The Deep-Sea Podcast

Episode Summary
This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast, we speak with Anne Helene Tandberg, a researcher from the University Museum of Bergen who specializes in amphipods and curated the deep-sea exhibit at the University Museum of Bergen, Norway. 

 

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…
Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

 

Alan is living day 56 on a boat, and feeling great about 50 landers and 900 hours of footage taken on a mystery seamount near the Western Sahara. Thom had a great time at a conference in Shanghai where he enjoyed the historical atmosphere and also met Dmitry Pitruk, a snailfish hero! He then returned to NZ just in time for a sausage sizzle fundraiser, where he cooked over 300 sausages in 45 minutes. 

 

Listen to the epic waffle as they chat about lives ruined by the podcast, brine pool pickles, deep-sea fish biscuits, and bizarre Ai messages on our website. 

 

For our guest this month we speak with Anne Helene Tandberg, a researcher from the University Museum of Bergen who specializes in amphipods, and curated the deep-sea exhibit at the University Museum of Bergen Norway. 

 

Join us for historical deep-sea artifacts, loads of info on Marie Tharp- a pioneering female geologist and oceanographer, a journey from Norway to Greenland underwater, the magic of a well planned carpet, and why the whales in Bergen are too short.

In the news, get ready for updates on:

Sponges of the Alaskan Deep- with Italian commentary

Rethinking Hydrothermal Vent Life

Magnapinna Sightings

Krill hot tub Parties

Discord update

Japanese Game Shows

Thom’s Cult

Electroshock adventures

New Deep-Sea Photos

Incredible Septopus ceramics fresh from the kiln

Support the show
The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:

Mir G - is a new species of Alaskan sponge

Moss - is one of the earliest forms of life

Amira - is a gummy squirrel found around manganese nodules

Jillian - a fish painted on one side

 

Check out our podcast merch here!

 

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

 

Find out more
Social media
BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

 

Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: 
Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Instagram: 
Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

BlueSky:
Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

 

Credits
Image credit:University of Bergen, Deep-Sea Exhibit, taken by Meghan Jones

Song of the Month:A Marine Biologist by Deepest of the Hillside Thickets

References
How Deep is Your Love (documentary)

Deep-Sea News
Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity

Five new species of demosponges (Porifera) from the Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska | Zootaxa

Four new demosponges from Alaska and the designation of a new genus in Hymedesmiidae (Heteroscleromorpha, Poecilosclerida) | Zootaxa

Cradle of life? Why deep-sea vents might not be the answer

Rethinking the origin of life at seafloor hydrothermal vents | PNAS

MBARI researchers film chance encounter with a rare deep-sea bigfin squid

“Probably ate it headfirst." Here's what scientists found inside this deep-sea fish’s bulging belly | Discover Wildlife

Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why

Biological Oceanography | OSU Zooplankton Ecology Lab

Marie Tharp | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

2026 Inductees | Women of the Hall

 

Interview Links
Diversity, habitat endemicity and trophic ecology of the fauna of Loki’s Castle vent field on the Arctic Mid‑Ocean Ridge

Gammarid amphipods (Crustacea) in Norway, with a key to the species | Fauna norvegica

Exitomelita sigynae gen. et sp. nov.: a new amphipod from the Arctic Loki Castle vent field with potential gill ectosymbionts

A new species of Exitomelita (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from a deep-water wood fall in the northern Norwegian Sea

10 Tons

 

University Museum of Bergen
 

Universitetsmuseet i Bergen on Facebook

Universitetsmuseet_i_bergen on Instagram

Universitetsmuseet i Bergen on Bluesky

Universitetsmuseet i Bergen on Linkedin

 

The unknown land – the deep sea | UiB.

The whale hall | UiB

 

Anne Helene Socials
Instagram

Linkedin

 

The Unusual Ocean: Who Lives in the Deep? 
https://www.studiombj.com/

The Unusual Ocean Book Website

studio_mbj Official: Instagram | Linktree

Buy the Book 

Scaly Foot Snail Coloring Page

Abyssal Grenadier Coloring Page

Mariana Snailfish Coloring Page

Pearl Octopus and Anemones Coloring Page

 

Discord Links
Oceanography Episode: Queer Voices in Oceanography

In our sixth  installment of the Deco-Stop series we go deep into the gaming verse with video games that focus on, and were inspired by the deep-sea. This second episode in our two part pop culture series features interviews with the creators behind SubROV and SOMA.  Both of these games are perennial favorites on our Discord chat server, and are often the focus of much discussion and even playthroughs. This is the episode we’ve all been waiting for!

