Podcast

Learn about our animals, exhibits and cool ocean science in our Aquarium of the Air podcast. You can listen online, download the audio files or subscribe.
  • Turtle power: An endangered loggerhead sea turtle is making a splash on exhibit.
  • May 13, 2013
  • Turtle power: An endangered loggerhead sea turtle is making a splash on exhibit.
  • 2.4 min | Right click to download
  • Food, glorious food: Our new restaurant, Cindy’s Waterfront, serves up farm-to-table deliciousness!
  • April 27, 2013
  • Food, glorious food: Our new restaurant, Cindy’s Waterfront, serves up farm-to-table deliciousness!
  • 1.9 min | Right click to download
  • Welcome back otters: Visit our furry friends in their newly-remodeled home!
  • March 25, 2013
  • Welcome back otters: Visit our furry friends in their newly-remodeled home!
  • 1.7 min | Right click to download
  • She’s got sole: How we’ve trained Makana, our Laysan albatross, to help us inspect the bottoms of her feet.
  • February 11, 2013
  • She’s got sole: How we’ve trained Makana, our Laysan albatross, to help us inspect the bottoms of her feet.
  • 2.8 min | Right click to download
  • No bones about it: How the giant Pacific octopus can flex its muscles to go from squishy to rock-solid.
  • January 28, 2013
  • No bones about it: How the giant Pacific octopus can flex its muscles to go from squishy to rock-solid.
  • 1.6 min | Right click to download
  • Ocean Travelers: Our latest art exhibit explores the impact of plastic pollution on migrating animals.
  • January 14, 2013
  • Ocean Travelers: Our latest art exhibit explores the impact of plastic pollution on migrating animals.
  • 3.8 min | Right click to download
  • Winging it: The diversity of birds you’ll see at the Aquarium and just off our decks in the bay.
  • December 17, 2012
  • Winging it: The diversity of birds you’ll see at the Aquarium and just off our decks in the bay.
  • 2.8 min | Right click to download
  • Rub-a-dub-dub, sea bass in a tub! How our 200-pound fish stays clean with a freshwater bath.
  • November 29, 2012
  • Rub-a-dub-dub, sea bass in a tub! How our 200-pound fish stays clean with a freshwater bath.
  • 3.4 min | Right click to download
  • Fashionable feathers: How the plumage of our puffins changes with the seasons.
  • November 19, 2012
  • Fashionable feathers: How the plumage of our puffins changes with the seasons.
  • 2.5 min | Right click to download
  • Creative collaboration: The people, ideas and hard work behind our beautiful exhibits.
  • November 06, 2012
  • Creative collaboration: The people, ideas and hard work behind our beautiful exhibits.
  • 3.5 min | Right click to download
  • Always in awe: Our staff members share their favorite Aquarium spots, from cuttlefish to crashing waves.
  • October 19, 2012
  • Always in awe: Our staff members share their favorite Aquarium spots, from cuttlefish to crashing waves.
  • 2 min | Right click to download
  • Dress to impress: How the cool cuttlefish uses its color-changing skills to attract a mate.
  • October 08, 2012
  • Dress to impress: How the cool cuttlefish uses its color-changing skills to attract a mate.
  • 2.1 min | Right click to download
  • Text me: Sign up for our mobile updates on your next visit and don’t miss an OMG or LOL moment!
  • September 24, 2012
  • Text me: Sign up for our mobile updates on your next visit and don’t miss an OMG or LOL moment!
  • 1.5 min | Right click to download
  • Insider tips: Can't-miss exhibits, programs and animal feedings at the Aquarium.
  • September 10, 2012
  • Insider tips: Can't-miss exhibits, programs and animal feedings at the Aquarium.
  • 2.7 min | Right click to download
  • Get involved: Become an Aquarium volunteer for a rewarding, fun and life-changing experience.
  • August 20, 2012
  • Get involved: Become an Aquarium volunteer for a rewarding, fun and life-changing experience.
