Armchair Explorer: Travel and Adventure Inspiration
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Award-winning podcast featuring interviews with the world’s greatest adventurers, immersive travel documentaries recorded on location, deep dives into cultures around the world, and inspiration for how to life to the fullest. Hailed as “inspiring storytelling” by the New York Times, and “Ear candy for listeners” by the Washington Post, past guests include Conrad Anker, Ed Stafford, Kristine Tompkins and many more legends of travel and adventure.
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DISCOVER: South Australia Road Trip Part 2: The Wild Side
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Alone Across Gola: Riding through the Rainforest with Adventurer Jude Kriwald
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May 31, 2025 |
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DISCOVER: South Australia Road Trip: From Adelaide to the Edge of the Outback
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May 26, 2025 |
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CONNECTION: Dreamtime Diving on the Great Barrier Reef
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May 22, 2025 |
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Introducing “Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant”
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May 20, 2025 |
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IMMERSION: Homecoming: Chief Joseph’s Promise and the Flight of the Nez Perce
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May 15, 2025 |
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DISCOVER: The Place Where Land and Sea Meet at Victoria, B.C.
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May 12, 2025 |
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PATHWAYS: Dreamtime Dives, African Forests and Baby Kangaroos
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May 10, 2025 |
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ADVENTURE: From the Shadow of Denali Into the Thaw with Jon Waterman
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May 01, 2025 |
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DISCOVER: River Drifting, Reef Diving & Rainforest Wandering in Tropical North Queensland
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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🎧 PATHWAYS: Rainforest Drifts, Kangaroo Islands & Denali’s Frozen Edge
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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BUCKET LIST: Eye-to-Eye with Giants: Whale Watching in Victoria, B.C.
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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ADVENTURE: Becoming Forrest Gump: The Man Who Ran Across America Five Times (IRL)
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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BEST OF EXPLORER: Where’s Wallis? No Guidebook, No Google, No Clue with Best-selling Travel Author Brian Thacker
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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PATHWAYS: Flight of the Nez Perce, the Prince of Whales and Run Forrest Run
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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ADVENTURE: The Long Ride Home: 10,000-miles on Horseback from Canada to Brazil
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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IMMERSION: Muskets, Marching and a Haunted Hospital
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Red Bull: How To Be Superhuman
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Following in the Treads of the 1897 All Black Bicycle Corp with Erick Cedeño
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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PATHWAYS: Buffalo Soldiers, a Long Rider, and How to be a Superhuman
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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JOURNEY: Canada’s Wild Rivers and Shimmering Lakes: Paddling Ontario by Canoe
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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IMMERSION: Irish Myths and Mysteries: Searching for St. Brigid on Location in Ireland
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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BUCKET LIST: In the Heart of Denali: Dream Sleeps on Alaska’s Ruth Glacier
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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IMMERSION: The Elements of AlUla: Arabia’s Lost City and the Power of Water
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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PERFORMANCE: Strings, Stories, and the Blues: Rick Rushing Live from Chattanooga
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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ADVENTURE: Iceland: Surfing the Northern Lights & Riding the Forgotten Coast with Chris Burkard
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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PATHWAYS: Northern Lights, Irish Saints and Alaskan Dreams
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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IMMERSION: Wellness in the Desert: Sacred Waters, Sound Baths, and Starry Skies
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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BUCKET LIST: 100-mile Pub Crawl along the South Downs Way, England
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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BUCKET LIST: The Everest of Great White Shark Cages Dives
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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IMMERSION: Land of Stone and Light: On Location in Badlands National Park
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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ADVENTURE: Whale Warriors and Eco-Pirates: Patrolling the Southern Ocean with Best-Selling Author Peter Heller
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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PATHWAYS: Ancient Kingdoms, Badlands and the Everest of Cage Dives
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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IMMERSION: Pizza Farms, Fish Boils and Sacred Corn: Here’s to Those Who Wisconsin
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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IMMERSION: Glamour in the Desert: Shag houses, Mr Tiki and Sinatra’s Favorite Haunt
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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INSIGHT: Butch Cassidy, Stagecoach, and the Lone Ranger: Riding into the Sunset in Utah
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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IMMERSION: The Elements of AlUla: Arabia’s Lost City and the Adventure of Air
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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ADVENTURE: Living with Wolves: Filmmakers Jim and Jamie Dutcher’s six-year adventure camping with the Sawtooth Pack
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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PATHWAYS: Surfing Iceland, Bedouin Stars and Living with Wolves
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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BUCKET LIST: Ghost Hunt in the London Tombs with Host Aaron Millar
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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IMMERSION: The World’s Scariest Whisky Distillery Tour at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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PERFORMANCE: The Diamond Stream with Tennessee Music Legend Ed Snodderly
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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IMMERSION: Wild Rides, Mutton Bustin’ and the Fastest Shearer in the West: On Location at the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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CONNECTION: The Mongol Rally: Driving from London to Mongolia in a Junk Yard Car with Jenny Hunter from The Adventurists
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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IMMERSION: The Elements of AlUla: Arabia’s Lost City and the Heritage of Earth
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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ADVENTURE: From the Top of the Himalayas to the Chaos Within: The Color of Everything with National Geographic Photographer and Mountaineer Cory Richards
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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PATHWAYS: Mongol Rallies, Lost Cities, and the World’s Scariest Distillery
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Powwows, Harleys, and Frank Lloyd Wright: Here's to Those Who Wisconsin!
