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The final 2025 posting for #TalesFromTheDeep is now live in the StoryCorps Archive - check out Kaitlin Schaible talking about the IODP framework, food, ping pong, mentoring, Mario Kart, and more from her time on Chikyu for EXP 405. 🌊⚒️
“We were alternating between puzzles, Mario Kart, and working for the expedition… it was fun to have a competitive spirit"
Food, fun, and faculty mentors… all of these were a part of the experience Kaitlin Schaible had while sailing on board Chikyu for Expedition 405. Here, Kaitlin speaks about about dietary restrictions,...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The 60th episode has been posted to the StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep Archive! Take a listen to Natalia Varela discuss her JR application process during COVID, preparing for paleomag, and the impacts on early career scientists now that JOIDES Resolution is no longer sailing 🌊⚒️ linktr.ee/sciod_tales
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December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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The latest on StoryCorps' #TalesFromTheDeep is a conversation with Rachael Gray, who sailed on JOIDES Resolution as both a lab tech and member of the science party! Listen to her discuss working alongside legends, having a growth mindset, and the value of just sitting around and telling stories. 🌊⚒️
"One of the things I was sad about with the end of the JR was that there's not going to be this group of people out there telling stories"
Ocean biogeochemist Rachael Gray has sailed on JOIDES Resolution as both a laboratory technician and as a part of the science party for Expedition 400. So how has Rachael navigated her journey through...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Today marks the three-year anniversary since the very first episode was posted in the #StoryCorps Archive for #TalesFromTheDeep! The first conversation was between myself and Maya Pincus - she was in hotel quarantine in Cape Town, waiting to board JOIDES Resolution as an outreach officer. 🌊⚒️🧪
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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In the latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode, Virginia Tech's @clasticdetritus.bsky.social discusses his three JODIES Resolution expeditions, the opportunities to pursue new research questions, and Brian hopes "there's a renewed appetite for doing big important scientific things, like ocean drilling" ⚒️🌊
“I kept asking all these questions like, How do we know that? The other scientists [would respond] - Yeah, how do we know that?”
Virginia Tech sedimentologist Brian Romans knows how scientific ocean drilling can be a particularly good mechanism or vehicle for pivoting in a career – that’s because he has many examples to share a...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Today is #InternationalPodcastDay! Might I recommend diving in and taking a listen to the StoryCorps Archive for #TalesFromTheDeep - a collection of >55 conversations about scientific ocean drilling, beyond the science! 🌊⚒️🎙️
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September 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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This episode of StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep highlights geochemist Chris Jones from EXP 398. Take a listen to learn how his time at sea expanded his interest in the intersections of society/human history, with geology/geologic history - and stories about bananas, Cheez-Its, and chocolate oranges ⚒️🌊
“Before this expedition, I had not made that connection of how my interest in human history and geology have melded so well”
Marine geochemist Christopher Jones has lots of food stories from his time on JOIDES Resolution, ranging from chocolate oranges to Cheez-Its. But he also has stories about working with fellow scientis...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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This episode of StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep goes back to the days of the JOI (Joint Oceanographic Institutions) office. Take a listen to hear program manager Ellen Kappel discuss not only the people (the foundation of SciOD) but also the staff involvement in softball games and choir practice. 🌊⚒️
"I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Friday choir practice… if you’re leaving the office [early], you just say you’re going to choir practice"
From softball games to phone systems to Friday choir practice at the bar, this was all part of the life of Ellen Kappel in the Joint Oceanographic Institutions office. Ellen shares some highlights of ...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps collection now has Tori Pavlovich from JOIDES Resolution EXP 402. Take a listen to Tori describe her journaling activities on board, her birthday celebration, and how the personal and professional connections she made at sea were just as unique and special. ⚒️🌊
"To other early career scientists that are like, oh, maybe I want to go out to sea... just ask. If I had never told my advisor..."
Tori Pavlovich, a rock magnetist from University of Utah, joined JOIDES Resolution for Expedition 402. She knew she would be celebrating her birthday while at sea with an incredibly unique birthday ce...
