Canadian Geographic

Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast

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Host David McGuffin talks to Canada’s greatest explorers about their adventures and what inspires their spirit of discovery.

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Episodes

Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 8: Alanna Mitchell 06.06.2019 34:28

Science writer Alanna Mitchell has arguably done …

Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 7: James Raffan 30.05.2019 33:59

James Raffan has a long and impressive resume, bu…

Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 6: George Kourounis 23.05.2019 41:42

When stormchaser and extreme adventurer George Ko…

Episode 5: Johnny Issaluk - Arctic Athlete and Actor 16.05.2019 30:54

Arctic athlete and actor Johnny Issaluk

Episode 4: Adam Shoalts - Arctic Canoe Adventures 01.05.2019 47:55

Adam Shoalts is an RCGS Explorer-in-Residence and epic solo canoe adventurer and best selling author.

Episode 3: Roberta Bondar - Canada's First Woman in Space 25.04.2019 38:51

Dr. Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian female astronaut to go to space on board the space shuttle Discovery in 1992.

Episode 2: Jill Heinerth - World's Leading Underwater Cave Diver 18.04.2019 47:52

Jill Heinerth’s dives have also taken her into lava tubes in underwater volcanoes, oases in the Sahara desert and flooded mine shafts. She has set records for the longest and deepest recorded cave dives, including for the longest dive inside an Antarctic iceberg. In 2016, she became the inaugural Explorer-in-Residence of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

Episode 1: Extreme Adventuring with Ray Zahab 19.03.2019 52:29

Ray Zahab has run across some of the world’s hottest deserts, including the Sahara, Gobi, Namib and Atacama. He led a Guinness World Record-breaking trek on foot to the South Pole, as well as expeditions across some of the harshest terrain in the world, including many in the Canadian Arctic.