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Armchair Explorer — 206 episodes

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CONNECTION: Wayfinding with Travel Writer Daniel Scheffler

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LONELY PLANET: New Hampshire Wild - the Live Free Road Trip

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LONELY PLANET: Beneath an Auroral Sky - Sailing Norway's Arctic Coast

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Life in the Deep Blue: Diving the World’s Oceans with Author and Photographer Pier Nirandara

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ADVENTURE: Kayak the Kwanza: the World-Record Paddle Down Angola’s Longest River

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IMMERSION: Hog Heaven - On Location at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

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DISCOVER: Into the Wild - A Road Trip Through Australia's Northern Territory

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BUCKET LIST: The River Nevis Race - Scotland’s Extreme White-water Pool Floatie Race

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BEST OF EXPLORER: Arabia, a 5,000-mile Journey into the Heart of the Middle East with Explorer Levison Wood

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LONELY PLANET: The Aurora Chaser

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ADVENTURE: A Million Steps on Lava with Ricardo Kaljouw

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IMMERSION: A Life Underground: Into the Sacred Caves of the Black Hills

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BUCKET LIST: Hiking Italy’s Old Salt Road across the Apennine Mountains

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ADVENTURE: Kite-skiing Antarctica with Explorer Justin Packshaw

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PATHWAYS: Italy’s Old Salt Road, the River Nevis Race and A Million Steps on Lava

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Season 4 Trailer - The Adventure is About to Begin!

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Namibia Safari: From the Sossusvlei Dunes to the Skeleton Coast

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Powwow Spirit in the Black Hills of South Dakota

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CONNECTION: Ayahuasca Ceremonies, Inuit Hunters and Trekking in Papua New Guinea with Nature Writer Jay Griffiths

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Navajo Nation: Beside the Medicine Man’s Fire

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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Searching for Sasquatch in the Valleys of the Noble Beyond

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Botswana Safari: From the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans to the Okavango Delta

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BUCKET LIST: Kayaking with a Whale & Climbing Crater Lake National Park

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JANE GOODALL SPECIAL: Trekking with Chimpanzees and Mountain Gorillas

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IMMERSION: Exploring Rocky Mountain National Park’s Living Lab

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BEST OF EXPLORER: Land of the Thunder Dragon: Exploring Bhutan

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CONNECTION: Life Lived Wild with Rick Ridgeway

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PATHWAYS September: Desert Stars, Swiss Hikes and the Funniest Hot Air Balloon Crash of All Time

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BUCKET LIST: Stargazing with the Bedouin

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RED BULL: Paragliding the Himalayas with Tom de Dorlodot

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CONNECTION: Real-world ‘Yellowstone’ Ranchers and Rodeo Legends at the Pendleton Roundup

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CONNECTION: Living Adventurously with Alastair Humphreys

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CONNECTION: The Lost Treasures of AlUla

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IMMERSION: ‘We Will Never Fade:’ Protecting Native History at Tamástslikt

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ADVENTURE: Biking Around the World with a Mystery Illness

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PATHWAYS July: UFO Parking, Shark Attacks, and Biking Around the World

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BEST OF EXPLORER: Discovering South America's Hidden Wonders with Dylan Thuras

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CONNECTION: Guarding the Voiceless with Peter Heller

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Let ‘er Buck! Broncos, Steers, Whiskey & Beer at the Pendleton Roundup

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PATHWAYS June – Buckin’ Broncos, Ancient Graffiti and the Secrets of Lake Baikal

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Winging It in San Salvador

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DISCOVER: South Australia Road Trip Part 2: The Wild Side

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Alone Across Gola: Riding through the Rainforest with Adventurer Jude Kriwald

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DISCOVER: South Australia Road Trip: From Adelaide to the Edge of the Outback

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CONNECTION: Dreamtime Diving on the Great Barrier Reef

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Introducing “Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant”

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IMMERSION: Homecoming: Chief Joseph’s Promise and the Flight of the Nez Perce

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DISCOVER: The Place Where Land and Sea Meet at Victoria, B.C.

