Crowd Network launches second series of award-winning Greenpeace UK podcast

Crowd Network (Crowd), one of Europe’s fastest growing independent podcast networks, has launched a second season of Oceans: Life Under Water in collaboration with Greenpeace UK.

Series two comes hot on the heels of an incredibly successful first series, which won a Bronze Climate award at the 2024 British Podcast Awards and was nominated in the Listener’s Choice category. It will comprise 12 episodes, each covering amazing stories of the wonders of the ocean — from beautiful coral reefs and stunning species like dolphins and turtles, to threats like deep sea mining.

Producing series two took the Crowd team across the world, recording episodes in the Arctic Circle on the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, where the Greenpeace team conducted a scientific expedition to campaign again deep-sea mining plans in the Arctic. Among a series of actions, the podcast’s logo was projected onto an iceberg. Wildlife filmmaker, zoologist, and broadcaster Hannah Stitfall makes a return as host.

Oceans: Life Under Water aims to make listeners fall in love with the oceans, while educating them on the threats they face, to promote the need to protect underwater environments. It is part of Greenpeace’s “Oceans Are Life” campaign, which seeks to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 and ban any mining projects in the deep sea.

The second series’ launch forms part of Crowd’s ongoing relationship with Greenpeace. As well as Oceans: Life Under Water, the organisations partnered to relaunch SystemShift earlier this year, a podcast with Greenpeace International that has run for two series.

It comes as Crowd continues to work with notable brands and names such as Joe Marler, Dan Cole, and Ben Youngs to tell stories through creative audio, video, and social channels.

Mike Carr, CEO of Crowd Network, commented: “We’re always looking for new ways to push creative boundaries and engage audiences, and the second series of Oceans enabled us to do just that. Creating much of this series from the heart of the Arctic Circle was an incredible experience, helping us bring Greenpeace UK’s mission to life uniquely and intimately. The Crowd team continue to take our production capabilities to new heights as we draw in audiences and tell stories in novel ways, and Oceans is a perfect example of that.”

James Hanson, Head of Communications and Engagement for Greenpeace UK’s Oceans Are Life campaign added: “2025 is a crucial year for the oceans, with several international events potentially leading to key decisions. We have seen firsthand how the podcast has been able to reach audiences that might have previously been more sceptical about climate issues, encouraging them to engage with the challenge positively. The huge success of series one of Oceans is testament to the creative collaborative partnership we forged with Crowd, so working together on a second series made perfect sense. We can’t wait to see how series two will land as we continue to delve into the wonders of our oceans.”