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Best podcasts about polar exploration

Latest podcast episodes about polar exploration

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara
Episode 454: Allegra Rosenberg's Tale of Love on Ice for The Atavist

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 58:39


Allegra Rosenberg became obsessed with polar exploration narratives during the pandemic. She soon came across the journals of Harry Pennell and learned of his love for Edward Atkinson. Set amongst the backdrop of the South Pole and the looming possibility of WWI, Allegra weaves a brilliant and tragic story.Pre-order The Front RunnerPromotional Sponsor: The Power of Narrative Conference. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount.Newsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpod

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Mainely History
Polar Exploration with Genevieve LeMoine

Mainely History

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 80:55


Genevieve LeMoine of Bowdoin College's Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum discusses the controversial contest to reach the North Pole.

Profoundly Pointless
Polar Explorer Borge Ousland

Profoundly Pointless

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 69:59


From record-setting trips across Antarctica to crossing the North Pole in middle of Arctic night, legendary Polar Explorer Borge Ousland has been exploring the coldest, most remote regions on Earth for more than 30 years. We talk Polar Exploration, dangers on the ice and the last great polar expedition. Then, we countdown the Top 5 Juices. Borge Ousland: 01:16 Pointless: 29:29 Top 5: 53:11 50% off FACTOR Discount Code: pointless50 Contact the Show Borge Ousland Website Borge Ousland Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wander Woman
Calm in the Chaos

Wander Woman

Play Episode Play 57 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 48:40 Transcription Available


Think Thailand and you usually think two things. The first is the vibrancy and hedonism of the capital city of Bangkok. The second is The Beach - the book-turned-film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio that sent scores of backpackers to a tiny island off the coast of Phuket. I pay the Land of Smiles a visit (in association with the Tourism Authority of Thailand) to uncover a different side to the world's busiest city and the country beyond. From visiting the Green Lung of the capital where monks ask for recycling rather than alms, to journeying by sleeper train to Chiang Mai to check out sustainability projects already underway, and interviewing a ranger about the initiatives that have been introduced to tackle overtourism on the beach from The Beach - wander with me to discover a side to the country that is distinctly green. Also coming up:Learn how to prevent and treat sea sickness on all your water-based adventures; Dip into the 10 Best Travel Books to fuel your wanderlust; meet itinerant TV presenter, author and farmer Kate Humble to talk Interrailing, Africa and... magic string; Understand how to buy the best sun cream for your travels - whether in warm or cold climates; join us for a chat with Urban Explorer Greg Abandoned as he reveals some of the most fascinating places in the world; and prepare for a polar expedition with our Wander Woman of the Month - Arnalulunguak.www.Phoebe-Smith.com; @PhoebeRSmith

Innovation Now
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Innovation Now

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023


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Our American Stories
The 1926 Race to the Pole: A Story of Polar Exploration

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 9:59


On this episode of Our American Stories, The History Guy remembers when explorers raced to go where no one had gone before, Amundsen, Byrd, and the future of aviation. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Passport to Everywhere with Melissa Biggs Bradley
Polar Exploration, Climate Change, & The Power of Photography

Passport to Everywhere with Melissa Biggs Bradley

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 55:20


This week Melissa welcomes Sebastian Copeland, an award-winning photographer, adventurer, and environmental advocate. Over the last 25 years, he has led numerous expeditions across both polar ice caps and continues to use his platform to sound the alarm against climate change and its consequences for not only humans and animals, but the earth itself. Melissa and Sebastian discuss his passion for polar photography, his experiences with local cultures and harsh climates, the stark differences between the North Pole and the South Pole, the dangerous warning signs he's seen, and his legacy as a voice for the planet and the fragile Polar Regions. Melissa is headed to Antarctica in a few weeks and they also discuss what it is like to travel to the region. Plus, Sebastian shares his tips on must-bring gear!  For Sebastian's latest book, Antarctica: The Walking Giant Learn more about Sebastian's Foundation, SEDNA

Not Another Fitness Podcast: For Fitness Geeks Only
Episode 167: The Physiologic and Psychologic Benefit of Doing Hard Things: Akshay Nanavati of Fearvana with Dr Mike T Nelson

