2020 Ten Squared Exhibition
Check out Skaana Producer, Rayne Ellycrys Benu’s, art in the 2020 Ten Squared Exhibition at the Federation Gallery! Dec 14-23 2020 “Make memorable..
Fish — Friends or Food? Discussing Fisheries and Conservation with Legendary Fisheries Expert Daniel Pauly
By Izzy Almasi When you’re eating spicy tuna rolls or fish and chips, do you ever wonder where the fish came from? Do..
Wade Davis’s Thoughts on the Future of America and a Country Divided
The United States is a country divided into Republicans and Democrats, haves and have nots, Biden and Trump supporters. But what does this..
Discussing the Symptoms of COVID Culture, Donald Trump, and the American “Empire” with Wade Davis
Does Donald Trump’s irresponsible response to COVID mean the American Era is over? Wade Davis, the best-selling author and world-renowned anthropologist, thinks America’s..
Join Skaana Host Mark Leiren-Young for the 2020 Victoria Book Prizes Gala!
Join Skaana Host Mark Leiren-Young for the 2020 Victoria Book Prizes Gala!
Mark has been nominated for a City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize..
Skaana Talks Animals and Emotions with The Hidden Life of Trees Author Peter Wohlleben
“We have brothers and sisters in nature,” says German author Peter Wohlleben in a recent interview with Skaana podcast host Mark Leiren-Young. “For many people,..
Real-Life Eco-Superhero Robbie Bond Talks Saving Parks with Skaana
"I think that kids can make even more of a difference than adults,” says 12-year-old youth environmental activist (and Marvel Hero) Robbie Bond..
Alberni Valley Words On Fire Open Mic Event
August 26 at 7pm
Come and join Skaana Host Mark Leiren-Young for:
Char's landing & Federation of British Columbia Writers present via Zoom
Alberni Valley Words..
Exploring Animal Emotions with Marc Bekoff
“It’s not about how smart animals are. It’s about whether they can feel,” says author and animal-rights advocate Marc Bekoff in a recent..
SRC Virtual Visit: Author Mark Leiren-Young
Explore our Universe this summer with North Vancouver District Public Library and North Vancouver City Library! Join us for a virtual visit with author..
Discussing Grief, the Environment, and COVID-19 with Thanatologist Kriss Kevorkian
In a recent interview with Skaana podcast host Mark Leiren-Young, Kevorkian offered advice on how to cope with a world being rocked by..
Orcas: Love at First Splash
Everybody knows orcas are awesome and they will steal your heart. They are part of the logo of the Vancouver Canucks and the Royal..
July Book Launch from Playwrights Canada Press
July 9 2020 (9 PM – 10 PM EDT)
Join Playwrights Canada Press in celebrating the launch of five new plays with a live..
Orcas: Love at First Splash
Everybody knows orcas are awesome and they will steal your heart. They are part of the logo of the Vancouver Canucks and the Royal..
Painter Robert Bateman Makes Waves and Creates Cranes in His Interview with the Skaana Podcast
“My whole life story has been planned around having adventures in nature,” artist Robert Bateman told Mark Leiren-Young, in an interview that was just..
Orca Storytime with Mark Leiren-Young on July 8
Author and filmmaker Mark Leiren-Young will read from his new books for younger readers - Orcas of the Salish Sea and Orcas Everywhere, sharing stories..
Ta’Kaiya Blaney Quotes
Quotes from Season 2 episode 6 with Ta'Kaiya Blaney..
Live reading of “Orcas Everywhere”
Come join us for this Oceans Week event on Friday June the 11th at 2:00 pm PDT for a live reading with Mark..
Ocean Art Workshop
Join us on Saturday June 13th at 4:00 pm PDT for an ocean art workshop with Skaana’s lovely producer Rayne Benu! This event..
Virtual screening of “The Hundred-Year-Old Whale”
Join us on Sunday June 14th at 4:00 pm PDT for a live online viewing of “The Hundred-Year-Old Whale” as a part of oceans..
Live reading of “Orcas of the Salish Sea”
Come join us for this Oceans Week event on Friday June the 12th at 2:00 pm PDT for a live reading with Mark..