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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World Travel Day Special: Vagabonding with Rolf Potts, Life Lessons from one of the World’s Greatest Travelers
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Adventures in the Desert: Joshua Tree, Slot Canyons and the San Andreas Fault
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Hotter than a Match: The Story of Bluegrass On Location in Tennessee
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Best of Explorer: Walking the Amazon with Explorer Ed Stafford
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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The Ghosts of Gunslingers: Black Hills and Deadwood
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Pacific Surfliner: Taking the Slow Track Down the So-Cal Coast
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Fireside dances, ancient ruins and the beauty of Hózhó (balance): Native Connections on Location in Utah
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Best of Explorer: Voyage of the Finmen: Kayaking from Greenland to Scotland with Explorer George Bullard
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Living On the Ice: A Year in Antarctica with Matty Jordan
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Soundtrack of America: The Story of the Blues On Location in Tennessee
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Best of Explorer - Silk Road Mountain Race: Riding the Toughest Mountain Bike Race in the World with Extreme Bikepacker Cat Jaffee
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Route of Parks: Rewilding Chile with Groundbreaking Conservationist and former Patagonia CEO Kris Tompkins
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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The Hollywood Skull, Pluto, and 42 Telescopes: Dissecting Deep Time On Location in Utah
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Best of Explorer - The Abode of the Gods: Ascending Mt. Meru with Climbing Legend Conrad Anker
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Liquid Tourism: Drinking On Location in Yolo, California
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Crocodile Ceremonies, Treacherous Treks, and one of the Most Remote Tribes on Earth: Papúa New Guinea with Off-Grid Explorer Benedict Allen
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May 28, 2024 |
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Mule Riding, Canyoneering, and Skiing Into a Pool: Part Two of Uniquely Utah Adventures
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May 13, 2024 |
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Bushwhacking to go Backpacking: Establishing Kenya's First Long-Distance Backpacking Trail with Chris Carter
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May 08, 2024 |
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Mule Riding, Canyoneering, and Skiing Into a Pool: Part One of Uniquely Utah Adventures
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Along the Iron Curtain Trail with Tim Moore
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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From the top of Crater Lake to the bottom of a Lava Tube: On Location on Oregon's Central Nature Trail, USA
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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In Search of Paradise with Pico Iyer
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Speaking With Dolphins and Searching for Sunken Treasure: On Location in the Florida Keys
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Travels Through Countries that Don't Exist with Eric Czuleger
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Irish Myths and Mysteries: Searching for St. Brigid on Location in Ireland
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Himalaya Bound: Migrating with India's Nomadic Van Gujjars with Michael Benanav
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Honky Tonks, Country Music and All Sorts of Mayhem On Location in Nashville, Tennessee
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Flooded Forests, Piranhas, and Mountains Above the Clouds: Experiencing the Amazon through Indigenous Eyes with Alex Robinson
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Hidden Bar Crawls to Experimental Art Labs: Getting Weird On Location on Oregon's Culture Trail
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Rowing to Baikal: A Camel, Horse, and River Journey to the 'Pearl of Siberia' with Peter Fong
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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The Legendary Tale of Bird & Jim: On Location in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Flying Polar Bears and Charging Grizzlies: Beartrekking With Ecologist Chris Morgan
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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The Birth of Soul and Rock N' Roll: On Location in Memphis, Tennessee
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Surviving Thailand's 2004 Tsunami with Aaron Millar (Adventure Sports Podcast)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Revisiting the Herd at the End of the World: Christine Amour Levar's Journey With the Nenet Reindeer Herders of Siberia
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Bicycles, Bad Violin Playing, and Blank Maps: Redefining Adventure With Alastair Humphreys
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Born Among the Black Hills: On Location With the Lakota Sioux Nation of South Dakota
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Kite-skiing to Mars via Antarctica with Explorer Justin Packshaw
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Slow Food Values in a Fast Food World: On the Farm-to-Fork Trail in Yolo County, California
