Global warming is changing the Arctic rapidly. Explorers of the past would barely recognize its green tundra, diminished glaciers, and ice-free seas. We’ll hear from journalists and historians who have followed in the footsteps of the explorers, and discovered their original routes have disappeared. What do these changes mean for the people who live there now, and our relationship to the Arctic today? Are there still places left to explore? How will we confront exploration’s nationalist and racist past and make the future more inclusive? This episode will look at the North Pole’s many legacies.
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03/13/21 • 46 min
Mental Floss Presents: The Quest for the North Pole - Polar Past, Present, and Future
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The Quest for the North Pole is a production of I Heart Radio and mental flaws. It's late morning on the polar ice when Eric Larson unzips his tent to find white out conditions obscuring everything from view. He's had just a few hours of sleep and he's still overslept. Today, he and his expedition partner, Ryan Waters are making their final push to the North Pole, less than four miles away. But the whipping wind is pushing the big ice flow where
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