Hey friends Iyana here. We are so excited to announce our brand new audio documentary series in the company of humpbacks. Three episodes, one goal. To take you into the quiet, the thrums, and the wild rhythms of southeast Alaska.

How it started? Fred Sharp, old friend, long-time explorer of these waters, and we're always

running into each other at his field station in Chichikov Island. Now every time I see him,

he brings a smile and usually a little giggle because of his very Dr. Seuss-like spirit.

Same place, different years, and the conversations just keep getting longer.

This summer, we ran into each other again, picking blueberries on a little boardwalk trail.

And we just stayed there.

Hours.

Talking about whales, politics, AI, the ocean, Alaska life.

Everything just tangled together.

A few months later, I'm at my neighbor's house, picking cherries, hands full, not stopping, very on brand for me.

And Fred calls.

He's got Joe Olson on speaker and they say, you've got to come

to Five Fingers Lighthouse. Tiny Island, remote, cliff, storms, toddlers in tow, oldest lighthouse in

Alaska, totally wild. And somehow, I said yes. That yes turned into walks, recordings, and hours of listening to whale thrums, wind,

and the subtle rhythms of life all around us.

Along the way, Rachel Mead, Joe Olson, Fred, and I shared stories that are funny, strange, challenging, and often pretty magical.

We couldn't have made the series without the generosity of the Alaska Whale Foundation, the American Citation Society, the Alaska Fisheries Development

Foundation, Five Finger's Lighthouse, and Barnacle Foods. Thanks to these organizations,

we are able to listen deeper, wander further, and bring these stories to you.

This series is also the first and new chapter for For the Wild.

We're now a studio, and we are loving this new way of relational storytelling,

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