“Jellyfish is nothing” How pearl divers built a culture around their work, and fought stingrays

Our youngest podcaster is out exploring the world of pearl diving this week, a major part of this region's economy until just a few decades ago. By the early 20th century, the Gulf region supplied up to 80% of the world's pearls. Between the invention of cultured pearls and the discovery of oil however, those days are long gone.