The Explorers Podcast

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4.9
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179 episodes
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Date created
2016/10/01
Average duration
35 min.
Release period
11 days

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The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history. On the Explorers Podcast, the explorers we cover include Ernest Shackleton, Ibn Battuta, Roald Amundsen, Frederick Cook, Adrien de Gerlache, John McDouall Stuart, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, Matt Rutherford, Jacques Marquette, Louis Jolliet, James Cook, Abel Tasman, Alice Morrison, Fridtjof Nansen, Yuri Gagarin, Jacques Cartier, Richard Francis Burton, Teddy Roosevelt, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, James Beckwourth, Alvise Cadamosto, Henry the Navigator, Andres de Urdaneta, Edmund Hillar, Tenzing Norgay, George Mallory, Marco Polo, Xu Fu, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Burke and Wills Expedition, Robert O'Hara Burke, William Wills, Hanno the Navigator, Lewis and Clark, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Hernan Cortes, John Franklin, Lost Franklin Expedition, Francis Drake, Diogo Cao, Pytheas, Nellie Bly, Christopher Columbus, Panfilo de Narvaez, Bartolomeu Dias, Mungo Park, John Cabot, Erik the Red, Leif Erikson, Zebulon Pike, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Ferdinand Magellan, and Zheng He and the Chinese Treasure Fleet, Neil Armstrong, Aztec Empire, Moctezuma, Montezuma, Robert Falcon Scott, Tom Creen, Frank Wild, Cândido Rondon, Brendan the Navigator, and Vladimir Atlasov. We also cover a variety of subjects and events and travel to many places. Topics include the Far East, the River of Doubt, the Manila Galleons, Mount Everest, the Moon Landing, Apollo 11, the circumnavigation of the world, the source of the Nile, the New World, Vinland, the Niger River, Timbuktu, the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Horn, Antarctica, the Arctic, the Northwest Passage, the North Pole, the South Pole, the Congo River, the Chinese Treasure Fleet, the Corps of Discovery, Tenochtitlán, Japan, China, the Silk Road, the Spice Islands, the Moluccas, the Caravel, Mecca, Medina, Lake Tanganyika, Sputnik, Tasmania, Australia, Siberia, the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes, the Seven Cities of Gold, and much, much more.

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Freya Stark - Part 6 - WWII and later years
2024/02/26
In the final episode on the life of Freya Stark, we take a look at her work in the Middle East in World War II, as well as the latter half of her life - including her many publications. We finish up with a look at the legacy of our explorer and traveler.  The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Freya Stark - Part 5 - Yemen
2024/02/19
Between 1935 and 1938, Freya Stark took part in two expeditions into the mountains of Yemen, looking to find the lost city of Shabwa, and document the incense route that had thrived on the Arabian Peninsula for thousands of years.  The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Freya Stark - Part 4 - Treasure Hunting in Luristan
2024/02/12
In this episode we follow Freya Stark on two expeditions into Luristan - which is western Persia. She will go into these wild and unexplored regions in search of bronze relics and treasure. We also cover the publication of Stark's first book, The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Freya Stark - Part 3 - The Lost Assassin Fortress and Solomon's Throne
2024/02/05
Freya Stark returns to the mountains of northern Persia in search of Lambsar - the lost fortress of the Order of Assassins. She will also nearly die after contracting malaria, and make an attempt to climb the mountain known as Solomon's Throne. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Freya Stark - Part 2 - The Valley of the Assassins
2024/01/23
In part 2 of our series, Stark heads into the mountains of Persia in search of the Valley of the Assassins - as well as the ruins of their legendary fortresses - including Alamut and Lambsar castles.  The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Freya Stark - Part 1 - Early life and the lands of the Druze
2024/01/15
We take a look at the early life of Freya Stark, including her near death as a youth, and her time as a nurse in WWI. We then take Stark on her first adventure, a journey into the forbidden lands of the the Druze - a secretive and closed society in modern-day Syria. Interview with Alice Morrison: https://explorerspodcast.com/alice-morrison/ The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alexander von Humboldt - Part 6 - Legacy
2024/01/02
In the final episode in our series on Humboldt, we discuss the remainder of his life, including his epic Kosmos (aka Cosmos). We then talk about the enormous legacy of Humboldt. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alexander von Humboldt - Part 5 - Russia
2023/12/27
In 1829, Humboldt heads off to Russia to investigate the Ural Mountains for the Czar. Humboldt would be severely restricted by the Russian government, but that would not stop him from venturing off the beaten track for 2,000 miles - even reaching China. It will be Humboldt's last expedition. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alexander von Humboldt - Part 4 - Mexico and the United States
2023/12/11
Humboldt does a deep dive into New Spain - aka Mexico - then visits Thomas Jefferson in the United States. We also cover Humboldt's life upon his return to Europe - a span of 25 years. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alexander von Humboldt - Part 3 - The Andes Mountains
2023/12/05
Alexander von Humboldt returns to South America, traveling into the jungles to the city of Bogota, and then over the Andes Mountains. Here he will do extensive studies on volcanoes, and crystallize ideas that will be critical to his idea of Naturgemälde. Curious Worldview Podcast: https://atlasgeographica.com/explorers-podcast/ The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alexander von Humboldt - Part 2 - The Orinoco Expedition
2023/11/21
Alexander von Humboldt arrives in South America, and conducts an expedition up the Orinoco River in search of the Casiquiare canal - which legend says connected the Orinoco and Amazon rivers. His experiences help him develop some of his most influential and revolutionary scientific theories. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alexander von Humboldt - Part 1
2023/11/07
Part one of our series introduces us to Alexander von Humboldt - one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of the 19th century - and the man known as the 'Father of Ecology'. In this episode, we cover Humboldt's early years, detailing how he grew into one of Europe's most innovative scientists. We finish up with Humboldt setting off to South America on a voyage of discovery that will cover five years. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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4.9 out of 5
1268 reviews
Euqinomod 2024/02/20
Excellent host
Great podcast, especially enjoy the long series. Patiently waiting for a series on the Greely expedition
Frisco Danny 2024/02/11
Fascinating show!
Love hearing stories of these people who bravely explored the world; in the cases of Humboldt and Stark their motives were simply to enlighten, not to...
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manayunk wall 2024/01/27
EXCELLENT!!!
Ok these are great! The host has a cadence/humor/speaking style very similar to Mike Duncan of History of Rome. Great info, full of interesting and ac...
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mbinqns 2024/01/25
A New Favorite
What a wonderful podcast. I find the host’s voice extremely soothing. This podcast is a wonderful escape from the news when you can’t handle any more ...
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Bonster222 2024/01/22
just enough info
it’s in depth, but not too much your scripts are well thought out and written. Keep up the good work!
Amlash63 2023/12/31
Excellent Podcast
I just finished the 4-part series on George Mallory which was well researched and riveting. I am looking forward to many more.
Pennsylvania Guy 2023/12/26
Informative and fun to listen to
My 11 year-old son and I listen to the series together. We have listened to many different episodes and we always learn something new. Great for ca...
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gibbs-art 2023/12/22
Excellent podcast
Excellent historical podcast, told in a unique way. Great subject matter! Thank for the work you put into it!!
Sevvybevvy 2023/12/22
My son and I love this podcast - we listen most nights . Highly recommended.
Great podcast
PFTExplorer 2023/12/13
Exceptional Exploration History
Matt chronicles the canon of exploration history. Through his dry humor and thorough sourcing, Matt creates fascinating narratives of significant yet ...
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