The True Arctic

The True Arctic

From Oceans: Life Under Water by Crowd Network | Greenpeace UK

May 18, 2025 · 48 min · Season 2 · Episode 12

About this episode

The episode explores the unique environment of Svalbard through the experiences of its residents and visitors.

We're finishing the series on Svalbard. An archipelago dependent on the ocean. Hannah Stitfall shares her first impressions of one of the most remote places on earth. We're joined by Maria Philippa Rossi, a freelance journalist and author, who has been living in Longyearbyen since 2018. She shares her stories of this place like no other. Then Jason Roberts, an award winning film maker and founder of PolarX, the world's logistics leader in the polar regions, shares his tales from working on some of the biggest productions that have taken place in this polar region. 📱We're sharing the journey on Instagram and TikTok, @oceanspod. 🎥We’re also offering you access to some very special bonus content in this series. If you want to get an exclusive look behind the scenes, head over to https://act.gp/3DlVyIB 🌊To find out more about Greenpeace’s work to protect the oceans and how you can support, go to greenpeace.org/oceans

People in this episode

Host: Hannah Stitfall

Guests: Maria Philippa Rossi, Jason Roberts

Topics covered

  • Arctic exploration
  • Svalbard
  • polar regions
  • journalism
  • filmmaking
  • ocean conservation

Keywords

  • Svalbard
  • Arctic
  • ocean
  • journalism
  • filmmaking
  • Greenpeace
  • polar regions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Greenpeace, PolarX

Places: Svalbard, Longyearbyen

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