The Trojan Seahorse

Outside/In

NHPR

Science, Renewable Energy, Energy, Documentary, Outdoor Recreation, Environment, Climate, Public Radio, Wildlife, Nature, Natural World, Ecology, Society & Culture, Human Interest Stories, Wildlife Management, Biology, Outdoors, Wilderness, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

How a cold war plot and architectural hoax sparked a billion-dollar race to the bottom of the ocean.

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0:00.0	Before we get started, I want to thank our sponsor for this episode,
0:03.3	Walking Alongside, a podcast from Dartmouth Health.
0:06.6	Walking Alongside is a podcast about addiction, recovery, friendship, and support.
0:10.9	It's a short show that provides a dose of education and a dose of confidence for those
0:15.3	looking to support people with addiction who are walking along the path to recovery.
0:19.2	We can make a tremendous difference.
0:21.1	Listen to Season 1, walking alongside.
0:23.1	Now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:25.9	Season 2 is out soon.
0:30.9	Hey, this is Outside In, a show where curiosity and the natural world collide.
0:35.5	I'm Nate Hedgy.
0:36.4	All right.
0:37.0	I've got my mic on.
0:39.1	I think it's sounding pretty good.
0:40.8	This is reporter Daniel Ackerman.
0:43.1	Typically, he covers natural resources, the economy, stuff like that.
0:47.1	And this has led him to develop a very specific and unusual beat.
0:52.2	The birth of deep sea mining.
0:55.8	I mean, it seems like science fiction, right?
0:58.0	It's just a pretty out there idea to be sending giant machines to the freezing cold,
1:03.5	pitch black depths of the ocean to collect metals that we can turn into car batteries.
1:09.8	We're going to get more into the actual mining part in a bit.
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