Ocean Podcast Gals Uniting with Carissa Cabrera from Sustainability & The Sea and Future Swell (Podcast Swap Episode)
Ocean StoriesShow Notes
How did Carissa become a leader in the movement to make ocean content mainstream? She’s a totally accomplished ocean girlie (Sea Legacy ambassador, Nat Geo educator, to name a few) & we loved learning about her work / chatting ocean storytelling in this episode.
This episode is a podcast swap 🔁 with the Sustainability & The Sea Podcast by Carissa Cabrera. Be sure to listen to the sister episode where we share a little bit of our own stories!
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🌊Carissa: @carissaandclimate
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🌊Ocean Stories: @oceanstories_podcast
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