Whiskey and a Map: True Stories of Adventure. (Michael J Reinhart)
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| 21 Feb 2022 | Amy Greeson and the search for new medicines in the world's remote jungles and rainforests. | 01:09:18 | |
Join Amy Greeson as she recounts her expeditions in search of new medicines in remote Jungles and Rain forests. Her encounters with gifted native healers, arrest and interrogation in the Congo, disembodied spirits along with poisonous caterpillars, swarming insects and deadly vipers. Amy is a Pharmacist, a Fellow of The Explorers Club and a member of the Society of Woman Geographers. She has led expeditions into the jungles and rain forests of the Amazon, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea and the Republic of the Congo seeking out native healers and the natural medicines they use. Amy works to document and preserve these indigenous healing methods in the hope that one day they may be successfully used in Western medicine. Her life is a true story of adventure in the name of science. | |||
| 18 Mar 2022 | Meghan Buchanan: The quest to become the first American woman to complete the Adventurer's Grand Slam. | 00:52:51 | |
Meghan Buchanan. Her quest to become the first American woman to complete the Adventurer's Grand Slam: Climbing the 7 summits and skiing to the North and South Poles. Meghan has since summited Mount Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Elbrus, Denali, Mt. Vinson , and completed the South Pole Last Degree Ski, all on her first attempts. Her quest continues, this Spring 2022, returning to complete MT. EVEREST. She is dedicated to becoming the 1st Rocket Scientist to climb the 7 Summits, as well as the 1st US woman to complete the Adventurers’ Grand Slam. | |||
| 11 Apr 2022 | Chaz Powell. The Wildest Journey: Walking Africa's Wildest Rivers In The Battle Against Wildlife Crime. | 00:52:30 | |
Chaz Powell is an Explorer, Expedition Leader and Survival Guide. His ongoing project ‘The Wildest Journey’ is all about his explorations by foot along Africa's wildest rivers with an aim to raise awareness for wildlife conservation and anti poaching. In this episode, Chaz shares his experiences exploring wild Africa. Charged by elephants, imprisoned by villagers, suffering extreme dehydration and encounters with witchcraft, Chaz has ventured to places where few outsiders have ever been. | |||
| 30 May 2022 | Adrian McCallum: Adventure Scientist | 00:59:00 | |
Dr Adrian McCallum is a remote area field scientist and engineer. Adrian holds a PhD from the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge and additional degrees in oceanography, meteorology and civil engineering. During twenty years of service with the Australian Defense Forces, he served in numerous diverse roles such as helicopter navigator, meteorologist and civil engineer. During his service, Adrian received extensive training in surviving arctic conditions, mountaineering and expedition leadership. Dr. McCallum has led field scientific and adventurous expeditions in remote regions of the world including Antarctica, the Arctic and the Himalaya. He is often referred to as The Scientist Adventurer. | |||
| 07 Jul 2022 | Tim Cahill. Co-founder of Outside Magazine: Fear, Adrenaline and the Pursuit of the Story. | 00:57:31 | |
Tim Cahill is a writer. He is an explorer. He is very good at both. His adventures have taken him in search of pre-Inca fortresses, going deep underground mapping a newly discovered cave and to the Sahara in search of the legendary salt mines of Mali. Just to name a few. | |||
| 17 Aug 2022 | Dr. Jon Turk: Kayaking the World's Most Dangerous Seas. | 01:02:25 | |
In this multi-part episode, we talk with Dr. Jon Turk about his amazing adventures, life and death and the power of aboriginal peoples. He earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry and was nominated by National Geographic as one of the Top Ten Adventurers of the Year in 2012. Jon co-authored the first college-level environmental science textbook in North America, followed by 35 additional texts, and five books about his adventures. | |||
| 26 Sep 2022 | Dr. Jon Turk: Kayaking the World's Most Dangerous Seas Part Two | 00:55:19 | |
In part two, we continue our conversation with Jon Turk. Jon discusses his experiences with the shaman moolynaut and the Koryak people of Siberia, his epic circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island and tracking lions in Kenya. At the end of this episode, Jon shares the many lessons learned from his expeditions and understanding the power of our ancestors. | |||
