HeyJaredThe Blue Room
A podcast celebrating the joys of outdoor swimming and the incredible sense of community it creates. Join us as we explore the beauty and thrill of swimming and dipping, in ocean, rivers, and natural waters — often with friends and fellow enthusiasts.
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Meet the Weedy Seadragons (opens the original)
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This is family. Meet the Weedy Seadragons of Kingston Beach, where swimmers become buddies, form life-long friendships and many feel this tribe is family. The Blue Room speaks with some of the Weedy Seadragons to find out how they got into swimming, how they discovered the Weedys - and what this group means. This Tasmanian tribe is special too for the Blue Room host Sabra Lane , as it's her regular Saturday morning swim group. Interviews: Weedy Seadragon members - Andy, Grainne, Anita, Rachel, S
Swimmer and artist Catherine Stringer (opens the original)
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The Blue Room's Sabra Lane joins artist & swimmer Catherine Stringer i n her studio for a chat about her art and swimming. An exhibition of Catherine's work is about to open - it's called Below and Beyond. Catherine is now 71 years old, she started swimming with tribes seven years ago - and started her working life as a doctor. Water is a big part of her art - we talk about that and being in the Blue Room. Features: Catherine Stringer - swimmer and artist Sabra Lane - TheBlueRoom.au More Informa
Whaley excellent! Talking the Blue Room with whale scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta (opens the original)
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Dr Vanessa Pirotta spends a lot of her time in The Blue Room , or what she calls our Blue Backyard. As a kid all she wanted to do was to become a dolphin trainer - she's now a whale scientist and become a regular contributor in the media, explaining science. Vanessa talks with t he Blue Room's Sabra Lane about her fascination with the ocean, whales and science. We also discuss the approaching 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission - and what YOU can do to help protect whales. Featu
Bitten not beaten: Joanne Norman on being the first Australian Woman to achieve the Oceans 7 (opens the original)
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The Blue Room's Sabra Lane interviews marathon swimmer Joanne Norman on becoming the first Australian woman to complete the Oceans Seven Challenge. What makes Joanne's story truly remarkable is that she was bitten by a Cookiecutter shark on her first attempt at the Molokaʻi channel. She recovered and successfully swam it a year after the attack. What makes her tick, why did she start marathon swimming - and Jo reveals she swims with her eyes closed - all of the time. Features: Joanne Norman, Mar
That's how I pray; singers Vika and Linda Bull on swimming and their song 'That's How I Pray" (opens the original)
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Pop divas and sisters Vika and Linda Bull have just been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame , released a new album "Where do you come from", are currently on a national tour and have written a song for swimmers called "That's how I pray". The Blue Room host Sabra Lane interviews them both to talk about how the song came about, what swimming means to them and about their careers, life, Tongan heritage and how strongly they feel about community harmony. Features: Linda and Vika Bull Podcast host
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