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Armchair Explorer

Armchair Explorer

44 episodes

The world's greatest adventurers tell their best story from the road. Each episode is cut documentary style and set to music and cinematic effects to create an immersive storytelling experience. 'Best travel podcasts 2020'- The Guardian, 'Thrilling Stuff'-Sunday Times, 'Ear Candy for Listeners' - Washington Post

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Hidden Bar Crawls to Experimental Art Labs: Getting Weird On Location on Oregon's Culture Trail

Published: Feb. 12, 2024, 4:40 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 39 seconds

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Rowing to Baikal: A Camel, Horse, and River Journey to the 'Pearl of Siberia' with Peter Fong

Published: Feb. 7, 2024, 4:56 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 12 seconds

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The Legendary Tale of Bird & Jim: On Location in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Published: Jan. 29, 2024, 5 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 56 seconds

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Flying Polar Bears and Charging Grizzlies: Beartrekking With Ecologist Chris Morgan

Published: Jan. 24, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 14 seconds

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The Birth of Soul and Rock N' Roll: On Location in Memphis, Tennessee

Published: Jan. 15, 2024, 8:07 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 58 seconds

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Surviving Thailand's 2004 Tsunami with Aaron Millar (Adventure Sports Podcast)

Published: Jan. 9, 2024, 7:48 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes

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Revisiting the Herd at the End of the World: Christine Amour Levar's Journey With the Nenet Reindeer Herders of Siberia

Published: Dec. 25, 2023, 6:07 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 36 seconds

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Bicycles, Bad Violin Playing, and Blank Maps: Redefining Adventure With Alastair Humphreys

Published: Dec. 18, 2023, 7:46 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 52 seconds

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Born Among the Black Hills: On Location With the Lakota Sioux Nation of South Dakota

Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 5:01 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 39 seconds

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Kite-skiing to Mars via Antarctica with Explorer Justin Packshaw

Published: Dec. 4, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 24 seconds

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Slow Food Values in a Fast Food World: On the Farm-to-Fork Trail in Yolo County, California

Published: Nov. 27, 2023, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 39 seconds

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A Ridiculous Road Trip: Crossing India in a Three-Wheeled Rickshaw With Simon Parker

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 10:54 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 29 seconds

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We'll Make a Cowboy Out of You: On Location in Laramie, Wyoming

Published: Nov. 13, 2023, 9:33 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 17 seconds

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How Akashinga - Africa's All-Women, Plant-Based, Anti-Poaching Unit - is Changing the Faces of Conservation with Founder Damien Mander

Published: Nov. 6, 2023, 7 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 32 seconds

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Restoring Coral Reefs and Rescuing Turtles: Marine Conservation On Location in the Florida Keys

Published: Oct. 30, 2023, 6 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 30 seconds

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In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch with Writer John Zada

Published: Oct. 23, 2023, 7:12 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 16 seconds

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Campfire Ghost Stories and a Haunted Lodge: On Location in Rocky Mountain National Park

Published: Oct. 16, 2023, 6 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 48 seconds

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Following in the Treads of the 1897 All Black Bicycle Corp with Erick Cedeno

Published: Oct. 9, 2023, 6:01 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 43 seconds

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Moonshine, Mad Scientists and The Scariest Distillery in the World: On Location on the Tennessee Whiskey Trail

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 6:01 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 8 seconds

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The Way of St James to the Burning Ghats of Varanasi: Walking on Sacred Ground with Travel Writer Rosemary Mahoney

Published: Sept. 25, 2023, 6:01 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 52 seconds

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Riding with the Herd on Location at the Buffalo Round Up South Dakota

Published: Sept. 18, 2023, 6 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 39 seconds

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Expedition Deep Ocean: Diving to the Deepest Part of the World's Oceans with Victor Vescovo

Published: Sept. 11, 2023, 4:03 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 26 seconds

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On Location: San Francisco Cable Car Crawl

Published: Sept. 4, 2023, 6 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 54 seconds

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Kayaking the Entire Amazon From Source to Sea with Darcy Gaechter

Published: Aug. 28, 2023, 8:28 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 17 seconds

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On Location: The Call of the Wild in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Published: Aug. 21, 2023, 6 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 18 seconds

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Crossing the Oregon Trail in an Authentic Covered Wagon with Author Rinker Buck

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 6 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 58 seconds

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TRAILER: This is Armchair Explorer, an APT Podcast Studios Production

Published: Aug. 11, 2023, 7:48 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute

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BONUS EPISODE: The Coastal Adventure Trail of Oregon

Published: Jan. 6, 2023, 4:57 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 6 seconds

