Wild Sounds: Voices from Antarctica

Alison Ballance finds out what it takes to live in and do science in Antarctica, in a podcast series recorded on the frozen continent in November 2019.

Wild Sounds is RNZ's new podcast feed dedicated to incredible natural science stories from NZ

A centred image of Hillary Hut in the New Zealand Antarctic station of Scott Base. The hut is named in honour of Sir Edmund Hillary and was a kitset erected in 1957. It was recently repainted in its original colours of yellow and orange. Mountains can be seen in the background and 'Voices from Antarctica' text sits above against blue sky. 'Wild Sounds' text sits at the top.

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Voice of the Iceberg 01 | Discovery

Season 4 / Episode 1
Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on the yacht Australis, to discover and record the sights and sounds of icebergs. But before they reach the frozen continent and encounter their first bergs they must face the challenge of the notorious Drake Passage. This episode was first released in February 2017.
Arrival

Voice of the Iceberg 02 | Revelation

Season 4 / Episode 2
The varied sounds and characters of icebergs begin to reveal themselves to a watching team of film-makers. A small iceberg, Yoko, that fizzes and crackles like a soda drink. The dramatic demise of the soaring ice arch, Valentine. This episode was first published in February 2017.
Iceberg Valentine

Voice of the Iceberg 03 | Adventure

Season 4 / Episode 3
Encounters with blue ice and wildlife prove to be life-changing adventures, when photographer Joseph Michael and his companions venture into the crevasse field of a giant glacier, to capture the blue heart of an Antarctic iceberg. This episode was first published in February 2017.
Glacier travel

Voice of the Iceberg 04 | Endeavour

Season 4 / Episode 4
Joseph Michael and his film-making companions come face-to-face with the heaving splendour of giant icebergs in the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula. Back in New Zealand, they grapple with how to projection map an 'urban iceberg' onto the exterior of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and how to create a soundscape that blends music with the voices of the icebergs. This episode was first published in February 2017.
The mouth of Lincoln

Introducing: Voice of the Iceberg

Trailer
The next series to join the Wild Sounds feed is Voice of the Iceberg, first published in 2017. Artist Joseph Michael and his team record the characters and sounds of icebergs in Antarctica as he prepares for a major art installation.