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PATHWAYS: Dreamtime Dives, African Forests and Baby Kangaroos

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ADVENTURE: From the Shadow of Denali Into the Thaw with Jon Waterman

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DISCOVER: River Drifting, Reef Diving & Rainforest Wandering in Tropical North Queensland

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🎧 PATHWAYS: Rainforest Drifts, Kangaroo Islands & Denali’s Frozen Edge

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BUCKET LIST: Eye-to-Eye with Giants: Whale Watching in Victoria, B.C.

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ADVENTURE: Becoming Forrest Gump: The Man Who Ran Across America Five Times (IRL)

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BEST OF EXPLORER: Where’s Wallis? No Guidebook, No Google, No Clue with Best-selling Travel Author Brian Thacker

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PATHWAYS: Flight of the Nez Perce, the Prince of Whales and Run Forrest Run

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ADVENTURE: The Long Ride Home: 10,000-miles on Horseback from Canada to Brazil

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IMMERSION: Muskets, Marching and a Haunted Hospital

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Red Bull: How To Be Superhuman

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

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PATHWAYS: Buffalo Soldiers, a Long Rider, and How to be a Superhuman

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JOURNEY: Canada’s Wild Rivers and Shimmering Lakes: Paddling Ontario by Canoe

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IMMERSION: Irish Myths and Mysteries: Searching for St. Brigid on Location in Ireland

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BUCKET LIST: In the Heart of Denali: Dream Sleeps on Alaska’s Ruth Glacier

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IMMERSION: The Elements of AlUla: Arabia’s Lost City and the Power of Water

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PERFORMANCE: Strings, Stories, and the Blues: Rick Rushing Live from Chattanooga

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ADVENTURE: Iceland: Surfing the Northern Lights & Riding the Forgotten Coast with Chris Burkard

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PATHWAYS: Northern Lights, Irish Saints and Alaskan Dreams

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IMMERSION: Wellness in the Desert: Sacred Waters, Sound Baths, and Starry Skies

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BUCKET LIST: 100-mile Pub Crawl along the South Downs Way, England

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BUCKET LIST: The Everest of Great White Shark Cages Dives

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IMMERSION: Land of Stone and Light: On Location in Badlands National Park

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ADVENTURE: Whale Warriors and Eco-Pirates: Patrolling the Southern Ocean with Best-Selling Author Peter Heller

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PATHWAYS: Ancient Kingdoms, Badlands and the Everest of Cage Dives

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IMMERSION: Pizza Farms, Fish Boils and Sacred Corn: Here’s to Those Who Wisconsin

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IMMERSION: Glamour in the Desert: Shag houses, Mr Tiki and Sinatra’s Favorite Haunt

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INSIGHT: Butch Cassidy, Stagecoach, and the Lone Ranger: Riding into the Sunset in Utah

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IMMERSION: The Elements of AlUla: Arabia’s Lost City and the Adventure of Air

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ADVENTURE: Living with Wolves: Filmmakers Jim and Jamie Dutcher’s six-year adventure camping with the Sawtooth Pack

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PATHWAYS: Surfing Iceland, Bedouin Stars and Living with Wolves

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BUCKET LIST: Ghost Hunt in the London Tombs with Host Aaron Millar

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IMMERSION: The World’s Scariest Whisky Distillery Tour at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

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PERFORMANCE: The Diamond Stream with Tennessee Music Legend Ed Snodderly

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IMMERSION: Wild Rides, Mutton Bustin’ and the Fastest Shearer in the West: On Location at the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo

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CONNECTION: The Mongol Rally: Driving from London to Mongolia in a Junk Yard Car with Jenny Hunter from The Adventurists

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IMMERSION: The Elements of AlUla: Arabia’s Lost City and the Heritage of Earth

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ADVENTURE: From the Top of the Himalayas to the Chaos Within: The Color of Everything with National Geographic Photographer and Mountaineer Cory Richards

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PATHWAYS: Mongol Rallies, Lost Cities, and the World’s Scariest Distillery

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Powwows, Harleys, and Frank Lloyd Wright: Here's to Those Who Wisconsin!