Robert Bateman Quotes
Artist Robert Bateman talks about art, inspiration, teaching, the importance of hope and why we all need to spend more time in nature..
Kriss Kevorkian Quotes
Quotes from episode 4 Season 2 with Kriss Kavorkian..
Erich Hoyt Quotes
Quotes from episodes 2 and 3, Season 2 with Erich Hoyt..
Leah Abramson Quotes
Quotes from episode 1 Season 2 with Leah Abramson..
Camille Labchuck Quotes
Quotes from episode 27 Season 1 with Camille Labchuck..
Episode 21 Playlist: Jason Colby
A playlist of related videos for Episode 21 with Jason Colby..
Dr. Jason Colby Quotes
Quotes from episode 21 with Dr. Jason Colby..
Episode 20 Playlist: Paul Watson
A playlist of related videos for Episode 20 with Paul Watson
Paul Watson Quotes
Quotes from episode 20 Season 1 with Paul Watson..
Episode 19 Playlist: Julia Barnes
A playlist of related videos for Episode 19 with Julia Barnes
Fin Donnelly Quotes
Quotes from episode 18 season 1 with Fin Donnelly..
Rob Stewart Quotes
Quotes from episode 16 with Rob Stewart..
Michael Moore Quotes
Quotes from episode 15 with Michael Moore..
David Neiwert Quotes
Quotes from episode 14 with David Neiwert..
Episode 14 Playlist: David Neiwert
A playlist of related videos for Episode 14 with David Neiwert
Make Waves with David Neiwert
David Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) - an expert on orcas and America's Alt-Right - talks orcas, empathy and why fighting for whales still matters in the
Kelly Iriye Quotes
Quotes from episode 13 with Kelly Iriye..
Ken Balcomb Quotes
Quotes from episode 12 with Ken Balcomb..
Episode 11 Playlist: Dr Lori Marino
Playlist to accompany episode 11 with Dr. Lori Marino
Dr. Lori Marino Quotes
Quotes from episode 11 with Dr. Lori Marino..
Zoe Hopkins Quotes
Quotes from episode 10 with Zoe Hopkins. "Should tankers pass through these waters, the threat of a spill is not only a potential,..
Aube Giroux Quotes
Quotes from Episode 9 with Aube Giroux “We have a right to know what is in our food and what is being sold..
Episode 9 Playlist: Aube Giroux
BC’s farmed salmon are the only genetically modified animals for sale in Canada according to guest, Aube Giroux. Award winning author and filmmaker,
Elizabeth May Quotes
Elizabeth May “All whales matter. All cetaceans matter. All life matters.” “All whales matter. All cetaceans matter. All life matters.” “If you’re looking..
Episode 8 Playlist: Elizabeth May
Check out our YouTube playlist of videos related to this Podcast Episode:..
Dag Ingemar Børresen Quotes
Dag Ingemar Børresen “And of course also because they knew fifty years earlier that they had to stop whaling if it was going..
Alexandra Morton Quotes
Alexandra Morton “We talk about robbing from future generations, but I have an 18 month old grandson, and it’s really hard to look..
Episode 5 Playlist: Alexandra Morton
A playlist of related videos for Episode 5 with Alexandra Morton.
Caitlyn Vernon Quotes
Caitlyn Vernon “There doesn’t need to be a dichotomy between protecting postage-stamp areas over here, and then over here, we’re just going to..
Episode 4: Caitlyn Vernon YouTube Playlist
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Dr. Andrew Weaver Quotes
“We’re in an era now where the strange and unique is accepted and interesting.” ..
Episode 3 Playlist: Andrew Weaver
A playlist of related videos for Episode 3 with Andrew Weaver.
Dyna Tuytel Quotes
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“I feel like I’m fighting on my client’s behalf, but that we are all fighting on the Orcas’ behalf. Everyone is so committed..
Episode 2 Playlist: Dyna Tuytel
A playlist of related videos for Episode 2 with Dyna Tuytel from EcoJustice.
David Suzuki Quotes
David Suzuki “But if we live in a world of alternate truth, then we really have entered an Orwellian world of 1984, where..
Episode 1 Playlist: David Suzuki
A playlist of related videos for Episode 1 with David Suzuki.