  • 2.6 min | Right click to download
  • Now that's using your head: How the hammerhead shark's unique shape helps it move and find food.
  • August 13, 2012
  • Now that's using your head: How the hammerhead shark's unique shape helps it move and find food.
  • 2.5 min | Right click to download
  • Just keep swimming: How our sandbar shark and tuna stay in motion.
  • August 02, 2012
  • Just keep swimming: How our sandbar shark and tuna stay in motion.
  • 3.6 min | Right click to download
  • Underwater Explorers: Kids learn, explore and scuba in our Great Tide Pool.
  • July 23, 2012
  • Underwater Explorers: Kids learn, explore and scuba in our Great Tide Pool.
  • 3.1 min | Right click to download
  • Light show: Some jellies glow like nature’s original black-light posters.
  • June 26, 2012
  • Light show: Some jellies glow like nature’s original black-light posters.
  • 1.8 min | Right click to download
  • How can six people feed 20,000 fish in 10 minutes? It's not easy, but you can watch every day at 11 a.m. in our Open Sea exhibit.
  • June 25, 2012
  • How can six people feed 20,000 fish in 10 minutes? It's not easy, but you can watch every day at 11 a.m. in our Open Sea exhibit.
  • 2.2 min | Right click to download
  • The department that makes the magic happen: How our exhibits staff dreams up the displays you enjoy every time you visit.
  • June 11, 2012
  • The department that makes the magic happen: How our exhibits staff dreams up the displays you enjoy every time you visit.
  • 3.1 min | Right click to download
  • Did someone ring the dinner bell? Humpback whales have arrived in Monterey Bay, thanks to ocean upwelling.
  • May 28, 2012
  • Did someone ring the dinner bell? Humpback whales have arrived in Monterey Bay, thanks to ocean upwelling.
  • 2.9 min | Right click to download
  • Cooking with confidence: Cindy Pawlcyn offers some simple tips
  • Shhhh! It's easy to see harbor seal moms nursing their newborns near the Aquarium—but please take care.
  • April 30, 2012
  • Shhhh! It's easy to see harbor seal moms nursing their newborns near the Aquarium—but please take care.
  • 3.8 min | Right click to download
  • Cooking for Solutions: The Aquarium's culinary partner Cindy Pawlcyn loves the cooking and camaraderie.
  • April 23, 2012
  • Cooking for Solutions: The Aquarium's culinary partner Cindy Pawlcyn loves the cooking and camaraderie.
  • 2.3 min | Right click to download
  • Going plastic free, part 2: A staff member talks about her year without plastic.
  • April 16, 2012
  • Going plastic free, part 2: A staff member talks about her year without plastic.
  • 2 min | Right click to download
  • Going plastic free, part 1: A staff member talks about her year without plastic.
  • April 03, 2012
  • Going plastic free, part 1: A staff member talks about her year without plastic.
  • 4.9 min | Right click to download
  • The Jellies Experience opens March 31: It’s far out!
  • A day in the life: Our staff photographer has seen it all.
  • Get the perfect picture next time you visit: Top tips from our staff photographer.
  • February 02, 2012
  • Get the perfect picture next time you visit: Top tips from our staff photographer.
  • 2.3 min | Right click to download
  • How do you buff a 54-foot exhibit window? Our experts toil through the night so you can go eye-to-eye with an ocean sunfish.
  • January 23, 2012
  • How do you buff a 54-foot exhibit window? Our experts toil through the night so you can go eye-to-eye with an ocean sunfish.
  • 2.5 min | Right click to download
  • Beautiful, battling corals: Who knew?
  • Creating a living picture: A staff member duplicates his favorite diving spot in an Aquarium exhibit.
  • January 09, 2012
  • Creating a living picture: A staff member duplicates his favorite diving spot in an Aquarium exhibit.
  • 1.5 min | Right click to download