Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen set off with three sledges and 28 dogs in an attempt to the reach the North Pole.
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Fridtjof Nansen - Part 5 - The Fram Expedition: Attempt on the North Pole

Fridtjof Nansen and the Fram head into the Arctic waters in their bid to reach the North Pole.
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Fridtjof Nansen - Part 4 - The Fram Expedition: Into the Ice

In part 3 of our Nansen series, our Norwegian explorer begins an audacious plan to reach the North Pole. He proposes to take a ship into the polar ice - and get frozen in. From there, the drift of the ice pack will take him close enough to the pole to make a run at history.
Fram Museum: https://frammuseum.no
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Fridtjof Nansen - Part 3 - The Fram Expedition

In part 2 of our series, Nansen and his team set off to cross the world's biggest island - Greenland - a feat never before accomplished in history. Nansen's team will be small, and use skis - relying on speed and mobility.
Map found at: https://explorerspodcast.com/fridtjof-nansen/
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Fridtjof Nansen - Part 2 - The Greenland Expedition

In Part 1 of our series on polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen, we cover Nansen's early years, including a sealing expedition to the Arctic, and his success as a scientist. We then move on to his planning of his Greenland Expedition in 1888 - where Nansen will try and become the first man to ever cross the world's biggest island.
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Fridtjof Nansen - Part 1 - Adventurer and Scientist

The Explorers Podcast is being taken over by the History Daily Podcast. In this episode, we get the chance to look at two great moments in aviation history - the historic flight of the Wright Brothers and the flight of the world's biggest aircraft - Howard Hughes' notorious Spruce Goose. 
History Daily: https://www.noiser.com/history-daily
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History Daily Podcast Aviation Takeover Special: The Wright Brothers/Spruce Goose

In this episode, we look at the life of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who in 1961, would become the first human to achieve space flight. This show looks at Gagarin's early years, how he got into the Soviet space program, the rivalry between the Russians and the Americans, his famous flight, and the his latter years.
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Yuri Gagarin and the first man in space

In this episode, we look at the life - a legendary voyage - of Irish monk Saint Brendan of Clonfert (aka Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, and Brendan the Bold). We dive into the text of Brendan's voyage to paradise - and investigate what - if any of it - has a place in the real world. Could he have - as some people claim - have reach North America a thousand years before Columbus?
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Brendan the Navigator

In this episode, we have a wide-ranging discussion with author Mick Conefrey, who's new book, 'Everest 1922', goes into depth on the first ever attempt on the world's highest peak.
Everest 1922: https://www.mickconefrey.co.uk/books/everest-1922
About Mick Conefrey: https://www.mickconefrey.co.uk/about
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Everest 1922: Interview with author Mick Conefrey

In the final part of our series on Jacques Cartier, we explore up the St. Lawrence River - reaching modern-day Quebec City and Montreal.
Map and resources: https://explorerspodcast.com/jacques-cartier/
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Jacques Cartier - Part 2 - The St. Lawrence River

In part 1 of our series on Jacques Cartier, we explore the background on exploration of what is now the St. Lawrence region of Canada, and then follow Cartier on his first voyage.
Map and resources: https://explorerspodcast.com/jacques-cartier/
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Jacques Cartier - Part 1 - The Gulf of St. Lawrence

The final episode of our series, we follow Burton as a diplomat in Brazil, Syria and Italy. But more importantly, we look at Burton's time translating eastern texts - including the legendary Arabian Nights.
For all things Burton: https://burtoniana.org
Photos, maps, fun: https://explorerspodcast.com/richard-francis-burton/
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Richard Francis Burton - Part 7 - Adventures in Writing

Burton goes to travels to America, and then takes a diplomatic position in West Africa. Meanwhile, Speke returns to Lake Victoria. The episode finishes with a public debate between Burton and Speke - and ends in tragedy.
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Richard Francis Burton - Part 6 - The Source of the Nile Controversy

In Part five of our series, Burton and Speke head back to Zanzibar. Along the way, Speke leads a side excursion to the north - where he will come upon Lake Victoria - the real source of the Nile. It will ignite a feud between the two men.
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Richard Francis Burton - Part 5 - Lake Victoria

In part 4 of our series, Burton and Speke travel west from Zanzibar in search of the a great inland lake - called the Sea of Ujiji by the Arabs - and Tanganyika by the African people.
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Richard Francis Burton - Part 4 - Lake Tanganyika

Part 3 of our series on Burton takes us to East Africa with the Somaliland Expedition. Burton will make an attempt to reach the inland city of Harar - where no European had ever gone to - and returned.
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Richard Francis Burton - Part 3 - The Somaliland Expedition

In part 2 of our series, Burton goes undercover to explore Arabia, including the cities of Medina and Mecca - the two holiest cities in Islam.
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Richard Francis Burton - Part 2 - Medina and Mecca

In part 1 of our series on British explorer and adventurer Richard Francis Burton, we cover Burton's early life, including his time in India, where he embraced eastern culture and religion. His linguistic expertise would allow him to travel throughout the region in disguise.
Website devoted to Burton and his works: https://burtoniana.org
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Richard Francis Burton - Part 1 - India

In the final part in our series on the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition, the team struggles to get past the rapids while Teddy Roosevelt - wracked with malaria and an infected leg - fights for his life.
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Teddy Roosevelt and the River of Doubt - Part 4

Teddy Roosevelt and and Cândido Rondon begin the descent of the River of Doubt. It will prove to be far more dangerous than anyone imagined.
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