In this episode, Nils Bonde-Henrikson discusses the history of the Harvard Travellers Club located in Boston, Massachusetts.

In this episode, Dr. Sarah Evans and Dr. Katie Parker discuss the history and mission of the world-renowned Royal Geographical Society in London, England.

In this episode, NASA astronaut and American astronomer Dr. Stan Love discusses the Overview Effect, the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, using research from deep sea submersibles to explore the surface of asteroids, his explorations in Antarctica to gather meteorites, the future of artificial intelligence and robots in space, the upcoming Artemis program to put humans back on the moon, the benefits of martial arts for astronaut training, his favorite Science Fiction books and movies, what would happen if we made contact with alien intelligence, and what he'd want to say to humans one thousand years from now.

In this episode, world-renowned Egyptologist and archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass discusses the romance of Egypt, his most recent discoveries, and his upcoming Grand Lecture Tour in the United States.

In this episode, five members of the Endurance22 expedition discuss their historic discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance in the Weddell Sea of Antarctica, what many deemed the most difficult shipwreck search on the planet.

In this episode, world-renowned paleontologist and New York Times bestselling author, Steve Brusatte, discusses his latest books, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs and The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, as well as his work on the Jurassic World movie franchise.

In this episode, explorer Branndon Bargo shares insights about his new TV Show on Amazon Prime - THE HIGHPOINTERS - where he and his brother are climbing the highpoint of all 50 States in the United States.

In this episode, Harvard University Professor Dr. Elisabeth McKetta shares insights about themes of exploration found in fairy tales.

In this episode, Oxford University Professor Dr. Benjamin Grant shares insights about Sir Richard Francis Burton, Rudyard Kipling, the Royal Geographical Society, Paul du Chaillu, Gorillas, Cannibals, and the Haiku.

In this episode, world-famous explorer and speleologist, Bill Steele, shares insights into his formative years as a caver, the achievements of his career, and the exciting future of speleology.

In this episode, Pulitzer Prize Nominee and New York Times Bestselling Author, Dava Sobel, discusses her latest book The Glass Universe and shares insights into the fascinating history of Henrietta Leavitt and the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory.

In this episode, Kevin Kenny, director of the Shackleton Museum in Ireland, shares insights about Sir Ernest Shackleton and the infamous Endurance voyage which is considered by many to be the greatest survival story of all time.

In this episode, explorers Jochen Hemmleb and Thom Pollard share insights into their famous 1999 expedition to Mount Everest to search for the bodies of George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine 75 years after they disappeared.

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