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We Are Explorers Podcast

We Are Explorers

This show celebrates the humans within Australia & New Zealand"s adventure community. The We Are Explorers team delve into the minds of this renegade collective - community leaders, athletes, photographers, trail builders, store owners....the list goes on...but each is united by one thing: adventure has shaped who they are and how they lead their lives. The goal of this podcast is to tickle your ears and imaginations enough to live a little more adventurously.Check in fortnightly to hear Henry,

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36:05

This Marsupial Was Thought to be Extinct For Over 100...

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2025/11/25

When a species becomes ‘un-extinct’, how can their population be bolstered in the wild, but also be reintroduced into culture? Once plentiful in South-West Western Australia, the Gilbert’s potoroo was thought to be extinct for over a hundred years. Since their rediscovery by Western Science in 1954, it has now gained the title of the world’s rarest marsupial, with only just over a hundred individuals. James and Elysee head to Two Peoples Bay to speak to Leigh Whisson, a conservation biologi...

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34:16

How Cooked is the Great Barrier Reef, Really? –...

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2025/11/11

Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef is a beloved international icon, and home to diverse sea life. A tourist hotspot for Australians and people all over the world, the reef sees about 2 million visitors each year. However, its plight is also well known – the coral is being increasingly bleached and killed. In this episode, James and Elysee investigate if it’s possible to be an ethical tourist in one of the world’s most fragile and important ecosystems. They begin on the Cairns wharf, ...

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43:22

How Rethinking the Australian Dream Can Help Save...

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2025/10/28

The Australian housing crisis isn't just affecting people, it’s causing an animal housing crisis too. With countless new developments popping up all over the country, James and Elysee talk to experts to find out exactly how it's affecting wildlife, like platypus and koalas, and what solutions there may be for living in harmony with them. They first chat with Dr Michelle Ryan, an aquatic ecologist, about a healthy platypus population in Western Sydney. With the platypus habitat threatene...

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39:25

These Endangered Fish Walk on Their Hands Along the...

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2025/10/14

A fish that can’t swim, the rarest fish in the world, needs a hand. Our hosts James and Elysee are in south-east Tasmania, home to several species of handfish, a curious creature that ‘walks’ along the sea bed on fins modified to look like hands. They chat to Dr Tyson Bessell who researches the Red handfish at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, and talk about the quirks of this little fish. Our hosts also speak to Prof Neville Barrett, a marine ecolog...

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39:33

We Searched the Proposed Great Koala National Park...

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2025/09/30

The long-awaited Great Koala National Park in NSW's Mid-North Coast was announced in September 2025, and will protect over 400,000 hectares of native forest and countless endangered animals including koalas, Greater gliders, and Yellow-bellied gliders. But behind this announcement has been years of tireless volunteer community work to put pressure on the government to fulfil their conservation promises, and to make sure that in the meantime, the forests and animals within will still be ...

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34:23

Wildlife Ahead #1 – We Visited Victoria’s Desert to...

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2025/09/16

Like the brushturkey but much more elusive, the Malleefowl is a majestic bird on the decline. James and Elysee track this bird down in the desert-like Mallee region of north-west Victoria, where they learn about its laborious lifestyle and compost-powered incubating mounds. They meet a group of volunteers who head into the bush every breeding season to record important Malleefowl data to help aid its recovery, work that's otherwise too expensive for governments. Ecologist Mirinda Thorpe...

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2:00

Introducing 'Wildlife Ahead'

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2025/09/09

Welcome to 'Wildlife Ahead', a podcast mini-series about Australia’s unique and threatened animals and the passionate people working to save them from extinction. This six-part series follows journalists and podcast hosts & creators, James Worsfold and Elysee Lee, on a road trip around Australia as they meet and learn from the invaluable folks dedicating their lives to protecting Australia's biodiversity, and spot some of our most precious animals for themselves. A new episode of 'W...

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21:56

#4.02 Why Outback Mike Wants to See The NSW...

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2025/05/16

This week we have a special edition of the podcast as we get Outback Mike AKA Mike Atkinson's take on the NSW National Park's proposal regarding camping fees. Mike brought the changes to the public's attention through an Instagram reel which has now reached over a million viewers, so we wanted to hear his thoughts firsthand. Join our host Amy Fairall as she chats to Mike about the history of the booking system, some of the problems the changes are aimed at addressing and why he thinks...

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39:00

#4.01 The Hardest Hike Tim’s Ever Done & Amy’s Alone...

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2025/04/16

We Are Explorers Podcast is back with Season 4 ready for your ear holes! Your hosts Tim Ashelford and Amy Fairall start us off with an update on all things adventures and We Are Explorers. Please excuse our late comeback in 2025 – we’ve been busy! In this episode, we chat about what adventures went down over summer, the newest season of Alone Australia, and give an update on all things ExplorerFest. We dig into Tim’s epic Opera House Hut hike and what he learnt about Hadi Nazari’s misad...

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60:00

#3.17 Outdoor Scene Ins & Outs 2025, ExplorerFest Q&A...

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/12/18

In this week’s episode, hosts Tim & Amy answer all your ExplorerFest questions, go through their ins & outs for 2025, and discuss their upcoming adventures.ExplorerFest is our first time venturing into the festival space, and in this episode, we unpack what makes ExplorerFest unique, and what kind of activities, workshops, and entertainment you can expect on the long weekend.In the lead-up to the new year, the We Are Explorers team has been chatting ins & outs for 2025, as well as...

