David Helvarg - Journalist. Author. Founder & Executive Director of Blue Frontier Campaign. | EP 34

Justin Kolbeck - Co-Founder and CEO Wildtype. | E35

Justin Kolbeck is co-founder and CEO of cultivated salmon producer Wildtype with longtime friend Aryé Elfenbein, currently on a mission to create the cleanest, most sustainable seafood on the planet. Inspired by breakthroughs in stem cell research, and witnessing firsthand the impact of global food insecurity in places such as Pakistan and Afghanistan, these old friends brought their experiences together to reimagine the future of seafood starting with creating sushi grade salmon from Coho Salmon cells.  Wildtype has recently raised over $100 million in Series B funding to make its product ubiquitous, from top restaurants to grocery stores.  Prior to Wildtype, Justin spent nearly five years as a consultant at Strategy& helping companies develop and launch products, grow into new markets, and operate efficiently. He started his career as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia, and Washington DC.  He is a graduate of the Yale School of Management, L’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, and UC Berkeley. LEARN MORE ABOUT JUSTIN KOLBECK and WILDTYPE FOODS here: Wildtype Website:https://www.wildtypefoods.com/ [https://www.wildtypefoods.com/] Wildtype on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/wildtype-foods/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/wildtype-foods/] Wildtype on Twitter:https://twitter.com/wildtypefoods [https://twitter.com/wildtypefoods] Wildtype on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/bluefrontiercampaign/ [https://www.instagram.com/bluefrontiercampaign/] Wildtype Wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildtype_Foods [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildtype_Foods] Wildtype on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/wildtypefoods/ [https://www.facebook.com/wildtypefoods/] TechCrunch:https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/22/can-100-million-get-wildtypes-cell-grown-salmon-into-the-wild/ [https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/22/can-100-million-get-wildtypes-cell-grown-salmon-into-the-wild/] Forbes:https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2021/06/17/wildtype-says-its-sustainable-cell-cultivated-salmon-can-ease-stress-on-our-oceans/?sh=3a0c42d46629 [https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2021/06/17/wildtype-says-its-sustainable-cell-cultivated-salmon-can-ease-stress-on-our-oceans/?sh=3a0c42d46629] Arye’ Elfenbein LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/elfenbein216/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elfenbein216/] Justin Kolbeck LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-kolbeck/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-kolbeck/] BBC News:https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51657573 [https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51657573] New Republic Lab to Table:https://newrepublic.com/article/163554/lab-meat-save-planet [https://newrepublic.com/article/163554/lab-meat-save-planet] NY Times:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/business/fake-fish-impossible-foods.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/business/fake-fish-impossible-foods.html] Future of Seafood:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBY96h7mcko [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBY96h7mcko] Science Insider:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWRwrQI3XOY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWRwrQI3XOY] Bloomberg QuickTake:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDTQTdPwBsQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDTQTdPwBsQ] Time Lab Grown Meat could Feed the Planet :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIk8ruwG4s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIk8ruwG4s] Forbes: Cell Cultured Seafood:https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankateman/2022/06/06/cell-cultured-seafood-isnt-just-an-idea-its-a-reality/?sh=3118d9d4146d [https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankateman/2022/06/06/cell-cultured-seafood-isnt-just-an-idea-its-a-reality/?sh=3118d9d4146d] Insider:https://www.businessinsider.com/wildtype-cultivated-cell-grown-salmon-looks-feels-tastes-real-2021-10 [https://www.businessinsider.com/wildtype-cultivated-cell-grown-salmon-looks-feels-tastes-real-2021-10] “Maybe it seems strange that all the meat that we'll consume (in the future) won't require slaughtering animals. But strange things happen all the time.” -Josh Tetrick, cofounder and CEO of Eat Just, Inc. and Good Meat. TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here:guest@ourepicocean.com [guest@ourepicocean.com]or email the Executive Producer here:steve@project-o.org [http://project-o.org/]

David Helvarg - Journalist. Author. Founder & Executive Director of Blue Frontier Campaign. | EP 34

David Helvarg is the Founder and Executive Director of Blue Frontier Campaign, a collaborative movement committed to healthy coastlines and a thriving ocean.  The prolific author of 6 books, including Blue Frontier, Saved by the Sea and 50 Ways to Save the Ocean, he is also the organizer of the Blue Vision Summits and Peter Benchley Ocean Awards.  He’s traveled the world as a journalist and correspondent, producing over 40 broadcast documentaries for PBS and Discovery. His print work has appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, Smithsonian, NatGeo and Popular Science Magazine.  Helvarg is also an active body surfer and recreational scuba diver, but more importantly, he is the early instigator of the Seaweed Rebellion, the marine grassroots movement to protect coastal and ocean ecosystems. LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVID HELVARG and BLUE FRONTIER here: Blue Frontier Campaign Website: https://bluefront.org/ [https://bluefront.org/] David Helvarg on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/david-helvarg-56a47a5 Blue Frontier on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/blue_frontier [https://mobile.twitter.com/blue_frontier] David Helvarg on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/Helvarg [https://mobile.twitter.com/Helvarg] Blue Frontier on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluefrontiercampaign/ [https://www.instagram.com/bluefrontiercampaign/] David Helvarg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helvarg/ [https://www.instagram.com/helvarg/] David Helvarg Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Helvarg [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Helvarg] Blue Frontier on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluefront.org/ [https://www.facebook.com/bluefront.org/] Rising Tide Podcast: https://inlandoceancoalition.org/rising_tide_podcast/ [https://inlandoceancoalition.org/rising_tide_podcast/] New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/opinion/climate-change-california-kelp.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/opinion/climate-change-california-kelp.html] The Hill: https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/537322-bidens-climate-plan-can-work-if-its-sea-to-shining-sea/?rl=1 [https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/537322-bidens-climate-plan-can-work-if-its-sea-to-shining-sea/?rl=1] 50 Ways to Save the Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln9iosw_mVs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln9iosw_mVs] The Seaweed Rebellion: https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/the_seaweed_rebellion/ [https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/the_seaweed_rebellion/] Saved By the Sea : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ] Blue Frontier Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ] Helvarg Books: https://www.amazon.com/David-Helvarg/e/B001K7PU34%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share [https://www.amazon.com/David-Helvarg/e/B001K7PU34%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share] Sierra Club: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/authors/david-helvarg [https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/authors/david-helvarg] The Golden Shore: https://bluefront.org/thegoldenshore/ [https://bluefront.org/thegoldenshore/] March For The Ocean: https://bluefront.org/projects/marchfortheocean/ [https://bluefront.org/projects/marchfortheocean/] Donate to Blue Frontier: https://bluefront.salsalabs.org/bluefrontierdonatepage/index.html [https://bluefront.salsalabs.org/bluefrontierdonatepage/index.html] “Reading 50 Ways to Save Our Ocean is a great way to begin creating an earth echo that you can be proud of. So, go on - head for the beach, and get started. ” - Philipe Cousteau. TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here: guest@ourepicocean.com or email the Executive Producer here: Steve@project-o.org

Heidi Tait - CEO Tangaroa Blue Foundation. Founder Australian Marine Debris Initiative. | EP 33

Heidi Tait has always been an avid lover of nature and the outdoors, so when she was working as a scuba instructor and started finding rubbish everywhere, her only option was to act. In 2004 Heidi founded Tangaroa Blue Foundation (TBF) as a way of addressing the ever-increasing threat of marine debris in our oceans. Through the TBF Heidi introduced the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI), which is a growing network of communities, schools, industries, government agencies and individuals focused on reducing the amount of marine debris washing into our oceans. Heidi was named one of the “18 Most Influential Women in Ocean Conservation” in the July 2018 edition of Ocean Geographic and has been featured in multiple interviews as one of Australia’s foremost Ocean Innovators. In this compelling conversation, Rich and Heidi cover many important topics, starting with the big picture of why there is so much marine debris and where it is all coming from. They then focus on solutions – specifically how Heidi and her partners are utilizing their network and data system to not only remove garbage from the ocean, but also to stop it at the source. Additionally they cover many other subjects from recycling to cigarette butts to her connection to Jack Johnson. Heidi is a true ocean hero out there every day working to protect the ocean we all love so much! Tangaroa Blue Website: [https://mission-blue.org/]tangaroablue.org [http://www.tangaroablue.org/] Heidi Tait LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/heidi-tait [https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-tait] Tangaroa Blue on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TangaroaBlue [https://twitter.com/SylviaEarle] Tangaroa Blue on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tangaroablue/ [https://www.instagram.com/mission_blue/?hl=en] #tangaroablue:https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tangaroablue/ [https://twitter.com/MissionBlue] Tangaroa Blue Foundation:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAXY1VwEKxlV5wpltnydnjQ/videos [https://mission-blue.org/hope-spots/] Tangaroa Blue on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tangaroa.blue [https://www.facebook.com/tangaroa.blue] Tribute to Heidi:https://www.tangaroablue.org/a-tribute-to-heidi-and-all-of-you/ [https://www.tangaroablue.org/a-tribute-to-heidi-and-all-of-you/] Ocean Innovators:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln9iosw_mVs [https://www.youtube.com/user/missionbluecoalition] Operation CleanSweep :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sylviaearle/?hl=en] Big Beach Cleanup:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1wp2MQCsfQ] Ocean Decade Conference:https://www.oceandecade-conference.com/en/heidi-tait.html [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DuLcBFxoY] AMDI App:https://www.tangaroablue.org/resources/clean-up-data-collection/amdi-app/ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BpSO5kN8-4] Life a Beach:https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/lifes-beach-finding-trends-marine-debris-across-australia [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/article/sylvia-earle-protecting-exploring-ocean] Charity Register:https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/63ddb3da-38af-e811-a962-000d3ad24a0d/profile [https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/63ddb3da-38af-e811-a962-000d3ad24a0d/profile] Donate to Tangaroa Blue:https://www.tangaroablue.org/about-us/donate/ [https://mission-blue.networkforgood.com/projects/66908-2019-donation-drive] “If all we do is clean up, that’s all we’ll ever do.”  - Heidi Tait. TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here:guest@ourepicocean.com [guest@ourepicocean.com]or email the Executive Producer here:Steve@project-o.org [http://project-o.org/]

Sylvia Earle, Ph.D. - Marine Biologist. Ocean Explorer. Lecturer. President and Chairman Mission Blue. | EP32

Dr. Sylvia Earle is the founding President and Chairman of Mission Blue. She is a National Geographic Society Explorer in Residence and was dubbed Her Deepness by the New Yorker and New York Times. The Library of Congress made her a Living Legend and Time Magazine declared her the first Hero for the Planet. She was also the first female Chief Scientist of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (the NOAA).  She is an Ocean Elder, an oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer.  In short Dr. Earle is a living legend.  Over the years Dr. Earle has brought her infinite wisdom and deep knowledge of how our planets works to both the professional world and the masses in books, films, numerous talks, lectures and interviews but one in particular stands out, from ten years ago, with the NRDC (the national resources defense council), where she said “Think of the Ocean as the blue Heart of the planet.  The part that makes the world work. Drives climate and weather. Generates most of the oxygen we breathe.  It drives our water cycle. It’s where 97% of the water is. This is our life support system and unless we really understand it and appreciate it, we are not going to take care of it. Knowing is the key”. LEARN MORE ABOUT SYLVIA EARLE here: Mission Blue Website:https://mission-blue.org/ [https://mission-blue.org/] Sylvia Earle Wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Earle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Earle] Mission Blue News:https://mission-blue.org/in-the-news/ [https://mission-blue.org/in-the-news/] Sylvia Earle on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SylviaEarle [https://twitter.com/SylviaEarle] Mission Blue on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mission_blue/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/mission_blue/?hl=en] Mission Blue on Twitter:https://twitter.com/MissionBlue [https://twitter.com/MissionBlue] Hope Spots:https://mission-blue.org/hope-spots/ [https://mission-blue.org/hope-spots/] Youtube Mission Blue:https://www.youtube.com/user/missionbluecoalition [https://www.youtube.com/user/missionbluecoalition] Hashtag Sylviaearle :https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sylviaearle/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sylviaearle/?hl=en] Mission Blue Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1wp2MQCsfQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1wp2MQCsfQ] TED 2009:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DuLcBFxoY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DuLcBFxoY] Google Earth Explore the Ocean:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BpSO5kN8-4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BpSO5kN8-4] Nat Geo: :https://www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/article/sylvia-earle-protecting-exploring-ocean [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/article/sylvia-earle-protecting-exploring-ocean] The Guardian:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/12/were-causing-our-own-misery-oceanographer-sylvia-earle-on-the-need-for-sea-conservation [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/12/were-causing-our-own-misery-oceanographer-sylvia-earle-on-the-need-for-sea-conservation] Time Inc:https://time.com/6114248/sylvia-earle-10-questions/ [https://time.com/6114248/sylvia-earle-10-questions/] Achiever Awards:https://achievement.org/achiever/sylvia-earle/ [https://achievement.org/achiever/sylvia-earle/] UNEP:https://www.unep.org/championsofearth/laureates/2014/sylvia-earle [https://www.unep.org/championsofearth/laureates/2014/sylvia-earle] On Being Interview:https://onbeing.org/programs/sylvia-earle-her-deepness-feb2018/ [https://onbeing.org/programs/sylvia-earle-her-deepness-feb2018/] Donate to Mission Blue:https://mission-blue.networkforgood.com/projects/66908-2019-donation-drive [https://mission-blue.networkforgood.com/projects/66908-2019-donation-drive] “Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don't see sharks..” - Dr. Sylvia Earle. TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here:guest@ourepicocean.com [guest@ourepicocean.com]or email the Executive Producer here:Steve@project-o.org [Steve@project-o.org]

