OYSTER-ology
by Kevin Cox
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Estimated from 4 chart positions in 4 markets.
By chart position
- 🇩🇪DE · Nature#1515K to 30K
- 🇨🇿CZ · Nature#973K to 10K
- 🇮🇪IE · Nature#129500 to 3K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Nature#169500 to 3K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
4.5K to 23K🎙 ~2x weekly·43 episodes·Last published 4d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
9K to 46K🇩🇪65%🇨🇿22%🇮🇪7%+1 more - Active Followers
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2.7K to 14K
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From Kitchen Knife to Oyster Bar: Building an Oyster Culture in Penang with Sis Oyster
Sep 1, 2026
33m 42s
S3 EP 48 - How a Young Engineer Discovered Oyster Farming: Matt Sweeney's journey into aquaculture
Aug 11, 2026
45m 57s
S3 Ep 47: When Oysters Get Sick: A Story of Disease, Science, and Resilience
Jul 28, 2026
48m 25s
S3 Ep 46: Getting Slightly Salty - Restoring Oysters One Reef at a Time with Jen Sagan
Jul 14, 2026
48m 57s
S3 Ep 45: The Oyster Is the Answer - Casey Davidson’s Toadfish mission
Jun 30, 2026
47m 10s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/26 |  From Kitchen Knife to Oyster Bar: Building an Oyster Culture in Penang with Sis Oyster | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! What happens when two women who barely know how to shuck an oyster decide to open an oyster bar? In one of Asia's great food cities Farah Ibrahim and Eira Nadirah are doing just that at Shuck & Sip by Sis Oyster Penang. OYSTER-ology takes you to the streets of George Town, Penang, Malaysia to meet Farah and Eira, where inside their small oyster bar kiosk they shuck and serve local and imported oysters and teach customers how to eat an... | 33m 42s | ||||||
| 8/11/26 |  S3 EP 48 - How a Young Engineer Discovered Oyster Farming: Matt Sweeney's journey into aquaculture | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! Host Kevin Cox explores the question of who will form the next generation of aquaculture farmers through a conversation with 26-year-old environmental engineer Matt Sweeney of Long Island. Sweeney describes his maritime influences, engineering career in water resources and coastal work, and burnout with bureaucratic, document-heavy work that lacked tangible impact. After taking a career break, he began volunteering and then working part-time at Sue Wicks’ ... | 45m 57s | ||||||
| 7/28/26 |  S3 Ep 47: When Oysters Get Sick: A Story of Disease, Science, and Resilience | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! When people hear the word disease, it's easy to jump to the wrong conclusion. But MSX (Haplosporidium nelsoni) and Dermo (Perkinsus marinus) aren't diseases that affect people—they're diseases that affect oysters and the communities that depend on them. In this episode of OYSTER-ology, host Kevin Cox sits down with three scientists from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to explore what these oyster diseases are, how they affect both wil... | 48m 25s | ||||||
| 7/14/26 | oyster restorationenvironmental conservation+3 | Jen Sagan | Friends of the Rappahannock | Chesapeake Bay | oystersrestoration+5 | — | 48m 57s | ||
| 6/30/26 | oyster restorationmarine ecosystems+3 | Casey Davidson | Toadfish | — | oystersmarine conservation+5 | — | 47m 10s | ||
| 6/16/26 | oyster cultureshucking+3 | Jason Woodside | — | Prince Edward IslandToronto | oystersshucking+5 | — | 53m 14s | ||
| 3/31/26 | oyster farmingindustry stories+4 | — | Oyster SouthThe Nature Conservancy | — | oysterfarming+5 | — | 41m 03s | ||
| 3/10/26 | oyster farmingsalinity+4 | Dan Worrell | Fallen Pine Oyster Company | Chincoteague BayChesapeake Bay | oystersfarming+6 | — | 42m 53s | ||
| 2/24/26 | oyster farmingsolar power+3 | Steve Patterson | Solar OystersOYSTER-ology | — | oyster farmingsolar power+5 | — | 35m 09s | ||
| 2/10/26 | oyster aquacultureTexas mariculture+3 | David Aparicio | The Oyster Bros | TexasGulf+2 | oystersmariculture+5 | — | 36m 15s | ||
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| 1/29/26 | oyster industrycommunity building+3 | Beth Walton | Oyster South | southeastern Massachusetts | oystersOyster South+4 | — | 40m 07s | ||
