Overheard at National Geographic

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National Geographic Visit website › Science · EN · 160 episodes · latest 2023-07-11

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Come dive into one of the curiously delightful conversations overheard at National Geographic’s headquarters, as we follow explorers, photographers, and scientists to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. Hosted by Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs.

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Trapped in the icy waters of the Northwest Passage

2023-07-11 · 34 min

For centuries, the Northwest Passage, the long-sought sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through northern Canada, was a holy grail of Arctic exploration. Even now, sailing through it isn’t guaranteed.…
Playback: Modern Lives, Ancient Caves

2023-07-04 · 29 min

There’s a lost continent waiting to be explored, and it’s right below our feet. We’ll dig into the deep human relationship to the underground—and why we understand it from an instinctive point of view, but not so much…
Playback: This Indigenous Practice Fights Fire with Fire

2023-06-27 · 29 min

For decades, the U.S. government evangelized fire suppression, most famously through Smokey Bear’s wildfire prevention campaign. But as climate change continues to exacerbate wildfire seasons and a growing body of…
Playback: Rooting, from Into the Depths

2023-06-20 · 45 min

National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts is inspired by the stories of the Clotilda, a ship that illegally arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860, and of Africatown, created by those on the vessel—a community that still…
Playback: Ancient Orchestra

2023-06-13 · 29 min

Sound on! From conch shells to bone flutes, humans have been making musical instruments for tens of thousands of years. What did prehistoric music sound like? In an episode originally published in November 2021, follow…
Playback: A Skeptic's Guide to Loving Bats

2023-06-06 · 26 min

Blood-sucking villains. Spooky specters of the night. Our views of bats are often based more on fiction than fact. Enter National Geographic Explorer at Large Rodrigo Medellín, aka the Bat Man of Mexico. For decades,…
How queer identity shapes Nat Geo Explorers

2023-05-30 · 34 min

Why would a scientist brave the stench of a car full of rotting meat on a 120-degree day? What can a unique whistling language teach us about humans’ connection to the natural world? And how does queer identity shape…
A Mexican Wolf Pup’s Journey into the Wild

2023-05-23 · 25 min

For centuries, Mexican gray wolves roamed the Southwest. But as cattle ranches spread, wolves became enemy number one, and by the 1970s the subspecies was nearly extinct. But after the Endangered Species Act was passed,…
Playback: Deep Inside the First Wilderness

2023-05-16 · 25 min

On assignment in the canyons of the Gila Wilderness, Nat Geo photographer Katie Orlinsky has a fireside chat with Overheard host Peter Gwin about telling stories through pictures. She chronicles how she found her…
She Sails the Seas Without Maps or Compasses

2023-05-09 · 37 min

For nearly 50 years, a group of Hawaiians have been sailing on traditional voyaging canoes using the methods that early Polynesian explorers relied on to navigate the Pacific Ocean—without maps and modern instruments,…

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Oldest episode in feed: 06/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length: 27 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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