Ken Balcomb's guest appearances

Ken Balcomb

A-Pod Cast For Killer Whales

Sentient Planet

KURT RUSSO

Sam Wasser

Jo-Anne McArthur

Carl Safina

Mike Ford

Jim Waddell

Jill Robinson

Joe Gaydos

Jeff Hogan

David Bain

Susan Murphy

Jo Mcarthur

Josh McInnes

Greg Ruggerone

David Moskowitz

OwlTail

For those who can't get enough of "podfather" Ken Balcomb – and those new to his lifetime of dedication to the Southern Resident Orca (SRO) – here's the additional interview we promised.Listen to Ken describe the staggering natural beauty that drew him to North America's Pacific Northwest, his first orca sighting 45 years ago, and what it's been like to encounter and document these amazing yet highly threatened sentient beings.Ken also shares his thoughts on the continuing threats to the SROs existence and why removing dams and restoring river ecosystems are essential to their future, as well as our own.To learn more, listen to our prior podcast, "Podfather: One Man's Journey to Save the Southern Resident Orca" and visit Ken's organization, the Center for Whale Research.Call to Action: Support the growing movement to breach the four Lower Snake River dams, save the salmon and feed the orca on the Dam Sense and American Rivers websites.Intro music: "The Spaces Between" by Scott Buckley.Interstitial music: "Red Giant" by Stellardrone.Photo: Susan Woodward.

For those who can't get enough of "podfather" Ken Balcomb – and those new to his lifetime of dedication to the Southern Resident Orca (SRO) – here's the additional interview we promised.Listen to Ken describe the staggering natural beauty that drew him to North America's Pacific Northwest, his first orca sighting 45 years ago, and what it's been like to encounter and document these amazing yet highly threatened sentient beings.Ken also shares his thoughts on the continuing threats to the SROs existence and why removing dams and restoring river ecosystems are essential to their future, as well as our own.To learn more, listen to our prior podcast, "Podfather: One Man's Journey to Save the Southern Resident Orca" and visit Ken's organization, the <a href="https://www.whaleresearch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Whale Research.</a>Call to Action: Support the growing movement to breach the four Lower Snake River dams, save the salmon and feed the orca on the <a href="https://damsense.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dam Sense</a> and <a href="https://www.americanrivers.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">American Rivers</a> websites.Intro music: "The Spaces Between" by Scott Buckley.Interstitial music: "Red Giant" by Stellardrone.Photo: Susan Woodward.

Bonus Episode: Researcher Ken Balcomb Talks Orca

Ken Balcomb has been identifying and studying the Southern Resident killer whales for decades with the Center for Whale Research. After J50's death, he says it's past time that action takes the place of politics. The orcas are down to just 75 with very few reproducing. He hopes he does not see the end of them in his lifetime, but believes it's a real possibility.

Ken Balcomb: "Witnessing Extinction"