The Nautilus
The Nautilus
Fiona Gillespie and Paul Morton
Welcome aboard The Nautilus, your research vessel to the deep! Casual conversations about the fauna and flora of our salt water world, marine geology, and general nautical knowledge. Inspired by the amateur, yet impassioned, work of the 19th century naturalists, every episode Paul and Fiona, with occasional guests, share the amazing and crazy facts they've uncovered in their research about their specimens that week.
The Vomitiest, The Fossiliest, and The REAL Jaws!
The alien world of the eviscerating underwater echinoderms, the head standing cave dwelling representative of the Lazarus taxon, and the real pharyngeal jaw that inspired the Hollywood alien!
Feb 8, 2022
1 hr 15 min
The longest john, the heaviest jewels, and the origins of it all
The team is joined by guests Tom and Alison to explore the barnacle, the southern right whale, and foraminifera. 
Feb 13, 2021
58 min
The Abyss of Myth and the Myth of Fish and Chips
the team covers the fabled maelstrom and the Atlantic Cod
Jan 15, 2021
53 min
The Worst Swimmer, The Best Flyer, and the Unlikeliest Walker
The team, plus guest Nate,  covers the ocean sunfish, the great albatross, and the epaulette shark. 
Dec 6, 2020
1 hr 24 min
The deadliest, the drunkest, and the deepest
The team covers the infamous stingray that killed Steve Irwin, the mysteriously psychoactive Greenland shark and depth defying Cuvier's beaked whale.
Nov 20, 2020
56 min
The Flattest and the Costliest
The team covers the marine flatworm and the bluefin tuna. 
Nov 6, 2020
54 min
The Blackbelt, The Best Beak, and the Party of Four
The team, with guests Genna and Bradley, covers the peacock mantis shrimp, the puffin, and the Portuguese Man-O-War 
Oct 28, 2020
58 min
The Tastiest Eggs and the Slowest Father Figure
The team covers the Atlantic Sturgeon and the Dwarf Seahorse
Oct 5, 2020
37 min