| 12 Dec 2022 | Life and Death in Canada's Rocky Mountains. Exploring Canada's untamed wilderness with Wayne Sawchuck. | 00:59:17 | |
Canada's Northern Rocky mountains remain one of North America's few untamed wilderness areas. Wayne Sawchuk is the last of a breed who pack into these areas for months at a time to explore their richness and witness what the American continent was before "civilization." Follow Wayne via his website at muskwakechika.com | |||
| 09 Jan 2023 | Brent Bishop: Climbing in true mountaineer's style and other tales of adventure. | 01:07:05 | |
Whiskey and a Map podcast opens it's 4th season with Brent Bishop: A mountaineer and explorer, Brent has climbed the highest peaks around the world. In the process, he has encountered Chechen mafia, murderous Papuans and killing avalanches. In this episode we get to sit down with world class climber Brent Bishop who shares these experiences and more. Brent Bishop, the son of the late legendary climber Barry Bishop, began climbing as a child with his father on the east coast and in the Rocky Mountains. When he was young, his parents moved to and worked in Nepal. Living among the Sherpa people, Brent developed close ties and personal friendships with many of them that continue today. In 1994 he became the first American legacy to follow in his father’s footsteps and summit Mt. Everest. He reached the summit again in 2002 with the National Geographic Mt. Everest Expedition that marked the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest. An accomplished climber and explorer in his own right, Brent has climbed and guided expeditions throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Asia and the Antarctic. Brent has accomplished difficult first ascents and pioneered new routes up established peaks. His climbing and environmental work earned him awards from the prestigious Explorer’s Club and the American Alpine Club. Brent has a deep love of climbing and of the people and their cultures who live in these remote areas. Follow Brent at his Facebook page here. | |||
| 02 Feb 2023 | James Dorsey: Mongolian shamans, tribal customs of Papua New Guinea and the witch markets of South America | 00:42:27 | |
James Dorsey returns with more stories from his lifetime of adventure. James talks about his trip through China encountering Mongolian shaman and the stone carvings of Genghis Khan. He then takes us south to the island of Papua New Guinea and his encounter with the infamous tribe known as the mud men. From there to the witch markets of South American then to encounters with whales. | |||
| 12 Mar 2023 | Matthew Marriott. Carrying on the legacy of British Exploration. | 00:40:45 | |
Matthew Marriott is a British explorer, researcher and geographer. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographic society and a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. His expeditions include walking across the Queensland, Australia tropical rain forest area, documenting the Cassowary and learning about the Djiru Aboriginal people and language. He traversed a transect of the Sahara from Eastern Morocco to the Algerian border on camel. Marriott retraced his great great grandfather's Challenger expedition to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart Whiskey and a Map is a podcast featuring stories of Adventure and Exploration as told by those who lived them. Visit the website AdventureandExplorationPodcast.com | |||
| 01 Apr 2023 | Steve Elkins The search for the lost City of the Monkey God and other tales of adventure. | 01:16:23 | |
Steve Elkins is an award winning cinematographer and explorer. He is a fellow of the Explorer's Club and member of the Adventurer's Club. | |||
| 11 May 2023 | Robert Mads Anderson: Climbing alone where no one has climbed before and other tales of adventure. | 00:55:11 | |
Robert Mads Anderson is a mountaineer and adventurer. His many world class accomplishments include: first ascents in Antarctica, including the Rolex Ridge which he made the first ascent of solo and has yet to see a 2nd ascent; climbing a new route on the Kangshung Face, Everest; flying across the Arctic in a vintage Russian biplane and many other adventures. | |||
| 06 Jul 2023 | Jennifer Thomson: Exploring the Mysteries of the Dark Depths of the Sea. | 00:57:46 | |
