The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 3 a.m.

An all-female crew sets sail for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to study the impact of microplastics on marine life. En route, they conquer storms, swells and smells as they break through the glass ceiling of what people think women are capable of at sea. Explorer's Club member and author Sarah Michler was onboard the eXXpedition ship on that voyage. She joins us to tell the tale.

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Sarah Michler
Joe Sills
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