Educational Radio Series
Curious about marine science topics? Browse and listen to our archive of short radio programs.
Frederick Soundings is an educational radio series aired monthly on KFSK Community Radio in Petersburg, Alaska. Each program is a three-minute burst of knowledge about marine mammals, ocean science, or animal behavior and is rich with the underwater and coastal sounds of Alaska.
Programs are produced in collaboration between the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center and KFSK Public Radio.

How do humpback whales find their way?

Name two things that a high tech fisherman, a killer whale and a bat have in common.

One hot spot for mammal-hunting transient killer whales is mostly certainly a cold spot for everybody else.

Did you know there is more than one kind of killer whale?

You may sing in the bathtub, but have you ever tried singing underwater? I bet it doesn’t sound nearly as beautiful as a humpback whale song!

We believe the good folks at Seven-Eleven think they developed the term “big gulp” in reference to their largest drink cup. In fact, the humpback whale is the original “big gulper.”

Did you know humpback whales have wings?

Who’s the most deadly whale of all? One hint, it’s not the killer whale!

You see a roundish head poking up through the surface. Quick, what is it? Sea lion or harbor seal?

Humpback whales don't have fingers, but did you know they have fingerprints?

How can you stay safe - and legal - while spending time on the water amongst magnificent 40-ton creatures?

What is small, silver and flashy? One hint: it’s not “Her Ring.”

What do we know about the little “pig-fish” we see rolling at the surface or riding our bow wakes?

What is that unusual creature breaking the surface? An alligator? A swamp creature? Or maybe a gray whale?
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