Selema Masekela - TV Host. Journalist. Commentator. Activist. Musician. Producer. Surfer. | EP 31

Selema Masekela is a beloved multifaceted TV commentator, host, journalist, musician, Emmy nominated producer, Fashion Entrepreneur, outdoor sports enthusiast and ocean warrior, best known for his work across VICE, E!, ESPN/ABC, Nat Geo Explorer, Red Bull Media House, MTV and beyond. A relentlessly curious narrator of the human experience, he thrives as a Black man who has historically been ‘the only’ in the spaces of action sports and entertainment.  As part of his diverse career, he worked at Transworld Skate Publications and became the the long-time face of the X Games. The son of South African jazz legend and activist Hugh Masekela, Selema‘s roots are as South African as they are Staten Island, New York City and North County San Diego. He is currently involved with the foundation Stoked Mentoring, a nonprofit action sports organization for at-risk youth, hosts the podcast What Shapes Us?, published the book AfroSurf along with launching the brand Mama Wata and continues to support the Surfrider Foundation as an Ambassador. Wether he is in the ocean catching waves or shredding down a mountain snowboarding Salema often finds himself channeling the spirit and love of his father as he plays a central role in the effort to create racial equality on both the water and on land. LEARN MORE ABOUT SALEMA here: Salema Masekela Website: https://www.salmasekela.com/#home-section Salema Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selema_Masekela Racism + Surfing - A call for Unity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NElRTSgyu10 Connect with Salema on Twitter: https://twitter.com/selema What Shapes Us Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-shapes-us/id1521200635 Check out the Stoked Website: https://www.stoked.org/ Follow Stoked on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stokedorg/ Stoked on Twitter: https://twitter.com/STOKEDorg Stoked on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STOKEDorg/ UXE Entertainment: https://www.uxentertainment.com/ Red Bull TV: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/ Vice World of Sports: https://www.vice.com/en/topic/vice-world-of-sports?page=2 Salema in the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/31/sports/black-surfers.html Surfrider Link: https://www.surfrider.org/our-team/ambassadors/sal-masekela Mami Wata Brand: : https://mamiwatasurf.com/ Mami Wata Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamiwatasurf/ Woza Short Film: https://vimeo.com/212603149?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=64645507 The Inertia: https://www.theinertia.com/surf/selema-masekela-is-right-action-sports-still-has-a-long-way-to-go/ Outside Online: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/unlikely-preacher-action-sports-sal-masekela/ Cassius: https://cassiuslife.com/566985/exclusive-selema-sal-masekela-talks-black-people-surfing-white-people-stuff-rediscovery-of-self/ The Lunchbox Fund: https://www.thelunchboxfund.org/ “Racism is not a thing we will stand for in the United States of America. I hope you will continue to stand for this thing called unity and tell racism that it can go and kick rocks, because that’s not what surfing is about,”  - Salema Masekela. TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here: guest@ourepicocean.com or email the Executive Producer here: Steve@project-o.org