Hello, it's Gail. Host of She Explorers. In the coming weeks, I'll be sharing a series of interviews with some incredible humans who are featured in the book Women and Water, a new book from the team behind she explores. We'll take the conversation off the page and into their relationship with water today.

And you'll hear from swimmers, surfers, paddlers, fishers, and more.

But today, I'm excited to bring you a special episode of Wild for Scotland,

a show hosted by Kathy Camliner.

It's truly a piece of audio art, and it's an oo to the wonder to be found beneath the water's surface.

She created it in collaboration with Fran Turoski's and musician Jen Austin.

Kathy and Fran actually submitted voice memos years ago to an episode of She Explorers

about going solo in the outdoors. On a whim I introduced them and they've been working together in various capacities since.

To me it really speaks to the power of the outdoors to connect us.

What I'm about to share is inspired by Kathy's time on a snorkeling residency on the Argyll Coast in Scotland.

A snorkeling residency sounds like an absolute dream,

and Kathy's experience resulted in beautiful poetic reflections and the episode is aptly titled Creature of the Sea.

Kathy's audio poem within titled Hope was also commended by the Climate Creatives Challenge.

If you enjoy this listen, I know you'll love While for Scotland.

It's a show that's known for its immersive storytelling, And while this episode is no exception,

it's particularly artful in its execution.

Kathy wanted me to let you know that while for Scotland

is a welcome escape for anyone,

whether they've been to Scotland, plan to travel there one day,

or are just looking for a relaxing armchair adventure. But enough for me, sit back and

savor this special underwater episode.

Before we get started, you may want to go grab your headphones,

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