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40:40

#3.16 Combining Marine Biology & Photography Took...

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/12/03

We Are Explorers Podcast host, Amy Fairall, chats with Jayden O’Neill (in person!), whose laundry list of titles includes We Are Explorers contributor, MOMENTS film category winner, and National Geographic Photo Instructor and Naturalist. By combining his knowledge from his bachelor’s degree in marine biology with the hard skills he’s learnt as a photographer and videographer, Jayden’s worked all over the world, from Antarctica to the Top End.In this chat, we hear about Jayden’s career path s...

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44:11

#3.15 Outdoor horror stories, washing and repairing...

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2024/11/20

Hosts Tim and Amy have been chatting all things spooky in the outdoors, with inspo and tales from our readers.What’s the spookiest thing that’s happened to you on the trail? Maybe you’ve walked through spiderwebs before sunrise or dropped something valuable down a drop dunny. Hosts Tim and Amy deep dive their biggest outdoor nightmares come to life as well as some of our readers.Listen on, if you dare…In This Episode We Cover:Household crittersDehydrating foodWashing & Repairing exp...

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30:19

#3.14 Dr Sheddy is the World's Only Sailing Vet

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/11/06

Dr Sheddy's story is one many people can relate to – finding out your career isn't exactly what you thought it'd be and trying to make sense of it all. But the way Sheddy found balance is pretty unique.Leaving a veterinary clinic in Australia, she moved to China to save bears before buying a sailing boat in Panama. She now sails around Central America treating animals that'd never otherwise have access to care, and she does it all thanks to the support she gets online.Listen to the episode to...

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41:24

#3.13 Enter the hiking snack wormhole! Listener...

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/10/22

After a huge call from our Assistant Editor that Jatz Tim Tams are better than the originals, we got to thinking – what weird and wonderful snacks do our audience take hiking? We threw the question out to you on Instagram and people came back with some pretty quirky answers.Have a listen!In This Episode The Hot Takes We Cover Are:Hiking snacksOverland TrackHiking nutritionDehydrating mealsReady made meals – shout out to On Track MealsTrail Drinks Show Notes: Dehydrated Tex Mex riceO...

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36:17

#3.12 How Nature Saved Kane Ford’s Life

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/10/01

Please note! This article and podcast contain references to mental health and suicide.This week Tim is joined by Kane Ford, a Movember ambassador, and founder and guide for Get Outside Australia. Kane opens up about the series of events that led to him quitting his corporate job, reconnecting with nature, and confronting his anxiety.From growing up as a gay kid in a country town, to working a high-pressure corporate job, anxiety has been a constant throughout Kane’s life – but it wasn’t somet...

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42:21

#3.11 Are Waterfalls Overrated? We Unpack Your...

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2024/09/18

We recently asked about your hot takes and controversial opinions on the outdoors. Tune in to find out which takes they agree with and which they think are just plain wrong. If you have an outdoor hot take you’ve been keeping from the world, now’s the time to let it out! Check out the original Instagram post and share your thoughts.In This Episode The Hot Takes We Cover AreJess Nehme thinks waterfalls are underwhelmingHiking Bec thinks 4WD shouldn’t be allowed to drive on beachesKate Donald h...

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32:53

#3.10 The Unusual Journey That Led to the Founding of...

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/09/04

From studying spatial science at uni to being diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition that changed how he lives, Matt’s story is a tale of dealing with challenges as they come and turning passion and community into a career. Join We Are Explorers Podcast host, Tim Ashelford, as he chats with Matt about his personal journey and how it led him to founding Fractel.They chat about the importance of community in building a brand, the challenges of creating sustainable products, and the differe...

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41:49

#3.09 Tim and Amy Chat Olympics, MOMENTS, & Recent News

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/08/13

In this week’s episode, our hosts unpack how MOMENTS entries are going and the harmony between creativity and the outdoors. They yarn about outdoor sports in the Olympics, and how different this version of each sport is to the activities most of us know and love.Finally, with a variety of articles catching the interest of our audience recently, they go deep into the stories that caused a stir!In This Episode We CoverMOMENTS – photo, video, and writing competitionOlympics – sport in a controll...

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33:19

#3.08 2 Mates, 15,000km, 700 bird species, & $100,000...

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/07/30

Join We Are Explorers Podcast host, Tim Ashelford, as he learns how Cezary & Leo dreamt up this unique gap year, and what's gone down in the first six months. Joining the podcast from the Western Treatment Plant (yep, a sewage treatment farm that apparently has great spot bird watching), the pair are over 10,000km and 590 birds into their year-long adventure.They've both deferred uni in favour of a wild adventure, combining their passion for birds, their bikes as a means of affordable tra...

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#3.07 Tim and Amy on Misadventure & What's New at WAE

We Are Explorers Podcast ·

2024/07/16

Join our hosts as they recap some recent articles that have captured your imagination and take a deep dive into the world of misadventure. They also talk about the recent launch of Explorer Basecamp, our accommodation vertical and MOMENTS, our first creativity and storytelling competition which opens today! There are $15,000 worth of cash prizes to be won and entries are open until the 15th August.In this chat we cover:Recent articlesWombats – Tourism Tas & Maria IslandSeasonal articles –...

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