Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) kicks off 2020 with a new vision and our amazing new theme song – Skana – by our special guest Leah Abramson (@abramsonsingers). Find out about her awesome album of songs for and about whales Songs For a Lost Pod. Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Check out our new theme song on Youtube: Show Notes: * Introduction to Leah Abramson(0:00) * Welcome to a New Season (0:32) * How Tahlequah changed the world (1:16) * Up next on Skaana (2:03) * Thoughts on “Fair Use” (3:56) * Leah Abramson: About the Skana song (5:31) * How “Lost Pod” Happened (7:34) * History with Orcas (9:19) * Other songs and stories on the album (10:21) * Response to the album (16:02) * What’s next and favourite Orca experience (18:28) * That’s a wrap (22:26) * Skana by Leah Abramson(23:24) Links: * The voices of an orca pod helped Leah Abramson process grief for her lost family — in song https://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/the-voices-of-an-orca-pod-helped-leah-abramson-process-grief-for-her-lost-family-in-song-1.4805477 * Inspired by the haunting calls of marine mammals, Vancouver musician Leah Abramson has found her pod https://www.straight.com/music/887526/inspired-haunting-calls-marine-mammals-vancouver-musician-leah-abramson-has-found-her This Video Of A Beluga Whale Trying To Play With A Sea Gull Is The Cutest Thing You’ll See Today: https://digg.com/video/this-video-of-a-beluga-whale-trying-to-play-with-a-sea-gull-is-the-cutest-thing-youll-see-today Spy Beluga Plays with a Seagull: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-o4jWvMtcU  Support Leah Abramson: Home: http://www.leahabramson.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/abramsonsingers?lang=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_P4dSp7Rxk9CnX5Zv5UlaA Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/abramsonsingers/ On Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/0oTgly73oflZweLT4DxGK4 Force of Nature:  http://amzn.to/2o9XMDd The Legacy:  http://amzn.to/2pJ8Jc6 a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http://leiren-young.