Episodes

  • 200 km across the Atacama: Ray Zahab on survival, heat, and the edge of human limits

    200 km across the Atacama: Ray Zahab on survival, heat, and the edge of human limits
    Mar 24 2026
    Running a marathon a day in extreme heat, the ultra-endurance athlete’s latest expedition shows what resilience looks like and what humans are capable of
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    51 mins
  • Newfoundland, Cod Collapse and saving the North Atlantic right whale with Jenn Thornhill Verma

    Newfoundland, Cod Collapse and saving the North Atlantic right whale with Jenn Thornhill Verma
    Mar 10 2026
    The award-winning journalist and RCGS Fellow joins Explore for a conversation about ocean conservation, fisheries and the future of marine life
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    53 mins
  • The life and death of an iceberg with Jill Heinerth

    The life and death of an iceberg with Jill Heinerth
    Feb 24 2026
    Ahead of her the new documentary The Berg, underwater explorer and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth reflects on diving beneath icebergs, working with James Cameron, and the science of exploration
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    34 mins
  • Michael Palin on Monty Python, polar plunges and travelling with curiosity

    Michael Palin on Monty Python, polar plunges and travelling with curiosity
    Feb 10 2026
    The renowned English comedian reminds us why travel, humility, humour, and listening matter now more than ever
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    52 mins
  • Artemis II: David Saint-Jacques on Canada’s growing role in international space missions

    Artemis II: David Saint-Jacques on Canada’s growing role in international space missions
    Jan 27 2026
    For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are returning to the moon, and Canada is playing a central role
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    31 mins
  • Storytelling at the edge of the world with award-winning filmmaker Trevor Wallace

    Storytelling at the edge of the world with award-winning filmmaker Trevor Wallace
    Jan 13 2026
    How one explorer is using film to connect people with place, history, and culture — plus, one-of-a-kind insight into the world of underwater archaeology and more
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Christmas at Devil’s Portage – Charles Camsell

    Christmas at Devil’s Portage – Charles Camsell
    Dec 23 2025
    Recalling a memorable Christmas along the trail to the Klondike in the 19th century with an annual reading of Charles Camsell’s Arctic explorations by podcast host David McGuffin
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    9 mins
  • The Hudson’s Bay Company charter: "Interesting and problematic"

    The Hudson’s Bay Company charter: "Interesting and problematic"
    Dec 3 2025
    A look inside the Hudson’s Bay Company Royal Charter, now returning to public spotlight, and its enduring role in Canada’s colonial past and Indigenous displacement
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    12 mins