World Ocean Radio

Series produced by World Ocean Observatory

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5-minute audio essays on global ocean topics by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

World Ocean Radio is a weekly 5-minute audio feature for web listeners, podcasts, and worldwide distribution through community radio stations and partners. WOR provides weekly 5-minute commentary from longtime host Peter Neill, offering a unique perspective on important and relevant ocean issues. Thanks to private and foundation funds, we are able to offer World Ocean Radio for syndicated use at no cost.

Broadcast affiliates: We automatically send emails every Monday with mp3 file, episode summary, and links to image file and broadcast page. Episodes are also available for direct download from The Pacifica Network and The Public Radio Exchange.

We hope you'll find World Ocean Radio programming engaging and relevant for your listening audience. It is our belief that the sea connects all things. No matter where your listeners live, these broadcasts offer meaningful and relevant information for us all about the state of our world ocean.

Please let us know what you think: CONTACT US at director@thew2o.net so that we may begin sharing World Ocean Radio weekly broadcasts with you and your listening audience.

The WORLD OCEAN OBSERVATORY is a major utility for ocean communication as a means to advance public awareness and political will, and is dedicated to providing information and education about the health of the ocean. We believe that informed citizens worldwide can unite to sustain the ocean through mitigation and change of human behavior on land and sea. Our focus is the full spectrum of ocean issues: climate, fresh water, food, energy, trade, transportation, public health, finance, governance, security, recreation, and culture. It is our belief that the sea connects all things. Hide full description

World Ocean Radio is a weekly 5-minute audio feature for web listeners, podcasts, and worldwide distribution through community radio stations and partners. WOR provides weekly 5-minute commentary from longtime host Peter Neill, offering a unique perspective on important and relevant ocean issues. Thanks to private and foundation funds, we are able to offer World Ocean Radio for syndicated use at no cost. Broadcast affiliates: We automatically send emails every Monday with mp3 file, episode summary, and links to image file and broadcast page. Episodes are also available for direct download from The Pacifica Network and The Public Radio Exchange. We hope you'll find World Ocean Radio programming engaging and relevant for your listening audience. It is our belief that the sea connects all... Show full description


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Caption: Fiber Optic Cable , Credit: DL Ritter
Historically, the world has been explored and connected by water, linked through the exchange of goods, people, and ideas. The most modern tool of ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:06
Caption: Coastal Development - Southern California, Credit: (c) Wolcott Henry 2005/Marine Photobank
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill lists a few actions, however improbable each might sound, to outline changes in policy, plan...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:21
Caption: UMA, a chemical carrier ship, is waiting to be cut in a ship breaking yard at Sitakunda in Chittagong, Southeastern Bangladesh. There are many ship breaking industries along this coastal region that contribute a huge amount of environmental pollution., Credit: Wahid Adnan/Marine Photobank
In this episode of World Ocean Radio we'll discuss environmental inequality and a number of organizations around the globe active in this area, inc...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:40
Caption: Fishing Boats at Al Hudaydah, Credit: Jane Baxter
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill discusses two such recent presentations of Red Sea and Arabian-Persian Gulf history.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:12
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 04:07
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 03:53
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 03:54
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:56
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:22
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:17
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:08
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:37
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:30
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:51
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:42
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A Short Essay by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory

  • Added: Aug 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:33