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…
Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

In our sixth  installment of the Deco-Stop series we go deep into the gaming verse with video games that focus on the deep-sea. This second episode in our two part pop culture series features interviews with the creators behind SubROV and SOMA.  Both of these games are perennial favorites on our Discord chat server, and are often the focus of much discussion and even playthroughs. 

In our part for this packed Deco-stop episode, Thom is thrilled to interview a member of the creative team behind one of his favorite games; SOMA. Join us as we talk with Thomas Grip about the creation of SOMA, its deep-sea inspired roots and the philosophical investigation of human consciousness encapsulated within the game play. 

While we don’t share news, or discord updates on our Deco-stop series you can always find loads of supporting information for deco-stop interviews on our website at www.deepseapod.com. 

 

Support the show
The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:

Add Patrons Here

 

Check out our podcast merch here!

 

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

 

Find out more
Social media
BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

https://bsky.app/profile/deepseapod.com

 

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

https://twitter.com/DeepSeaPod

 

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/deepsea_podcast/

 

Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: 
Alan - @Hadalbloke

https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

https://twitter.com/ThomLinley

Instagram: 
Thom - @thom.linley 

https://www.instagram.com/thom.linley/

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

https://www.instagram.com/inkfishexpeditions/

BlueSky:
Thom @thomaslinley.com

https://bsky.app/profile/thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

https://bsky.app/profile/hadalbloke.bsky.social

 

Reference list
Interview Links
ONTOS reveal trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll4ZPxUzPhc

 

ONTOS gameplay trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXRJB73BDfM

 

Triple Click Episode: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/triple-click/somas-ai-horror-story-is-even-more-relevant-today/

Credits
Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

PRESSURISED
This is the short and punchy version of episode 70 that gets right to the science. If you would like to listen to the full episode, you can find it in the same feed.

Episode Summary
This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast, we chat with Jason Rodriguez, a celebrity ROV pilot whose enthusiasm for all things science, ocean, and collaboration is deeply inspiring. This extra-packed episode is filled with Jason’s love for all things tech, problem-solving on the fly and being an expansive thinker. 

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

 

Support the show
The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:

Vivek- Lays on the seabed fossilized for millions of years

Jem- Was perfectly preserved in a bottle of vodka

 

Check out our podcast merch here!

 

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

 

Find out more
Social media
BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

 

Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: 
Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Instagram: 
Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

JRod - @tx_jrod

BlueSky:
Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

 

Credits
Logo image: Courtesy of Jason Rodriguez

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Episode Summary
This month on the Deep-Sea Podcast we chat with Jason Rodriguez, a celebrity ROV pilot whose enthusiasm for all things science, ocean, and collaboration are deeply inspiring. This extra packed episode is filled with Jason’s love for all things tech, problem solving on the fly and being an expansive thinker. 

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

 

In this episode…
Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

 

This month Alan reveals progress on his calico beard, and buys cheap vodka in bulk from a budget grocery store for his own personal cabinet of curiosities. Thom develops his own cologne; “Eau de Cusk Eel” and receives a blast from the past in the mail. We interview Jason Rodriguez, a celebrity ROV pilot whose enthusiasm for ocean science, and collaboration are deeply inspiring. Join us as we revel in his love for all things tech, problem solving on the fly and being an expansive thinker. 

 

In the news, get ready for updates on:

Chlamydia in the deep-sea

Tiny fossilized teeth

Hybrid Vent systems

Whale Graveyard

Misplaced Megalodon Bones

 

Discord update

Member designed deep-sea games

Awkward 4 fin teenager-phase Vampire Squid photos

Chimera Processing

Tongue eating louse in the wild

Adventures tagging horseshoe crabs

In progress deep-sea inspired ceramics

Daily museum photos

Support the show
The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. We want to say a huge thank you to those patrons who have already pledged to support us:

Vivek- Lays on the seabed fossilized for millions of years

Jem- Was perfectly preserved in a bottle of vodka

 

Check out our podcast merch here!