Not Another Fitness Podcast: For Fitness Geeks Only

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 69:43


Timestamps: Listen in to learn more about:[4:30] Akshay's recent Iceland expedition[6:50] How he keeps his mind from going in a downward spiral when things get hard[14:51] The duality of fear and nirvana[19:26] How Akshay spent 10 days in utter darkness[29:39] Learning to accept the unkowns[34:10] Akshay's thoughts on psychedlics to guide enlightenment[41:00] Developing a positive relationship with suffering[43:45] Progress and the development of new problems[45:59} Ways to suffer better[54:54] Praising effort not the result[1:00:27] The work lies in the day-to-day[1:03:06] Akshay's next adventure in AntarticaConnect with AkshayWebsite: FearvanaInstagram: @fearvanaAkshay's book: "Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear Into Health, Wealth and Happiness."About  Akshay from Fearvana.com:After moving to Austin, Texas from Bombay, Bangalore and Singapore, I overcame a lifestyle of drug addiction that killed two of my friends in high school. When I then decided to join the United States Marine Corps, two doctors told me that boot camp would kill me, thanks to a blood disorder I was born with. But I wasn't about to let that stop me. Not only did I complete boot camp (with a twisted ankle, no less), but I was chosen as the honor graduate in Infantry school and went on to spend 7 months in Iraq where my job was to walk in front of our vehicle convoys to find explosives before they could destroy our vehicles.That was just the beginning of my understanding of the positive power of fear and struggle. In 2012, I left a comfortable corporate job to drag a 190-pound sled 350-miles across the world's second largest polar ice cap for a month. I've swam through underwater caves, almost been killed by a falling boulder while glacier caving, experienced severe altitude sickness while climbing in the Himalayas, and suffered through heat exhaustion while running across countries. But my greatest struggle came many years after the war. I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and consequently struggled with depression and alcohol addiction that drove me to the brink of suicide. I then spent years studying neuroscience, psychology and spirituality to not only heal my own brain, but figure out what does it take to live a happy, succesful and meaningful life.That is when I rejected the label of PTSD assigned to me and created a new one – Fearvana. I define Fearvana as the bliss that results from engaging our fears to pursue our own worthy struggle. I then wrote a book about the concept called “Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear Into Health, Wealth and Happiness.”Flex Diet Podcast SponsorThis podcast is brought to you by the Physiologic Flexibility Certification course. In the course, I talk about the body's homeostatic regulators and how you can train them. The benefit is enhanced recovery and greater robustness. We cover breathing techniques, CWI, sauna, HIIT, diet, and more. Enrollment opens Monday, September 5 and closes at midnight Monday, September 12.For more on this topic:Human Outliers Podcast: Keto & 2700 km Through Antarctica - Akshay Nanavati & Dr. Mike Nelson - Episode 282Aubrey Marcus Podcast: Akshay Nanavati On The Advantage of Fear | AMP #234Special Forces Experience: Pilgrimage in Costa Rica (plant medicine and more)Flex Diet Podcast Episode 111:  My Plan Medicine Experience with Ayahuasca and Kambo in Costa Rica 

The X Overland Podcast
EP12 | 7 Years on the Road Overlanding with Caroline van Stralen of Epic Family Road Trip

The X Overland Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 56:12


Episode Description: The talented daughter of Peter and Carol van Stralen of Epic Family Road Trip (EFRT) and elder sister to The Adventure Guys, Pete Jr. and Dan van Stralen, Caroline van Stralen has been raised while overlanding around the world with her family. With the van Stralen family in town lending a hand at the hangar for a few days, X Overland Podcast host, Jimmy Lewis, decides to sit down with Caroline to discuss her life and overlanding and future aspirations and ambitions. This episode is brought to you by onX Offroad. Use the most trusted off-roading app, onX Offroad, to discover nearby trails, plan and track your trips, share waypoints with friends, and get home safely. Get 20% off your subscription with code 'XOVERLAND'.Read the full show notes HERECaroline van Stralen Recommended Books: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales The World's Great Adventure: 1,000 Years of Polar Exploration by Francis Trevelyan MillerHigh Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary The Dig Tree by Sarah Murgatroyd Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl Strangers Like Angels: With a Devil or Two to Boot by Jan Foreman & Alec Foreman An Arabian Journey by Levison Wood Survival Guide for Life by Bear Grylls Sand Dance by Bruce Kirkby Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E Lawrence Movies/Documentaries: The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest (2010) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)Everest (2015)Mountain (2017)Maidentrip (2013) Blood Diamond (2006) 

