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The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.

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35:49

Jacques Cartier - Part 2 - The St. Lawrence River

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2022/05/16

In the final part of our series on Jacques Cartier, we explore up the St. Lawrence River - reaching modern-day Quebec City and Montreal. Map and resources: https://explorerspodcast.com/jacques-cartier/ The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31:25

Jacques Cartier - Part 1 - The Gulf of St. Lawrence

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2022/05/02

In part 1 of our series on Jacques Cartier, we explore the background on exploration of what is now the St. Lawrence region of Canada, and then follow Cartier on his first voyage. Map and resources: https://explorerspodcast.com/jacques-cartier/ The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

47:05

Richard Francis Burton - Part 7 - Adventures in Writing

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2022/04/21

The final episode of our series, we follow Burton as a diplomat in Brazil, Syria and Italy. But more importantly, we look at Burton's time translating eastern texts - including the legendary Arabian Nights. For all things Burton: https://burtoniana.org Photos, maps, fun: https://explorerspodcast.com/richard-francis-burton/ The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more

32:08

Richard Francis Burton - Part 6 - The Source of the...

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2022/04/12

Burton goes to travels to America, and then takes a diplomatic position in West Africa. Meanwhile, Speke returns to Lake Victoria. The episode finishes with a public debate between Burton and Speke - and ends in tragedy. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32:55

Richard Francis Burton - Part 5 - Lake Victoria

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2022/04/04

In Part five of our series, Burton and Speke head back to Zanzibar. Along the way, Speke leads a side excursion to the north - where he will come upon Lake Victoria - the real source of the Nile. It will ignite a feud between the two men. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40:44

Richard Francis Burton - Part 4 - Lake Tanganyika

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2022/03/22

In part 4 of our series, Burton and Speke travel west from Zanzibar in search of the a great inland lake - called the Sea of Ujiji by the Arabs - and Tanganyika by the African people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39:10

Richard Francis Burton - Part 3 - The Somaliland...

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2022/03/14

Part 3 of our series on Burton takes us to East Africa with the Somaliland Expedition. Burton will make an attempt to reach the inland city of Harar - where no European had ever gone to - and returned. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39:02

Richard Francis Burton - Part 2 - Medina and Mecca

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2022/03/07

In part 2 of our series, Burton goes undercover to explore Arabia, including the cities of Medina and Mecca - the two holiest cities in Islam. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38:18

Richard Francis Burton - Part 1 - India

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2022/02/22

In part 1 of our series on British explorer and adventurer Richard Francis Burton, we cover Burton's early life, including his time in India, where he embraced eastern culture and religion. His linguistic expertise would allow him to travel throughout the region in disguise. Website devoted to Burton and his works: https://burtoniana.org Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

49:21

Teddy Roosevelt and the River of Doubt - Part 4

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2022/02/14

In the final part in our series on the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition, the team struggles to get past the rapids while Teddy Roosevelt - wracked with malaria and an infected leg - fights for his life. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

44:47

Teddy Roosevelt and the River of Doubt - Part 3

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2022/02/07

Teddy Roosevelt and and Cândido Rondon begin the descent of the River of Doubt. It will prove to be far more dangerous than anyone imagined. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

36:41

Teddy Roosevelt and the River of Doubt - Part 2

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2022/01/28

In part 2 of our series, the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition head across the Brazilian Highlands to the headwaters of the River of Doubt. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38:50

Teddy Roosevelt and the River of Doubt - Part 1

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2022/01/19

In 1913, former president Theodore Roosevelt agreed to go a ‘delightful holiday’ tour of the Amazon region. But once there, he couldn’t resist the urge to do something bigger and bolder. The result would be the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition – an attempt to trace the path of a recently discovered river in the heart of the Amazon Basin called the Rio da Dúvida – aka the River of Doubt. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about

53:40

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo and the Exploration of...

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2022/01/12

In this episode, we cover the life of Spanish conquistador and explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. Cabrillo would be the first non-native to reach the western coast of the United States. Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at sales@advertisecast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

56:30

James Beckwourth - Mountain Man

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2021/12/10

While not well known, James Beckwourth is one of the most colorful characters of the American west. He began life as a slave - and would go on to be an explorer, trapper, Indian chief, prospector, scout, guide, gambler, horse thief and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

63:06

Ernest Shackleton - Part 11/11 - The Quest Expedition

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2021/11/18

In the final episode in our series on Shackleton, we detail the Quest Expedition, and then take a look at the legacy of the man. Huts of Antarctica: https://explorerspodcast.com/huts-of-antarctica/ Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/ernest-shackleton/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

61:20

Ernest Shackleton - Part 10 - Endurance: Across South...

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2021/10/19

The Endurance Saga comes to a close as Shackleton must cross the mountains of South Georgia Island in order to reach civilization. He must then rescue the men stranded on Elephant Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

53:47

Ernest Shackleton - Part 9 - Endurance: The Voyage of...

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2021/10/03

In our 100th episode, we track one of the great sailing feats in the history of man - the Voyage of the James Caird. In this episode, Shackleton and five other men attempt to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia - across some of the most dangerous waters in the world. https://explorerspodcast.com/ernest-shackleton/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

75:26

Ernest Shackleton - Part 8 - Endurance: Elephant Island

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2021/09/22

Shackleton and his men have to struggle to find a way off the ice pack of the Weddell Sea - and to land. Also, we take a look at the men of the Aurora - who were fighting to lay the supplies depots on the other side of the continent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

48:41

Ernest Shackleton - Part 7 - Endurance: Into the Ice

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2021/09/03

The Endurance Expedition begins! In this episode, we follow the Endurance from South Georgia Island and into the Weddell Sea - and discover the fate of Endurance. Look at maps, and some links - including to video - on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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