Podcasts about Australian Geographic

Freelance Journalist Lee Mylne has written a great piece on Dame Nellie Melba in the current edition of Australian Geographic. She chats about it here with Simon and AndrewSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having spent the last three decades traveling around over 70 countries, bouncing between -26F and 129F temperatures depending on the shoot, being clawed, chased, shot at, diseased, lost, injured, incarcerated, and getting his finger stitched back on...twice, award-winning photographer, TV host, and conservationist Jason Edwards knows what it takes to get the perfect shot. Jason's imagery has appeared in hundreds of publications including National Geographic Magazine, BBC Wildlife, Australian Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Conde Nast Traveler, and The New Yorker.His new book, "Icebergs to Iguanas" features a collection of his National Geographic photographs and behind-the-scenes tales. Enlightened with his personal observations extracted from his field journals.

“Four people start this adventure every year to make an attempt to get to Alaska, but usually everyone quits in the first year. Most people quit because they say they fall in love.” - Lucy Barnard Our guest on this episode of TFM is on a mission most of us would only dare dream about - to walk the length of the world. Yup, WALK. Currently on her 22nd pair of shoes, Lucy Barnard joins us with her trusty companion Wombat from Denver, Colorado - where she's prepping for the final part of the journey, which'll take two more years. 18 months if all goes to plan. On the menu is; King Crab empanadas after a week of misery, freshly cooked beef after stumbling upon a cottage during an alpine blizzard, Wombat's free food at markets on the Inca Trail, plus a bunch of insights you'd only hear from someone attempting this incredible feat.  Lucy's social cause is CLIMATE - a community led initiative to monitor alpine temperature extremes which Lucy is ambassador for, carrying a MeteoTracker with her to measure the weather along her journey. Follow @tanglesandtail for more epic adventuring. Send us a textTo find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.comInsta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemoriesEmail us at threefoodmemories@plated.com.au, we'd love to hear from you! TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance.

“I know that one day for me in Antarctica, one morning for me in Antarctica is a dream for someone who will never get there. Because it's hard to get to. So, I don't waste those opportunities. I don't sit there and go, ‘I'm in Antarctica again.' No, my brain will not go to that space because I know that people would kill [to be there]. I am the portal sometimes, through which some people will experience different parts of the world.” Jason Edwards Jason Edwards is an award-winning photographer, TV host, and conservationist. His image portfolio ranks among the largest of any photographer in the National Geographic Society's long history, and he has a new book out called, From Icebergs to Iguanas. It's a large format series of books illustrating his National Geographic imagery and his behind-the-scenes tales. It's stunning and it makes you feel very lucky to live on this planet. Through his commissioned assignments and as the face of National Geographic Channel's Pure Photography, Jason has taken his storytelling to televisions and streaming networks in dozens of countries and to every continent. His imagery has appeared in hundreds of publications including National Geographic Magazine, BBC Wildlife, Australian Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Conde Nast Traveler, and The New Yorker.

Jason Edwards - Icebergs to Iguanas: Photographic Journeys Around the World. This is episode 733 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. National Geographic's Jason Edwards has been at the forefront of natural history photography for more than three decades. His image portfolio ranks among the largest of any photographer in the Society's long history. Based in Melbourne Australia, a passion for wildlife and the environment has been with him over his extensive career that began as a zookeeper at the Zoological Board of Victoria. Jason has since been recognized globally for his contributions to Science, the Environment, and the Arts.    Jason's accolades within the photographic industry stretch over 25 years and include among others; two times winner of the Eureka Prize for Science Photography, four times winner of Communications Art Photography Annual, two times winner of the ProMax Golden Muse, POYi Pictures of the Year International, and Travel Photographer of the Year. He was awarded the Australian Geographic Society Pursuit of Excellence Award and also honored as one of the world's ‘100 Photography Heroes' by Professional Photographer Magazine, London.    Through his commissioned assignments and as the face of National Geographic Channel's Pure Photography, Jason has taken his story telling to televisions and streaming networks in dozens of countries and to every continent. His imagery has appeared in hundreds of publications including National Geographic Magazine, BBC Wildlife, Australian Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Conde Nast Traveler, and The New Yorker.    Jason is the author and photographer of Icebergs to Iguanas, a large format series of books illustrating his National Geographic imagery. He also authored and photographed science education books for the children's education market, and his imagery has appeared on everything from environmental campaigns to Hollywood blockbusters.    As a leader and mentor, Jason has worked with photographers of all levels, instructing them in the art of storytelling and how to find and translate images. He has spent years providing rich and entertaining experiences; working in partnership with organizations and individuals; guiding participants both on private expeditions and as one of National Geographic's most sought experts.   The Conservation Photographers (ILCP) is an organization that utilizes the power of photography to educate and inspire people globally about conservation issues. Jason is an Associate Fellow of the ILCP and uses his lens to narrate and highlight issues affecting wildlife, the environment and indigenous communities. Jason holds an Honours Degree in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Scientific Photography and tertiary qualifications in the Animal Sciences.   Jason is an ambassador for both Tourism Australia, and Sustainability Victoria, he is a Friend of the Australia Museum, and a coveted keynote speaker. Drawing upon his skills as an environmentalist, animal scientist, documentarian and National Geographic stalwart, Jason is an entertaining and insightful raconteur, championing natural history and the art of photography. In addition, he is the host of Snap Happy the Photography Show, which airs nationally across Australia.   Jason's Fine Art Prints are archived in private collections around the world and have been exhibited internationally including the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Europe, where National Geographic presented his compelling imagery of Alang at the prestigious Visa Pour L'Image Photojournalism Festival. Our focus today is his amazing book - Icebergs to Iguanas: Photographic Journeys Around the World. Wow!!! What an amazing book, conversation, and life! Jason is Incredible!!! Thanks for listening! Please share! Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to drink but clicking on the link on my home page at https://stevenmiletto.com for Buy Me a Coffee or by going to this link Buy Me a Coffee. This would allow you to donate to help the show address the costs associated with producing the podcast from upgrading gear to the fees associated with producing the show. That would be cool. Thanks for thinking about it.  Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! You are AWESOME! Connect & Learn More: www.jasonedwards.co https://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/experts/jason-edwards/ https://www.instagram.com/jasonedwardsng/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/jasonedwardsng/ https://au.linkedin.com/in/jason-edwards-8926261 https://www.amazon.com/Icebergs-Iguanas-Photographic-Journeys-Around/dp/0648818500 Length - 01:13:15

Summary: In this episode, host Robin Cline sits down with seasoned expedition leader Howard Whalen for an unparalleled exploration of the formidable waters and breathtaking landscapes of Antarctica. Howard, who brings decades of experience from both the Arctic and Antarctic, sheds light on the captivating challenges and awe-inspiring beauty that define journeys to the southernmost continent.Key Topics:Navigating the Drake Passage: Delve into the notorious Drake Passage's turbulent waters, known for their strong currents and changing ocean depths. Howard explains how specialized ships mitigate the rough crossings.Diverse Antarctic Routes: Learn about the various travel routes to Antarctica, including the famous Ushuaia to Antarctic Peninsula route, and the forthcoming trips aboard the new ship Aurora from Australia to the Ross Sea and East Antarctica.Seasonal Travel Variations: Discover how travel timings impact exploration possibilities, such as journeys later in the season allowing for ventures past the Antarctic Circle.Unique Antarctic Landscapes: Compare the Western Antarctic Peninsula's steep, picturesque terrains with the Eastern Weddell Sea's grand, ice-laden, and desert-like landscapes.Wildlife Encounters & Historical Sites: Highlight key wildlife hotspots, particularly South Georgia's teeming colonies of penguins and seals, and integrate striking historical narratives surrounding the Falkland Islands.Memorable Expeditions: Relive Howard's unforgettable experiences, including orca sightings and serendipitous fossil field explorations, emphasizing the spirit of discovery in expedition travel.Importance of Flexibility: Discuss the essential need for flexibility in polar expeditions due to unpredictable weather and ice conditions, and how it can lead to unexpected yet extraordinary experiences.Experience of Ice Formations: Admire the ethereal beauty of polar ice formations, with distinct sizes, colors, and sounds, offering a treasured and unique sensory experience.Air vs. Sea Travel to Antarctica: Analyze the pros and cons of flying to Antarctica versus crossing by sea, providing insights for travelers with varying time constraints.Personal Reflections:Howard's Professional Journey: Learn about Howard's unique career trajectory, from journalism at Australian Geographic to leading polar expeditions, and the milestones that shaped his path.Thanks for joining us on today's episode of The Intrepid Traveler podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, please rate and review our show to help us reach even more aspiring travelers. Don't forget to check out our website, visit us on Facebook, Instagram or follow us on LinkedIn to stay up-to-date on our latest epic travel adventures! Use the following links when planning your own travel!TRAVEL INSURED INTERNATIONALMEDJETVIRTUOSOPROJECT EXPEDITION

A special feature-length interview episode today featuring Jason Edwards. Having spent the last three decades travelling around over 70 countries being clawed, chased, shot at, diseased, lost, injured, incarcerated, and getting his finger stitched back on, twice, award-winning photographer, TV host, and conservationist Jason Edwards knows what it takes to get the perfect shot. And the photo editors at National Geographic agree, featuring his stunning photos time and time again. His imagery has also appeared in hundreds of other publications, including BBC Wildlife, Australian Geographic and The New Yorker. His new book, Icebergs to Iguanas features a collection of his National Geographic photographs and behind-the-scenes tales. Also on the show today, the winning images from the last two months of assignment pictures and a new challenge for September set by Gary Williams. Links to all guests and features will be on the showpage, my sincere thanks to MPB who sponsor this show and the Extra Milers without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available here.