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense
Author Interview with Ally Wilkes ~ ALL THE WHITE SPACES, Polar Horror & Polar Exploration

Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 39:44


An interview with Ally Wilkes, author of ALL THE WHITE SPACES, released 25 Jan '22 (UK) and 22 March '22 (USA). This episode includes an author-read extract from the novel, and we discussed Polar exploration in the early 20thC, the Great War (WWI), Polar horror, and a morsel of survival cannibalism.

Talking Scared
76 – Ally Wilkes and Good Reasons to be Afraid of the Dark

Talking Scared

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 66:11


Is it cold where you are? If so, do I have the book for you.Our guest is Ally Wilkes, whose debut novel, All the White Spaces was my pick for the most anticipated horror novel of early 2022. I was NOT disappointed.The book takes us to Antarctica in 1919, just months after the end of the First World War, in the dying years of the Heroic Age of Exploration. There, trapped in the frozen ‘overwinter' the team of men are forced to confront a malignant presence that draws them out into the cold.Did that give you a shiver? The good kind? Yes!Ally's book is the springboard for a great conversation about exploration and hauntings. We debate over what the thing in the darkness is. Is it a ghost, a god, an evil sense of anti-human geography?But beyond that we also get into all kinds of meaty, chewy topics, such as how her novel unpicks and deconstructs the long-celebrated ideas of masculinity, heroism, nationhood and empire. Yet, despite all that, the Daily Mail still gave it a good review. It's THAT good a book. Enjoy!!All the White Spaces is released in the UK on January 25th by Titan Books, and on Mach 22nd by Atria in North America. Other books mentioned in this episode include: Tell Me I'm Worthless (2021), by Alison RumfittDead Silence (2021), by S. A. BarnesEcho (2021), by Thomas Olde HeuveltRoad of Bones (2021), by Christopher GoldenThe Terror (2007), by Dan SimmonsDark Matter (2010), by Michelle PaverThe Worst Journey in the World (1922), by Apsley Cherry-GarrardWho Goes There (1938), by John W. Campbell Jr. (basis for the 1982 movie, The Thing)Support Talking Scared on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TalkingScaredPodCome talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, and TikTok or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com  Download Novellic on Google Play or Apple Store.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/talkingscaredpod)

Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
Death, Misery, Folly, and Ponies: The Chilling History of Polar Exploration

Midnight Facts for Insomniacs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 50:30


Who was the first explorer to reach the North Pole? How about the South? It turns out that at least one of those answers is complicated, and although the controversy may never be laid to rest, plenty of would-be arctic conquerors were themselves laid to rest during the golden age of polar exploration. Join MFFI for the fascinating, brutal, bloody, pony-packed tale of the race for polar glory.  ~ Join the MFFI community and vote on episode topics via DISCORD ~ In this episode:   The "Top" of the World Map Makers, Eurocentrism, and the West Wing Polar Facts 90 Degrees Latitude The Polar Day, the Tilt of the Earth, and Polar Seasons Alert, Canada Nautical Twilight Thomas Nast and Santa Claus Russia Claims the Pole The Northwest Passage Prices of Spices Robert McClure and the HMS Investigator  The Magnetic North Pole VS the True North Pole The Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845 The Arsenic-Poisoning of Charles Francis Hall The Crushing of George W Delong The Crashing of Salomon August Andree The Race Between Robert Peary and Frederick A Cook The Contributions of Matthew Henson Polar Bear Liver The Race for the South Pole  Roald Amundsum Fridtjof Nansen and the Fram The Night of the Ponies Amundson Takes the Pole Amundson Takes Another Pole The Death of Amundson ~ Join the Midnight Masses! Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas.  And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word!  Midnight Merch  ~ Leave an Audio Message! ~  Instagram ~ Podcast Website ~ Episode Transcript   ~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~      

EvelChat
EvelChat #21 “Leveraging Gifts & Minimizing Weaknesses": A Chat with Dale “Stevo” Stevenson.

