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The Explorers Podcast
Hosted by Matt Breen · EN
The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.
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Robert Falcon Scott - Part 1
Dec 1600:37:02Tap to summarizeIn part 1 of our series, we look at the early life of Robert Falcon Scott - including his naval career. We also discuss the state of exploration regarding Antarctica - the last unexplored continent in the world. We then go through Scott's appointment - through the influence of Sir Clements Markham - to head the upcoming British National Antarctic Expedition - better known as the Discovery Expedition. Sponsors: Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Polynesians
Dec 201:01:41Tap to summarizeAround 1,000 AD, the Polynesians spread across the South Pacific like the tentacles of an octopus. Without metal or modern navigational tools, they sailed across thousands of miles of open ocean to find and colonize hundreds of islands, including Tahiti, New Zealand, Hawaii, Samoa, Easter Island and many others. They are some of the most extraordinary explorers in the history of the world - and this is their story. Sponsors: Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Roald Amundsen - Part 9 - The Norge
Feb 4, 2025Tap to summarizeIn 1926, Roald Amundsen makes another attempt to cross the Arctic - this time in a dirigible - the Norge. The crossing will begin a rivalry with Italian airship designer Umberto Nobile - who designed the Norge and will serve as the ship's pilot for the legendary flight.The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.comInterested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Marco Polo - Part 2 - The Silk Road
Sep 28, 2020Tap to summarizeMarco Polo and his family travel the Silk Road to reach the court of the legendary Kublai Khan.Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/marco-polo/Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/map3.pngPeople and Places Marco Polo – Venetian merchant and explorer Niccolò Polo – Father of Marco Polo Maffeo Polo – Brother of Niccolò, uncle of Marco Kublai Khan – Emperor of the Mongol Empire Khanbaliq – Capital of Mongol Empire (modern-day Beijing) Hormuz – Port at entrance of Persian Gulf Badakshan – City on Silk Road located in modern-day Uzbekistan Khotan – City in western China (today called Hotan) Shazhou – City on edge of Gobi Desert (today called Dunhuang) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Marco Polo - Part 1
Sep 10, 2020Tap to summarizeIn part 1 of our series, we first take a look at the journey of Marco's father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, who traveled to China and met the great Kublai Khan. We then follow the Polo family as they prepare for a return mission into the heart of the Mongol Empire.Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/marco-polo/Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/polo-map1a.pngPeople and PlacesMarco Polo - Venetian merchant and explorerNiccolò Polo - Father of Marco PoloMaffeo Polo - Brother of Niccolò, uncle of MarcoKublai Khan - Emperor of the Mongol EmpireTeobaldo Visconti - Papal Legate in Acre - later Pope Gregory XVenice - City State in Italy. Home of the PolosConstantinople - Former capital of the Byzantine EmpireAcre - City on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in modern-day IsraelAyes - City on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in modern-day TurkeyKhanbaliq - Capital of Mongol Empire (modern-day Beijing)Bukhara - City on Silk Road located in modern-day Uzbekistan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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