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September 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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The latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode on the StoryCorps Archive is from Carl Brenner, director of the U.S. Science Support Program for scientific ocean drilling. Take a listen to Carl's background -you might be surprised at what he majored in at college- and his leadership role in this community. 🌊⚒️
"What scientific ocean drilling has done for the nation and globally is yielded a staggering amount of information about Earth history"
“The breadth of the science that is done in this program is pretty exciting and you don't have to be a trained marine geologist to appreciate that.” This quote comes from Carl Brenner, the director of...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Our first father/daughter conversation in the #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps Archive! Current Schlanger Fellow Amy Hagen looped her father into our recording, as he once sailed with Sy Schlanger and participated on an ocean drilling expedition! Take a listen to hear about Amy's research interests. 🧪⚒️🌊
"It's interesting to listen to her and realize she's doing things so radically different from what I did... I'm glad she's excited about it"
This father-daughter conversation is with Virginia Tech graduate student and Schlanger Fellow Amy Hagen, along with her father, Dr. Rick Hagen. Amy shares her scientific ocean drilling research and in...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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The newest addition to the StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep archive is from @elizabethsibert.bsky.social. Learn how an undergrad research project led her to a career looking at fossil fish teeth & changing marine ecosystems in deep-sea cores. Take a listen at:
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May 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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The latest (and the 50th post!) on the #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps Archive of scientific ocean drilling... Supervisor of Operations Kevin Grigar discusses his 24 years of JOIDES Resolution transits, work at sea, passion for the science, holiday celebrations, and most importantly - the people. 🧪⚒️🌊
"They were family and you could see that in the rig crew, the tech staff, the marine crew. They really cared about each other and the job."
Kevin Grigar, Supervisor of Operations Support, shares stories from across his 24 years of involvement with scientific ocean drilling. What stories do you think you he selected to share? Does he talk ...
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May 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Have you thought about having a scientific illustrator join your next oceanographic research expedition? @dirtmossart.bsky.social sailed on JOIDES Resolution & describes how artwork showcases passion & a point-of-view beyond any photograph. Take a listen to this new episode of #TalesFromTheDeep 🌊⚒️
"Bringing an illustrator is a great way to get another perspective... they are looking for unique ways to compose your work as a scientist"
There have not been many illustrators that have sailed aboard JOIDES Resolution. But Kellan Moss shows that her scientific illustrations document so much more than a digital camera. Kellan sailed as a...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Spending 2 weeks on JOIDES Resolution ODP Leg 136 is such a short period of time – what could possibly go wrong? Executive Director of @tosoceanography.bsky.social Jenny Ramarui shares quite the number of adventures with StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep & what she might have posted on social media. 🧪🌊⚒️
"We have no Internet. No news, no nothing. And we're waiting for the helicopter...it never comes. We found out that the helicopter got lost"
Spending two weeks on JOIDES Resolution for ODP Leg 136 is such a short period of time – what could possibly go wrong? Jenny Ramarui, the Executive Director of The Oceanography Society, shares the opp...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I would like to wholeheartedly recommend John Kissee's DOCTOR RIGBY TALES FROM THE DEEP graphic novel collection, a first-rate example of an occult investigator in comics. Stylized art, well researched and a ripping good time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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April 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Check out the latest post in the #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps Archive - it's organic geochemist @melissaberke.bsky.social from @notredame.bsky.social discussing community, connection, collaborators, and having a bit of fun with scientific ocean drilling. 🧪🌊⚒️
"There's a team of people around the world who are working on these materials to try and uncover new information that we think matters"
Melissa Berke (organic geochemist, Expeditions 361 and 401) shares her strong sense of community with and connection to scientific ocean drilling. And although she credits IODP and her time on JOIDES ...