 

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

 

Find out more
Social media
BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

 

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

 

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

 

Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: 
Alan - @Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

Instagram: 
Thom - @thom.linley 

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

 

BlueSky:
Thom @thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

 

Reference list
News 
Deep-Sea News
A submersible ride revealed a vast whale graveyard. And it holds more than just bones

Trump administration ditches plan to close a critical ocean monitoring system after furious bipartisan backlash

Scientists uncover a deep-sea coral kingdom almost the size of Vatican City

Deep-sea crust uncovers steady plutonium rain from ancient kilonova debris

Deep-sea denizens go years without food with clever biological fix | Reuters

Deep-sea megafauna co-opts microbial energy metabolism genes to withstand ultra-long starvation

Chlamydiae in the Environment - ScienceDirect

Tiny, blue Galápagos octopus identified as newfound species | CNN

A new species of Microeledone from Galápagos Islands and an amended diagnosis of the Megaleledonidae (Octopoda: Incirrata) | Zootaxa

Tiny teeth fossils reveal ancient origins of ocean’s most abundant deep-sea fish | Yale News

Expedition led by MBARI researchers reveals remarkable, and rare, form of deep-sea hydrothermal vents

Lost megalodon vertebrae resurface, confirming 80-foot size estimate

Deep-sea snails ride surface currents to reach distant hydrothermal vents

Gastropod shells record larval migration from deep-sea hydrothermal vents to the euphotic zone | Science Advances

Integrative taxonomy of new genera and species of giant foraminifera (Rhizaria: Foraminifera: Xenophyophoroidea) from the abyssal northwest Pacific reveals novel morphological complexity | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic

 

JRod’s Instagram

@tx_jrod

 

Discord Updates
A Day On The Abyssal Plain by siphonophora

2 Hours of Snailfish to Relax/Study To | Lofi Hip Hop | Monterey Bay Aquarium Krill Waves Radio

https://nzase.org.nz/category/resources/deep-sea-tinkerer-and-fish-zoologist-dr-thom-linley/

Deep-Sea and Space with Prof. Alan Jamieson on Failure to Launch

 

Credits
Song of the Month:Important Mermaid (Living Room Version)

Stephen Spencer (@_stephenspencer) • Instagram photos and videos

Logo image: Courtesy of Jason Rodriguez

Theme: Hadal Zone Express by Märvel

Episode Summary
In this episode Thom gets his game on with the creative team behind the Deep-Sea inspired and supportive board game Endeavor: Deep-Sea. Join us for this behind-the-scenes chat with the developers of some deeply authentic and enjoyable deep-sea-inspired board games.  

 

Check out our lovely new website where you can find more detailed notes, images and links to the wider reading.

In this episode…
Welcome back to the Deep-Sea Podcast, your punk take on all things deep sea! 

 

In our fifth instalment of the Deco Stop series, Thom gets his game on with Jarratt and Carl, the creative duo behind Endeavor: Deep-Sea, an award-winning deep-sea inspired board game that uses real-life research and events to craft a deeply authentic gameplay akin to real deep-sea research team experiences.

 

Support the show
The podcast is self-sustaining (just) thanks to our lovely listeners. Thom and Alan take no money for the show. All money is put back into running it. Here’s a link to our page on how to support us, from the free options to becoming a patron of the show. Check out our podcast merch here!

 

Feel free to get in touch with us with questions or your own tales from the high seas on:

[email protected]

We’d love to actually play your voice, so feel free to record a short audio note on our brand new answerphone!

https://www.speakpipe.com/deepseapodvoicemail

Thanks again for tuning in; we’ll deep-see you next time!

 

Find out more
Social media
BlueSky: @deepseapod.com

https://bsky.app/profile/deepseapod.com

 

Twitter: @DeepSeaPod

https://twitter.com/DeepSeaPod

 

Instagram: @deepsea_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/deepsea_podcast/

 

Keep up with the team on social media
Twitter: 
Alan - @Hadalbloke

https://twitter.com/Hadalbloke

Thom - @ThomLinley 

https://twitter.com/ThomLinley

Instagram: 
Thom - @thom.linley 

https://www.instagram.com/thom.linley/

Inkfish - @inkfishexpeditions

https://www.instagram.com/inkfishexpeditions/

BlueSky:
Thom @thomaslinley.com

https://bsky.app/profile/thomaslinley.com

 Alan @hadalbloke

https://bsky.app/profile/hadalbloke.bsky.social

 

Reference list
Interview Links
Endeavor Deep-Sea
Endeavor: Deep Sea, Standard Edition $59USD | Burnt Island Games

Endeavor Deep Sea: Uncharted Waters by Burnt Island Games — Kickstarter

Wellycon

Discoveries from the deep – the Bounty Trough expedition | Te Papa’s Blog

Credits
Theme: Going Home by Harvey Jones