| 1/20/26 | oyster farmingbusiness transition+3 | Heather KetchamMyron Horzesky | Ketcham Supply | — | oystersfarming+5 | — | 40m 08s | ||
| 1/6/26 | oyster farmingaquaculture+3 | Aaron Pannell | FlipFarmMarlboro Oysters | — | oyster farmingFlipFarm+5 | — | 54m 14s | ||
| 12/23/25 |  S2 EP 36: Big Light Bad: Photo Stylist Adrienne Anderson’s Oyster Life | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! In this episode of OYSTER-ology, photo stylist Adrienne Anderson takes us inside the creative chaos behind Rowan Jacobsen’s The Essential Oyster, where she and photographer David Milosh spent a year transforming oysters into expressive portraits — tilting shells by fractions of an inch, battling over artistic style and learning to see each oyster as its own unique character. Adrienne explains how flavor, place and mood guide her styling choices, how visual... | 45m 20s | ||||||
| 12/9/25 |  S2 EP 35: Inside the Mind of the Oyster Master - A Conversation with Julie Qiu | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! Julie Qiu is a globally recognized oyster educator, writer, strategist, and industry advocate. She is the creator of the influential website In A Half Shell, a founding partner of Oyster Master Guild, and a longtime champion of elevating oyster appreciation and oyster service around the world. Kevin Cox sits down with Julie to unpack OMG’s mission to elevate oyster culture through education and certification. Julie shares her journey from brand strategist ... | 58m 43s | ||||||
| 11/25/25 |  S2 EP 34: Shuck Hard, Wander Far: Rutvik Patel and The Wandering Shuckers Co. | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! From the raw bars of New York to festivals across the country, Rutvik Patel has built a life around the half shell and built The Wandering Shuckers Co. A kid from India – and not an oyster in sight – Rutvik shares how, thrust into the US, he stumbled into shucking, found community through oysters, and turned his passion into a profession. With his “superhuman” partner Mahnaz Damania keeping the ship steady, Rutvik travels coast to coast bringing oysters—an... | 40m 12s | ||||||
| 11/11/25 |  S2 EP 33: Cages, Baskets and Bags - Oyster Farming Perspectives with Erik Schlagenhauf of SEAPA | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! In this episode of OYSTER-ology, I sit down with Erik Schlagenhauf, Vice President of SEAPA North America, about the nuts and bolts of oyster farming innovation. We discuss SEAPA's innovative gear systems that enhance efficiency, sustainability and product quality in oyster farming. We dive into how small design choices - like baskets with true doors - can save thousands of low-value moves and eliminate mountains of wasteful zip ties. Erik shares his journ... | 38m 22s | ||||||
| 10/28/25 |  S2 EP 32: Of Oysters, Cheese and Aquaculture: A Conversation with Justin Trosclair of Lady Nellie Oyster Farm | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! The confluence of Oysters and Cheese, with Justin Trosclair of Lady Nellie Oyster Farm In this episode of OYSTER-ology, Kevin sits down with Justin Trosclair from Lady Nelly Oyster Farm to explore his fascinating journey from cheese-making to oyster farming. Justin shares his unconventional entry into the world of oysters and how a chance encounter with some outstanding Grand Isle oysters ignited his passion. He discusses the intricacies of running a small... | 51m 56s | ||||||
| 10/14/25 |  S2 EP 31: James Crimp of Alaska Sea Grant - Oyster farming partnerships at their best | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! James Crimp of Alaska Sea Grant - Oyster farming partnerships at their best In this episode of OYSTER-ology, Kevin interviews James Crimp, the Shellfish Mariculture Specialist at Alaska Sea Grant. James provides an in-depth look into his role, focusing on research and education to support the oyster industry in Alaska. He shares insights from his background, growing up in a commercial fishing family in Anchorage, to his experience in Maine, working with lo... | 38m 58s | ||||||
