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Terramar Project and the Weather Channel Lady
from #207 - Whitney Webb Returns | The Tim Dillon Show · #207
6 min
SponsorTerramar Project
Tim opens with a mock-earnest sponsor pitch for a new ocean-conservation partner, praising a bubbly Weather Channel-style presenter who talks about Arctic weather data and illegal fishing as the world's biggest hidden problem.
- Tim announces a new sponsor and explains his love of swimming and the ocean from childhood
- Weather Channel segment begins with a woman presenting Arctic forecasts for the first time on the high seas
- Tim approves of the Weather Channel woman's strategy to build ocean support through familiar media
- Weather Channel presenter reveals that almost half the planet has no weather data collection
- Presenter compares ocean exploration to space exploration, noting fewer people have reached the ocean floor than walked on the moon
- Tim notes the presenter's unfocused style but appreciates that environmental messaging should be fun
- Presenter contrasts the 850 pounds of moon rocks brought back in forty years with 100-130 billion tons of fish extracted annually
- Illegal fishing identified as one of the world's biggest problems, with boats evading detection and permits
- Tim credits the presenter for having the guts to call out illegal fishermen