EvelChat

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 88:38


Dale "Stevo" Stevenson, National Throws Coach, New Zealand Athletics. To me, this is one of the most intriguing podcasts I've posted… You don't have to be a throws coach to get something out of this. I've met few coaches who are able to systematically individualize and create a training system around an athlete's individual performance structure / force-output profile. This is even more impressive given the fact that Dale walked into a national coaching position shortly after retiring as an athlete. I hope you enjoy this, I certainly did. There will be more to come. Topics: ·      Dale's history as a competitive shot putter. ·      His current role as Head Coach for the Throwing Events, New Zealand Athletics. ·      Christchurch, Polar Exploration & the Galapagos. ·      Differences between Aussie & Kiwi Athletics. ·      Dale's current group. ·      Ryan Ballantyne & coaching top juniors. ·      How Dale came to coaching Tom Walsh. ·      Tom's early athlete development. ·      Super-Coach Ian Baird ·      Tom Walsh's unique challenges as an athlete ·      Dale Stevo's unique training system & approach to periodization ·      Throwing the competition implement in competition cycles ·      Dale's 4 session rolling average & auto-regulated periodization model ·      Differences b/t Dale's system & the Bondarchuk system. ·      Medium-term planning in Dale's system. ·      Tom's competitive ability vs. training marks ·      ‘Freedom' as a training philosophy. ·      Technical input vs. allowing an athlete to develop their own solutions to technical problems. ·      Using a ‘system' vs. being an outlier & individualizing training ·      Does coaching attract an addictive personality? ·      Managing your life as a professional coach. ·      The pros & cons with balls to the wall coaching. ·      Being isolated in NZ.

Highlander Podcast
History of Gear Series: Sarah Pickman, PhD Candidate / Outdoor Researcher

Highlander Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 69:14


On this episode of our History of Gear Series we talk with Sarah Pickman, a Ph.D. candidate at Yale and author of “Dress, Image, and Cultural Encounter in the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration”. We talk about exploration and colonialism in the outdoors and the history of polar gear and apparel. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-pickman-9b63787/ https://twitter.com/sarahmpicks Watch these conversations on YouTube! https://bit.ly/33SVb2O Listen to these conversations on the Highlander Podcast. https://opdd.usu.edu/podcast The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries. Learn more at opdd.usu.edu or follow the program on LinkedIn or Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/usuoutdoorproduct/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/opdd The Highlander Podcast is written, hosted, edited, and produced by Chase Anderson in beautiful Logan, Utah. For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, or Podbean. Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook.     

Some Other Sphere
Episode 54 - Dr Shane McCorristine - The Spectral Arctic

Some Other Sphere

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 69:55


In this episode I’m joined by author and historian Dr Shane McCorristine, to talk about his 2018 book The Spectral Arctic: A History of Dreams and Ghosts in Polar Exploration. In the book Shane's research ventures beyond the familiar concepts of Arctic exploration in the 19th Century and reveals a wealth of strange stories and supernatural phenomena encountered by people travelling to the frozen north, as they partook in missions to find the near mythical Northwest Passage.  Embodying that endeavour was the legendary Franklin expedition, whose disappearance in 1848 prompted rescue missions across the globe as well as the use of clairvoyants to try and locate the lost ships, HMS Terror and HMS Erebus. The fate of the crews of those vessels also inspired a host of macabre tales, both among the native peoples of the Arctic as well as back home in Britain, and these too play their part in understanding what Victorian society really considered the frozen north to be like. For more information on Shane and his books please visit https://www.shanemccorristine.net/. You can now also support Some Other Sphere via Ko-fi. To buy the podcast a coffee, please visit https://ko-fi.com/someotherspherepodcast. Thank you!   The Some Other Sphere theme music is from Purple Planet Music - 'Hubbub', by Chris Martyn/Geoff Harvey.  

