Podcasts on Ocean Responders Radio
Both recorded and live broadcasts from sea, along with beach interviews and fireside chats
In 2026 forty-three percent of the surface of the Earth, here shown in dark blue, was legally protected for the first time in our history. Called the High Seas Treaty or BBNJ, it now belongs to humanity.
How that shared resource will be used - or abused - is being decided by States all around the world right now. Like, mining, fishing, bottom trawling, plastic waste and CO2 concentrations.
”Do you want me to tell you the truth, or do you want me to make you feel better?” Insight, analysis and frank discussions on where we are and how to move forward.
For 30 years, people have been meeting with me behind closed doors to discuss how to move millions of people towards common, sustainable goals. And what I have learned is that you do not persuade people to change. We collectively decide on our next step, then move into that new reality together.
Tune in and listen to why ‘stubborn optimism’ is not foolish. And while hope is not a plan, belief that we would find that next watering hole, food source or safe haven has always been a part of human life.
You will also be able to hear the journey from the kayak, as Michael shares with a clarity provided by nature.