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

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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