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New Years wishes for humans and fishes from Erich Hoyt, Joel Bakan, Marc Bekoff, Carl Safina, Julia Barnes, Robbie Bond & Team Skaana
- New Years wishes for humans and fishes from Erich Hoyt, Joel Bakan, Marc Bekoff, Carl Safina, Jul...
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17 min - Orca Love, Orca Mysteries & Orcas Everywhere with Mark Leiren-YoungDecember 17, 202020 min
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- Michael Moore on Canada, comedy, Capitalism: A Love StoryNovember 19, 202024 min
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- Wade Davis on Optimism, Decency and Saving America from TrollsOctober 16, 202044 min
- Wade Davis on Trump, Treason & COVID Chaos in AmericaOctober 9, 202050 min
- Peter Wohlleben on the Secrets of Trees, Animals and HumansSeptember 24, 202041 min
- Robbie Bond on Fighting for Parks, How Kids Can Save the World and Becoming a Marvel SuperheroSeptember 4, 202045 min
- Marc Bekoff on Animal Emotions, Rights and PersonhoodAugust 14, 20201 min
- Tahlequah: The World’s Most Famous Orca is Pregnant!August 1, 202019 min
- Ta’Kaiya Blaney on Art, Activism and the Power of Young People Speaking Out for Climate JusticeJune 10, 202028 min
- Robert Bateman on Art, Inspiration, Hope and Why We All Need to Spend More Time in NatureJune 2, 20201 min
- Thanatologist Kriss Kevorkian on Environmental Grief, Coping with Covid & the Importance of ...April 28, 20201 min
- Erich Hoyt on Strange Sea Creatures, Russian Whales and Cosmic OrcasApril 9, 20201 min
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- Orcas on Trudeau: The Southern Residents Dish Dirt on Canada’s Federal ElectionOctober 16, 20192.49 min
- Lummi & Orcas – Kurt Russo on Liberating Lolita & Saving the Southern ResidentsJune 24, 201936 min
- Law & Orcas (& Sharks) With Elizabeth May, Fin Donnelly & Josh McInnesMay 5, 20191 min
- Historian Jason Colby on the History and Future of the Southern Resident OrcasApril 12, 20191 min
- Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson on the fight to save fish, whales, oceans and humansJanuary 8, 201959 min
- Whale Scout’s Whitney Neugebauer on Whale Wars in Washington StateDecember 20, 20181 min
- Julia Barnes Director of Sea of Life on Saving Lives in Our SeasNovember 22, 201852 min
- NDP MP Fin Donnelly on the fight for a new Canadian law to stop shark finningNovember 7, 201831 min
- A Tribute to Rob Stewart from young filmmakers he inspiredOctober 26, 201815 min
- Sharkwater Week – Remembering Rob StewartOctober 18, 201855 min
- Michael Moore on Making Waves, Making Enemies, Making Movies & Canada, ehOctober 6, 201820 min
- David Neiwert on Killer Whales, Killer Racists and Fighting for Orcas in the Age of TrumpSeptember 21, 20181 min
- Saving Salmon in Washington – Damsense vs. NonsenseAugust 18, 201828 min
- Saving Scarlet, Grieving With Tahlequah and the Future of the Southern Resident OrcasAugust 11, 201839 min
- Dr. Lori Marino on Blackfish in CaptivityJuly 17, 201851 min
- Zoe Hopkins on Kayak to Klemtu & Pipelines to ProtestsJune 10, 201833 min
- Aube Giroux on Modified Salmon and the Fishy World of GMOsApril 27, 201835 min
- Elizabeth May on saving orcas, right whales, humans & oceansJanuary 5, 201829 min
- Norway’s Whaling Ways: Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum (Hvalfangstmuseet) December 1, 201732.57 min
- Mark Leiren-Young talks Moby Doll and Granny at BC’s Maritime MuseumOctober 20, 201748 min
- Alexandra Morton on wild salmon, sick salmon & the Sea ShepherdAugust 4, 2017 min
- Caitlyn Vernon on the Great Bear Rainforest, the secret origin of Sierra Club BC & listening...June 9, 2017 min
- Andrew Weaver on #StopKM, The Wayne Gretzky Effect and Leading the BC Green PartyMay 3, 2017 min
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