Annette Ruzicka is an award-winning visual storyteller based in Melbourne, Australia. Following a career in conservation, she developed a deep affinity with the natural world and dedicated herself to telling stories centered on the environment and related issues, including endangered species, First Australians, and mental health in the context of the global climate crisis. Her work has been published in prominent outlets such as the BBC, New York Times, Australian Geographic, and Guardian Australia.   Annette has been a finalist for Australia's National Photographic Portrait Prize (2016), the Olive Cotton Portrait Prize (2019), the CLIP award (2020), and the Australian Photography Awards (2020). She won silver in the 2020 BIFAs (landscape category) and was the 2017 Sunstudios Emerging Photographer of the Year. As a member of the Many Australian Photographers Group, she is dedicated to exploring issues facing regional and suburban Australia.   In this episode Annette talks about her focus on positive conservation stories, and the challenges and rewards of her field. She shares insights on staying motivated, dealing with failures, and the impact of purpose-driven work, touching on ethical photography and memorable experiences in her career.   I hope you enjoy the show!   You can find Annette's work  here: Website: https://www.annetteruzicka.com.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annetteruzickaphotography/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annetteruzickaphotography/     Listen to this and other episodes wherever you find your podcasts or on https://grantswinbournephotography.com/lpw-podcast Or subscribe to my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@grantswinbournephotography   Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com   #podcast #landscapephotography

Join us for an unforgettable conversation with Michelle Lee, as she shares firsthand her daring journey of rowing solo across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. From braving cyclones to facing shark encounters, Michelle's incredible story of perseverance and intuition will inspire you to tap into your primal instincts. Discover how she overcame negativity, honed her mental training, and trusted her gut to realize her ambitious goals. Embrace the power of disconnecting from distractions, trusting your intuition, and manifesting your dreams. Don't settle for easy distractions; strive for greatness. Tune in to One Moment Please and unleash your true potential today!More about Michelle;Michelle Lee is an adventurer, speaker and mindset mentor who left corporate banking to pursue a life of extreme challenges. She is the first Australian woman to row any ocean solo and the first woman IN THE WOLRD to row the Pacific Ocean solo unassisted and without stopping.She also just so happened to be Australia's first woman to row any ocean solo when she conquered the Atlantic in 2019.That same year she was awarded The Australian Geographic's Adventurer of the year – just one of only five women to ever receive the accolade.She also holds the world record for the fastest woman to row one million meters on a Concept 2 rowing machine. She is an adventurer, a speaker and a mindset coach who lives by her motto: “Start thinking you can and you will”.Michelle endured storms, sharks, solitude and exhaustion as she rowed for thousands of kilometres across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. She also experienced the beauty and wonder of nature, from dolphins and whales to sunsets and stars. She learned to appreciate every moment and every stroke.Follow Michellehttps://solorower.com/IG @michelleleesolorowerFollow the podcasthttps://mtr.bio/onemomentpleasepodcastOnemomentpleasepodcast.comIG:@onemomentpleasepodcastFB: OneMomentPleaseNow on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx5oL3xleUQuSJM3Cth5veA?sub_confirmation=1Timestamped overview00:00 Inspirational book motivates reader to overcome obstacles.08:25 Andrew suggested indoor rowing world record attempt.12:11 Challenging rowing achievement with no TV.15:36 Gaining experience and confidence in boat building.25:51 Isolation led to longing for human touch.28:17 Acceptance of nature's unpredictability in ocean journey.37:13 Lessons from Atlantic row shaped Pacific journey. 39:51 Desire for self improvement and love of ocean.44:54 Prepare, plan, and use storm drogue.49:55 Handling sea spray, efficiently accessing cabin space.57:15 Enduring criticism, developing a filtering mindset is essential. 01:01:18 Training for Pacific, specific needs, mental preparation.01:05:30 Connect emotionally to goals, visualize, never give up.01:10:55 Be brave, try new things, give it a go.01:16:56 52 year old finds solace in self reliance and adventure.01:21:42 Expressing gratitude for a delightful experience.

Albert, a proud Bardi, Nyul Nyul, and Kija man from the Dampier Peninsula, has dedicated his life to conservation. In 2019, he was honoured as Australian Geographic's Conservationist of the Year. Albert's deep connection to Culture, Country, and Indigenous Science is rooted in his upbringing in the remote Peninsula and Broome, coupled with his educational experiences in Perth. In this podcast, he reflects on how these experiences have fuelled his passion and commitment to preserving his cultural heritage and the environment.

Pre-order The Gift of Christ here! Have you ever dreamed of an extended Christmas vacation? Today's guest, Cath Johnsen, lived that dream. She is here to share her incredible journey.  Cath Johnsen is a freelance writer from Brisbane, Australia, with a passion for sharing a tale. She writes travel stories and feature articles for diverse publications, from Australian Geographic to Reader's Digest magazine. In 2021, Cath was highly commended in the Mental Health Service Media Awards in Australia and New Zealand, for her piece on military veterans finding a new lease on life in the film industry. Cath graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business in Communications and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. As a freelancer and creative, she understands the juggle between undertaking meaningful and satisfying work, earning a sustainable income, and being flexible with hours. More recently, she has experienced a renewal of her creative mind and soul that resulted from taking an intentional and extended break from work.  Keep listening for an engaging and motivational discussion that will inspire you to rethink your approach to self-care, rest, and anticipation in your own life.  Next Steps: (Some links mentioned in the show and shown here may be paid or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠affiliate links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Therefore, when you purchase through my link(s), I make a small commission, but it doesn't cost you anything extra):⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit Cath's website: https://www.cathjohnsen.com.au/ Get Cultivate Calm: The Weekly Devotional Study for Multifaceted Christian Women ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!  Take the Biblical Self-Care Quiz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.faithfoodfellowship.com/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit the Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.p31virtues.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact me here: Theresa@p31entrepreneur.com

This week we welcome to the show, 2024 IT Journalism Award finalist Petra Stock, Science Journalist for Cosmos Magazine Petra joins us on Influencing Insider this Thursday 21st March at 1pm and will discuss:  What Cosmos covers, their audience and their content objectives How to share your news content with Petra The stories Petra has found the most interesting to work on in her career. About Petra Stock Petra Stock is a Science journalist for Cosmos Magazine reporting on all things science, tech, education, climate change and environment. Petra has an extensive portfolio of published work as both a journalist and engineer– including news, online and magazine features, investigations and explainers – across magazine, online and podcast formats in Cosmos, Nine, The Age, Australian Geographic, Crikey and RenewEconomy. About Cosmos Magazine Cosmos is a quarterly science magazine. Their aim is to inspire curiosity in ‘The Science of Everything' and make the world of science accessible to everyone. They deliver the latest in science with beautiful pictures, clear explanations of the latest discoveries and breakthroughs and great writing. Winner of 47 awards for high-quality journalism and design, Cosmos is a print magazine, online digital edition updated daily, a daily and weekly e-Newsletter and educational resource with custom, curriculum-mapped lessons for years 7 to 10.

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Summary: Making baby echidnas is weird! Join Kiersten as she talks echidna baby-making.   For my hearing impaired listeners, a complete transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean   Show Notes:  “Echidna penises: Why They're so Weird,” by Angela Heathcote, Australian Geographic, May 24, 2021. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au “Echidna trains: Explained,” by Australian Geographic, August 6, 2021. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au “Getting out of a mammalian egg: the egg tooth and caruncle of the echidna,” by Jane C. Fenelon, Abbie Bennetts, Neal Anthill, Micheal Pyne, Stephen D. Johnston, Alistair R. Evans, Abigail S. Tucker, and Marilyn B. Renfree. Developmental Biology, Volume 495, March 2023, pg 8-18. “Unveiling the echidna pouch: Insights from recent research.” The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. https://wildlife.org.au Classification of Living Things: Echidna Reproduction, by Denis O'Neil. https://www.palomar.edu Music written and performed by Katherine Camp   Transcript  (Piano music plays) Kiersten - This is Ten Things I Like About…a ten minute, ten episode podcast about unknown or misunderstood wildlife. (Piano music stops) Welcome to Ten Things I Like About… I'm Kiersten, your host, and this is a podcast about misunderstood or unknown creatures in nature. Some we'll find right out side our doors and some are continents away but all are fascinating.  This podcast will focus ten, ten minute episodes on different animals and their amazing characteristics. Please join me on this extraordinary journey, you won't regret it. This episode continues echidnas and the fourth thing I like about them is how they reproduce. I have to tell ya that this is the best episode yet! Be prepared to have your mind blown because echidna reproduction is unbelievable. Reproduction always starts with the wooing, so let's start there, as well. You can always tell when echidna mating season is by the lines of males that are following a female. No kidding, male echidnas form “love trains” behind a female and follow her for days. I have found several different sources that say mating can occur anywhere from mid-May to early September. Males will follow a female around until they are the last one standing. Love trains can vary in number from 4 males to 11 males. The males will follow the females jostling each other, sometimes even pushing each other into ditches, to be the last male following the female.  Once they've joined a love train the males are very focused on what they're doing. Very few things can distract them from their goal of mating, including being weighed by scientists. Peggy Rismiller has studied echidnas for 30 years and she has picked up the last male in a love train to weigh them and, as soon as she puts them down, they are off again following the female. Males will travel long distances to court a female. She tracked one male who traveled 2 km or 1.2 miles a day to court two different females. If the male looses sight of the female he's courting, no worries, he can follow her scent. Both males and females emit a musky scent during breeding season.  After a male has outlasted the others, if the female is receptive, she'll lay down on the ground and relax her spines. But his hard work is not done. Now the male has to dig down into the soil next to the female so he can line up their cloacas. Mating is performed cloaca to cloaca. Once the positioning is just right, the male will insert his penis into the female's cloaca. Copulation can last from 30 minutes to an hour and a half. We're going to take a moment to talk about the echidna penis because this particular organ has been deemed the weirdest reproductive organ in the animal kingdom by Smithsonian Magazine. An echidna's penis is bright red in color and has four heads. Yes, you heard correctly, four heads. They do not use their penis for urination, like most other mammals, so the penis was able to become more elaborate. It appears that they only use two of the heads at a time when breeding. This is very unusual for mammals but it is see in some reptiles. More research needs to be done to understand how the echidna penis works and why it is structured the way it is. The penis is also fairly long reaching approximately 1/3 of the echidnas body length when erect.  Stay with me listeners because it just keeps getting weirder. Once the female is pregnant she develops a pouch. Only pregnant female echidnas develop a pouch, and they only keep it while they are incubating their single egg. There are four stages of the pouch. Dr. Kate Dutton-Regester has been researching echidna pouches and took over 200 pictures of nine female echidna's developing pouches. At the beginning of the breeding season the pouch is flat and difficult to see, by the time the female needs to incubate her egg the pouch margins have drawn together like a drawstring bag closing the pouch so incubation can begin. Once her offspring has left the pouch, it recedes over 12-30 days until it is once again flat. That is truly amazing!!  Next step: lay an egg. Echidna females lay only one egg a year, or at least as far as we know. The egg is 1/2 to 2/3 of an inch long. The shell is like hard leather, similar to some reptile eggs. The egg is laid through the cloaca, then the mother has to get it into her pouch. To do this, she'll curve her body into a tight “C” shape scooping up the egg with the tops of her hind feet and then lifting up her feet until the egg rolls into the pouch.  Whoosh! I'm tired just thinking of doing that. Talk about good core strength. The egg will incubate for approximately 10 days before it hatches. Echidna eggs have much less yolk than reptile and bird eggs because the embryo only needs that nutrient source for 10 days. To emerge from the egg, the embryo develops and egg tooth similar to an egg tooth on a baby reptile. This egg tooth helps the young echidna break out of the leathery egg shell, then disappears. Baby echidnas are called puggles. That is literally the cutest name I have ever heard for any animal offspring. I just can't right now! The puggle is only the size of a raisin when it hatches and is hairless and blind. The tiny puggle will grasp the coarse hair inside the pouch and pull itself up to the milk patches inside the pouch. While puggles are in the pouch they consume milk produced by the mother's mammary glands. They do not suckle because echidnas have no nipples, so instead they lick the milk as it seeps through the skin over the mammary glands. Puggles will remain in the pouch for approximately 45 days until they begin to develop spines. That could be a sticky situation. Once they leave the pouch, the puggle will remain in a den for 6 to 7 months. During that time, mom will leave to forage for food and come back to feed the puggle milk. At 7 months, the puggle is old enough to strike out on its own. Echidnas can live from 15 to 40 years, but average about 10 years in the wild.       I don't know about you, but this was one weird reproduction episode, but it is definitely my fourth favorite thing about echidnas.    If you're enjoying this podcast please recommend me to friends and family and take a moment to give me a rating on whatever platform your listening. It will help me reach more listeners and give the animals I talk about an even better chance at change.    Join me next week for another episode about echidnas.       (Piano Music plays)  This has been an episode of Ten Things I like About with Kiersten and Company. Original music written and performed by Katherine Camp, piano extraordinaire.

