Chilling disappearances in the wild-west of commercial fishing with Lost at Sea
02/13/23 • 2 min
This week we look at BBC crime-esque series Lost at Sea.
Transcript:
Hey Pod lovers. I’m your host Marie and If you’re joining us for the first time: Welcome! The Mastercast is a podcast recommendation show that brings you a brand new non-spoiler binge-worthy review every week of the best podcasts in a short and sweet 2-3 minute summary on everything you could want to know, from the number of hosts to on average how long you can expect each episode to be. New episodes come out every Monday. You can find the week’s other reviews on the show’s social on Instagram @themastercast and Twitter @mastercastpods. If you like what you hear and want to help out this independent show you can find me on Buy me a coffee by searching The Mastercast. I’d really appreciate it. This week’s review is on
Lost at Sea - No Spoilers!
This captivating seven-part series from the BBC examines the unsolved disappearance of fisheries observer Keith Davis who vanished 500 miles from shore while working on the tuna vessel The Victoria. Host New York journalist Rachel Monroe looks at the life and work of Keith Davis and other fisheries observers who spend months at sea monitoring the catches and activities of fishing vessels as the sole overseer for malpractice and mistreatment. It’s far from easy work. Often seen as the enemy, fisheries observers are alone with crews who usually don’t speak english with no way to contact anyone off the boat. Davis’s disappearance isn’t as rare as anyone might hope. On average in the last decade one fisheries observer has gone missing a year. This podcast looks not only at the disappearances and mysteries deaths of observers but other secrets of the global fishing industry like mistreatment of crew, smuggling, and human trafficking and slavery. Each episode is about 25 minutes long with the last episode coming out in November of 2022. They’re made up of narrative backstory and interviews both anonymous and not. Tone and music are serious which is fitting. It’s a gripping look at what could happen far from shore and watchful eyes.
Similar pods: The Outlaw Ocean, The Kill List, and Captain on Deck.
All right, guys, that’s all for this week but remember if you want to see the cover art, sources or the written transcript for this episode be sure to check out the show notes. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. There you can tell us if you have music you would like played on the show or submit a podcast to be recommended. This week’s music came from Universal Music Productions because I forgot to find an artist for this week. Remember to share the show with the pod lovers in your life and tune in next Monday. Thanks for listening.
Sources:
https://www.bbcpodcasts.com/listen/lost-at-sea/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-at-sea/id1641072737
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This week we look at BBC crime-esque series Lost at Sea.
Transcript:
Hey Pod lovers. I’m your host Marie and If you’re joining us for the first time: Welcome! The Mastercast is a podcast recommendation show that brings you a brand new non-spoiler binge-worthy review every week of the best podcasts in a short and sweet 2-3 minute summary on everything you could want to know, from the number of hosts to on average how long you can expect each episode to be. New episodes come out every Monday. You can find the week’s other reviews on the show’s social on Instagram @themastercast and Twitter @mastercastpods. If you like what you hear and want to help out this independent show you can find me on Buy me a coffee by searching The Mastercast. I’d really appreciate it. This week’s review is on
Lost at Sea - No Spoilers!
This captivating seven-part series from the BBC examines the unsolved disappearance of fisheries observer Keith Davis who vanished 500 miles from shore while working on the tuna vessel The Victoria. Host New York journalist Rachel Monroe looks at the life and work of Keith Davis and other fisheries observers who spend months at sea monitoring the catches and activities of fishing vessels as the sole overseer for malpractice and mistreatment. It’s far from easy work. Often seen as the enemy, fisheries observers are alone with crews who usually don’t speak english with no way to contact anyone off the boat. Davis’s disappearance isn’t as rare as anyone might hope. On average in the last decade one fisheries observer has gone missing a year. This podcast looks not only at the disappearances and mysteries deaths of observers but other secrets of the global fishing industry like mistreatment of crew, smuggling, and human trafficking and slavery. Each episode is about 25 minutes long with the last episode coming out in November of 2022. They’re made up of narrative backstory and interviews both anonymous and not. Tone and music are serious which is fitting. It’s a gripping look at what could happen far from shore and watchful eyes.
Similar pods: The Outlaw Ocean, The Kill List, and Captain on Deck.
All right, guys, that’s all for this week but remember if you want to see the cover art, sources or the written transcript for this episode be sure to check out the show notes. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. There you can tell us if you have music you would like played on the show or submit a podcast to be recommended. This week’s music came from Universal Music Productions because I forgot to find an artist for this week. Remember to share the show with the pod lovers in your life and tune in next Monday. Thanks for listening.
Sources:
https://www.bbcpodcasts.com/listen/lost-at-sea/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-at-sea/id1641072737
★ Support this podcast ★
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Science nibbles with 60-Second Science
Please check out this week's musical guest Senrall! Links will be in the shows below. This week we look at short-form podcast 60-Second Science.
