{"podcast":{"title":"Ultramarine: the science of our oceans and waterways","slug":"ultramarine-the-science-of-our-oceans-and-waterways-7618302","podcast_index_feed_id":7618302,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/693101a3fb6ea8e37846b815","website_url":"https://connectsci.au/news","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/693101a3fb6ea8e37846b815/1765430511571-67e7e752-8d11-4ef7-a7de-b3fef09cf896.jpeg","author":"ConnectSci","episode_count":14,"summary":"Ultramarine investigates the latest research, innovations and science news from our oceans and marine environments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultramarine-the-science-of-our-oceans-and-waterways-7618302"},"episode":{"title":"The secret life of dams: small waters shape changing climate","slug":"the-secret-life-of-dams-small-waters-shape-changing-climate","published_at":"2025-12-19T03:35:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultramarine-the-science-of-our-oceans-and-waterways-7618302/the-secret-life-of-dams-small-waters-shape-changing-climate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultramarine-the-science-of-our-oceans-and-waterways-7618302","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ultramarine-the-science-of-our-oceans-and-waterways/episodes/the-secret-life-of-dam","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/693101a3fb6ea8e37846b815/e/6944b4b89a763d41f1dc21ed/media.mp3","summary":"Australia has more than 1.7 million farm dams, and together they play a far greater role in climate and environmental health than most people realise. In this episode of the ConnectSci Podcast, host David Boldeman speaks with Dr Martino Malerba, freshwater ecologist and Senior Lecturer at RMIT University, about the surprising science behind these small but significant water bodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Australia has more than 1.7 million farm dams, and together they play a far greater role in climate and environmental health than most people realise. In…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1741,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ultramarine-the-science-of-our-oceans-and-waterways-7618302/episodes/the-secret-life-of-dams-small-waters-shape-changing-climate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultramarine-the-science-of-our-oceans-and-waterways-7618302/the-secret-life-of-dams-small-waters-shape-changing-climate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}