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The Herd at the End of the World: Traversing Siberia with the Nenet Reindeer Herders

Published: Dec. 21, 2022, 4:58 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 36 seconds

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Seeking Bluer Skies: Three Months in a Remote Buddhist Monastery

Published: Dec. 7, 2022, 4:54 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 49 seconds

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Life in the Deep Blue: Diving the Worlds Oceans with Author and Photographer Pier Nirandara

Published: Nov. 23, 2022, 5:29 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 21 seconds

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The Vagabond's Way: Lessons from Decades of Travel with Rolf Potts

Published: Nov. 9, 2022, 5:49 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 36 seconds

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Stories from the Edge with Legendary BASE Jumper Jeb Corliss

Published: Oct. 26, 2022, 4:48 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 48 seconds

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Land of Wonder: Four Weeks on Colombia's Magdalena River with Jordan Salama

Published: Oct. 12, 2022, 4:46 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 51 seconds

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If I Live Until Morning: Cheating Death on the John Muir Trail with Jean Muenchrath

Published: Sept. 29, 2022, 4:45 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 54 seconds

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Borderwalk: a 16,000-mile Trek Across the Entire World with Adventurer Arjun Bhogal

Published: Sept. 1, 2022, 4:43 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 13 seconds

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Outlandish: Walking into Europe's Hidden Landscapes with Acclaimed Travel Writer Nick Hunt

Published: Aug. 9, 2022, 4:31 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 34 seconds

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Crossed Off the Map: Bolivia from the Andes to the Amazon with Travel Writer Shafik Meghji

Published: June 4, 2022, 7:24 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 31 seconds

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No Guidebook, No Google, No Clue: Togo, Wallis & Kyrgyzstan with Best-Selling Travel Author Brian Thacker

Published: May 15, 2022, 7:28 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 50 seconds

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BONUS EPISODE! Wanderlust: Off the Page - the Unparalleled Beauty of Easter Island

Published: April 12, 2022, 8:31 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 35 seconds

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Bicycling with Butterflies: a 10,000-mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration with Travel Author Sara Dykman

Published: March 11, 2022, 8:15 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 42 seconds

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Wild: An Elemental Journey through Earth, Ice, Fire and Air with Nature Writer Jay Griffiths

Published: Feb. 6, 2022, 8:17 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 55 seconds

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Hitchhiking to Pamplona with Comedian Andy Smart

Published: Jan. 23, 2022, 8:13 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 16 seconds

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Below Another Sky: A Himalayan Adventure in Search of a Lost Father with Mountaineer Rick Ridgeway

Published: Dec. 22, 2021, 8:11 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 40 seconds

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Waypoints: A 1,000-mile Walking Pilgrimage through West Africa with Travel Author Rob Martineau

Published: Dec. 4, 2021, 8:08 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 39 seconds

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Voyage of the Swell: A Journey in Search of a Life of Exploration and Adventure with Captain Liz Clark

Published: Nov. 13, 2021, 12:06 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 53 seconds

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The Abode of the Gods: Ascending Mt. Meru with Climbing Legend Conrad Anker

Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 7:04 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 7 seconds

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Silk Road Mountain Race: Riding the Toughest Mountain Bike Race in the World with Extreme Bikepacker Cat Jaffee

Published: Oct. 2, 2021, 6:40 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 55 seconds

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Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Across the Roof of the World with Adventurer Graydon Hazenberg

Published: Sept. 13, 2021, 6:41 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 28 seconds

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Kayak the Kwanza: The World-Record Paddle Down Angola's Longest River with Travel Author Oscar Scafidi

Published: Aug. 30, 2021, 6:37 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 36 seconds

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Fighting Monks: Trekking Japan's 750-mile Shikoku Pilgrimage with Black Belt Travel Writer Paul Barach

Published: Aug. 12, 2021, 6:35 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 15 seconds

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Tracking Grizzlies in the Gobi Desert with National Geographic Wildlife Biologist Doug Chadwick

Published: July 30, 2021, 8:17 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 32 seconds

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Walking the Yangtze: 4,000-miles Along China's Longest River with Extreme Adventurer Ash Dykes

Published: July 21, 2021, 6:32 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 9 seconds

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Walking with Nomads: 2,800-miles Across the Entire Length of Morocco with Explorer Alice Morrison

Published: July 7, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 23 seconds

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The Lost Tribe of the Kogi with BBC Documentary Filmmaker Alan Ereira

Published: June 4, 2021, 6:28 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 58 seconds

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Rowing Solo Across the Atlantic While Recovering from Brain Surgery with World Record Holder Kiko Matthews