Transcript:
Hey Pod lovers. I’m your host Marie and If you’re joining us for the first time: Welcome! The Mastercast is a podcast recommendation show that brings you a brand new non-spoiler binge-worthy review every week of the best podcasts in a short and sweet 2-3 minute summary on everything you could want to know, from the number of hosts to on average how long you can expect each episode to be. New episodes come out every Monday. You can find the week’s other reviews on the show’s social on Instagram @themastercast and Twitter @mastercastpods. If you like what you hear and want to help out this independent show you can find me on Buy me a coffee by searching The Mastercast. I’d really appreciate it. This week’s review is on
60-Second Science
Okay, let’s start off by disclosing that this podcast from Scientific American hasn’t had 60 second episodes in some time but they’re still very short form at around an average length of six minutes. The slight change hasn’t meant much to the listeners of this extremely popular pod that’s so far ran for 16 years, debuting in 2006 and maintaining an average star of 4.4 out of 5. With such a span it’s no wonder they’ve published over 3,000 episodes of summaries of the latest research in every subject of science including astronomy, chemistry, biology, earth sciences, mathematics, and so much more. If you want to hear the entire backlog you’ll have to check out the show’s website as many podcast players only have the last 500 available. It’s hosted by a revolving cast of scientific journalists who have included Karen Hopkin, Christopher Intagliata, Jason G. Goldman, and Steve Mirsky. There are fascinating stories, interviews from experts, and the occasional pun. Despite its popularity, a common complaint about the show is that its political opinions make it less objective than it should be. I didn’t find it to be unbearable but present. As is often the case, microphone quality improves with time but is lacking in earlier episodes. In the latest episode that was published just before the pod’s winter break executive producer Jeffery DelViscio revealed that there will be some changes coming. The show will be getting a new name, podcast art, publishing schedule, and finally resign itself to making slightly longer episodes. There’s no word yet when the next episode will be out, but it’s promised to be soon. Episodes are meant to stay relatively short, and come out three times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For longer episodes fans can always tune into the company’s long-form science podcast Science Talk. Overall a great podcast that lets you stay up to date in science news without a ton of investment. I recommend sneaking in episodes in between some of the multiple episode series you listen to in a day for a little palette cleanser. Try starting with my favorite episodes “Artificial Intelligence Learns to Talk Back to Bigots” and “Coyotes Eat Everything from Fruits to Cats.”
Similar pods include Babes of Science, Story Collider, and Transistor.
All right, guys, that’s all for this week but remember if you want to see the cover art, sources or the written transcript for this episode be sure to check out the show notes. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. There you can tell us if you have music you would like played on the show or submit a podcast to be recommended. This week’s music came from electronic music artist Senrall. The song featured was “Electric Ocean.” For more from Senrall find them on soundcloud. Links will be in the description as well. Remember to share the show with the pod lovers in your life and tune in next Monday. Thanks for listening.
Artists Links:
Artist: Senrall
Song: Electric Ocean
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/senrall
Sources:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/60-second-science/id189330872
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/60-second-science/
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/60-second-science-12388
Next Episode
Consequences of dissidence with The Kill List
Transcript:
Hey Pod lovers. I’m your host Marie and If you’re joining us for the first time: Welcome! The Mastercast is a podcast recommendation show that brings you a brand new non-spoiler binge-worthy review every week of the best podcasts in a short and sweet 2-3 minute summary on everything you could want to know, from the number of hosts to on average how long you can expect each episode to be. New episodes come out every Monday. You can find the week’s other reviews on the show’s social on Instagram @themastercast and Twitter @mastercastpods. If you like what you hear and want to help out this independent show you can find me on Buy me a coffee by searching The Mastercast. I’d really appreciate it. This week’s review is on
The Kill List - No spoilers!
On December 22nd 2020 Karima Baloch was found drowned near her home in Toronto but her mysterious death isn’t like most. Baloch was a well-known dissident of Pakistan notable for speaking out against the oppressive government. Her death comes at the end of years of threats from the state. Coupled with the unexplained deaths and kidnappings of other activists and a leaked alleged kill list of those the Pakistani government wants to target, many think Baloch’s death was actually a homicide. In this shocking six part series host Mary Lynk investigates how dangerous speaking out against the Pakistani government is, the country’s horrifying intelligence agency, and whether or not its leaders are capable of killings of individuals of foreign soil. Under the cover of anonymity Lynk speaks with a variety of people who risk their lives to tell this story. It’s an inspiring yet terrifying story that without the evidence presented would be hard to believe. I couldn’t have imagined something so bold as the idea that a country would be willing to assassinate its opposing activists once they had fled to countries like Canada or Britain. I cluelessly thought once someone in danger like this made it to a Western country that they were safe as long as they didn’t return to their homeland. This podcast reveals how silly of a thought that might be. The CBC show has 4.5 out of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts with 114 ratings total. On average the episodes are about 47 minutes long and the entire pod has been published. A lot of places say this is a pay to listen podcast but I was able to listen to the full series on Pocket Casts. It’s a piece of excellent journalism that tells of the inspiration Karima gave to her people in her life and even after her death. Trigger warnings for human rights violations, kidnapping, violence, and suicide.
Similar pod: American Scandal, Who Killed Daphne? And Someone Knows Something (the latest season “The Abortion War”.)
All right, guys, that’s all for this week but remember if you want to see the cover art, sources or the written transcript for this episode be sure to check out the show notes. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. There you can tell us if you have music you would like played on the show or submit a podcast to be recommended. This week’s music came from Universal Music Productions because I forgot to find an artist for this week. Remember to share the show with the pod lovers in your life and tune in next Monday. Thanks for listening.
Sources:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kill-list/id1631029367
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1065-the-kill-list
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/07/dissident-pakistani-exiles-in-uk-on-hit-list
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