The statistics tell us so: more and more of us want to give back and do good when we travel. This is heartening, right? Now we just have to start figuring out the best ways to contribute to the places we visit, in genuinely useful ways - and some of these are described in this episode. First up, I chat with Roger Smith of Echidna Walkabout who gives a good overview of giving back, and shares his wisdom from a tour operator perspective. I wish every tour operator thought like Roger! Next, I speak to Meg Jerrard and Mar Pages, two hardworking women I've known for many years, who now run small group tours under their Solo Female Travelers Club brand. Through this work, they've been giving back in Tanzania, and explain the story of Glory Thobias, who runs the Tanzanian Women Guides Foundation and trains female porters and guides to work in the lucrative tourism industry at Mount Kilimanjaro. Finally, I talk to Peter Baines, founder of Hands Across the Water, a company offering cycling tours of Thailand with a very important giving back purpose, aided by compulsory fundraising for the tour participants. It's a great model that's proven vital for helping some at-risk groups of children in Thailand. Links: Roger Smith - Echidna Walkabout - https://echidnawalkabout.com.au/  Meg Jerrard and Mar Pages - Solo Female Travelers Club - https://www.solofemaletravelers.club/  Glory's Tanzanian Women Guides Foundation -https://tanzaniawomenguidesfoundation.org/ Peter Baines - Hands Across the Water - https://www.handsacrossthewater.org.au/  The Perils of Giving Back - JoAnna Haugen - https://rootedstorytelling.com/social-impact/tourism-travel-giving-back/  Carolyn Beasley's Australian Geographic article on Travel for Good - https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/2023/08/travel-for-good/  Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://notaballerina.com/linkedin Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/312 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're feeling frustrated and discouraged by the lack of progress in understanding the impact of asteroids on Earth, despite your avid interest in astronomy and space exploration, then you are not alone! You may have been tirelessly scouring through scientific articles and documentaries, hoping to gain a deeper comprehension of the subject, only to be left with more questions than answers. Instead of the expected result of an enhanced understanding, you may find yourself overwhelmed by complex theories and conflicting interpretations, leaving you feeling lost and perplexed. In this episode, you will be able to: · Uncover the terrestrial tales told by asteroid impact craters, offering a glimpse into Earth's eventful past. · Unravel the evidence indicative of water on Martian landscape, kindling excitement for the existence of extra-terrestrial life. 'Something that's only 15, 20, maybe 30 km across can so disturb the atmosphere that you lose half the living organisms on the planet... Mind-boggling stuff.' - Andrew Dunkley To delve into asteroid impact craters and their implications, we investigate the potential discovery of the largest impact crater. Located in Deniliquin region, New South Wales, Australia, its suspected existence highlights the phenomenal energy released during an asteroid impact. Profound understanding of these craters can provide insights into Earth's geological history and our planet's interaction with space bodies, enlightening us about potential threats and helping devise protective measures. The resources mentioned in this episode are: · Check out the article titled 'New Evidence Suggests the World's Largest Known Asteroid Impact Structure is Buried Deep in Southeast Australia' on The Conversation website for more information on the Deniliquin Impact Crater. · Visit the Australian Geographic website to read their article on the Deniliquin Impact Crater and learn more about this potential discovery. · Explore the Curiosity Rover's findings in Gale Crater on Mars, including the discovery of mud cracks and evidence of wet and dry cycles. · Stay updated on the latest news and discoveries from NASA's Mars missions, including the Perseverance Rover's exploration of the Jezero Crater. · Learn more about impact craters and their significance in understanding Earth's history and the formation of celestial bodies. · Consider supporting scientific research and exploration by donating to organizations like NASA or educational institutions involved in space studies. · Stay curious and engaged with the wonders of our universe by continuing to listen to Space Nuts for more fascinating discussions on space and astronomy.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2631155/advertisement

Australian climate scientist, Joëlle Gergis (pictured) understands rain and the country's conditions and writes about the in Australian Geographic "Australia is a land of flooding rains. But climate change could be making it worse"; "Fungi Conference – Fungal connections to flora and fauna"; "The Swanpool Environmental Film Festival"; "James Hansen's new climate bomb: Are today's greenhouse gas levels enough to raise sea levels by 60+ metres?"; "What Birdo is that?"; "Fact check: Is Europe the only part of the world that has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions?"; "Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit"; "France bans short-haul flights in effort to fight climate change"; "US wind manufacturing makes a comeback thanks to Inflation Reduction Act"; "If we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonnes"; "Can desalination help combat Europe's water crisis? Drought-struck Barcelona is banking on it": "Environmental Justice: Everything You Need to Know"; "Power Grids Struggle Under ‘Relentless' Heat Waves in China"; "Hidden carbon: Fungi and their ‘necromass' absorb one-third of the carbon emitted by burning fossil fuels every year"; "Treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated, study finds. So are we and the environment safe?"; "Whale of a tale? The stories about whales helping tackle climate change are overblown". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Hear the story of a man who challenged himself to photograph 600 birds in one year. This episode is about adventuring around Australia, endemic and vagrant birds, and how to plan your own Big Year.Charuka Abhayawickrama had a successful career in IT over 25 years. On his 45th birthday, he walked away from all his businesses and discovered a love of wildlife photography. When the pandemic hit, Charuka turned his attention to birds and in 2022 ended up doing an accidental Big Year. He ended up breaking the Australian record for number of birds photographed in one year. And he almost beat the Australian birdwatching Big Year record, seeing 773 bird species in total. Charuka is now a patron of many wildlife conservation projects that are close to his heart, both in Australia and Asia.Links:* Episode transcript - www.weekendbirder.com/episodes/36-accidental-big-year-with-charuka* Charuka on Facebook - @charuka.abhayawickrama* Charuka on Instagram - @charuka.photography* Charuka on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/charuka-abhayawickrama-3443611/* Charuka's Big Year website - australianbigyear.com* Charuka's photography website - charuka.com* Australian Geographic interview with Charuka - www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2023/02/charukas-big-year/* White-throated Grasswren recording by Joshua Bergmark (XC577277) - xeno-canto.org Weekend Birder online:* Website - weekendbirder.com* Instagram - @weekend.birder* Facebook - @weekend.birder* Threads - @weekend.birder* Twitter/X - @birderpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this fourth conversation of Series Thirteen, we talk with Corey Tutt - the CEO and founder of Deadly Science which gathers donations of STEM resources, and sends them to remote communities around Australia. Corey is engaged with over 100 schools around Australia. In a recent survey, these schools showed a 25% increase in engagement in STEM-related subjects. In some schools attendance has increased by 40%. Corey also devotes his time to making tomorrow a better day; and telling kids and people about the First Scientists our Aboriginal and Torres strait islander people. In 2021 he authored the First Scientists children's book which won ABIA Book children's book of the year. He is due to release his new book This book thinks ya Deadly in June which is an adult age range book. He also Co-Authored an Australian Geographic series for DeadlyScience. He also volunteers his time for Captain Starlight as an ambassador doing Animal yarns and donating books to sick children. The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at learn@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let's go!

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Oh narr! It may not be a leprechaun, but someone is out for gold this St. Patrick's Day! Emma tells Shannon about the legendary story of Lasseter and his reef in the middle of the Australian outback. Is there really a huge gold deposit just waiting to be uncovered? Was Lasseter the only one who ever found it, and will it ever be found again? While it might not be Shannon's birthday just yet, we get gifted with a hunt for gold, an expedition to the unknown, bad accents, and more than enough chaos to go around, so join the fray! Come follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website! Send us a heart fart! Sources: The Mother Source on Lasseter, the legend, and camels Australian Dictionary of Biography on Lasseter and Melbourne Blogger on his life and legend Lasseteria, a resource about Lasseter's reef 1930 newspaper story about the start of the expedition State Library of New South Wales on Lasseter, the expedition, and his diaries Lasseter's Lost Reef “Found” from Canberra Times, Australian Geographic, and the 1970 expedition Harold Lasseter's final resting place and its unusual marker Expedition Unknown and Discovery+

Lucy is attempting to become the first woman to walk the length of the world. She began at the bottom of Argentina in February 2017 and will cross 15 countries to reach the highest point of Northern America. She will travel only by foot, or when the terrain is impassable by kayak or swimming.   In 2019, Lucy became the first woman to have hiked the length of South America (from Argentina to Colombia).    Due to the pandemic, Lucy needed to pause her expedition and returned home to Australia in 2020 where she has been waiting for the travel bans and restrictions to lift.    In December 2022 Lucy will be flying back out to Columbia to meet up with her beloved dog Wombat - she will then continue on her way.    During this episode we catch up with Lucy to see what life has been like since we last spoke to her. Lucy shares more about the heartbreak of leaving Wombat behind when she needed to return to Australia. She fills us in on what she's been up to while her journey has been on hold.  She shares more about the planning and preparation required to get back to Columbia to start walking again.   We first spoke with Lucy on Jun 25, 2019 - Her Goal to be the first women to walk the length of the Earth! https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/single-post/lucy-barnard    *** Lucy's career started with a science degree and specialisation in communications. She has been the chair of National Science Week NT, and worked extensively in aboriginal health research until moving to Geoscience Australia in 1016. She is passionate about culture and storytelling and aspires to become an ethnographic writer.   Lucy has been awarded competitive grants for her work from the Australian Geographic society and The North Face, and has been nominated for an OAM from the Australian Government in recognition of her contribution to the outdoor industry.   ***    New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Subscribe so you don't miss out.    To support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media. Sign up as a Patron -  www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast. Thank you.      Show Notes Who is Lucy Her goal to be the first woman to walk the length of the world Returning back to Australia in 2020 Speaking to Lucy in Year 2 of her journey when she had just crossed into Peru Being water poisoned  Was she still enjoying the journey  Meeting her family in Peru Having a shift in her attitude Leaving behind the desert and the heat and transitioning into the mountains The challenges of the desert and her strategy for getting through it Finding joy again Being followed by the police while walking on the highway How 2020 unfolded while walking through Ecuador Living the life she was meant to be living Crossing the border into Columbia  Leaving Wombat with a friend  Feeling adrift for the past 2 years  Not wanting to talk about Wombat Transitioning back to life in Australia  Being away for 3 years and connecting with old friends and family Losing a friend to suicide The emotional journey Running out of money and needing to get a job  Going back to work Getting ready to head back out to Columbia  The planning and preparation before heading back Her dream of wanting to become an ethnographic writer in the future Wanting to produce more content in YouTube Saying goodbye to friends and family  The plans for the first few weeks Being able to get a 2 year visa for Columbia Making a decision about the route through Columbia  How can you support Lucy while out on the road Buy audio books for Lucy  Having a library membership with Borrow Box Library App  Book recommendations: A Gentleman in Moscow  What Lucy is reading How you can connect with Lucy Final words of advice   Social Media   Website: tanglesandtail.com    Instagram: @tanglesandtail    Facebook: www.facebook.com/tanglesandtail    Twitter: @tanglesandtail    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LucyBarnard   

