Belgica Expedition - Part 4
As the winter of 1898 approaches, the Belgica and her crew prepare to endure 70 days of darkness. No one in history had endured a winter in the Antarctic environment. What follows will include extreme...
18 Syys 202338min
Belgica Expedition - Part 3
The Belgica begins to explore the coast of Antarctica - and plunges deeper and deeper to the south as the long night of winter approaches. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: ...
6 Syys 202333min
Belgica Expedition - Part 2
In part 2 of our series on the Belgica Expedition, the ship travels to Rio de Janeiro, through the dangerous Strait of Magellan, and onto Antarctica. Along the way, the expedition will be joined by Dr...
28 Elo 202337min
Belgica Expedition - Part 1
In 1897, Belgian naval officer Adrien de Gerlache organized the first major expedition to Antarctica in half a century. It will kick off the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The expedition include...
16 Elo 202336min
Ibn Battuta - Part 7 - Mali
In the final episode in our series, Ibn Battuta returns to Morocco, and then goes on a final journey across the Saharan Desert to West Africa and the Kingdom of Mali - including the legendary city of ...
9 Elo 202339min
Ibn Battuta - Part 6 - China
Ibn Battatu continues his legendary travels by heading to the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bengal, Sumatra and China. In the process he nearly dies in a storm, loses everything to pirates, and plots to take o...
25 Heinä 202330min
Ibn Battuta - Part 5 - India
Ibn Battuta comes to India and gets a job! Now he has to navigate the world of the Sultanate of Delhi - and the unpredictable (and that's being polite) sultan. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Air...
17 Heinä 202339min
Ibn Battuta - Part 4 - Anatolia and the Golden Horde
Ibn Battuta heads to India - the long way. This time he travels north to Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), and then ventures into the realm of the Golden Horde - aka the Kipchak Khanate. We can also throw...
29 Kesä 202334min
