S1 E3: Slavery At Sea

S1 E3: Slavery At Sea

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S1 E4: From The Sea, Freedom

The sea has always been a metaphor for freedom – an escape from governments, laws and other people. This episode takes us off the coast of England to Sealand. A rogue “micronation” meant to embody this very freedom, which was founded on an abandoned British anti-aircraft platform ...  Show more

S1 E5: Waves of Extraction

The oceans are running out of fish. To slow down that problem, environmentalists pushed for fish farming or aquaculture. The problem is this industry became too big and too hungry. To fatten the farmed fish faster, they started feeding the high-protein pellets called fishmeal — m ...  Show more

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