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April 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The newest posting on StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep - Onshore Outreach Officer Susan Schnur discusses her pre-expedition activities in Santorini and the book she has recently published on #IODP #EXP398 with compelling images and core descriptions (link to book in podcast description). 🧪🌊⚒️
"What's the best way to get people excited about Expedition 398? We'll show them the...diversity of cool cores and cool stories [in a book]"
Susan Schnur served as an Onshore Outreach Officer for Expedition 398. Not only was she involved in the activities in Santorini before JOIDES Resolution arrived to start drilling, she decided to autho...
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April 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Take a listen to this recent #TalesFromTheDeep post, where Jenna Everard (@lamontearth.bsky.social) describes how her career pathway started with an undergraduate research project on San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) cores and recently led to sailing on Chikyu for #IODP #EXP405. 🧪🌊⚒️
"I don't think younger me would have believed I would have the opportunity to do something like this...and how strong of a community it is"
Jenna Everard has had a career pathway quite unexpected, starting in an unexpected place. Jenna shares how an undergraduate research project with the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) cor...
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April 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The first time Sidney Hemming (from @lamontearth.bsky.social) sailed on JOIDES Resolution was in the role of a co-chief scientist. But this is just one part of Sidney’s "big adventure" for IODP Expedition 361. Take a listen at #TalesFromTheDeep in the StoryCorps Archive. 🧪🌊⚒️
"The Mozambique permissions was a major factor in a lot that went on during that expedition... many really depended on Mozambique samples"
Sidney Hemming's first time sailing on JOIDES Resolution was in the role of a co-chief scientist. But this is just one part of Sidney’s "big adventure" for Expedition 361. Take a listen to Sidney’s de...
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April 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I had so much fun chatting with @drlauraguertin.bsky.social and reliving my summer at sea! 🌊

Check out more #IODP stories from scientists and amazing marine technicians, expedition project managers, and beyond on Dr. G’s #TalesFromTheDeep 🛟⛴️
March 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Take a listen to this episode of #TalesFromTheDeep, where @muddymonito.bsky.social from IODP #EXP403 shares stories the international science party exchanged around food, sports, and the need to be careful of jargon used in the laboratory to describe cores. 🌊⚒️🧪
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"There's this type of core disturbance we were referring to as biscuits and gravy... and someone from Sweden said, 'oh, there's a cookie!'"
Lindsey Monito, a physical properties specialist from IODP Expedition 403, discovered that sailing for two months on the scientific drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution provided the amazing opportunity f...
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March 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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A new #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps episode is posted! Check out this conversation with sedimentologist Mike Kaplan from JOIDES Resolution #EXP390 and how he prepared to address seasickness during his two months at sea. #podcast 🧪🌊⚒️
"I do get motion sickness. So I had no idea if I'd be on one end of the spectrum, where I'm just sick for the whole 60 days, or the other"
Sedimentologist Mike Kaplan shares the preparations he underwent to ensure he was not going to suffer from seasickness during his two months at sea for IODP Expedition 390. Mike also compares how his ...
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March 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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What's more appropriate for #MarchMadness than this latest StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep episode. Taken a listen to how two scientists from two different nations together at sea on JOIDES Resolution discovered their shared passion for #basketball (then caught a game together at #AGU24!) 🌊🏀
"Since there were participants from the United States where NBA is extremely popular, I was hoping to meet someone who is also a fan"
Japanese microbiologist Mako Takada knew that when she joined JOIDES Resolution, she would find another person on board that is a big fan of basketball just like her. It turns out that even before the...
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March 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Meetings are great to see people & receive updates on friends/colleagues - but I was deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Mike Whalen earlier this year. I recorded a #TalesFromTheDeep conversation with him back in March about IODP EXP364. Listen to him talk about teaching & research. 🧪⚒️🌊
"He said, do you want to work on the carbonates in the Chicxulub Impact Crater? And my jaw dropped and I was like - Oh, of course!"
Carbonate sedimentologist Michael Whalen participated as a shore-based scientist on Expedition 364, Chicxulub: Drilling the K-Pg Impact Crater. Mike discusses his interest in these sediments, his time...
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December 15, 2024 at 1:40 AM