In this podcast, I talk with Vanessa Jones and Natalie Cook, two recent university grads who are doing research into the effects of climate change in suburban Burnaby, British Columbia. I always find it inspiring to hear st…
This is the second part of my interview with Christian Knudsen, a Mars One candidate to make a one way voyage to Mars. Because of that experience, Christian understands the nuances of space flight better than most. He desc…
Christian is a tech expert with great insight into space exploration from his time training to be on the Mars One mission. This was a privately funded mission to put a community on Mars, pushing the envelop of exploration f…
Rachel studies Geography and Anthropology at UVic. Having worked as a Parks guide, she has become very knowledgeable about the ocean and in this episode, shares a vast array of ocean literacy. From the intertidal zone to …
Enrique is a student I taught in Summer Session. We met and connected on many areas of similar interests. I had no idea at the time though, of the incredible story that lead him and his family out of El Salvador and into C…
Alys is passionate about the oceans. Coming from rural northern England, she has found her place in Tofino, BC, where she works as a kayaking guide and an employee at Surfrider. A university degree in languages, she was in…
Danika Strecko is the education coordinator for Oceanwise, a branch of the Vancouver Aquarium. Her main goal is to raise ocean literacy among students so that they can be part of the solution to the issues facing the oceans…
Britt, one of my former high school students, now a marine biologist is the living blueprint of my ideal human. Using her world travels to really find her true passions in life, Britt returned to university to get a degree …
Dr. Clements teaches at Trinity Western University in Langley, BC. He is an expert in invasive species, and a wealth of knowledge on all topics concerning the health of our natural world. In this episode, Dr. Clements spea…
Today's episode was recorded for the Covid19Ed podcast, designed for younger students to learning new things during a time of social distancing. But this one involves a lot of math! You will also need supplies including a …
In this episode, I interview Bill Burnyeat. Bill is a wealth of knowledge as you will hear. There is really no topic of space that Bill can't speak to. From star clusters, to the Moon, a historical perspective of astronom…
In this episode, I sit down with Adrian Midwood and we discuss the role of education in everything from plastic pollution, oceans, climate, covid and more. I highlight some of my most valued educational theories and give ex…
This episode was recorded on the shores of Johnstone Strait, on the coast of British Columbia. Throughout, you can hear the waves of the ocean lapping up as I teach a group of kayakers about the link between climate change …
In this episode, also pre-recorded for my colleagues podcast called Covid19Ed, I teach young people about the story behind the environmental movement, I link it to the Apollo era, and I describe some activities that middle s…
In this episode, I interview Chris Hall, a naturalist/conservationist, working at Trinity Western University. Chris describes the life cycle of the salmon, the connection of the salmon to the ecosystem of the Pacific Northw…
In this episode, I describe how I got interested in space as a young boy. Then I give a description of how to draw a basic star map for the Northern Sky in March. This was recorded for a friend's podcast (Covid19Ed Podcast…