Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Cap Fendig has the perfect name for his job as a boat captain. Cap offers a wide variety of trips aboard his charter boat, but particularly offers services to families who want to spread their loved ones' ashes at sea.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
On Hilton Head Island, between the coastal cities of Charleston and Savannah, Lara and her partner Brian are busy restoring their sailboat in preparation for a new voyage across the seas. Lara sells paintings to raise funds for their project, and in their downtime, the pair enjoy exploring the local coastline by kayak.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The sea off the coast of Charleston is known as one of the best fishing grounds on the East coast. As well as fishermen, there are marine researchers out on the waves. We join a boat where sharks are being caught, tagged, and released in order to monitor their movements and gain a better understanding of their habits and lifecycles.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Marine Biologist Erin Levesque explains the significance of the otolith when examining fish. While Myrtle Beach's extensive sandy shoreline caters to mass tourism, the challenge for local artist Chris Wilson is to find the lesser known extraordinary scenes that inspire his paintings.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Chris Wilson’s dedication to art is unquestionable. A patriotic American artist, his love of the coast and the great outdoors inspires him, though the works are produced at a home studio where he can be unaffected by weather conditions or interruptions.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Despite many years of experience, Nema Triplett is still as enthusiastic about diving as someone discovering the sport for the first time. This area is scattered with many shipwrecks, and a leisure diving industry thrives as a result. Today, a boat full of divers is visiting the wreck of the famous U-352 German submarine which was sunk here during the Second World War.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
From scuba diving to big-game fishing, many activities here involve water. But it was also on this wild, windswept coastline of islands, shallow banks, and sand dunes that the Wright brothers made the first motorized flight in history.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The coastal town of Duck in North Carolina is home to a group of scientist who use remarkable custom-built vehicles to carry out their research on storms and erosion.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The delightful soul/hip-hop performer Maya Azucena shares her talent and wisdom gained from growing up in Flatbush Brooklyn. Also a quick look at an African American rapper who can rhyme in Japanese!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Maya Azucena talks about her various influences, which range from classic soul to gospel to synth pop. She talks about her experience growing up mulitiracial in an African American neighborhood and how it shaped her worldview.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Vanessa Hidary is a New York poet and performer who tackles issues of race , ethnicity and identity both onstage and off. She mixes rap, observation and story telling to explore difficult themes and issues of importance to us all.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
With Britpop at its peak, bands such as Oasis and Blur vied to have the biggest hits, but it was The Verve who struck a chord with perhaps the most memorable song of the era, “Bitter Sweet Symphony." But even their success was bittersweet, as they were promptly sued by the Rolling Stones, who claimed the band had stolen one of their melodies without permission.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
On the TV talent show, The Voice, Jennifer Hudson performs “Memory,” the show-stopping ballad from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed musical, Cats. Jennifer also sang this part in a movie adaptation of the musical.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Jamaica
Bunny Wailer and other other one-time bandmates of reggae legend Bob Marley recall the rough and tumble early days of the band in Kingston. This is a must-see for all reggae fans, especially the soulful a capella chorus of "Small Axe" sung by Bunny at the end of the video!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
This smash hit from Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer The Weeknd comes from his album After Hours. The song reached number one in more than thirty countries, and in the United States it was the first song ever to remain in the top ten of the Billboard charts for over a year!
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