Mental Floss Presents: The Quest for the North Pole

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Many wanted to claim its discovery—but only one could be the first. In The Quest for the North Pole, a new podcast from Mental Floss and iHeartRadio, we'll dive into the adventure, excitement, and danger surrounding our obsession with the North Pole. In each weekly episode, we'll analyze the motives and celebrate the triumphs of the people who sought the northernmost point on the globe, from the questionable methods of early explorers to a century-old controversy that's yet to be settled. In our story, we'll look at Sir John Franklin's brave but disastrous attempt, Fridtjof Nansen's innovations for polar travel, and Robert E. Peary's expeditions with Matthew Henson—and the way Peary robbed Henson of the credit he deserved.

Episode Date
Bonus Episode 4: Live from Greenland
Jan 12, 2022
Bonus Episode 3: Family Reunions
Aug 21, 2021
Bonus Episode 2: Minik and the Meteorites
Jul 30, 2021
Bonus Episode: The Arctic’s Biggest Mystery
Jul 16, 2021
Polar Past, Present, and Future
Mar 13, 2021
Triumph by Snowmobile
Mar 05, 2021
A Gold Brick
Feb 26, 2021
Third Time’s the Charm
Feb 19, 2021
Meet Peary and Henson
Feb 13, 2021
Inuit and the Explorers
Feb 05, 2021
The Turning Point
Jan 29, 2021
Go North, Young Man
Jan 22, 2021
Why Go to the North Pole?
Jan 15, 2021
Mental Floss Presents: The Quest for the North Pole Trailer
Jan 07, 2021
Fact Checking TR
Oct 23, 2020
TR and the Perdicaris Affair
Aug 28, 2020
The Statue
Jun 26, 2020
TR vs. Houdini
May 29, 2020
Theodore Roosevelt and the Round-Robin Letter Incident
Apr 16, 2020
The Case of the Missing Colt .38
Apr 03, 2020
10 Reading Tips from TR
Mar 06, 2020
TR vs. Bigfoot
Feb 21, 2020
Epilogue: The Other Roosevelts
Feb 07, 2020
History Vs. TR
Jan 05, 2020
TR Vs. Death
Dec 29, 2019
TR Vs. Christmas Trees
Dec 22, 2019
TR Vs. The World
Dec 15, 2019
TR Vs. Alice
Dec 08, 2019
TR Vs. Other Presidents
Dec 01, 2019
TR vs. Corruption
Nov 24, 2019
TR Vs. Language
Nov 17, 2019
TR Vs. Nature
Nov 10, 2019
TR Vs. Tragedy
Nov 03, 2019
TR Vs. Time
Oct 27, 2019
TR Vs. Weakness
Oct 20, 2019
Coming Soon: History Vs. Theodore Roosevelt
Oct 11, 2019