Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. Today is Monday August 21st,

2023 and I'm the host of the show Kara Santa Maria. I know sometimes you like to stay updated,

so I wanted to let everybody know

that I completed my doctoral defense

this past weekend, successfully, I should add.

And so I am just about a week out

from finishing all of my duties as a psychology intern,

which means that on the 31st of August,

you can officially call me Dr. Santa Maria. Weird, right? But not until

that. Very important. I also want to thank those of you who make Talk Nurdy possible week after week, remember that this show is and will always be 100% free to download.

That's because I rely on the support of listeners just like you.

This week's top patrons include Daniel Lang, David J. E. Smith, Mary

Niva, Brian Holden, David Compton, Gabriel F. Harameo, Joe Wilkinson, Pasquale Jalati, and Orica Hagman.

All right, let's just get right into it.

So I have the opportunity this week to chat with investigative journalist Karen Pynchen.

She specializes in stories about food, science, culture, and the environment.

And she lives in Nova Scotia

where she teaches narrative non-fiction writing

at the University of Kings College.

She has a new book out, and it's called Kings of their own Ocean, Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of

Our Seas.

So let's talk Bluefin Tuna without any further ado. Here she is Karen Pincher.

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