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Texplorers Podcast

Science EN ↓ 4 episodes

Welcome to the Texplorers Podcast! Here we chat with National Geographic Explorers of Texas to learn about their adventures. Check this out if you want to get an inspiring story or get tips for the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge!

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The fun of citizen science, rain gardens, & finding your niche in science | Texplorers Podcast Ep 1 13.10.2025 34:44

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Kelly Albus. Dr Kelly Albus is an environmental scientist and a National Geographic Explorer based in Dallas, TX. With a background in ecology and stream management, Albus has centered her career around environmental education. Her current research explores how community-based education and citizen science in...

Alaskan expeditions, finding your niche, and more with Dr. Kyle Shaney | Texplorers Podcast Ep 2 13.10.2025 48:35

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Kyle Shaney. Dr. Kyle Shaney is a wildlife ecologist and National Geographic Explorer based in San Antonio, Texas. His work is rooted in some of the world’s most remote wilderness regions, with a focus on wildlife ecology, biogeography, biodiversity conservation, and human-wildlife conflict. Shaney currently...

Spirit Trees, Black Cowboys, Stolen Artifacts & more w/ Dr. Alicia Odewale | Texplorers Podcast Ep 3 13.10.2025 48:22

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Alicia Odewale. Dr. Alicia Odewale is an archeologist and a National Geographic explorer based in Texas. Dr. Odewale’s latest research initiative, Silent Witnesses: The Black Heritage Tree Project (BHTP), seeks to develop the first-ever Global Black Heritage Tree Map. In partnership with descendant communitie...

The Boiling River & more cool legends w/ Explorer Andres Ruzo | Texplorers Podcast Ep 4 13.10.2025 1:10:38

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo. Andrés Ruzo is a geothermal scientist and National Geographic Explorer based in Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his work, The Boiling River Project, which uncovers the mysterious and legendary boiling waterway that lives deep in the Peruvian Amazon. Through the Boiling River Project, he is workin...