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The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

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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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In part 2 of our series on French Explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, we follow them down the Mississippi - and then back to their home base - taking an alternate route up the Illinois River. With their journey complete, we do a look at the rest of the lives of both men.

The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com

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01/16/23 • 34 min

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10/09/23 • 60 min

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In the final episode in the Belgica Expedition, we have a conversation with New York Times best-selling author Julian Sancton, who wrote the book "Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night". This is the definitive book about the expedition. In our talk, Sancton discusses the challenges, surprises and rewards of writing the book.

Find out more about Julian Sancton and "Madhouse at the End of the Earth": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602593/madhouse-at-the-end-of-the-earth-by-julian-sancton/

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10/09/23 • 60 min

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Ibn Battuta - Part 6 - China

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07/25/23 • 30 min

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Ibn Battatu continues his legendary travels by heading to the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bengal, Sumatra and China. In the process he nearly dies in a storm, loses everything to pirates, and plots to take over an island kingdom.

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07/25/23 • 30 min

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04/10/23 • 35 min

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In the late 1850s and early 1860, John McDouall Stuart led six expeditions into the Australian interior - culminating with an epic crossing - and return - on his final journey. In part 1 of our series, we learn about Stuart's early years, and follow his first expedition.

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04/10/23 • 35 min

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06/05/23 • 26 min

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In the 14th century, Moroccan-Berber traveler Ibn Battuta crosses the Arabian desert, visits the great cities of western Persia, and explores the Mesopotamian region and the legendary city of Baghdad.

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06/05/23 • 26 min

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Ibn Battuta - Part 5 - India

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07/17/23 • 39 min

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Ibn Battuta comes to India and gets a job! Now he has to navigate the world of the Sultanate of Delhi - and the unpredictable (and that's being polite) sultan.

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07/17/23 • 39 min

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01/02/23 • 45 min

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In the final part of our series on James Cook, the man meets a bloody end on a beach in Hawaii. We finish by doing a wrap up of Cook's final voyage, plus a look at some of the key figures in our story. We then take in the enormous legacy of James Cook.

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01/02/23 • 45 min

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In part 9 of our series on James Cook, we follow our English explorer from Hawaii to the western coast of North America. Cook will map the coastline all the way up into Alaska, before trying to find a route above the continent.

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12/15/22 • 30 min

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French explorers Louis Joliett and Jacques Marquette go searching for the legendary 'Big River' that lies in the west - the Mississippi.

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01/09/23 • 35 min

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Ibn Battuta - Part 1 - Mecca

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05/26/23 • 33 min

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The early life of Ibn Battuta is covered in the first episode of our series - plus our explorer's first major journey - a trek to Mecca in 1325-26. It is the start to one of the great stories in the history of exploration and travel.

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05/26/23 • 33 min

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Explorers Podcast have?

The Explorers Podcast currently has 220 episodes available.

What topics does The Explorers Podcast cover?

The podcast is about History, Podcasts and Education.

What is the most popular episode on The Explorers Podcast?

The episode title 'Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet and the search for the Mississippi River - Part 2' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Explorers Podcast?

The average episode length on The Explorers Podcast is 39 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Explorers Podcast released?

Episodes of The Explorers Podcast are typically released every 9 days, 13 hours.

When was the first episode of The Explorers Podcast?

The first episode of The Explorers Podcast was released on Oct 1, 2016.

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