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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A Ridiculous Road Trip: Crossing India in a Three-Wheeled Rickshaw with Simon Parker
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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We'll Make a Cowboy Out of You: On Location in Laramie, Wyoming
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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How Akashinga - Africa's All-Women, Plant-Based, Anti-Poaching Unit - is Changing the Faces of Conservation with Founder Damien Mander
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Restoring Coral Reefs and Rescuing Turtles: Marine Conservation On Location in the Florida Keys
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch with Writer John Zada
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Campfire Ghost Stories and a Haunted Lodge: On Location in Rocky Mountain National Park
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Following in the Treads of the 1897 All Black Bicycle Corp with Erick Cedeño
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Moonshine, Mad Scientists and The Scariest Distillery in the World: On Location on the Tennessee Whiskey Trail
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The Way of St James to the Burning Ghats of Varanasi: Walking on Sacred Ground with Travel Writer Rosemary Mahoney
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Riding with the Herd on Location at the Buffalo Round Up South Dakota
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Expedition Deep Ocean: Diving to the Deepest Part of the World's Oceans with Victor Vescovo
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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On Location: San Francisco Cable Car Crawl
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Kayaking the Entire Amazon From Source to Sea with Darcy Gaechter
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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On Location: The Call of the Wild in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Crossing the Oregon Trail in an Authentic Covered Wagon with Author Rinker Buck
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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TRAILER: This is Armchair Explorer, an APT Podcast Studios Production
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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BONUS EPISODE: The Coastal Adventure Trail of Oregon
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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The Herd at the End of the World: Traversing Siberia with the Nenet Reindeer Herders
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Seeking Bluer Skies: Three Months in a Remote Buddhist Monastery
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Life in the Deep Blue: Diving the World’s Oceans with Author and Photographer Pier Nirandara
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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The Vagabond's Way: Lessons from Decades of Travel with Rolf Potts
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Stories from the Edge with Legendary BASE Jumper Jeb Corliss
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Land of Wonder: Four Weeks on Colombia's Magdalena River with Jordan Salama
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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If I Live Until Morning: Cheating Death on the John Muir Trail with Jean Muenchrath
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Borderwalk: a 16,000-mile Trek Across the Entire World with Adventurer Arjun Bhogal
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Outlandish: Walking into Europe's Hidden Landscapes with Acclaimed Travel Writer Nick Hunt
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Crossed Off the Map: Bolivia from the Andes to the Amazon with Travel Writer Shafik Meghji
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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No Guidebook, No Google, No Clue: Togo, Wallis & Kyrgyzstan with Best-Selling Travel Author Brian Thacker
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May 15, 2022 |
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BONUS EPISODE! Wanderlust: Off the Page - the Unparalleled Beauty of Easter Island
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Bicycling with Butterflies: a 10,000-mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration with Travel Author Sara Dykman
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Wild: An Elemental Journey through Earth, Ice, Fire and Air with Nature Writer Jay Griffiths
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Hitchhiking to Pamplona with Comedian Andy Smart
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Below Another Sky: A Himalayan Adventure in Search of a Lost Father with Mountaineer Rick Ridgeway
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Waypoints: A 1,000-mile Walking Pilgrimage through West Africa with Travel Author Rob Martineau
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Voyage of the Swell: A Journey in Search of a Life of Exploration and Adventure with Captain Liz Clark
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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The Abode of the Gods: Ascending Mt. Meru with Climbing Legend Conrad Anker
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Silk Road Mountain Race: Riding the Toughest Mountain Bike Race in the World with Extreme Bikepacker Cat Jaffee
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Across the Roof of the World with Adventurer Graydon Hazenberg
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Kayak the Kwanza: The World-Record Paddle Down Angola's Longest River with Travel Author Oscar Scafidi