In this episode of Whiskey and a Map, we are joined by Jennifer Thomson who shares her stories of the wonders of deep ocean exploration. Waters lite up by a multitude of bioluminescent creatures, giant hammerhead sharks, translucent octopus are among the many experiences Jennifer shares in this episode. In addition, she shares her advice and inspiration for anyone considering the life of an explorer. Jennifer Thompson ranks as one of the most inspiring of the next generation of explorers. She is a Honorary Research Fellow, expedition scientist, scuba diver and illustrator; whom aspires to connect the space and marine sectors using scientific scuba diving and extreme exploration. Jennifer’s passion for scientific diving has taken her from the Bahamas to Thailand, from Mozambique, to the Maldives. However, her greatest scientific adventure to date, was spending 8 months immersed in the OceanX Red Sea Decade Expedition 2022, in conjunction with KAUST, National Geographic, and other institutions. Jennfer’s academic achievements include a Zoology degree (with first class honours) from the University of Manchester and a MSc in Marine Ecosystems Management from the University of St Andrews. In addition, she achieved a Divemaster certification for PADI. Follow Jennifer on her Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/jennelizabeththomson/ And visit her webpage at https://jennelizabeththomson.com Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart | |||
| 27 Aug 2023 | West Hansen: The Amazon from Source to Sea Part One | 00:48:37 | |
West Hansen is an ultra marathon canoe racer turned explorer to undertake paddling the Amazon from its source high in the Andes mountains to it's end at the Atlantic ocean. A journey of almost 4,000 miles across the continent of South America. West is a great story teller and he does not disappoint in this episode. | |||
| 15 Sep 2023 | West Hansen: The Amazon from Source to Sea Part Two | 01:23:02 | |
West Hansen is an ultra marathon canoe racer turned explorer to undertake paddling the Amazon from its source high in the Andes mountains to it's end at the Atlantic ocean. A journey of almost 4,000 miles across the continent of South America. West is a great story teller and he does not disappoint in this episode. | |||
| 10 Oct 2023 | Leif Whittaker: Big wall diving in the Pacific, climbing the world's highest mountains, lifesaving rescues in the Cascades and evidence of the Yeti in the Himalaya. | 00:47:06 | |
Leif Whittaker, son of Jim Whittaker who was the first American to summit Mt. Everest, grew up on a sail boat with his family sailing the Pacific. Initially not interested in climbing, that all changed at age 15 when he and his older brother hiked 20 miles into the wilderness without their parents and climbed Mt. Olympus. Since then, he has traveled across the globe and climbed some of the world’s highest peaks, including Aconcagua, Mt. Vinson, Denali, and two ascents of Mt. Everest. Leif worked for more than a decade as a Climbing Ranger for the U. S. Forest Service on Mt. Baker protecting it’s wilderness and engaging in emergency rescues. He is also a founding member and top coach for Evoke Endurance where he specializes in coaching mountaineers. His book, My Old Man and the Mountain, was published by Mountaineers Books in 2016 and won several awards. One of the best true adventure books of 2016. | |||
| 14 Dec 2023 | Yossi Ghinsberg: Surviving Alone in the Amazon, Living with the Bedouin and Other Stories of Adventure. Part One | 01:12:12 | |
"Best Story of Adventure and Survival in the Jungles of the Amazon." After finishing his hitch with the Israeli navy, Yossi traveled to South America in search of his dream of finding the El Dorado and of befriending a lost Amazonian tribe. He and three others set off into the uncharted jungle in the Madidi region of the Amazon. The hardships of the jungle caused two of his fellow adventurers to split of and attempt to return to civilization. They were never seen again. A rafting accident on the Tuichi River left Yossi alone in this inhospitable place. Attacked by insects (Yossi had to cut burrowing worms out of his forehead), stalked by jaguar, hungry and alone, Yossi fought to survive. This epic story of adventure and survival is the basis of his best-selling book Lost in the Jungle and the movie Jungle. This ordeal transformed him. He learned that “The gift of life is not to be taken for granted. Nothing is mundane, it is all a miracle.” A philosophy expressed in his late friend Vesty Pakos’ war cry “Where is it? Where is it? It is here! It is here!” Yossi continues today traveling the world in his unique style seeking out tribal cultures-befriending the Bedouin, traveling through the Sahara, and living among the islanders on Carteret Island in Papua New Guinea. | |||
