# 292. Below Deck Med S11, Ep8 with Deckhand Cooper Dawson

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Published: 2026-07-28T16:00:00+00:00
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Sarah and Kelli discuss Season 11, Episode 8 of Below Deck Med. Topics include: Cooper’s inability to to keep a secret, Furries, Suzanne and Will, the night docking, Sugar Baby, Luke packing and Coop’s reaction, Luke’s inspirational speech, Gen’s plan to not be negative, Kat and Coop’s relationship, Gael and Nathan struggles, the night out and the windy night. In Hot Tub Convo we discuss Natalya Scudder being detained by immigration, our sail with Daisy and Everything Zen, book fairs and bee stings, Cletus the mouse, Sarah’s hamster breeding program, Sarah’s dead backpack snake, Cooper’s pet snake, his friendship with Joe, SCUBA diving, tiny bunks, how being a deckhand is similar to playing football, Cooper’s dad, Southern Charm, what Nathan is like as Bosun, skincare, being on WWHL and Steven McBee. Coop is greener than a green bean, and a new episode of Above Deck is out now! Follow us on Instagram: @abovedeckpod   Get in touch: abovedeckpod@gmail.com Get ya some Above Deck MERCH! hurrdatmedia.hurrdatbrandgoods.com/page/above-deck Bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/cw/AboveDeckPodcast  Thank you to Silipint for sponsoring this episode! Go to Silipint.com and use code ABOVEDECK Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and tell a friend!  Resources: Natalya Scudder detained by immigration instagram.com/cooper15dawson/ This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Entertainment Network by going to HurrdatEntertainment.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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