| 9/30/25 |  S2 EP 30: SharkBite Oysters -- Navigating Nature's Challenges with Sam Walsh | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! In this episode of OYSTER-ology, I get back together with Sam Walsh of SharkBite Oysters. Sam discusses his journey from studying marine biology to becoming an oyster farmer in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He shares how oyster farming's sustainability and lifestyle benefits drew him in after experiences in finfish and shrimp farming. Sam highlights his growth from a small operation to a million oysters in the water. He talks about the unique challenges... | 43m 09s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 |  S2 EP 29: Meta Mesdag and Salty Lady Seafood Co: Cultivating Oysters and Family in Alaska | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! This week on OYSTER-ology I sit down with Meta Mesdag, Founder, Owner and Operator of Salty Lady Seafood Company in Juneau, Alaska. Meta shares her unanticipated journey of becoming an oyster farmer after moving from Portland. A critical aspect of hef family-oriented farm, which started in 2018, is including her kids and other young people in its daily operations. But the farm's primary goal is not to turn her children into oyster farmers, but ... | 42m 56s | ||||||
| 9/2/25 |  S2 EP 28: Doing Good and Doing Well: an entrepreneur's approach to oyster farming with Peter Stein of Peeko Oysters | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! In this episode, host Kevin Cox sits down with Peter Stein of Peeko Oysters on Long Island's North Fork to hear about his unique journey to becoming a visionary oyster farmer and the daily realities and complexities of oyster farming. He discusses the challenges of working with a "ruthless and relentless" Mother Nature, to the surprising obstacles of starting a business in aquaculture and building it into a vertically integrated business. Beyond the farm i... | 49m 55s | ||||||
| 8/19/25 |  S2 EP 27: Oyster Safety -- What You Need to Know About Vibrio with Dr. Andy DePaola | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! Understanding Vibrios in Oysters with Expert Andy DePaola In this episode of OYSTER-ology, host Kevin Cox is joined by Dr. Andy DePaola, a renowned marine biologist and aquaculture expert, to discuss the crucial topic of bacteria in shellfish, especially focusing on Vibrio bacteria. The episode delves into the risks, safety measures, and the naturally occurring presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in oysters. Andy shares his extensive ... | 56m 33s | ||||||
| 8/5/25 |  S2 EP 26: Cultivating the Future: North Carolina's Oyster Blueprint with Erin Fleckenstein | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! Shownotes: Join us as we dive deep into the North Carolina Oyster Blueprint, a comprehensive initiative aimed at balancing oyster habitat restoration, sustainable harvesting, shell recycling, and outreach education. Erin Fleckenstein, the Oyster Program Director for the North Carolina Coastal Federation, takes us through the evolution of the blueprint from its origins, challenges, and successes. for expanding in a sustainable way the oyster industry while ... | 30m 07s | ||||||
| 7/22/25 |  S2 EP 25: The marriage of oysters and alcohol with Manya Rubinstein of Industrious Spirits Company | Send a COMMENT to OYSTER-ology here! In this episode of OYSTER-ology Kevin interviews Manya Rubinstein, co-founder and CEO of Industrious Spirits Company (ISCO) in Providence, Rhode Island. ISCO is known for producing sustainably sourced vodkas, gins, bourbons, and experimental spirits, including the unique oyster-distilled vodka and gin. Manya shares her circuitous journey into alcohol distillation, inspired by regenerative farming and the community-building power of spirits. She discusses t... | 43m 34s | ||||||
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Chart history for OYSTER-ology
Peaked at #97 in CZ, currently #97 in CZ.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| Ireland | — | #129 | #129 | — |
| Germany | — | #151 | #151 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #169 | #169 | — |
Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 4 markets.