Welcome to the 75th episode of the Science Witch Podcast!
In this episode, Enku, Anjel, and Jamie talk with mermaid and disability rights activist Yl’luria about her life as a mermaid and blind person. We talk a great deal about the art of mermaiding, including events that listeners can check out if they are mer-curious, and how merpeople need more representation and diversity. We even get to talk a bit about different merfolk related myths and how mermaids can be amazing advocates for the ocean. At the end of the episode we talk about our Patreon and details for the 3rd Trans Telethon happening in November 2025.
Show Notes
MerPeople- Netflix Documentary
Service Animal Policy for Lyft
The origins and inventors of the typewriter
Ancient Bones Offer Clues To How Long Ago Humans Cared For The Vulnerable
Accessibility for the Blind at Disney Sea Tokyo + Hello Kitty World and the Snoopy Museum!
Eric Ducharme- Makings of a Mertailor
Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas
The History of Yemaya, Santeria’s Queenly Ocean Goddess Mermaid
The Starbucks mermaid: Melusine
What is the legend of the pink dolphin in Brazil?
Mermaids scare off reservoir workers in Zimbabwe
Photograph Israeli Mermaid, Win $1 Million
Scientists Use AI to Translate the Language of Whales
Scientists Find an ‘Alphabet’ in Whale Songs
Orcas Sink 50-Foot Yacht Off the Coast of Morocco
The Modern Day Pacific Sardine Collapse: How to Prevent a Future Crisis
1972 Peruvian anchoveta crisis
Microplastics contaminate the deepest part of the world’s ocean
Corals are endangered 90% of coral reefs could disappear by 2050.