In a world in which we are increasingly wary of quick dopamine "hits" that frequently lead to feelings of emptiness, meaninglessness & dissatisfaction, it has become unclear how one could or should relate to joyful obsessions that reflect a fuller expression of the self, that could hold great personal meaning.  Author, Tabitha Carvan, joins us for a discussion of her new book "This Book is Not About Benedict Cumberbatch" in which she explores the notion of a joyful obsession and the value that it can bring to one's life.  Host note:  My hope is that we made this pretty clear in the conversation; however, just so there is no ambiguity - in this conversation we are discussing joyful obsessions that lead to an enhanced sense of self, meaning & well-being - this, of course, would be in contrast to an addiction in which there is an erosion in one's self of self, functioning & psychological well-being.  With that out of the way, enjoy the episode!    In this conversation we cover:the core concept of the book and why it is, in fact, really not about Benedict Cumberbatchthe vulnerability that Tabitha felt in writing this book and why she feels this vulnerability was ultimately critical to having the book translate to, and resonate with readersthe reception the book has received so far and whether Benedict Cumberbatch has heard of and/or seen the bookthe potential psychological function, role & utility of joyful obsession & fantasy in one's lifeTabitha's reflection on the function of her joyful obsession with Benedict Cumberbatch and why it presented itself to her at the time in her life that it didan in-depth consideration of the way in which women's joyful obsessions/passions are denigrated & trivialized  in a way that men's are notthe very specific overlay of motherhood in the context of women's joyful obsessions/passionsexamples of women highlighted in the book who were able to engage in meaningful, life-affirming change by leveraging the energy & perspective drawn from a joyful obsessiona discussion of the health of the average individual's fantasy life and what might be getting left on the table for those not engaging in this important exploration of the selfdo's & don'ts for exploring the integrating of a joyful obsession into one's lifeComments or feedback?  Email the show: oicbtpodcast@gmail.com.  Enjoying the content and/or finding it is adding value to your life or practice?  A rating (or even a review) on Apple podcasts would be greatly appreciated!Tabitha Carvan has written for publications such as The New York Post, Australian Geographic, Overland, Offbeat Home, The Outline, AsiaLIFE, and MamaMia, focusing on issues of identity, family, and pop culture. This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch is her first book.http://www.tabithacarvan.com@tabithacarvan

The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition and resulting exhibition is managed and produced by the South Australian Museum. Since 2004 photographers of all ages, skill levels, and nationalities have submitted images of fauna, flora or landscapes in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea regions to the competition. This year's judges, Nicky Catley, Doug Gimesy and Prof. Charlie Huveneers scrutinised a record 2,443 entries from 602 photographers across 10 countries – the highest number of entries in the competition's history to create a shortlist of just 98 images. The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition is on at the South Australian Museum from Saturday 27 August – Sunday 30 October 2022. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Museum. More info: https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/c/npoty/ 

The tiger, has always been a well known beast of the jungle. It's the largest living cat species and is ranked as one of the top five deadliest mammals because of their immense physical strength. Until recently, when talk of a new scientific experiment began to trend, most didn't know that there was once another tiger breed that walked the face of the earth, the Thylacine, which is commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger. This animal is known for having dark stripes across its back, like the tiger we all know, but is quite different as it is described by National Geographic, to look like a slim dog with a stiff, thin tail and was a marsupial, the type of Australian mammal that raises its young in a pouch. According to Australian Geographic, the last known Tasmanian Tiger died on September 7th 1936 in a Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. According to a National Geographic Editor, the Tasmanian Tiger was most likely nocturnal and hunted at night; they would ambush smaller marsupials, as their prey, and had a jump in a way that was similar to a kangaroo when launching onto their prey. Researchers in Australia and the United States are embarking on a multi-million dollar project to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction. Jay Bennett, National Geographic Senior Science Editor, said the Tasmanian Tiger existed in Australia and Niugini for millions of years and then thousands of years ago likely a combination of changing climates and human hunting. Bennet also said, scientists' plan to de-extinct the Tasmanian Tiger is similar to the movie Jurassic Park; they are going to take the closest living relative to the animal, the numbat, and try to sequence the tiger's genome using preserved biological material. "So they have sequenced the genome but it has gaps in it and they can fill those gaps using the genome of the nombat." He said it could take five to ten years at the earliest and scientists may run into complications that make it much longer than that and the species that they would bring into existence wouldn't be a hybrid of the Tasmanian Tiger. Scientists are unclear on how they will prevent the animal from going extinct again and how they will adapt to the environment successfully.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The year is 1932, the world is in the midst of the Great Depression, Norway annexes Greenland, Iraq becomes an independent kingdom under Faisal, Japan and the Soviet Union reform their diplomatic connections and Australia enters another Great War… the Great Emu War. For this episode, the squad will be navigating the plains of Western Australia, where we will find a Battalion, if you will, of hungry Emu's motivated to cripple Australia's food supply. You can find the HSMH community on all our socials via our linktree. You can access Warwick's Australian Military History (AMH) podcast's episodes on his linktree, or via his website here. You can also follow the AMH Instagram. If you have any feedback on our episodes or suggestions for future episodes, please send us an email. Sources: Garner, Joseph. "Looking back: Australia's Emu Wars." Australian Geographic. October 18, 2016. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/on-this-day-the-emu-wars-begin/ Hoekstra, Kyle. "The Great Emu War: How Flightless Birds Beat the Australian Army". History Hit. February 4th, 2022. https://www.historyhit.com/the-great-emu-war/ Johnson, Murray. "'Feathered foes': Soldier settlers and Western Australia's 'Emu War' of 1932. Journal of Australian Studies, 30:88, 147-157, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14443050609388083 Kate. "The Great Emu War of 1932, A Unique Australian Conflict." Nomads World. 2022. https://nomadsworld.com/great-emu-war/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hardtackpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hardtackpod/support

“The stuff legends are made of” – Overlander Magazine 1977“Australia's most respected outback adventurer” Overlander Magazine 1983“Dick Smith landed his helicopter and climbed out to meet the adventurer he had been seeking” Australian Geographic 1986“A contemporary Australian explorer and one of the quintessential characters of the Australian Inland” The Australian  1994 In his book Desert Walker, Denis Bartell recipient of the Order of Australia Medal and the Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year Gold Medallion 1994 relives many of his adventures into the Outback of Australia.  Tag along with him as he walks solo across Australia, conquers mighty deserts on foot, boats 8000km down flooded inland waterways, first to cross Australia north to south in a solar powered vehicle and four wheel drives and rides camels through some of the harshest terrain in the world.Inspirational 89 year old Denis Bartell chats on The Simone Feiler Podcast after his epic 30 hours narrating his true life story, Desert Walker -  trekking through Inland Australia.Find out more about Denis Bartell here. Get Desert Walker Audiobook here.What's your story?I'd love to chat!Contact me here

Our last three winners step into the squared circle for week three of the 2022 Miss Cryptid Contest of Champions! This week, France's Lou Carcolh battles Boston's Hoover the Talking Seal and Australia's Drop Bear in a righteous slugfest! It's a worldwide skirmish of two fantastic creatures and one very real one. And of course, you control their fate. Cast your vote on the Blurry Photos home page for a chance to win a prize pack! Prize pack winners will receive toys, collectibles, a book, shirt, candy, and their very own Golden Goatman Trophy (replica). One runner-up will win a T-shirt, and one lucky entrant will be Miss Congealniality and win some stickers and magnets. Make sure to cast your vote soon, there's only this week and the finals left! Listen and decide, and find out who is moving on from week 2 on this episode! Make sure to head to the Blurry Photos home page to cast your vote! Music Danse Macabre, Chee Zee Jungle, Come Play with Me, Echoes of Time v2, Duet Musette, March of the Spoons - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Sources Switek, Brian. “Giant Flesh-Eating Koala of Legend was Real.” National Geographic. Mar. 9, 2016. Web. http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/09/australias-real-drop-bear/ Middleton, Amy. “Drop Bears Target Tourists, Study Says.” Australian Geographic. Apr. 1, 2013. Web (joke). http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2013/04/drop-bears-target-tourists,-study-says/ Australian Museum Entry on Drop Bears: https://australianmuseum.net.au/drop-bear Rose, C., 2001. Giants, monsters, and dragons: An encyclopedia of folklore, legend, and myth. WW Norton & Company. Bane, T., 2016. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. Wu, Katharine J. Talking Seals mimic human speech and validate a Boston Legend. PBS website. June 6, 2019. Web. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/seals-mimic-speech/     

