The podcast episodes cover various aspects of coastal ecosystems and the challenges they face, from the importance of horseshoe crab blood in the medical industry Horseshoe Crab Blood to the impacts of climate change on historic European cities Out with the old: European cities & climate change and the efforts to incorporate ocean priorities into climate policy The Origin Story of the Blue New Deal.

Preserving and restoring coastal ecosystems like wetlands, mangroves, and seagrasses is crucial for their ecological benefits, as they serve as natural defenses against flooding and sea level rise, as highlighted in the Uprooted episode.