Texplorers Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Alicia Odewale. Dr. Alicia Odewale is an archeologist and a National Geographic explorer based in Texas. Dr. Odewale’s latest research initiative, Silent Witnesses: The Black Heritage Tree Project (BHTP), seeks to develop the first-ever Global Black Heritage Tree Map. In partnership with descendant communities, historians, and forestry experts, the project will trace the legacy of Black Towns and Black freedom

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Kyle Shaney. Dr. Kyle Shaney is a wildlife ecologist and National Geographic Explorer based in San Antonio, Texas. His work is rooted in some of the world’s most remote wilderness regions, with a focus on wildlife ecology, biogeography, biodiversity conservation, and human-wildlife conflict. Shaney currently leads projects on crocodilian ecology in Indonesia, human-crocodile conflict in Southeast Asia, and

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Kelly Albus. Dr Kelly Albus is an environmental scientist and a National Geographic Explorer based in Dallas, TX. With a background in ecology and stream management, Albus has centered her career around environmental education. Her current research explores how community-based education and citizen science influence learning outcomes, attitudes, and pro-environmental behavior. Launched in November 2023, her

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo. Andrés Ruzo is a geothermal scientist and National Geographic Explorer based in Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his work, The Boiling River Project, which uncovers the mysterious and legendary boiling waterway that lives deep in the Peruvian Amazon.Through the Boiling River Project, he is working to transform the region into a hub for scientific exploration, actively contributing to research across