Life Changes Show, December 8, 2025
Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue
Inspiring Ocean Conservation with Hands‑On Research, Education, & Media - Ep871
Featuring Interview Guest, Marine Biologist, Explorer, Conservation Leader, and CEO and Chief Scientist of Ocean First Institute, Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza; and Performance Guest, Bermudian Singer-Songwriter, Mishka Frith
Interview Guest: DR. MIKKI MCCOMB-KOBZA; and Performance Guest: MISHKA FRITH
Headlined Show, Life Changes Show December 8, 2025
Life Changes Show
Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue
Featuring Interview Guest, Marine Biologist, Explorer, Conservation Leader, and CEO and Chief Scientist of Ocean First Institute, Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza; and Performance Guest, Bermudian Singer-Songwriter, Mishka Frith
Interview Guest: DR. MIKKI MCCOMB-KOBZA; and Performance Guest: MISHKA FRITH
Guest, Dr Mikki McComb-Kobza
Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza is passionate about unlocking the mysteries of the ocean. A marine
biologist, explorer, and conservation leader, she is dedicated to advancing shark research and
ocean education worldwide. As CEO and Chief Scientist of Ocean First Institute, a non-profit
organization devoted to marine research, conservation, and education, she has helped reach over
half a million people through nationally acclaimed conservation initiatives and innovative educational programs.
Through research, advocacy, and education, Dr. McComb-Kobza works to protect our planet’s
most vital ecosystems for future generations. Her scientific focus centers on the biology,
behavior, abundance, and movement of sharks, employing emerging technologies to better
understand and conserve these keystone species. She has led or participated in more than 40
undersea expeditions across the globe—from Darwin to Cape Town, Manaus to Hong Kong, and
along the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Belize.
Her research has been featured by BBC, National Geographic, Discovery Channel’s Shark
Week, NPR, and CBC National Radio Canada. In 2025, she delivered a TEDxBoulder talk
titled “Fear to Fascination: The Truth About Sharks,” exploring how overcoming fear can lead
to connection, curiosity, and conservation.
Dr. McComb-Kobza serves on the faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder’s
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is the immediate past President of the
American Elasmobranch Society, a member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, and a
National Fellow of The Explorers Club.
She holds a Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from Florida Atlantic University and is the author of
numerous scientific publications. Mikki lives in Colorado with her husband, wildlife biologist
Mac Kobza, their son Nick, and their Labrador retriever, Cooper.
Guest, Mishka Frith
Mishka is a Bermudian singer-songwriter with an acclaimed and original sound of soulful vocals atop stripped down eclectic grooves. His music is a raw elemental sound deeply inspired by the forces of nature.
Over the course of his 25 year long career, Mishka has posted 5 number 1 albums on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart, 3 number 1 albums on the iTunes Reggae Albums Chart and was named iTunes Best New Artist in the Singer-Songwriter category.
Mishka has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Rachael Ray Show and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He has toured extensively worldwide – throughout the UK, Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Brazil, Japan and Mexico. He has also played many festivals throughout his career including Glastonbury, Fuji Rock, Reggae Sun Ska, Austin City Limits Festival, SSW, and Byron Bay Roots and Blues Festival.
His new album The Rise and Falling of the Tides, his 8th full length studio album, will be released on the 13th February 2026.
Life Changes Show
Come and join the conversation about what's going on and what we can do together about it, with it, and for it. We have the choice; we have the power. We can do magic if we just believe!
A show about the changes going on in us, to us, around us, and because of us. Therefore, it's technically a show about "Everything," only with a how to make it better, see it better, be better.
In the show, there is talk about, and with, people who have either been through major changes, are helping others with major changes, or people who are changing the world for the better in a major way.
The show is a one-hour talk show format with a monologue by the host, a 30-minute interview with a guest of note, capped by a "Producer's Wrap" segment, in which Filippo and Co-Host Mark Laisure, and sometimes surprise guests, bring it all home for the listeners in a sometimes humorous and sometimes touching, but always entertaining conversation.