| 11 Jan 2024 | Yossi Ghinsberg: Surviving Alone in the Amazon, Living with the Bedouin and Other Stories of Adventure. Part Two | 00:54:27 | |
"Best Story of Adventure and Survival in the Jungles of the Amazon." After finishing his hitch with the Israeli navy, Yossi traveled to South America in search of his dream of finding the El Dorado and of befriending a lost Amazonian tribe. He and three others set off into the uncharted jungle in the Madidi region of the Amazon. The hardships of the jungle caused two of his fellow adventurers to split of and attempt to return to civilization. They were never seen again. A rafting accident on the Tuichi River left Yossi alone in this inhospitable place. Attacked by insects (Yossi had to cut burrowing worms out of his forehead), stalked by jaguar, hungry and alone, Yossi fought to survive. This epic story of adventure and survival is the basis of his best-selling book Lost in the Jungle and the movie Jungle. This ordeal transformed him. He learned that “The gift of life is not to be taken for granted. Nothing is mundane, it is all a miracle.” A philosophy expressed in his late friend Vesty Pakos’ war cry “Where is it? Where is it? It is here! It is here!” Yossi continues today traveling the world in his unique style seeking out tribal cultures-befriending the Bedouin, traveling through the Sahara, and living among the islanders on Carteret Island in Papua New Guinea. | |||
| 31 Jan 2024 | Cyril Derreumaux: Solo kayaking across the Pacific and other tales of adventure. Part One | 00:57:43 | |
Are you prepared? How far would you go and what risks would you accept to accomplish your goal? In this episode, we are joined by Cyril Derreumaux. Cyril is French born, American world traveler and adventurer. His exploits include backpacking around the world, setting a Guinness record for crossing the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii as part of a four-man rowing team, and then repeating that crossing over open ocean solo in a kayak. Cyril shares with us his experience and philosophy in what it takes to accomplish seemingly impossible goals. Please like, comment and share this episode so that your friends can enjoy Cyril’s stories. Follow Cyril at his website cyrilderreumaux.com Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart MichaelJReinhart.com | |||
| 13 Feb 2024 | Cyril Derreumaux: Solo kayaking across the Pacific and other tales of adventure. Part Two | 00:45:45 | |
Are you prepared? How far would you go and what risks would you accept to accomplish your goal? In this episode, we rejoin join Cyril Derreumaux and his quest to solo kayak from California to Hawaii. Cyril shares with us his experience and philosophy in what it takes to accomplish seemingly impossible goals. Please like, comment and share this episode so that your friends can enjoy Cyril’s stories. Follow Cyril at his website cyrilderreumaux.com Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart MichaelJReinhart.com | |||
| 28 Feb 2024 | Brandon Wilson: Tibet, the Templars' Trail, a Ghostly Encounter and other Stories of Adventure. | 00:55:18 | |
Brandon Wilson is Award winning travel writer, long distance trekker and peace pilgrim. | |||
| 14 Mar 2024 | George Kourounis: Exploring the Most Extreme Places of our Planet. | 00:48:07 | |
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| 16 Mar 2024 | Witchcraft and Demon Possession on Africa's Zambezi River. Strange but true tales from the archives of Whiskey and a Map. | 00:02:39 | |
Walking the length of Africa's Zambezi river, explorer Chaz Powell entered a small village and saw something that he will never forget. Witchcraft, the exorcism of a demonic spirit and the heavy presence of evil. A strange but true story as told by one who lived it. | |||
| 04 Apr 2024 | Ancient rituals and first ascents: Travels in the Himalaya with Luke Smithwick. | 00:36:28 | |
