Planet Visionaries

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Planet Visionaries spotlights climate innovators who are helping to solve some of the world’s most challenging environmental issues. In each episode, host Alex Honnold, an adventure rock climber and outdoor advocate, will talk to one of those leaders to learn about their work, background and what motivates them to preserve the earth. Listeners will hear from the world’s most renowned ocean explorer, a man who has dedicated his life to protecting penguins, a volcanologist who found a way to predict eruptions and a Peruvian biologist who is safeguarding sea life with the help of coastal communities. Taken together, the podcast will offer an intimate portrait of the diverse and dynamic people who are at the forefront of the quest to keep the planet perpetual.

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    • May 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    Season 4 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 1:15


    Join host Alex Honnold for Season 4 of “Planet Visionaries.” Meet the explorers, scientists and adventurers who are tackling Earth's biggest climate challenges in this podcast.

    How protecting bats protects the planet (and us)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 25:29


    Bats play a pivotal role in the well-being of people, ecosystems and the planet. Rodrigo Medellín, Mexico's “bat man,” tells Alex Honnold how he's saving several species from extinction.

    A promising new discovery in the Amazon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 22:49


    A never-before-documented ecosystem in the Amazon coastal area could present new solutions for climate resilience. Explorer Angelo Bernardino explains why.

    Finding life under Arctic ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 25:16


    A deep dive into Arctic waters uncovered an uncharted underwater forest. Meet the explorers who found it and hear how this unusual ecosystem contributes to overall ocean health.

    What ice might reveal about our climate future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 21:27


    A daring expedition to extract a record-breaking ice core could help us prepare for future climate transitions. Hear from the scientist who led the project.

    Why the Mediterranean needs more protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 27:05


    Alex Honnold meets two scientists using new technologies to protect the Mediterreanean's marine life.

    Live episode: Revolutionizing how we preserve the world underwater

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 41:08


    Ocean health is crucial to our planet. Listen to three young visionaries discuss their boundary-breaking conservation of marine ecosystems with Alex Honnold and hear a special appearance from legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle.

    A powerful new tool for protecting the ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 21:52


    Climate influencers Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen on how social media is inspiring a new generation of ocean protection.

    Bringing ecosystems back to life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 17:02


    How Tompkins Conservation is rewilding millions of acres and restoring key species in South America.

    A new key to climate resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 19:21


    Meet the biologist canoeing 40,000km of Africa's under-researched rivers to solve water and food security concerns for millions.

    Season 3 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 0:21


    Join host Alex Honnold for Season 3 of “Planet Visionaries.” Hear the stories of the explorers, adventurers and scientists solving Earth's biggest climate challenges in this podcast.

    Putting Indigenous expertise on the map

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 24:58


    Mapping Indigenous knowledge could help a nation adapt to climate change. Geographer and climate action advocate Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim explains how.

    Engineering an end to ‘hidden hunger'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 16:42


    Malnutrition is a global problem with global consequences. Could this machine fix it?

    The small town taking on climate change

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 17:03


    High in the Himalaya, a tiny community is testing a new conservation model that could have far-reaching effects.

    What are ‘deep' reefs'?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 0:31


    The ocean's murky and difficult-to-reach “middle light” zone is teeming with undiscovered species. Meet the man on a mission to find them.

    Exploring Earth's underground secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 19:50


    Two scientists are searching the world's most remote caves for clues to our climate's past — and future.

    Diving to Chile's hidden depths

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 20:48


    A daring diver discovers new life — and a unique ecosystem — in Patagonia's remote fjords.

    Meet Africa's “Father of Turtles”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 20:29


    Trailblazing conservationist Tomas Diagne on why protecting turtles protects the planet.

    How one man is saving hundreds of species

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 22:23


    Meet Rohan Pethiyagoda, the pioneering naturalist reclaiming Sri Lanka's mysterious cloud forests.

    Two pioneers talk bold new solutions to wildlife conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 26:22


    These legendary conservationists champion innovative new solutions for protecting threatened species.

    Season 2 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 1:12


    Join Alex Honnold for season 2 of Planet Visionaries, featuring more incredible individuals helping to solve global conservation issues.

    The scientist turning plastics into possibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 19:26


    Scientist Miranda Wang is using innovative chemistry to upcycle discarded plastics.

    Using sound technology to protect the rainforest

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 20:13


    Technologist Topher White is using audio in new ways to help find and stop deforestation.

    A glaciologist's unexpected discovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 19:32


    Glaciologist Joseph Cook discovered an unusual contributor to sea level rise.

    Peru's protector of the seas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 23:41


    Inside conservation biologist Kerstin Forsberg's community-based approach to saving the majestic manta ray.

    The man who predicts eruptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 19:35


    Andrew McGonigle has leveraged digital technology in an effort to better forecast volcanic activity, learn about the planet and save lives.

    The penguin protector

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 26:34


    Pablo García Borboroglu blends direct action, research, advocacy and education to safeguard penguins.

    The ocean explorer turned environmentalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 24:50


    Meet Sylvia Earle, a legendary explorer, oceanographer and Rolex Testimonee, who has dedicated her life to protecting marine habitats.

    Planet Visionaries Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 1:01


    A sneak peek at Planet Visionaries, the groundbreaking podcast that spotlights the people who are at the forefront of the quest to keep the planet perpetual.

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