Sea Control
Sea Control 223 - Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World with Andrea Pitzer

Sea Control

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 36:09


Links1. Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer, Scribner, 2021.2. One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps by Andrea Pitzer, Little, Brown and Company, 2017.3. Longitude by Dava Sobel, Bloomsbury USA, 2010.4. “Polar bears and Arctic isolation: A Russian opposition activist describes military service as ‘political exile,’” by Robyn Dixon, The Washington Post, January 2, 2021.5. “Sailors found alive at sea after 13ft wave smashes into boat in -30C weather,” by Will Stuart and Milo Boyd, The Mirror, December 28, 2020.6. Barents expedition art by Sergey Nekrasov at the Rijksmuseum.7. Arctic Strategic Outlook, United States Coast Guard, 2019.8. “In the Arctic, Look to the Coast Guard,” by Walker Mills, USNI Proceedings, August 2020.

Overwhelm is Optional
Episode 43: Polar exploration and surviving the overwhelm of home-schooling with Curtis Knapton

Overwhelm is Optional

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 59:25


Episode 43: Polar exploration and surviving the overwhelm of home-schooling with Curtis KnaptonCurtis Knapton is an ordinary person doing extraordinary thingsApologies for the sound issues - it's definitely worth persevering as this is a fascinating conversation ranging from polar exploration, becoming an astronaut, manifesting money, running into life, the meditative effects of open water swimming, how risk training can help you deal with overwhelm in daily life, and homeschooling.http://www.growingheros.com/http://www.ice-warrior.com/http://www.lastpole.co.uk/

OutsideVoices with Mark Bidwell
Rob Swan - Leadership Lessons from 40 Years of Polar Exploration

OutsideVoices with Mark Bidwell

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 39:44


My guest in this episode is Robert Swan, a world renowned polar explorer, environmental leader, public speaker and the first man in history to walk to both the North and South Poles. He is currently an advocate for the protection of Antarctica and renewable energy. Robert is also the founder of 2041, a company which is dedicated to the preservation of the Antarctic and the author with Gil Reavill of Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth's Last Wilderness. Read the article HERE. What Was Covered: What decision-making strategies can increase the chances of success in high risk undertakings such as polar expeditions The importance for leaders to be flexible and ensure they remain relevant The power of deep listening and understanding different perspectives Key Learnings and Takeaways: Why diversity of skills and strict division of labour in a team is key to achieving goals in hostile environments Keeping promises as a crucial leadership trait and a powerful motivator How to quickly turn failure into success with deep thinking and support Links And Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Rob Swan's website Get in touch with Rob by email Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth's Last Wilderness, a book by Robert Swan and Gil Reavill 2041 Foundation The Climateforce Challenge Scott of the Antarctic, a film directed by Charles Frend (1948)

OutsideVoices with Mark Bidwell
Rob Swan – Leadership Lessons from 40 Years of Polar Exploration

OutsideVoices with Mark Bidwell

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 39:44


Robert Swan, a world renowned polar explorer and the first man in history to walk to both the North and South Poles, currently advocates for the protection of Antarctica and renewable energy.

The Brave Files
Learning Resilience: From Neglect to Empowerment

The Brave Files

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 46:39


Resilience is a learned behavior, friends. Yes, some people are BORN with it - but most people learn it. It's defined in the dictionary as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness OR the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.So I ask you this, Brave Listener, how resilient are you? How quickly do you recover when things go wrong? Do you have the ability to spring back into shape? Well, this week's episode is all about learning to be resilient. And it's a story of hope!Author, coach, and Arctic expedition guide (um, how cool is that!?), Heather Thorkelson joins us to talk about growing up wealthy but severely neglected. Neglect is not just for the underprivileged. This is a story about learned resilience and finding the strength you need from within.  AS Heather put is Most of our limitations are about how big we choose to dream.Join us for the Podcast Power Academy's LIVE Q&A session "So you want to start a podcast!" by registering here.Support The Brave Files on Patreon here.Share your thoughts, feedback and how you're choosing bravely by calling us at 312-646-0205DETAILED SHOW NOTES, TRANSCRIPTIONS AND LINKS CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Uncharted: American Expeditions
Polar Exploration: The Jeannette Expedition

