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The Esau McCaulley Podcast

A Marine Biologist Talks Science, Faith, and the Deep Sea

The Esau McCaulley Podcast

Esau McCaulley

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Marine biologist and author Rachel Jordan joins Esau McCaulley in studio to talk about her new book If the Ocean Has a Soul. They dive into the deep waters of science and theology, discussing coral reefs, climate change, and why the ocean might be one of the most overlooked witnesses to God's glory. Rachel shares how a tenth-grade biology class changed her life, how she navigates faith in scientific spaces (and vice versa), and what the church often misses about the natural world. Plus: jellyfish football teams, Titanic conspiracies, and the surprising spirituality of sea creatures.

 

0:00 - Theme Song

 

0:52 - Low-Stakes Conspiracy Theory

 

6:07 - Aquatic Sports Mascots

 

17:18 - Sponsor - No Small Endeavor - Award-winning podcast where theologians, philosophers, and best-selling authors talk about faith with Lee C. Camp. Start listening today: https://pod.link/1513178238

 

18:35 - Scientists and Faith

 

26:12 - The Ocean and God's Glory

 

32:35 - Can Fish Talk?

 

46:25 - End Credits

 

If the Ocean Has a Soul: A Marine Biologist's Pursuit of Truth through Deep Waters of Faith and Science by Rachel G. Jordan: https://a.co/d/f0hLtQZ

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, everyone, welcome to the Esau McCauley podcast.

0:09.1

I'm your host, Esau McCauley.

0:10.6

And we have a special guest today in studio.

0:13.1

We're like, we're big time.

0:14.3

We're like studio guests.

0:15.5

People are flocking to us.

0:16.5

People are flocking.

0:18.3

Or they're in town and then they just come by the studio where they're here. We actually have Rachel Jordan. She is a marine biologist and she's the author of the book, If the Ocean Has a Soul, a Marine biologist pursuit of truth through the deep waters of faith and science. Thank you so much for coming, Rachel. Thank you for having me, you guys. It's a thrill to be here. Yes. And we also have, as usual, producer Mike. It's good to be here. Wow. I mean, I think Rachel represents the audience. The people want more, Mike. Yes. Oh, the people. Oh, my goodness. We're not going to start that for today. What I wanted to do is in honor of Rachel here. We have this game that we play called Low State's Conspiracy Theory. It's stuff that we believe is true, but it's slightly a conspiracy theory. But if it's not true, the world's not going to end. So do you got one? I've got one. It's got to be related to the ocean or water.

1:11.9

Okay, I've got two, but I got to pick one.

1:14.1

Yeah, pick one.

1:14.7

Okay.

1:16.0

All right, here's mine. It's a little ridiculous. It's ocean adjacent. Okay. You know the movie Titanic? Yes, of course. you know,

1:22.6

and when,

1:23.5

you know,

1:23.7

Jack and Rose are in the water

1:26.1

and there's the door

1:26.9

and supposedly there's only room for Rose.

1:29.1

Only Rose.

1:30.0

There is room for both of them.

1:31.1

Oh, you know, Jack and Rose are in the water and there's the door and supposedly there's only room

1:28.4

for Rose. Only Rose. There is room for both of them. Oh, that's, I agree. Is that a conspiracy

1:34.5

theory though? It is because, like, MythBusters did this thing that was like, oh, no, there

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