Joe Olson
Underwater acoustics and hydrophone expert who founded Cetacean Research Technology and works on hydrophone design and cetacean sound analysis, providing technical explanation of spectrograms and underwater recording methods in the episode.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 33min
IN THE COMPANY OF HUMPBACKS S1:E1
Joe Olson, an underwater acoustics and hydrophone expert, and Dr. Fred Sharpe, a veteran marine biologist studying humpback foraging and aerial sounds, explore whale sound analysis. They discuss bassy thrums, matching air and underwater recordings, whether thrums are communication or maintenance sounds, playback ethics and outcomes, and how sound study informs conservation.
