of science versus various squid photos. Compared holiday baking recipes Photos and observations shared from SOA divestream viewingAnd, as always, vicarious travel to aquariums around the world! Support the show The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us. Check out our podcast merch here! Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on: podcast@deepseapod.com We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone! https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time! Find out more Social media BlueSky: @deepseapod.com https://bsky.app/profile/deepseapod.com Twitter: @DeepSeaPod https://twitter.com/DeepSeaPod Instagram: @deepsea_podcast https://www.instagram.com/deepsea_podcast/ Keep up with the team on social media Twitter: Alan - @Hadalbloke Thom - @ThomLinley Instagram: Thom - @thom.linley Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions BlueSky: Thom @thomaslinley.com Alan @hadalbloke Reference list News Deep Sea Valentines | Support Skype a Scientist with the Squid Facts shop! Deep-Sea News Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant Rarely-Seen Seven-Arm 'Blob' Octopus Filmed by Underwater Camera | PetaPixel Former submarine pilot's art highlights the deep sea | Hawai'i Public Radio Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) | Kerby Illustrations Zombie worms are missing and scientists are alarmed | ScienceDaily Whale tag will help decode communication in the deep ocean - Earth.com Scientists Uncover Massive Deep-Sea Eggs Inside on Active Volcano Thought to Be Extinct for Centuries Discord Updates Inside Breathe: Mauri Ora at Te Papa | RNZ Crossing the Divide | Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface Interview Links Paleodictyon - Wikipedia Paleodictyon nodosum: A living fossil on the deep-sea floor Massive occurrence of a new soft-walled monothalamous foraminifer, Bathyallogromia brandtae n.sp., in the hadal Aleutian trench An Integrative Taxonomic Survey of Benthic Foraminiferal Species (Protista, Rhizaria) from the Eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone Credits Song of the month: It is that deep, bro by Matt Storer Logo image: NOAA public domain Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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