Luke Smithwick shares stories of his travels and adventures in the Himalayan mountains. The dangers of climbing remote and unclimbed peaks, witness to ancient mask dances and blood sacrifice, and an encounter with the rare snow leopard. Luke Smithwick is an American professional skier, alpinist and mountain guide in the Himalaya with 98 Himalayan expeditions in the past 13 years. He is focused on the unclimbed and unskied in the Himalaya and hasn't repeated an expedition since he started climbing and skiing full time there in 2010. Formerly he worked as an environmental biologist and archaeologist in Alaska so his approach on expeditions isn't just about climbing summits and first ski descents, focusing on the cultures and natural history in each specific expedition. He lives at home in Teton valley, Idaho with his dog Wolfie when he isn't on expedition. Having done eight to nine Himalayan expeditions every year since 2010, that is not very often. Please support this podcast and Michael's work at Michaelreinhartphotography.com Follow Luke at his website lukesmithwick.com and at his Facebook page.facebook.com/himalayaslukesmithwick
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| 15 Apr 2024 | Deep, Dark and Deadly: Stories of Extreme Cave Diving with Jill Heinerth. | 00:46:31 | |
The most dangerous exploration is cave diving. Dive deep into the earth’s underwater caves, see creatures no one has seen before, stories of Mayan sacrifices and explore the oracle that set Alexander the Great on his world conquests with our guest Jill Heinerth. Jill Heinerth is a cave diver, photographer, writer and filmmaker. Jill has explored unmapped, underwater caves deep in the earth, as well as the submerged crevices of the world’s largest iceberg. She has seen hidden creatures and life forms that have never been before. More people have been on the moon than to places where Jill has explored. Jill has made TV programs for the CBC, BBC, National Geographic, consulted on movies for directors including James Cameron and produced independent films. Over 2.5 million people have learned about climate change, water advocacy, and exploration by viewing Jill’s TED Talks. Jill was awarded Fellowships from numerous institutions including the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame, Underwater Academy of Arts and Sciences, Women Diver’s Hall of Fame, National Speleological Society, WINGS WorldQuest, and Explorers Club, which honored her with the William Beebe Award. The Wall Street Journal, Oprah, and New York Times lauded Jill’s best-selling books Into the Planet and The Aquanaut. In 2024, Running Cloud Productions of Australia is releasing a feature documentary, Diving Into The Darkness, about Jill's remarkable adventures. Jill serves as a tireless advocate for conservation, climate change, and water resource protection. She works toward creating awareness and inspiring action through her writing, photography, films, social media, podcasts, and speaking engagements. Follow Jill at IntoThePlanet.com Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart
#cavediving #diving #underwaterexploration #womenexplorers #adventure #travel #stories | |||
| 21 May 2024 | Into the world’s most dangerous jungle on a counter poaching mission with Joshua Asel | 00:56:25 | |
Described by some as a never ending green hell and by others as the most beautiful bio diverse place on the planet, the jungles of Panama attract the best and the worst of mankind. In this episode, conservation photographer Joshua Asel recounts his adventure into the jungles of Panama’s Darian gap to embed with the indigenous tribal rangers and support their efforts to counter large scale poaching of wildlife and timber on their lands. Joshua is an award-winning wildlife conservation photographer and certified Marine Ecology Naturalist, with a photographic emphasis on coastal and marine habitats, birds of prey, and threatened/endangered species and national parks. He is an Emerging Member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a Board Member of the Bird Rescue Center of Sonoma County, the Global Editor and Manager of the Global Parks Network at Global Conservation, a member of the Ethics Committee for the North American Nature Photography Association, and is sponsored by Think Tank Photo. Host: Adventure Journalist Michael J. Reinhart Follow Joshua at https://www.joshasel.com/ Whiskey and a Map Podcast Stories of Adventure and Exploration as told by those who lived them. #counter-poaching #anti-poaching #rangers #conservationphotography #trueadventurestories #dariangap #panama #worldsmostdangerousjungle | |||
| 18 Jun 2024 | Solo Journey across Russia and the Former States of the Soviet Union with Adventurer and writer Katie Aune. | 00:52:23 | |
