Great Adventures

Brian Skerry (marine photographer) shares his experience diving with North Pacific Humpback whales in Hawaii while filming for National Geographic's "Born Wild". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic,...

Stephen Wilkes (National Geographic photographer) reminisces about a mind-blowing experience he had spending a day next to a watering hole in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania for his legendary "Day To Night" series, as well as photographing albatrosses in the Falkland Islands. See the photo we are discussing by clicking here . Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subsc...

Neil deGrasse Tyson (astrophysicist; director of the Hayden Planetarium) discusses our current need for scientific curiosity, looking through the most powerful telescopes in the world, and his Nat Geo series “Cosmos”. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . [Our usual home Smile To Go has...

CIA Clandestine Service veteran John Sipher discusses his early years of espionage in Moscow, facing off against the KGB, meeting his wife in Russia, and how it changed his life forever. *Sipher is featured in the Smithsonian Channel’s new espionage docuseries “Spy Wars”.* Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick re...

Conservation photographer Roie Galitz speaks about his many trips to Svalbard in the Norwegian archipelago to photograph polar bears, and how witnessing climate change up close spurred his work as a Greenpeace ambassador. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . [Our usual home Smile To Go...

Andrew Zimmern joins us from his home to discuss his new MSNBC series "What's Eating America", along with the current challenges to our food systems during the COVID pandemic and cooking better while in quarantine. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . [Our usual home Smile To Go has be...

Ben Collins is a prolific stunt driver known for his work in the past three James Bond movies, as well as the upcoming No Time To Die. Before that he was a professional driver competing in a number of races including Le Mans and Formula Three. *Our world is going through an unprecedented event with the Coronavirus, but we at "Great Adventures" and our sponsors believe that it is not a time to go q...

Giacomo Gianniotti (“Grey’s Anatomy”) split his time between two countries growing up, giving him an early appreciation for adventure. The actor drops by to discuss going to Everest for the first time and his favorite place to go in his home country of Italy. *Our world is going through an unprecedented event with the Coronavirus, but we at "Great Adventures" and our sponsors believe that it is no...

Tim Laman (wildlife photographer for National Geographic) has been journeying into the jungles of Borneo for over three decades, we dive deep on his experiences, as well as his unique technique of climbing giant trees to capture ground-breaking photos of tropical birds and orangutans. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leavin...

Ryan Miller (of Guster ) sits down to discuss his perspective shift after going to Burning Man, his multiple visits to the Sundance Film Festival, and navigating the world while on tour. Closing song: " Look Alive " by Guster. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you wa...

Rhian Ramos (actor, singer) discusses growing up in Manila, navigating the entertainment landscape in the Philippines, and taking a sabbatical to New York to regain her center. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episod...

Alexi Pappas (Olympic Long-Distance Runner) stops by to reminisce about competing in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where she scored a national record, and attending at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, to film her movie “Olympic Dreams”. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcast...

Forrest Galante (Host of "Extinct Or Alive" on Animal Planet) shares stories on growing up in Zimbabwe, chasing leopards in Zanzibar, and other epic expeditions chasing down the world's most allusive wildlife. Check UPROXX's 2020 Hot List including adventure travel suggestions by Forest and myself here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking...

Caleb Shomo (lead singer of Beartooth) stops by between shows to talk about living in Japan to write a new album and what it’s like to see the world on tour with a rock band. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episodes...

Chef Tim Hollingsworth (Netflix’s "The Final Table") drops by to talk about how after sharpening his skills at Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry he took trips to France and South Korea to expand his palate. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hea...

Andrew McMahon ("Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness") sits down to discuss the getaway to Topanga Canyon he took to work on the first Andrew In The Wilderness album, the origins of the project’s name, and his love for Japan. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who...

Backcountry skier Chris Benchetler drops by to talk about how an epic journey to Alaska inspired his sports film "Fire On The Mountain"; as well as his most memorable trips to Austria and Japan. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear from next....

Bryan Greenberg ("How To Make It In America" "Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong") drops by to talk about hanging with the boys in Cuba, taking on Kilimangaro in Tanzania, and exploring Hong Kong with his wife Jamie Chung. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know...

Pro surfer Rob Machado drops by the studio to discuss life-changing trips in Bali and Tahiti, where he filmed sequences for the action sports short film "Fire On The Mountain". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcom...

Richard Ladkani ("The Ivory Game") drops by the studio to talk about capturing the first footage ever of the endangered vaquita whale in the Gulf Of Mexico for his Nat Geo doc "Sea Of Shadows". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear fr...

David Boreanaz ("SEAL Team", "Bones") drops by the studio to chat about traveling to Serbia and Puerto Rico to film his hit special forces-focused series SEAL Team (CBS). Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for u...

Nina Williams is a professional rock climber who specializes in highball bouldering, with the first female ascents of the Ambrosia and Too Big to Flail. She stopped by the studio to discuss taking on Too Big to Flail and the new short film "The High Road" which documents that journey, now playing as part of Reel Rock 14 Film Tour presented by The North Face. Please support more conversat...

James Badge Dale ("13 Hours", "The Pacific", "The Departed") drops by to chat about road tripping with his dogs, near death experiences, and his latest project “Mickey And The Bear”. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear fro...

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, aka Stylebender, stops in to discuss traveling the world to fight and the journey that led him to the forefront of mixed martial arts. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts . Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episo...

Frank Grillo ("Kingdom" "Fightworld" "Avengers") stops by the studio to talk about his travels, exploring fight culture around the world, and other adventures before the premiere of his new movie "Black & Blue". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podc...