David Parker is the Senior Threatened Species Officer at the NSW Department of Planning & Environment  and Chair of the National Recovery Plan for the Plains-wanderer. In his role David works with rural landholders to ensure the survival of threatened species. In 2021 these efforts lead to more than 13,000 hectares being gifted by landholders to protect the critically endangered plains-wanderer – one of Australia's rarest birds. On this episode David talks about his role in helping to bring these birds, affectionately known as "Goldilocks', back from the brink while working with passionate and dedicated local landholders. This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Liz Ginis (Managing Editor Digital at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Engineer and professional adventurer Chris Bray turned his passion for nature photography into a thriving business - teaching people how to photograph animals around the globe. His adventurous life started early on a boat with his parents and sister as they sailed around the world.  On this episode of Talking Australia Chris chats about his upbringing and how he discovered his passion for photography, and about a hair-raising, high-risk sailing trip through the North West Passage on an old wooden junk, which could have ended his career before it even started. Currently he lives on Christmas Island where he has established an eco-lodge. With the sea at his front door and a wild and remote Indian Ocean island as his playground, Chris has a story you won't want to miss! This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Liz Ginis (Managing Editor Digital at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com) You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're thrilled to introduce you to photographer extraordinaire Doug Gimesy in this week's episode. Doug is a professional conservation and wildlife photojournalist who focuses on Australian issues. A Senior Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), his clients include National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, bioGraphic, Australian Geographic, Audubon, as well various mastheads like The Guardian and NewsCorp. Initially trained as a zoologist and microbiologist, he later completed a Masters of Environment and a Masters of Bioethics. Together, these two qualifications helped shape his thinking as what type of issues he should be focusing on and why – conservation and animal welfare issues. Believing people should focus on the issues they care about and those that are close to home, his recent work has focused on the conservation and animal welfare issues facing the platypus and the Grey-headed Flying-fox – having recently facilitated the platypus being listed as threatened species in his home state of Victoria, as well as launching a children's book with his partner on Grey-headed Flying-foxes titled ‘Life Upside Down'. Current on-going projects include covering the illegal reptile trade out of Australia, the use of scent dogs in conservation and a series of portraits called 'Wildlife Warriors, Conservation Champions and Animal Advocates'. Doug hopes that the images and information he shares will inspire people to stop, think, and treat the world more kindly. You can follow Doug and learn more about his work here: http://gimesy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/doug_gimesy/ https://www.facebook.com/DougGimesyPhotography/ https://twitter.com/douggimesy https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-gimesy/ https://www.trulyaus.com/doug-gimesy/ Some of Doug's recent publications: National Geographic: This 'romantic' lizard is one of Australia's most trafficked animals Australian Photography: Life in the slow lane The Guardian: Avian eye: how to take photos of birds that stand out from the flock Ranger Rick: Wild Roommates (wombats) BBC Wildlife: Behind the image – High-tech trafficking BBC Wildlife: The Lost Voice – The Regent Honeyeater, a tiny bird found in Australian forests, has become so rare, it's forgetting how to sing its own song The Guardian: Fowl play: duck hunting struggles to stay afloat in Victoria – a photo essay Transcript and more at: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/2y8e

In episode 88, “The Lottery of Life,” Blenheim Partners' Gregory Robinson speaks to entrepreneur, adventurer, philanthropist and 1986 Australian of the Year Dick Smith AC. Dick is widely known for founding Dick Smith Electronics, Australian Geographic and Dick Smith Foods.In a lively conversation, Dick shares with us his remarkable adventure, one that truly showcases his entrepreneurial flair and deep desire to make a difference. We hear of his enthralling aviation exploits: weathering hurricane-force winds in a balloon and persevering nasty conditions to make a timely appointment with Prince Charles in the first successful solo circumnavigation of the world in a helicopter. Looking back, Dick reflects on the crucial moments that led to his successes and his hopes for future generations.Dick was awarded Companion of the Order of Australia in 2015 for eminent service to the community as a benefactor of a range of not-for-profit and conservation organisations, through support for major fundraising initiatives for humanitarian and social welfare programs, to medical research and the visual arts, and to aviation. He recently published his autobiography, My Adventurous Life, where he shares more of his inspiring story and the lessons he's learned about staying true to yourself.

