Stitching Hope
by Kamala Thiagarajan • In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami, a simple doll became a powerful symbol of healing in coastal India and beyond. T...
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Hakai Magazine explores science, society, and the environment from a coastal perspective. This audio edition showcases readings of our long-form feature stories. New episodes are typically published Tuesdays.
Rebroadcast: Defenders of the Forgotten Fish
by Ben Goldfarb • Tribes of the Columbia River watershed are hustling to keep the Pacific lamprey alive, one fish at a time. Originally published in J...
Raising Baby Sharks from the Dead
by Claudia Geib • Biologists are rescuing baby sharks and skates from recently caught females, giving the unborn a chance at survival. The original st...
Surrogacy Across Species
by Chloe Williams • Scientists can now borrow the bodies of one fish species to produce another—whether they should, though, is an open question. The ...
Scooping Plastic Out of the Ocean Is a Losing Game
by Ryan Stuart • Open ocean cleanups won’t solve the marine plastics crisis. To really make a difference, here’s what we should do instead. The origin...
Flying by the Fat of the Sea
by Amorina Kingdon • Scientists may have cracked an essential secret of shorebirds’ marathon migrations. The original story, along with photos and vid...
Rebroadcast: The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Davis
by Sarah Tory • The unsettling disappearance of a fisheries observer sparks questions about safety on the high seas and the fate of the fish stocks ob...
A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep
by Stephanie Stone • A species of marine bacteria shows promise for curing a nasty brain cancer. The original story, along with photos, can be found o...
How Ancient Rome’s 1% Hijacked the Beach
by Heather Pringle • The rich, the poor, and the battle for the Bay of Naples. The original story, along with photos and illustrations, can be found o...
Why We Can’t Shake Ambergris
by Mark Wilding • The odd, enduring appeal of a scarce commodity few people use and no one really needs. The original story, along with illustrations,...