IN THE COMPANY OF HUMPBACKS S1:E2

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In the second episode of In the Company of Humpbacks, take a walk with Dr. Fred Sharpe and Ayana as we get to know him and his research team more intimately. Together, they reflect on grounding scientific work in awareness and relationality, offering insight into the deeper purpose behind conservation. The episode explores how our pursuit of knowledge shapes and is shaped by our relationships with the more-than-human world, while also embracing the sensory, emotional pull of curiosity about n...

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0:00.0	Hey friends, Iana here. It is a crisp new season, and we are so excited to bring you a brand new series,
0:23.6	in the company of humpbacks. Over three episodes, we'll wander the waters off Alaska,
0:29.4	exploring the lives, the thrums, and the migrations of humpback whales,
0:34.2	with stories and insight from Fred Sharp, Rachel Mead, and Joe Olson. This series is full of
0:40.3	sonic exploration, migration, migration stories, and research discoveries. But it's also about
0:46.5	something deeper, curiosity, wonder, and the relationships we build with the more than human world.
0:54.1	Along the way, we move between science and story, the technical and the relationships we build with the more than human world. Along the way, we move between science and story,
0:57.4	the technical and the magical,
0:59.7	between wail thrums and the questions we carry.
1:02.9	This journey came to life thanks to the generosity and care of the Five Fingers Lighthouse.
1:08.3	You can learn more about their work at For The Wild.world.
1:11.6	The Wild.Weld.Wepisode. Episode two is A Walk with Fred Shark. In this conversation, I bring some of my own vulnerability.
1:24.4	My mistrust of science, the fear that humans don't always know how to be in
1:28.8	right relationship with the more than human world, and the lingering concern about extractive
1:33.8	research. Fred meets these questions with grace, humor, and deep insight. Together we explore
1:40.8	the love of the wild, the drive that compels people to observe, study, and protect,
1:47.2	and the challenge of staying present in these complicated waters.
1:50.8	This episode is intimate, reflective, and at times a little uncomfortable.
1:56.4	But it's also full of warmth and relational care and curiosity,
2:02.9	the qualities that make meaningful conservation work possible.
2:22.3	What we have found in great abundance is evidence of absence. We know where we looked, we know what frequencies we've checked.
2:25.3	And so far, it's just us, and it makes you really appreciate the animals that you do have on this earth.
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