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World Travel Day Special: Vagabonding with Rolf Potts, Life Lessons from one of the World’s Greatest Travelers

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Adventures in the Desert: Joshua Tree, Slot Canyons and the San Andreas Fault

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Hotter than a Match: The Story of Bluegrass On Location in Tennessee

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Best of Explorer: Walking the Amazon with Explorer Ed Stafford

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The Ghosts of Gunslingers: Black Hills and Deadwood

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Pacific Surfliner: Taking the Slow Track Down the So-Cal Coast

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Fireside dances, ancient ruins and the beauty of Hózhó (balance): Native Connections on Location in Utah

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

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Living On the Ice: A Year in Antarctica with Matty Jordan

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Soundtrack of America: The Story of the Blues On Location in Tennessee

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

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Route of Parks: Rewilding Chile with Groundbreaking Conservationist and former Patagonia CEO Kris Tompkins

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The Hollywood Skull, Pluto, and 42 Telescopes: Dissecting Deep Time On Location in Utah

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

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Liquid Tourism: Drinking On Location in Yolo, California

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Crocodile Ceremonies, Treacherous Treks, and one of the Most Remote Tribes on Earth: Papúa New Guinea with Off-Grid Explorer Benedict Allen

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Mule Riding, Canyoneering, and Skiing Into a Pool: Part Two of Uniquely Utah Adventures

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Bushwhacking to go Backpacking: Establishing Kenya's First Long-Distance Backpacking Trail with Chris Carter

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Mule Riding, Canyoneering, and Skiing Into a Pool: Part One of Uniquely Utah Adventures

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The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Along the Iron Curtain Trail with Tim Moore

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From the top of Crater Lake to the bottom of a Lava Tube: On Location on Oregon's Central Nature Trail, USA

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In Search of Paradise with Pico Iyer

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Speaking With Dolphins and Searching for Sunken Treasure: On Location in the Florida Keys

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Travels Through Countries that Don't Exist with Eric Czuleger

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Irish Myths and Mysteries: Searching for St. Brigid on Location in Ireland

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Himalaya Bound: Migrating with India's Nomadic Van Gujjars with Michael Benanav

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Honky Tonks, Country Music and All Sorts of Mayhem On Location in Nashville, Tennessee

117

Flooded Forests, Piranhas, and Mountains Above the Clouds: Experiencing the Amazon through Indigenous Eyes with Alex Robinson

118

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

119

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

120

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

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

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

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

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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

125

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

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

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Kite-skiing to Mars via Antarctica with Explorer Justin Packshaw

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

129

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

136

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

137

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

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

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

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On Location: San Francisco Cable Car Crawl

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Kayaking the Entire Amazon From Source to Sea with Darcy Gaechter

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

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

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

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BONUS EPISODE: The Coastal Adventure Trail of Oregon

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

147

Seeking Bluer Skies: Three Months in a Remote Buddhist Monastery

148

Life in the Deep Blue: Diving the World’s Oceans with Author and Photographer Pier Nirandara

149

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

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Stories from the Edge with Legendary BASE Jumper Jeb Corliss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Hitchhiking to Pamplona with Comedian Andy Smart

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Diving the Titanic with Deep Sea Explorer Rory Golden

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Bonus Episode! Out There Podcast: Conservation 2.0

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

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

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

179

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

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

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

182

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

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

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

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

186

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

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

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Walking the Amazon with Explorer Ed Stafford

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Sightless From Sicily to Southern France with Blind Explorer Christopher Venter

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

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

192

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

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Horse Trekking in Mongolia with Pro Surfer Jon Rose

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

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Learn to Free Dive with Adventure Photographer Kellon Spencer

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

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Wanderland: on a Vision Quest with Nature Writer Jini Reddy

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

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Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda with Visionary Conservationist Praveen Moman

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

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

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John Herrington Astronaut: Space Walk onboard the International Space Station

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

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

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Antarctica in Shackleton's Footsteps with Jonathan Thompson

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Cliff Camping in the Rocky Mountains with Aaron Millar