Episode 86In Ep86, Chris answers questions around the earlier ship names of the Cunard fleet, followed by the latest cruise news of the week.Support the ShowListen, Like, Subscribe & Review on your favourite podcast directory.Share the podcast with someone you think will enjoy the showBuy Me A Coffee – This podcast is only possible thanks to our supporters, simply buying a coffee keeps us on air. It is just like shouting your mate a coffee, and we consider our listeners close mates. https://bit.ly/2T2FYGXSustainable Fashion – choose a TBCP design or design your own… all using organic cotton, green energy and zero plastic https://bit.ly/32G7RdhSupport Chris in his walk from Cape to Cape: All donations support zero2hero empowering young people to deal with mental health.  https://donate.mycause.com.au/cause/263123?donateToMember=156839Cruise NewsCunard announces Queen Anne. The next in a fine line.Cunard announced the name of the new ship joining a world-renowned fleet, Queen Anne. Queen Anne will be Cunard's 249th ship and will make up a remarkable quartet of Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. This will mark the first time since 1999 that Cunard will have four ships at sea.The name ‘Queen Anne' celebrates Cunard's rich heritage, royal history and refined status – joining a luxury contemporary fleet now honouring the names of each Queen Regnant over the last millennium.The Cunard team explored multiple naming options and inspired by Queen Anne's reign, engaged with British historian, author and television presenter, Kate Williams, to assist in the detailed research. Kate says, ‘It is so exciting that the fourth ship of the fleet will be named after Queen Anne. She has a fascinating tale to tell – one of queenship, unity of developing constitutional monarchy, a golden age of the arts. She was an inspiring woman, wildly popular with her people. She should be celebrated. This new ship in the Cunard fleet is the perfect way to do it!'Queen Anne will feature reimagined Cunard signature spaces as well as the introduction of new guest experiences within dining, culture and entertainment, for an unparalleled cruise experience underpinned by outstanding White Star Service. Bridging tradition and contemporary luxury, Queen Anne celebrates the influential design styles of both past and present and introduces an updated Cunard livery. World renowned designers have joined forces to create an extraordinary and thoughtful standard-setting design – inspiring a new way to travel on sea. The décor will reveal bold colour tones and showcase a striking aesthetic, while in keeping with the renowned timeless Cunard sophistication.Queen Anne's maiden season programme will go on sale in May, with the ship's first sailings in early 2024.Another redeployment away from Australia Princess Cruises recently re-deploying Sapphire Princess on the West Coast of the United States, the ship's Australian cruises from 28 Aug to 29 Oct have been cancelled.Guests booked on these cancelled voyages can transfer to an equivalent voyage, or receive a future cruise credit or refund.Is it the end of Crystal?Rumours have been circling earlier today that the land-based teams for Crystal have been stood down, and a ship management company appointed to take over the safekeeping of the ships and assets.It has been no secret that parent company Genting has suffered financially since the pandemic too hold.All passengers are reportedly home, and crew being taken care of onboard.Our thought go out to the shoreside and ship based team members who really are at the heart and soul of the success of Crystal.European Waterways Expands Its Canal Barging Fleet With Purchase of Two Ultra Deluxe Hotel BargesEuropean Waterways announced the purchase of the stylish Enchanté and Finesse hotel barges, two double-decker vessels that reflect the ultimate in luxury canal barging. The vessels, which carry up to eight passengers and a crew of five that includes an onboard master chef, expand the company's Ultra Deluxe barge categories. Hotel barge Enchanté cruises the Canal du Midi, while Finesse explores the Canal du Centre and the Canal de Bourgogne in Southern Burgundy. Their purchases strengthen the company's status as the largest operator of luxury hotel barges in Europe with a total of 17 vessels. The purchases also come as barging vacations move out of the niche market category and into the mainstream, with more travellers discovering “the joys of hotel barging.”Enchanté and Finesse offer the perfect mix of luxury accommodations and modern amenities.  They feature luxurious ensuite cabins, large sun decks for alfresco dining, and a spa pool. Guests can also avail themselves of the onboard bicycles to pedal along the gentle towpaths or explore the nearby villages. Barge highlights also include a spacious saloon with an open demonstration galley where the master chef prepares the day's gourmet meals in full view of guests.Holland America Line Explores Alaska in 2023 with a Six-Ship Complement and Cruisetours to Denali and the YukonHolland America Line is charting a course to Alaska in 2023 with expertly crafted journeys on six ships that offer preferred access, exclusive overland transportation, culturally focused onboard experiences and more visits to Glacier Bay than any other major cruise line.Celebrating 75 years of Alaska exploration in 2022, Holland America Line weaves that expertise into every nuance of the journey, enabling travelers to discover the most authentic elements of the 49th state, both on board and ashore.From April through September 2023, guests can embark on Holland America Line's cruises to Alaska aboard Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Volendam and Westerdam. In addition to seven-day itineraries, Holland America Line is bringing back the popular 14-day “Great Alaska Explorer” cruise for two departures.For explorers who want to travel farther into the Great Land, 16 different Cruisetours (formerly Land+Sea Journeys) combine a three-, four- or seven-day Alaska cruise with an inland exploration of Denali National Park. Holland America Line is the only cruise line that extends land tours up to the unspoiled reaches of Canada's Yukon Territory.Cruises sail roundtrip from Seattle, Washington; roundtrip from Vancouver, B.C.; or one-way between Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska, and Vancouver. The ships deliver a premium experience designed for immersive cruising. Wraparound decks and an abundance of verandah staterooms bring guests closer to Alaska's natural wonders, while enriching Explorations Central (EXC) programming presents the opportunity to learn about the culture and history from authentic experts.Highlights for 2023 Alaska Cruises:Every Alaska cruise includes a visit to one or more of Alaska's iconic glacier destinations: Glacier Bay National Park, College Fjord, Hubbard Glacier and Twin Sawyer Glaciers of Tracy Arm.The 14-day “Great Alaskan Explorer” itinerary returns in 2023 to offer an in-depth adventure. Roundtrip from Vancouver aboard Nieuw Amsterdam (May 7) and Noordam (Sept. 17), the cruise calls at the Alaskan ports of Kodiak, Anchorage, Valdez, Sitka, Skagway and Ketchikan, and features Glacier Bay.Seven-day “Glacier Discovery Northbound” and “Glacier Discovery Southbound” itineraries cruise between Whittier and Vancouver aboard Nieuw Amsterdam and Noordam. Ports include Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway, Alaska.Seven-day “Alaska Inside Passage” cruises sail roundtrip from Vancouver on Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam and Volendam. Ports include Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway, except for Noordam that stops at Sitka vs Skagway.Seven-day “Alaskan Explorer” cruises sail roundtrip from Seattle aboard Eurodam and Westerdam, and include calls at Victoria, British Columbia (evening stay); and Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka.All ships cruising in Alaska feature expanded onboard programming: guests can engage with an Alaska naturalist, special EXC presentations explore local topics such as Alaska's bush pilots and the famous Iditarod race, and cruises with Glacier Bay take on a National Park Ranger and local Huna Tlingit guides.Highlights for 2023 Denali Cruisetours:Nieuw Amsterdam and Noordam will offer Denali Cruisetours ranging from nine to 14 days.All Denali Cruisetours include a seven-day Glacier Discovery cruise featuring Glacier Bay, plus either College Fjord or Hubbard Glacier (depending on the direction), Inside Passage, as well as up to three nights at the McKinley Chalet Resort at the entrance to Denali National Park.All Double and Triple Denali itineraries include the Tundra Wilderness Tour, which provides the best wildlife viewing through Denali National Park.Holland America Line owns its motorcoaches, railcars and hotels, so schedules are preferential. Each Cruisetour gets a scenic ride on the luxury-domed McKinley Explorer, including select itineraries that offer Direct-to-Denali service, taking guests from their ship to their Denali hotel room on the same day.Highlights for 2023 Yukon & Denali Cruisetours:Holland America Line is the ONLY cruise line to offer an Alaska cruise combined with an overland tour to Denali and the Yukon.Yukon & Denali Cruisetours range from nine to 18 days and include either a three- or four-day Inside Passage cruise on Koningsdam or Volendam, or a seven-day Glacier Discovery cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam or Noordam; a two-or three-night stay at Denali; and a journey into the Yukon.Every Yukon & Denali Cruisetour includes the services of a professional Journey Host, who makes time on land easy, convenient and insightful.All Yukon & Denali Cruisetours include a ride on the McKinley Explorer full-dome railcars, and select itineraries add on the historic White Pass & Yukon Route railroad from Skagway.Yukon & Denali Cruisetours feature two nights in Dawson City, affording guests more time to relive Gold Rush history. Additional overnight experiences vary depending on the Cruisetour.An included tour on the Klondike Spirit paddlewheeler takes guests along the Yukon River past stunning tall pines, historic towns and wildlife; nearly all Yukon & Denali Cruisetours include a Gold Dredge 8 tour; and every Yukon & Denali itinerary includes the Tundra Wilderness Tour at Denali National Park.Holland America Line's McKinley Chalet Resort and Denali SquareCruisetours includes a stay at the McKinley Chalet Resort at the entrance to Denali National Park. The property is Holland America Line's magnificent 68-acre hotel on the Nenana River. The resort features dining facilities and guest rooms, including a 99-room complex featuring Denali Suites with balconies and larger living areas.Centrally located between the McKinley Chalet Resort and riverfront guest rooms, Denali Square is a gathering area with restaurants, an amphitheater, fire pits, outdoor seating, retail shops offering local goods, and an artist-in-residence cabin where Alaska native and local artists display and discuss their worksCoral Expeditions releases ‘The Solar Eclipse Expedition'In partnership with Australian Geographic, the voyage will witness the rare hybrid eclipse event from remote Ashmore ReefCoral Expeditions, Australia's pioneering small ship cruise line, has today announced a special departure, ‘The Solar Eclipse Expedition' sailing in April 2023. The one-of-a-kind itinerary will operate between Darwin and Broome on a 13-night voyage on Coral Adventurer exploring extraordinary forces of nature.The ship repositions to remote Ashmore Reef to give guests the ideal vantage point to experience the rare natural event of a Solar Eclipse in the company of world leading experts. Following the Eclipse event, guests will continue through the Kimberley to experience the mighty waterfalls, tidal phenomenon and wildlife of this unique area. Voyage highlights include sailing through Whirlpool Passage, exploring unique Edeline Island, walking along the pristine white sands of Silica Beach and snorkeling at world-class Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef.13 Nights | Departing Darwin 15 April 2023 | Arriving Broome 28 April 2023 | Coral Adventurer |Eclipse: 20 April 2023The Solar Eclipse Expedition will be initially released to members of Coral Expeditions' Xplorers Club and Australian Geographic Society on 8 February 2022 before general market release on 9 February 2022. Guest numbers will be strictly limited to 110.Emerald Cruises accepts deliver of Azzura Emerald Cruises has taken delivery of its first luxury superyacht, Emerald Azzurra the first of two for the brand. Departing Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam on Tue, the 100-guest luxury yacht is headed to Aqaba, where she will welcome guests on board her inaugural sailing on 11 Mar, the Best of the Red Sea cruise.Azzurra will then transit via the Suez Canal to embark on a season of Mediterranean and Adriatic cruises between Apr and Nov, before she travels to Doha in Dec.Celebrity Beyond completes sea trialsCelebrity Cruises' newest ship Celebrity Beyond has taken an important step toward her Apr debut, successfully completing her sea trials over the weekend.Beyond conducted her sea trials in the Bay of Biscay near her Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint Nazaire.They were overseen by more than 50 crew members, engineers and nautical experts.Celebrity Beyond will make her highly anticipated debut on 27 Apr when she sets sail from Southampton on a 10-night Western Europe cruise visiting Bordeaux, Lisbon, Seville, Malaga, Palma, and Barcelona.Carnival Corp. to Drydock 28 Ships in First Half of 2022Despite the disruptions of the Pandemic, Carnival Corp. has announced that 28 ships of the combined fleets will be drydocked in the first half of 2022. 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Tim Jarvis had his fair share of suffering being a polar adventurer and going through extremes. But in order to recreate two epic journeys by Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton, from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, Tim willingly stripped himself of all modern equipment and finished these expeditions with the same clothes and gear that his predecessors used in the early 1900s.   On this episode of Talking Australia Tim talks about his adventures and how he since then has become a climate change advocate, public speaker and as of late started the “Forktree Project”, a non-profit demonstration site in South Australia to show large scale rewildering of agricultural land.   This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Chrissie Goldrick (Editor-in-chief at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com) You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode SummaryTravel to Australia with Erin and Rachel, where they'll dissect The Rescuers Down Under (1990), a film full of native flora and fauna, but absolutely no native people. This box office flop was created using the Computer Animation Production System (CAPS), but it's impressive animated sequences couldn't redeem the irregular pacing and lackluster characters.  Episode BibliographyComputer Animation Production System. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Animation_Production_SystemBandura, A. (1994). Social cognitive theory of mass communication. In J. Bryant, & D. Zillman (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (pp. 61–90). Lawrence Erlbaum.Barry, C. (2011, August 16). Australia's wildlife blackmarket trade. Australian Geographic. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2011/08/australias-wildlife-blackmarket-trade/Davis, A. M. (2014). Handsome heroes and vile villains: Men in Disney's feature animation. John Libbey & Company.Ebert, R. (1990, November 16). The Rescuers Down Under movie review (1990). Roger Ebert. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-rescuers-down-under-1990Gabriel, M. (Director). (1990). The rescuers down under [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.A Guide to Using Respectful and Inclusive Language and Terminology. (n.d.). Narragunnawali. Retrieved January 6, 2022, from https://www.narragunnawali.org.au/about/terminology-guideHarrison, M. (2019, November 20). The Rescuers Down Under: The Disney Renaissance's Lost Film. Den of Geek. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-rescuers-down-under-disney-renaissance-lost-film/Hinman, C. (1990, November 19). DISNEY DIPS INTO LOCAL INKWELL FLORIDA ANIMATION TEAM LENDS HAND TO 'RESCUERS' 'RESCUERS'. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-11-19-9011180479-story.htmlHubka, D., Hovdestad, W., & Tonmyr, L. (2009). Child maltreatment in Disney animated feature films: 1937-2006. The Social Science Journal, 46(3), 427-441. DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2009.03.001Korff, J. (2021, November 29). What is the correct term for Aboriginal people? Creative Spirits. Retrieved January 6, 2022, from https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/how-to-name-aboriginal-peopleMovieMation. (2017, November 30). What was Pixar's CAPS project? YouTube. Retrieved January 3, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuhH5Is_Hq8Murphy, P. D. (1995). "The whole wide world was scrubbed clean": The androcentric animation of denatured Disney.  In E. Bell, L. Haas, & L. Sells (Eds.). From mouse to mermaid: The politics of film, gender, and culture (pp. 125-136). Indiana University Press. Ness, M. (2015, December 17). The Arrival of Computer Animation: The Rescuers Down Under. Tor.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022, from https://www.tor.com/2015/12/17/the-arrival-of-computer-animation-the-rescuers-down-under/The Rescuers Down Under. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 3, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_UnderThe Rescuers Down Under | Disney Wiki | Fandom. (n.d.). Disney Wiki. Retrieved January 7, 2022, from https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_UnderSiskel, G. (1990, November 16). 'Rocky V' A Satisfying End to a Movie Nice Guy. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2022, from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-11-16-9004050102-story.htmlTanner, L. R., Haddock, S. A., Zimmerman, T. S., & Lund, L. K. (2003) Images of couples and families in Disney feature-length animated films. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 31(5), 355-373. DOI: 10.1080/01926180390223987Taylor, D. (2020, December 16). 'The Rescuers Down Under': The Untold Story of How the Sequel Changed Disney Forever. Collider. Retrieved January 3, 2022, from https://collider.com/disney-rescuers-down-under-history-explained/TeridaxXD001. (2021, October 5). CAPS (Computer Animation Production System) | Anime Superhero Forum. Anime Superhero News. Retrieved January 3, 2022, from https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/caps-computer-animation-production-system.5792136/Towbin, M. A., Haddock, S. A., Zimmerman, T. S., Lund, L. K., & Tanner, L. R. (2004). Images of gender, race, age, and sexual orientation in Disney feature-length animated films. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 15(4), 19-44. DOI: 10.1300/J086v15n04_02Winston, T. P. (2010). A critique of the environmental savior trope in wildlife film (Unpublished master's thesis). Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. Retrieved from: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1/2559/WinstonT0510.pdf

Dr. Dean Miller is a marine biologist, adventurer, film maker, photographer and writer. He is also the managing director of the NGO ‘Great Barrier Reef Legacy' which is a group of experts dedicated to conservation of coral reefs around the world with focus on our own mighty reef.   On this episode of Talking Australia Dean explains how coral reefs work to understand better what exactly ‘bleaching' means and the work of  GBR Legacy who aim to provide opportunities for scientists to access the GBR to conduct primary research. They do this by chartering ships which take a mix of paying guests and professional researchers to remote parts of the reef. They founded a coral biobank to conserve endangered coral species for future coral re-seeding work.   This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Chrissie Goldrick (Editor-in-chief at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com) You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Mortimer is one of Australia's best known and highly respected mountaineers. In 1984 Greg was one of the first two Australians to ever summit Everest. He also climbed the world's most dangerous mountain, K2, as well as two of the highest peaks in Antarctica. He later became a pioneer of Antarctic tourism and even has a new ship named after him.   On this episode of Talking Australia Greg talks about his mountaineering days and how his groundbreaking summit of Everest was also due to his liberal parents and a free upbringing, as well as a bit of naivety and sheer will. This is part one of our conversation with Greg. Make sure to check out part two.   This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Chrissie Goldrick (Editor-in-chief at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com) You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kellie Walters is a holistic ecological management expert who started her career living and working as an ecotour guide in Kakadu National Park 24 years ago. Since then she made it her goal to help farmers “future-proof” their land by improving the soil. Trying to be part of the solution her company VRM Biologik produces natural agriculture products that help farmers boost both their soil's carbon capture and nutrient density.  On this episode Kellie talks about the importance of healthy soil and how regenerative agriculture and adapting farming methods can help fight climate change. She also talks about her involvement with the fantastic upcoming documentary "Standing on the soilution”. Trailer:  vimeo.com/442553831  This episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Ben Kanthak (Podcast Producer at Australian Geographic) and produced by www.beachshackpodcasts.com 
 
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Sophie Matterson took a break from her work in the film industry and the constraints of city life to find new inspiration in the outdoors. She ended up mustering feral camels in the Red Centre, which gave her an idea for an epic adventure. During the midst of the global pandemic she embarked on a 5000km, solo, coast-to-coast trek, accompanied only by her beloved camels. 2 years after embarking on her adventure at shark bay in Western Australia Sophie finished her journey in Byron Bay on the East coast. This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Chrissie Goldrick (Editor-in-chief at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com)   You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we have with us Ryan Campbell. Ryan is a leader in helping create resilient unstoppable teams from flying the world solo to learning to walk and fly again. As a paraplegic plane crash survivor Ryan leans on real-world experiences to inspire, equip, and encourage the pursuit of your unique maximum potential. He was named one of Australia's 50 greatest explorers. The 2013 Australian Geographic young adventure of the year and a finalist for young Australian of the Year. Ryan, now shares his own secrets on how to live life, turbulence tough. From the mindset toolbox of the street three step checklist to navigating change these tools, allow individuals and organizations to build resiliency, adaptability, and the pioneering Spirit required not only to overcome and reinvent, but to ride out the roughest bumps.