Uncharted: American Expeditions

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 17:27


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Intelligence Squared
The Philosophy of Polar Exploration, with Erling Kagge and Razia Iqbal

Intelligence Squared

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 38:33


Erling Kagge, author of Philosophy for Polar Explorers, was the first man in history to reach all of the Earth's poles by foot – the North, the South, and the summit of Everest. In this interview with the BBC’s Razia Iqbal, he brings together the wisdom and expertise he has gained from the expeditions that have taken him to the limits of the earth and to the limits of human endurance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Bubala from WGN Radio 720
Author, journalist discusses book on polar exploration

Matt Bubala from WGN Radio 720

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019


Author Buddy Levy joins The Matt Bubala Show to discuss his book, Labyrinth of Ice. Could you survive in the darkness with an average temp of -30? Levy’s research tells the true story of the Greely Expedition, where a team of 24 scientists scientists and explorers were bound for the last region unmarked on global maps. For […]

Ghost Stories of Canada
Episode 8- Nunavut

Ghost Stories of Canada

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 64:55


Welcome to the eighth episode of Ghost Stories of Canada! Today we'll be examining stories from Nunavut, where we'll venture out for some tales of premonitions, clairvoyance, and the fallout of the Franklin expedition of 1845.Episodes will be released every Monday and Thursday starting on July 1st and each episode will cover a different province or territory of Canada.Our reading list for this episode is as follows:Great Canadian Ghost Stories by Barbara Smith published in 2018 by Touchwood EditionsGhost Stories of the Sea by Barbara Smith published in 2003 by Ghost House Books and Barbara SmithDreams and Ghosts in Polar Exploration by Shane McCorristine published in 2018 by UCL Press and accessed through jstor.orgPolar Otherworlds: Dreams and Ghosts in Arctic Exploration by Shane McCorristine, a lecture given at the 14th annual Ernest Shacketon Autumn School in 2014, in Ireland, and accessed through academia.eduEpisode cover art: Adobe Stock photo #169145876 by @JillianVisit us online at https://discoverthepast.com/Even better, come join us on one of our history tours or Ghostly Walks! We would love to see you out there!Enjoy the episode,Zach

Hard Hat History
Polar Exploration – Episode 1 (Part 1)

Hard Hat History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019


At the tail end of the heroic age of exploration there remained one major achievement to allure intrepid polar pioneers ‒ the reaching of the geographical South Pole. In an era where few expeditions returned with full party numerous brave men suffered and perished in pursuit of that quest. This Continue Reading The post Polar Exploration – Episode 1 (Part 1) appeared first on Hard Hat History.

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Escape The Zoo
Dan Westergren - Polar Exploration

Escape The Zoo

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 114:01


Dan Westergren has spent three decades producing award-winning images as a National Geographic Society photographer, photo editor, and social media strategist. He has served as Director of Photography at National Geographic Travel, and as a result, is probably the most well traveled individual that I have ever had the pleasure of speaking with. Included stories: - various trips from the North Pole all the way down to the Antarctic Peninsula, where he’s been six times! - Ernest Shackleton, the famed polar explorer, and the insane, heroic stories of his expeditions - grappling with fear while climbing the Matterhorn - cage diving with great whites in South Australia Please check out and support Dan’s work: http://danwestergren.com/ https://www.instagram.com/danwestergren/ Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2O6hvg3 Full video @ https://bit.ly/2MjSkVs --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/escape-the-zoo/support

A History of the Navy in 100 Objects
Charles Wilkes Bicorn

A History of the Navy in 100 Objects

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 4:40


Video 71 in the series "A History of the Navy in 100 Objects" presented by the United States Naval Academy. This is about Charles Wilkes bicorn hat.

