Matt Breen

The Explorers Podcast

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The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.

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Matt Breen

Episodes

Christopher Columbus - Part 2 05.10.2017 39:32

Christopher Columbus sets off on his historic first voyage - one that would become the most important voyage of discovery in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Columbus - Part 1 19.09.2017 30:09

Christopher Columbus tries to secure backing for an expedition to cross the Atlantic in a daring attempt to reach Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Francisco de Orellana and the Exploration of the Amazon River - Part 2 08.09.2017 1:16:36

Francisco de Orellana heads down the Amazon River in a desperate bid to return to civilization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Francisco de Orellana and the Exploration of the Amazon River - Part 1 08.05.2017 53:23

Francisco de Orellana and Gonzalo Pizarro head over the Andes in search of El Dorado - the City of Gold. Instead, they only find death, forcing Orellana to begin a desperate 4,000 mile journey down the Amazon to reach safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zheng He and the Chinese Treasure Fleet 25.04.2017 1:13:52

Zheng He commands the legendary Chinese Treasure Fleet, which sailed the Indian Ocean in the 15th century Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Étienne Brûlé and the Exploration of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River 20.02.2017 34:18

Étienne Brûlé, the most famous of the Coureur de bois, explores the lands around the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca - Part 2 09.02.2017 36:16

In one of the greatest journeys of survival - and exploration - ever recorded, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca begins a 2,500 mile trek across Mexico in a bid to return to Spanish territory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca - Part 1 02.02.2017 33:42

Stranded and alone in modern day Texas, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca begins a remarkable eight year struggle to return home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pánfilo de Narváez and the Narváez Expedition 24.01.2017 35:37

Spanish conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez heads to Florida in search of gold - only to find lots and lots of misery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bartolomeu Dias and the Cape of Storms 12.01.2017 23:13

Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias becomes the man to round the southern tip of Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger River - Part 2 09.01.2017 40:07

Mungo Park returns to West Africa with a large expedition, determined to map the Niger River and find the city of Timbuktu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger River - Part 1 30.12.2016 48:15

Scottish explorer Mungo Park ventures into West Africa to find the Niger River and the legendary city of Timbuktu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Cabot and the Exploration of North America 08.12.2016 21:13

Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing for England, becomes the first European to land in North America since Leif Erikson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erik the Red and Leif Erikson 01.12.2016 37:02

The father and son duo of Erik the Red and Leif Erikson found the colony of Greenland, and become the first Europeans to arrive in North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zebulon Pike - Part 2 24.11.2016 1:01:07

Zebulon Pike sets off into the Louisiana Territory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zebulon Pike - Part 1 13.11.2016 45:03

American explorers, including Zebulon Pike, set out to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Part 2 05.11.2016 42:10

Balboa sets off to find the mysterious sea on the other side of the mountains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Part 1 31.10.2016 36:09

Balboa and the Spanish quest for gold leads him to establish the first permanent European colony in the Americas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 4 22.10.2016 41:13

Juan Sebastián Elcano takes the reins of the fleet as they try and finish the circumnavigation of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 3 16.10.2016 29:14

Magellan and the Armada de Molucca set sail across the Pacific in search of the Spice Islands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 2 09.10.2016 43:12

Magellan sets sail for South America to find the strait that will take him to the Western Sea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 1 01.10.2016 32:58

We take a look at the background that led Magellan to undertake his expedition to the Spice Islands, including the rejection by his native land, Portugal. He then must navigate the intrigue of the Spanish court to assemble his fleet - the Armada de Molucca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices