Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast
Podcast & Audio Production
Overseeing the Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast's production, promotion, and strategic growth. Fluid Studios manages podcast development, from concept to publication, ensuring high-quality content that resonates with audiences. We develop social media and content marketing strategies to maximize engagement and reach. By collaborating with the Blue Frontier team, we maintain the podcast's vision, enhance its impact, and leverage analytics to optimize performance, drive continuous improvement, and contribute to the organization's dynamic leadership and innovative solutions.
A refreshing, irreverent dive into the lives, work, and explorations of today’s leading and diverse ocean voices.
Each half-hour episode co-hosted by David Helvarg of Blue Frontier and Vicki Nichols Goldstein of the Inland Ocean Coalition sails through lively discussions with our guests about marine life, culture, and critical issues affecting our rapidly changing seas. Informative, enlightening, and often humorous it is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about understanding, enjoying, and protecting our salty blue world.
Cal Maritime’s Eric Jones — Tall Ships and Tall Orders
From the deck of America’s Tall Ship to the helm of California’s only West Coast maritime academy, Superintendent Eric Jones has spent a lifetime navigating complex waters. In this episode of Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast, David Helvarg sits down with the retired Coast Guard Rear Admiral to trace a remarkable journey shaped by saltwater, service, and leadership.
Jones reflects on his early days working fishing party boats along the California coast, the experiences that launched him into a distinguished Coast Guard career, and the high-stakes moments that defined it—from hurricane response and maritime rescues to commanding the legendary three-masted barque Eagle. The conversation also explores the enduring value of seamanship, leadership under pressure, and what tall ships still teach future officers in a high-tech world.
Now leading Cal Poly Maritime through a period of historic transition, Jones shares insights on the changing U.S. maritime industry, the integration of Cal Maritime with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and the opportunities awaiting the next generation of mariners. It’s a wide-ranging, deeply human conversation about tradition, transformation, and the future of life and work at sea.
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You can also listen to Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast on a variety of platforms including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Android, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Blubrry, Podchaser, Gaana, the Podcast Index, and Deezer. Additionally, the podcast is broadcast on several radio stations: KGUA Radio (Public Media for the Mendonoma Coast), KWMR (Point Reyes West Marin Community Radio), KGNU & KGNU-FM (Denver & Boulder Community Radio Stations), KKRN (Round Mountain California Listener Supported Radio), & G-TOWN RADIO (Germantown Community Radio, Philadelphia).
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