Colorado Matters
Homeless Laundry; Lessons Of Polar Exploration Apply To Outer Space; A Girl And Her Pet Bear

Colorado Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 48:13


A mobile laundry serves the homeless in Denver. The people who use the laundry truck can also connect with social services in hopes of getting off the street. Then, it was harder to reach the North Pole in the 1800s than to reach the moon in the 1960s, but the lessons those polar explorers learned are still relevant to space scientists today. And, a Colorado restaurant owner writes a memoir about the orphaned bear who was her childhood pet.

The Tipsy Archives
Polar Exploration pt.2

The Tipsy Archives

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2017 56:31


Erin and Adam discuss the chilly adventures or three more arctic explorers. Will they find the north pole? Will they live? What could go wrong?

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The Tipsy Archives
Polar Exploration pt.1

The Tipsy Archives

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2017 48:23


Erin and Adam discuss the adventures of some white old dudes who try and sail ships through lots of ice- what could go wrong? In part one they cover the expeditions of John Franklin and Charles Francis Hall.

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Sapphire Planet
Ernest Shackleton pt. 2

Sapphire Planet

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2016 50:00


Sapphire Planet
Ernest Shackleton pt. 1

Sapphire Planet

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2016 50:00


RNZ: Our Changing World
Old Antarcticans Malcolm Laird and Peter Otway

RNZ: Our Changing World

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 56:17


Geologist Malcolm Laird and surveyor Peter Otway reminisce during the 2014 IceFest about their early visits to Antarctica in the 1960s

RNZ: Our Changing World
Old Antarcticans Malcolm Laird and Peter Otway

RNZ: Our Changing World

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 56:17


Geologist Malcolm Laird and surveyor Peter Otway reminisce during the 2014 IceFest about their early visits to Antarctica in the 1960s

Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week
This Brave Little Dog Survived in The North Pole

Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2014 3:36


Accompanying her owner on his Arctic expeditions, Titina became the first dog to go to the North Pole. The latest in science, culture, and history from Smithsonian Channel.

A History of the Navy in 100 Objects
Containers from Robert Peary Polar Expedition

A History of the Navy in 100 Objects

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2014 6:52


Video 45 in the series "A History of the Navy in 100 Objects" presented by the United States Naval Academy. This is about Charles Lindberghs book We.

A History of the Navy in 100 Objects
The Jeannette Expedition Monument

A History of the Navy in 100 Objects

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2013 9:41


Video 29 in the series "A History of the Navy in 100 Objects" presented by the United States Naval Academy. This is about polar exploration and the Jeannette Expedition Monument.

Adventure Sports Podcast
Ep. 615: Skiing Across Antarctica & Polar Exploration - Felicity Aston

Adventure Sports Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 53:34


Felicity Aston MBE is a British Polar Explorer, author, speaker and expedition leader. In 2012, she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica, a journey of 1084 miles that took 59 days to complete. That expedition garnered her a Guinness World Record. She has also been elected Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society in London and The Explorers Club in New York.Her love for polar exploration began at the age of 23 at Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, where she monitored the climate as a meteorologist.Her expeditions have taken her to places like Greenland, where she became the first British woman to cross the giant landmass, both the North and South Pole, and to leading numerous record-breaking adventures all over the world, involving all women teams.Her story is truly inspirational and her achievements are downright amazing.Her website: www.felicityaston.co.ukHer Twitter: @felicity_astonHer Facebook: @felicity.aston.5

Adventure Sports Podcast
Ep. 408: Polar Exploration With Renowned Adventurer Felicity Aston

Adventure Sports Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 51:03


Felicity Aston MBE is a British Polar Explorer, author, speaker and expedition leader. In 2012, she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica, a journey of 1084 miles that took 59 days to complete. That expedition garnered her a Guinness World Record. She has also been elected Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society in London and The Explorers Club in New York. Her love for polar exploration began at the age of 23 at Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, where she monitored the climate as a meteorologist. Her expeditions have taken her to places like Greenland, where she became the first British woman to cross the giant landmass, both the North and South Pole, and to leading numerous record-breaking adventures all over the world, involving all women teams. Her story is truly inspirational and her achievements are downright amazing. Enjoy! Her website: www.felicityaston.co.uk Her Twitter: twitter.com/felicity_aston Her Facebook: www.facebook.com/felicity.aston.5