Episodes
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 52. If you don’t have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Published 11/08/24
Published 11/08/24
This month, we come face to face with deep sea species in our blackwater diving special.
Published 11/04/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 51. If you don’t have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Published 10/11/24
With the professor momentarily pinned down in Perth, we thought it would be the ideal moment for him to talk to us all about his local waters, the great Australian deep sea.
Published 10/04/24
We made it to episode 50 and managed to pin down the professor to tell us all about his adventures offshore in the world’s second deepest point: the Tonga trench.
Published 09/13/24
Whilst Alan returns to life on land, we have a squid-tember special for you with our friend Kat Bolstad. This mini-episode will tell you all you need to know about the greatest time of the year: squidtember.
Published 09/06/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 49. If you don’t have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Published 08/09/24
To finish off our elasmobranch mini-series, we’re getting into our personal favourite fish: the chimera.
Published 08/02/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 48. If you don’t have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Published 07/12/24
We’re back on the elasmobranch train with our latest episode all about deep-sea sharks!
Published 07/05/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 23. If you don’t have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Published 06/28/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 47. If you don’t have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Published 06/14/24
Located in southern Siberia and covered in thick ice for almost half of the year, the colossal Lake Baikal reaches depths of 1600m making it the oldest, and deepest lake in the world. With hydrothermal vents, methane seeps and vast swathes of endemic species, this ancient lake was too tempting not to talk about.
Published 06/07/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 22. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be! Read the show notes and find the full episode here: https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/022-dive-streaming   One of the most exciting parts of our job is going to places that no one has ever been before and seeing things that no one has ever seen. It turns out, we were making that far harder than...
Published 05/24/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 46. If you don’t have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!
Published 05/10/24
This month we’re talking about the flattest of the elasmobranchs: the bottom-dwelling batoids - the deep sea rays and skates!
Published 05/03/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 21. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be! Read the show notes and find the full episode here: https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/021-ai   We have often talked about how difficult it is the get data from the deep sea… but would you believe that the bottleneck to our understanding of the deep ocean, at least as far as visual data, is...
Published 04/26/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 45. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be! Read the show notes and find the full episode here: https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/045-hagfish   What has no jaw, inverted horizontal teeth, saggy skin and can produce litres of suffocating slime when touched? it’s the episode you’ve been waiting for… The hagfish special is here. Dr Thom is...
Published 04/12/24
What has no jaw, inverted horizontal teeth, saggy skin and can produce litres of suffocating slime when touched? it’s the episode you’ve been waiting for… The hagfish special is here.
Published 04/05/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 20. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be! Read the show notes and find the full episode here: https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/020-love   It’s February, the month of love and there’s love in the deep ocean too. We talk reproductive strategies in the deep sea with Professor Craig Young, Dr Autun Purser and Dr Mike Vecchione. How do you...
Published 03/22/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 44. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be! Read the show notes and find the full episode here: www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/044-alan-takes-over   It finally happened… we brought you an episode which was recorded almost completely offshore. With Dr Thom in the Bounty Trough and the Professor somewhere in the Pacific, this episode is quite the...
Published 03/08/24
Are you looking for a podcast episode that contains the return of the blobfish, golden crochet hooks and rare deep-sea squid? Well, look no further than this episode of The Deep-Sea Podcast!
Published 03/01/24
Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 19. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be! Read the show notes and find the full episode here: https://www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/019-squid   As promised in the Christmas special, we call the ‘squid-phone’ – a special line used by scientists globally when they seem something strange and squiddy. On the other end of that line is Mike...
Published 02/23/24
From being repeatedly thrown off your bed in a storm, to seeing blue whales out of your porthole, working at sea doesn’t leave you short of stories. And with Dr Thom and the Professor both heading offshore soon, they thought what better time to share some of their sea stories. From tips on how to hold your pee for 12+ hours, to tales of typhoons, this episode is jam-packed with real-life tales from decades of working offshore.
Published 02/09/24