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Fighting Monks: Trekking Japan's 750-mile Shikoku Pilgrimage with Black Belt Travel Writer Paul Barach
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Tracking Grizzlies in the Gobi Desert with National Geographic Wildlife Biologist Doug Chadwick
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Walking the Yangtze: 4,000-miles Along China's Longest River with Extreme Adventurer Ash Dykes
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Walking with Nomads: 2,800-miles Across the Entire Length of Morocco with Explorer Alice Morrison
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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The Lost Tribe of the Kogi with BBC Documentary Filmmaker Alan Ereira
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Rowing Solo Across the Atlantic While Recovering from Brain Surgery with World Record Holder Kiko Matthews
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May 15, 2021 |
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Diving the Titanic with Deep Sea Explorer Rory Golden
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode! Out There Podcast: Conservation 2.0
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Open Your Mind: Experiencing Indigenous Jungle Medicine with BBC Travel Presenter Mike Corey
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Crossing Africa: a 7,500-mile trek from Cape Town to Cairo with Explorer Mario Rigby
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Voyage of the Finmen: Kayaking from Greenland to Scotland with Explorer George Bullard
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Listener Episode! A 300-mile Trek Through the Balkans with Teacher Adam Seldon
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Signs of Life: a 53,000-mile Bike Ride Around the World with Doctor Stephen Fabes
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail by Motorcycle with Travel Author Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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A Journey to Discover South America's Hidden Wonders with Atlas Obscura Founder Dylan Thuras
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Arabia: A 5,000-mile Journey Through the Heart of the Middle East with Explorer Levison Wood
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Descent into the Unknown: Inside the Greenland Ice Cap with Red Bull Photographer Christian Pondella
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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The Seven Summits: Climbing the Highest Mountain on Each of the Seven Continents with Rebecca Stephens MBE
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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The Rickshaw Run: Driving 2,500 miles across India in a Three-Wheel Rickshaw with Journalist Simon Parker
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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The Last Dance of the San Bushmen with Documentary Film Maker Ben Cole
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Walking the Amazon with Explorer Ed Stafford
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Sightless From Sicily to Southern France with Blind Explorer Christopher Venter
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Land of the Thunder Dragon: Exploring Bhutan with British Travel Writer of the Year Emma Thomson
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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The World's Most Dangerous Countries Through New Eyes with You Tube Star Drew Binsky
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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The Ocean Race: Sailing Around the World with Pro Sailor Mark Towill
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Horse Trekking in Mongolia with Pro Surfer Jon Rose
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Extreme Road Trip: Alaska to Argentina with Overlanding Expert Dan Grec
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Learn to Free Dive with Adventure Photographer Kellon Spencer
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May 29, 2020 |
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Kings of the Yukon: A 2,000-mile Alaskan River Paddle with Best-Selling Author Adam Weymouth
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May 15, 2020 |
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Wanderland: on a Vision Quest with Nature Writer Jini Reddy
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May 01, 2020 |
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In the Footsteps of the Anwals through the Indian Himalayas with Travel Writer Juliet Rix
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda with Visionary Conservationist Praveen Moman
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Recording a Grammy Nominated Album/DVD on a Round-the-World Journey with 1 Giant Leap's Jamie Catto
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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Climbing Everest with Tima Deryan, the First Lebanese Woman to Summit
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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John Herrington Astronaut: Space Walk onboard the International Space Station
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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Olympic Gold Medal Skier Tommy Moe: Heli-Skiing Alaska's Backcountry
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Great White Shark Ocean Floor Cage Diving in Australia with James Stewart
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Antarctica in Shackleton's Footsteps with Jonathan Thompson
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Cliff Camping in the Rocky Mountains with Aaron Millar
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Jan 22, 2020 |