Published: May 15, 2021, 6:26 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 46 seconds

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Diving the Titanic with Deep Sea Explorer Rory Golden

Published: April 14, 2021, 6:02 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 24 seconds

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Bonus Episode! Out There Podcast: Conservation 2.0

Published: March 30, 2021, 5:57 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 23 seconds

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Open Your Mind: Experiencing Indigenous Jungle Medicine with BBC Travel Presenter Mike Corey

Published: March 22, 2021, 5:54 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 35 seconds

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Crossing Africa: a 7,500-mile trek from Cape Town to Cairo with Explorer Mario Rigby

Published: March 10, 2021, 6:18 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 1 second

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Voyage of the Finmen: Kayaking from Greenland to Scotland with Explorer George Bullard

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 52 seconds

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Listener Episode! A 300-mile Trek Through the Balkans with Teacher Adam Seldon

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 12:04 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds

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Signs of Life: a 53,000-mile Bike Ride Around the World with Doctor Stephen Fabes

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 11:47 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 22 seconds

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The Ho Chi Minh Trail by Motorcycle with Travel Author Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 11:45 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 34 seconds

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A Journey to Discover South America's Hidden Wonders with Atlas Obscura Founder Dylan Thuras

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 11:14 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 56 seconds

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Arabia: A 5,000-mile Journey Through the Heart of the Middle East with Explorer Levison Wood

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 11:08 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 38 seconds

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Descent into the Unknown: Inside the Greenland Ice Cap with Red Bull Photographer Christian Pondella

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 10:32 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 40 seconds

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The Seven Summits: Climbing the Highest Mountain on Each of the Seven Continents with Rebecca Stephens MBE

Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 9:55 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 24 seconds

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The Rickshaw Run: Driving 2,500 miles across India in a Three-Wheel Rickshaw with Journalist Simon Parker

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 8:53 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 44 seconds

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The Last Dance of the San Bushmen with Documentary Film Maker Ben Cole

Published: Oct. 16, 2020, 8:49 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 59 seconds

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Walking the Amazon with Explorer Ed Stafford

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 8:45 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 5 seconds

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Sightless From Sicily to Southern France with Blind Explorer Christopher Venter

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 8:43 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 37 seconds

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Land of the Thunder Dragon: Exploring Bhutan with British Travel Writer of the Year Emma Thomson

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 8:42 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 11 seconds

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The World's Most Dangerous Countries Through New Eyes with You Tube Star Drew Binsky

Published: July 27, 2020, 7:54 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 4 seconds

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The Ocean Race: Sailing Around the World with Pro Sailor Mark Towill

Published: July 10, 2020, 7:50 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 54 seconds

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Horse Trekking in Mongolia with Pro Surfer Jon Rose

Published: June 26, 2020, 10:22 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes

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Extreme Road Trip: Alaska to Argentina with Overlanding Expert Dan Grec

Published: June 12, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 56 seconds

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Learn to Free Dive with Adventure Photographer Kellon Spencer

Published: May 29, 2020, 7:13 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 32 seconds

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Kings of the Yukon: A 2,000-mile Alaskan River Paddle with Best-Selling Author Adam Weymouth

Published: May 15, 2020, 8:24 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 48 seconds

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Wanderland: on a Vision Quest with Nature Writer Jini Reddy

Published: May 1, 2020, 7:10 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 40 seconds

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In the Footsteps of the Anwals through the Indian Himalayas with Travel Writer Juliet Rix

Published: April 17, 2020, 7:42 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 7 seconds

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Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda with Visionary Conservationist Praveen Moman

Published: April 3, 2020, 7:45 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 46 seconds

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Recording a Grammy Nominated Album/DVD on a Round-the-World Journey with 1 Giant Leap's Jamie Catto

Published: March 21, 2020, 1:16 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 57 seconds

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Climbing Everest with Tima Deryan, the First Lebanese Woman to Summit

Published: March 6, 2020, 1:43 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes

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John Herrington Astronaut: Space Walk onboard the International Space Station

Published: Feb. 22, 2020, 1:29 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 1 second

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Olympic Gold Medal Skier Tommy Moe: Heli-Skiing Alaska's Backcountry

Published: Feb. 7, 2020, 12:42 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 1 second

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Great White Shark Ocean Floor Cage Diving in Australia with James Stewart

Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 35 seconds

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Antarctica in Shackleton's Footsteps with Jonathan Thompson

Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 7:54 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 15 seconds

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Cliff Camping in the Rocky Mountains with Aaron Millar

Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 7:25 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 55 seconds

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