In Episode 64, Chris updates us on the history of Fred. Olsen Cruises, after which we discuss the latest cruise news from around the globe.This podcast is only possible thanks to our supporters, simply buying a coffee keeps us on air. It is just like shouting your mate a coffee, and we consider our listeners close mates.  https://bit.ly/2T2FYGXListener CommentsFRANCIS:    A whole episode of maritime history chat. Music to my ears.BRENDAN:  Thank you Chris for this little gem during your holidays and Baz both Pam and I hope you get better soon. We listen each week. The cruise lines owe you guys more than a coffee for all this wonderful positive news you share.Cruise NewsCarnival Corporation to Operate up to 75% of Fleet Capacity by End of 2021Carnival Corp announced that it expects to resume guest cruise operations with 65% of its total fleet capacity by the end of 2021 across eight of its world-leading cruise line brands. Additionally, Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans that envision the brand's entire fleet returning to service by the end of 2021, which would further increase Carnival Corporation's total operating capacity to nearly 75% by the end of the year.Eight of the company's nine brands – AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Seabourn – have announced plans to resume guest operations on 54 ships to date through the end of 2021.The following summarizes Carnival Corporation's brand restart announcements to date through the end of 2021.North America Brands:Carnival Cruise Line resumed guest cruise operations with three ships to date sailing out of two U.S. ports, Galveston and Miami, and has announced its intent to have 15 ships in operation by the end of October and to have its entire fleet sailing by the end of the year.Princess Cruises will resume guest cruise operations this weekend with its first ship sailing from Seattle to Alaska, and will expand with a series of cruises around UK coastal waters in late July, as well as cruises out of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaii and California coast in the fall, with eight total ships expected to be in operation by the end of the year.Holland America Line will resume guest cruise operations this weekend with its first ship sailing from Seattle to Alaska, followed by sailings from Greece in August, and from Italy and Spain in September, as well as sailings to Mexico, Hawaii, the California coast and the Caribbean this fall for a total of six ships expected to be in operation by the end of the year.Seabourn resumed guest cruise operations with two ships to date sailing from Greece and Barbados, and plans to begin the Antarctica season in November with a third ship.Europe & Asia Brands:Costa Cruises resumed guest cruise operations in May with sailings in Italy and Greece, and the line is now offering sailings to France and Spain, to be followed by sailings to Portugal and Turkey in September for a total of seven ships expected to be sailing in the Mediterranean by the end of the year.AIDA Cruises resumed guest cruise operations in March sailing in the Canary Islands and in May with sailings in Greece and Germany. The line is now offering additional sailings out of Germany as well as upcoming sailings in Spain, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands and the Persian Gulf from late July to December for a total of nine ships expected to be in operation by the end of the year.P&O Cruises (UK) resumed guest cruise operations with a series of summer sailings around UK coastal waters that started in June, and plans to expand to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic coast and the Caribbean starting in September for a total of four ships expected to be in operation by the end of the year.Cunard will resume guest cruise operations in August with one ship sailing UK coastal cruises, followed by sailings to the Iberian coast and Canary Islands, and plans to expand with a second ship returning to service in November with a combination of transatlantic crossings and Caribbean cruises.Carnival Cruise Line Makes Plans For Additional Ship Restarts In September And OctoberCarnival Cruise Line announced today that three more ships will resume guest operations in September, and another four in October – bringing the total number of ships to 15 – as the line's successful restart of operations continues to ramp up.The three ships for September are Carnival Glory from New Orleans, starting Sept. 5, Carnival Pride from Baltimore, starting Sept. 12, and Carnival Dream from Galveston, starting Sept. 19.Turning to October, the four additional ships to restart will be Carnival Conquest from Miami, effective Oct. 8, Carnival Freedom from Miami, effective Oct. 9, Carnival Elation from Port Canaveral, effective Oct. 11, and Carnival Sensation from Mobile, effective Oct. 21.Royal Caribbean Answers The Call Of The Wild And Becomes First To Return To AlaskaSerenade of the Seas Opens First Alaska Cruise Season Since 2019, Ahead of Second Ship, Ovation of the Seas, Joining in AugustThe great Alaska adventure is now underway – Royal Caribbean is back and bolder than ever as the first cruise line to sail to the Last Frontier since September 2019. Yesterday, Serenade of the Seas kicked off the highly anticipated comeback of the summer season when it departed on the first of a series of 7-night cruises from Seattle. The sailing marks a celebratory moment for the cruise industry, local workforce, regional suppliers and Alaska's beloved communities that were significantly impacted by the absence of all cruise tourism, which normally represents more than 60% of the state's visitors and generates upwards of $3 billion for its economy each year. Ninety-seven percent of the entire onboard community on Serenade is fully vaccinated.A local favourite, Serenade sets course for classic cities and quaint towns like Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Icy Strait Point, Alaska, as well as the jaw-dropping Endicott Arm fjord and Dawes Glacier. The ship will be joined by Ovation of the Seas in Seattle starting Aug. 13, rounding out Royal Caribbean's great Alaska comeback in 2021.NCL Embark TV episode 3Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that the next episode of “EMBARK – The Series,” will stream live on 30 July, 2021 at 10am (AEST) and 12pm (NZST) at www.ncl.com/embark.The third episode of the five-part docuseries provides a behind-the-scenes look at how onboard and shoreside team members are coming together to prepare for a defining moment in the Brand's 55-year history. The episode showcases how NCL is preparing for its great cruise comeback with contactless technologies designed to enhance the guest experience and support elevated health and safety protocols as well as highlight new product offerings and experiences. Viewers will also have a first look at the Company's new cruise terminal at Port Miami, an iconic beacon on the Miami skyline.https://youtu.be/id3wItW7QscPrincess Cruises has topped the list of the most recognisable lines in the industry in Australia.Unprompted brand recall saw Princess top-of-mind for 41% of respondents, with P&O Australia at 40%, Carnival at 30% and Royal Caribbean International at 26%. Other cruise lines to score above average in unprompted recall included Celebrity Cruises (13%), Norwegian Cruise Line (10%) and Viking (9%).Princess Cruises Announces Discovery Princess Senior OfficersIn around 200 days, the newest Princess Cruises ship – Discovery Princess – will debut at the Port of Los Angeles in spring 2022, for an inaugural season of Mexican Riviera and California Coast cruises.Discovery Princess is being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and will carry 3,660 guests. Captain Arma will officially bring the ship into service from the shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, joined at the launch by an experienced team of executive officers, including Chief Engineer Vincenzo Alfi, Staff Captain Alessandro Genzo and Hotel General Manager Richard Harry.When Captain Arma is on leave, Captain John Smith will take over the navigation and leadership of Discovery Princess and serve together with Chief Engineer Tomislav Ljoka, Staff Captain Petar Lesic and Hotel General Manager Jasper WolthuisDiscovery Princess offers the innovative technology, spectacular style and design features of its sister ships – Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Majestic Princess, Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess. Guests will discover the Princess MedallionClass experience, world-class dining, an overwater SeaWalk, expansive Piazza, Sanctuary, Lotus Spa, Grand Casino, Princess Theater and Sky Suites, featuring the cruise line's largest balconies at sea.Oceania introduces Vista Stateroom Designs.Oceania Cruises, the world's leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, has revealed the design and décor elements of the Veranda Staterooms, Penthouse Suites, Oceania Suites and Vista Suites aboard its newest ship, Vista, due to debut in early 2023.Vista will set new standards for comfort and residential-style luxury and will feature all veranda accommodations. All staterooms and suites feature beautifully appointed bathrooms with oversized rainforest showers, large vanities, and copious storage space. Penthouse, Oceania, and Vista Suites are ultra-spacious and true sea-going residences with an abundance of living and dining space for entertaining or simply relaxing. In a first for the brand, Vista will feature a new category of Concierge Level Veranda Staterooms dedicated to solo travellers.Inaugural Season Itineraries – Vista's inaugural season itineraries will open for viewing on 10 September 2021, and go on sale the following week on 16 September 2021.Oceania Cruises Debuts New 2022 Europe and Tahiti Cruises16 New Destination-Immersive Voyages Aboard the Better-Than-New Regatta and NauticaWhen Nautica debuts on April 1st, the ship will have just emerged from an extensive period in drydock and similarly, Regatta returns to service fresh from her recent Re-inspiration. The debut of Nautica and re-start of Regatta heralds the completion of the $100+ million OceaniaNEXT “better-than-new” rebuild of the brand's four 684-guest Regatta Class ships and the brand's full return to service with all six ships sailing the globe once again.Nautica's April through June 2022 Europe voyages range in length from 10 to 24 days and call on the most iconic destinations in the region, such as the French and Italian Rivieras, the Greek Isles, the Holy Lands, and the Canary Islands. Regatta reprises her perennially popular Tahiti itineraries with the addition of three new 10-day roundtrip Papeete cruises in February 2022. These new sailings will be available and open for reservations on July 28, 2021.Quark Expeditions Unveils Industry's Most Immersive Polar Helicopter ProgramQuark Expeditions, the global Leader in Polar Adventures, unveiled details today of its immersive helicopter program made possible with the acquisition of two twin-engine Airbus H145 helicopters that are designed to take travelers deeper into the Polar Regions than any other helicopter in its class.The deployment of our two H145 helicopters aboard Ultramarine means Quark Expeditions will offer guests the biggest portfolio of adventure options in the industry, including heli-hiking, alpine kayaking and exclusive ice-sheet heli-landings—in addition, of course, to flightseeing, which we automatically include for all guests.Adventure Meets Luxury: Guests will enjoy superior comfort (7/8 passengers get a window seat) in a sleek, best-in-class helicopter equipped with interior padding for a quieter flight, individual seats, and large scratch-proof windows that are perfect for photography.AIDA Cruises expands cruise program with new voyages with AIDAprima and AIDAbluAIDA Cruises today announced it will expand its vacation program with new cruises during the fall/winter season 2021-2022, offering travellers a broad range of vacation options.There is good news for all Northern Europe fans: AIDAprima will expand its season in Hamburg and will call at various destinations in Western Europe as of Oct. 30, 2021, to April 2022.After the end of the Greece season, AIDAblu will be deployed in the Canary Islands from November until the end of December 2021. At the beginning of 2022, AIDAblu sets course for the Mediterranean, offering seven-day cruises from Palma de Mallorca in January and February. From the end of February 2022, Civitavecchia will be the start and destination port for voyages to beautiful metropolises in Italy, followed by fascinating roundtrips from Corfu through the archipelago of ancient Greece, starting in April 2022Coral Expeditions leads Citizen Science Expedition on the Great Barrier ReefA joint expedition partnership initiative between Coral Expeditions, the Australian Geographic and GBR Legacy took place this month when the Australian small ship cruise line brought together a cohort of conservation-minded guests and expert scientific specialists to partake in an inaugural “Citizens Science of the Great Barrier Reef” voyage over 10 nights from Cairns, AustraliaThe expedition content was led by some of the world's leading reef and species scientists and focused on two key conservation projects including an in-depth behavioural study of the rare dwarf minke whales and the surveying and sample collection of coral species to add to the Living Coral Biobank, a groundbreaking project to preserve and protect coral diversity for the future.The waters of the northern Great Barrier Reef host the only known predictable aggregation of dwarf minke whales during the few short winter months, and Minke Whale expert Dr Alistair Birtles was onboard to share his knowledge on their behaviour. Guests were able to enter the water in small numbers and with tightly managed protocols to share eye to eye encounters with these unique and curious creatures.On day five, the GBR Legacy team assisted Dr Birtles and the Minke Whale Project and experienced a 4-hour encounter with some great passes from a mother and calf, the longest known engagement of a cow and calf with a vessel. This allowed the team to get up close and high-resolution photos and videos to identify the animals as well as collect valuable skin samples for genetic analysis. Every passenger was on deck helping with the data collection over more than 1000 data points, and simply enjoying this spectacle as mum and calf interacted with the vessel and research team.Coral Expeditions and guests onboard contributed a sum of $30,000 in funding from the expedition to go towards the GBR Legacy Living Biobank Project and has developed plans to conduct Citizen Science voyages annually in different regions of the Great Barrier Reef and further afield around Australia including natural events such as the 2022 Coral Spawning on the Great Barrier Reef, a 2023 hybrid Solar Eclipse Voyage in Australia's North West and a turtle Conservation expedition along the length of the GBR in 2024.Stena RoRo has placed orders for the construction of new E-Flexer shipsStena RoRo has ordered two new ships from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). These are the 11th and 12th Stena E-Flexer vessels in the RoPax class developed by Stena RoRo and delivery is slated for 2024 and 2025. At the same time, long-term charter contracts have been signed with the French ferry company Brittany Ferries. The ships will operate between Portsmouth in the UK and Quistreham (Caen) and St.  Malo in France, respectively, two of Brittany Ferries' primary routes.The two ships, together with three previously ordered E-Flexer class vessels, will renew and modernize Brittany Ferries' current fleet of cargo and passenger ships.  The first ferry, the Galicia, was delivered in the autumn of 2020. The second will be delivered in November 2021 and the third in 2023. The two new ferries have a capacity of 2,377.And moreEthical Cruise T-Shirts Now available branded podcast t-shirts, cruise-tees and Christmas gifts or design your own in the studio. 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In this, our final patron-suggested episode, we're headed Down Under to discuss some legendary Aussie spooky tales—in particular, the haunting of Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee. GHOST STORIES: Fred Fisher's Ghost. CREEPED OUT: UFOs, alien autopsy auctions, Brood X updates, and mutant magnetism. STRANGER THAN FICTION: Kathryn tells the sordid, sadistic tales from one of Australia's most haunted houses. BUMP IN THE NIGHT: Deep Dive. BONUS: Inner Eeyores and Outer Tiggers, Speech Pathology Corner with Henry Higgins, storm drain ghosts, hot weather air balloons, minimum raise, bark digestion, and 8,000 dolls. Send us your Ghost Story/Bump in the Night, or just say hi: thecreepoverpodcast@gmail.com Send us snail mail: The Creepover Podcast, 1292 High St # 1035, Eugene, OR 97401 Join the Blanket Fort (Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/thecreepoverpodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreepoverpodcast/ Visit our website: https://thecreepover.com/ Artwork by Blake Anderson Theme Music by Luca Francini This Week's Sources: Ghost Stories: Wikipedia entry on Fisher's ghost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher%27s_ghost Creeped Out:  The Cincinnati Cicada Phobia Safe Space: https://www.facebook.com/groups/863651234192230/ “US government report finds no evidence UFOs were alien – but doesn't rule it out” by Victoria Bekiempis via The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/04/us-government-ufo-report-aliens-navy-pilots “1947 'Alien Autopsy' Film Negative up for Auction as NFT and Bids are Starting at $1 Million” via News 18 https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/1947-alien-autopsy-film-negative-up-for-auction-as-nft-and-bids-are-starting-at-1-million-3798656.html “‘It's six weeks of hell': how cicada-phobes are surviving Brood X” by Elle Hunt via The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/08/cicadas-17-years-brood-x-fear “Hot New Conspiracy Theory: Vaccines Turn You Into a Magnet” by Paola Rosa-Aquino via New York Magazine https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/hot-new-conspiracy-theory-vaccines-turns-you-into-a-magnet.html Stranger Than Fiction: Wikipedia entry on Monte Cristo Homestead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cristo_Homestead “The haunting of the Monte Cristo Homestead” by Sarah Bartlett via Australian Geographic https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2018/09/the-haunting-of-the-monte-cristo-homestead/ “Strange but true: the mystery of the Monte Cristo Homestead and the supernatural science that explains it” by Kathryn Hulick via Science Focus https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/strange-but-true-the-mystery-of-the-monte-cristo-homestead-and-the-supernatural-science-that-explains-it/ “Monte Cristo Homestead, Junee, NSW: A night at Australia's most haunted house” by Rob McFarland via Traveller  https://www.traveller.com.au/monte-cristo-homestead-junee-nsw-a-night-at-australias-most-haunted-house-h1s47v “We tried... Staying a night in 'Australia's most haunted house,' the Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee” by Clare Sibthorpe https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6035138/we-tried-staying-a-night-in-australias-most-haunted-house-the-monte-cristo-homestead-in-junee/ The Believers TV Pilot, Parts 1-3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RotR7QdYfng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59UpHlP4Qb4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_yJ6rF1jzM

The Great Emu War of 1932. The Australian government vs some very large birds. Who will win?FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @australianaramaFOLLOW US ON TWITTER @australianaramaSOURCES: Scientific America, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia), Australian Geographic, Wikipedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the podcast I'm joined by Kristen Brochu, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State University. We discuss her recently published work about how harmful pumpkin and squash pollen is for bumble bees. But why is this? And what exactly can we learn from this? Kristen and I talk about what we currently know (and don't know) about bee nutrition, and how understanding species-specific nutritional needs could be another tool for assessing which bees are at the greatest risk in our climate-changing, urbanizing world.Kristen Brochu:• Pollen defenses negatively impact foraging and fitness in a generalist bee (Bombus impatiens: Apidae) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-58274-2• Twitter @bugAdvocate• Instagram @bugAdvocate• Website https://www.kristenbrochu.com/WEEKLY UPDATE• What is the Asian hornet invasion going to cost Europe? (EurekAlert/Pensoft Publishers) https://bit.ly/2UWUBxv• WSU scientists enlist citizens in hunt for giant, bee-killing hornet (Washington State University) https://bit.ly/3edk2Cn• Photographing insects in the field: basic tips for success (Entomology Today) https://bit.ly/39YhFQG• Small subject matter, big impact! (Australian Geographic) https://bit.ly/2JW3pgNSURVEY RESULTS• Has the novel coronavirus affected the research you had planned for this year? https://bit.ly/39XjwoLPlease subscribe to the Bee Report Podcast. Leave a 5-star rating and review. And visit TheBeeReport.com to sign up for the newsletter to stay connected to the world of bees.Thoughts, questions or comments? Get in touch at tbr@bymattkelly.com.

In this episode of the Flying Solo podcast, editor Lucy Kippist speaks to Hannah James, a freelance writer for Australian Geographic magazine.

At the age of just 18 Jimmy Ashby set off from Australia on what became a 39,000km adventure around the world by bike. This story is incredible humbling and a must listen for everyone not just athletes and adventurers. Jimmy shares a beautiful outlook on life that will inspire all. Enjoy.

Bianca Nogrady is a Freelance Science Journalist, Author, Broadcaster, Tutor and much more. In my opinion, Bianca is a jack of all trades when it comes to world of Science commentary. For more than a decade, Bianca's work has been featured in Nature, The Guardian, Undark, the BMJ, Australian Geographic, Scientific American, the ABC, and BBC. This no doubt gives an indication of what kind of reputation Bianca has created from years of hard work covering a multitude of topics in the world of Science. Bianca has authored/co-authored two books The End: The Human Experience Of Death and The Sixth Wave: How To Succeed In A Resource Limited World which cover respective topics of how we experience and interpret death and the now present sixth wave of global human innovation. We talk quite a bit about both books which I highly recommended and links to purchase them can be found in the show notes link. As many of you will know, I have a real fascination with the freelance/self employed lifestyle. In fact, I created a podcast all about it (see the 'Self Starter' podcast). As Bianca has been working as a Freelance Journalist for quite a few years now, I had to pick her brain on her own experiences working for herself. Bianca reflected on how she transitioned from traditional employment, the challenges experienced a long the way and the clear benefits of being able to earn a living doing what you're passionate about, on your own terms. Lot's of nuggets of insight for anyone who is looking to take the plunge or is in the thick of being a freelance worker. Bianca is never short of a subject to research or talk about. As you will discover in our chat, there's a never ending list of topics to discuss and we managed to cover quite a bit in a short space of time, without even truly scraping the surface. Bianca's curiosity is infectious and left me with a real thirst to continue to learn about the world around me without any constraints. If you want to learn more about Bianca, her articles & blog, her books and much more, check out the links in the show notes below. Show notes Follow Bianca via Main Website | Twitter | Learn more about Bianca's books The End and The Sixth Wave Listen: Observable universe, new elements & black holes (Triple J Radio) Article: As Australia's mining boom wanes, rehabilitation of abandoned mines offers lessons for the world (Ensia)