In this episode, Katie Aune takes on a adventure far off the typical tourist track, from riding the Trans-Siberian Railway across Russia and taking a cargo ferry from Ukraine to Georgia, to volunteering in Tajikistan and camping in the desert of Turkmenistan. | |||
| 25 Jul 2024 | Facing down grizzly bears, charging mountain gorillas, a solo ski crossing of Yellowstone in winter and other adventures with award winning wildlife photographer Tom Murphy. | 01:10:26 | |
Facing down grizzly bears, charging mountain gorillas and a solo cross country ski crossing of Yellowstone in winter, are just some of the adventures award winning wildlife photographer Tom Murphy shares with us in this episode of Whiskey and a Map. Tom uses his photography to illustrate his passion for the remaining wild places on our earth. Yellowstone National Park’s wildlife and landscapes are the special focus of Tom’s work. A talented naturalist and gifted lecturer, Tom has traveled the United States presenting the wonders of nature captured in his photographic slide shows. Tom Murphy is featured in a PBS Nature film, “Christmas in Yellowstone” which is shown every Christmas worldwide. His photography is in private, public, and museum collections around the world. He has produced seven books including the Seasons of Yellowstone, a four volume set. Tom serves on the board of the Yellowstone Park Foundation and the Park County Environmental Council. Tom donates his work to conservation organizations to help in preserving wildlife and wild land. Much of the photography in the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center in Yellowstone Park was donated by Tom for educational use by the National Park Service. Follow Tom Murphy at his website tmurphywild.com | |||
| 24 Aug 2024 | Afghan warlords, Somali pirates, crossing the world's most dangerous jungle and other stories of adventure with Rasmus Krath | 00:53:39 | |
In this episode, we are joined by Danish adventurer, documentarian and speaker Rasmus Krath. Rasmus ventures solo into some of the most dangerous places on the planet armed only with camera and the ability to connect with and gain the trust of the people who live there. His adventures have taken him into active war zones of Afghanistan to meet local warlords and across lawless Somalia to interview pirates. His latest expedition takes him across the most dangerous jungle in the world- The Darien Gap of Central America- where he traveled with human smugglers and migrants to document their journey as they suffered the dangers of the jungle and the criminal gangs praying upon them. Follow Rasmus at https://www.rasmuskrath.dk/ https://www.instagram.com/rasmus_krath/ https://www.facebook.com/rasmus.krath.3/ | |||
| 12 Sep 2024 | Behind Enemy Lines: War correspondent Jacques Leslie's eyewitness accounts of the conflicts in Vietnam, Cambodia and India | 01:18:29 | |
In this episode of Whiskey and a Map, award winning journalist and author Jacques Leslie recounts his years as a war correspondent covering the wars in Vietnam and Cambodia and the Indira Gandhi crises in India. | |||
| 16 Nov 2024 | Driving across the African continent in an old Land Rover. Safari guide in the remote Zambezi valley. Classic African adventure stories with Rob Fynn. | 01:10:45 | |
Driving across the African continent in an old Land Rover. Safari guide in the remote Zambezi valley. Join us as we hear tales of classic African adventure from Rob Fynn. After pursuing his engineering degree at Bristol University, he returned home driving across the African continent in a Land Rover, which led him into starting up a safari operation in the remote Zambezi valley of Zimbabwe. Support Michael's work by visiting MichaelReinhartPhotography.com | |||
| 18 Dec 2024 | Driving across the African continent in an old Land Rover. Safari guide in the remote Zambezi valley. Classic African adventure stories with Rob Fynn. Part Two | 00:59:26 | |
Driving across the African continent in an old Land Rover. Safari guide in the remote Zambezi valley. Join us for part two as we hear more tales of classic African adventure from Rob Fynn. After pursuing his engineering degree at Bristol University, he returned home driving across the African continent in a Land Rover, which led him into starting up a safari operation in the remote Zambezi valley of Zimbabwe. Support Michael's work by visiting MichaelReinhartPhotography.com | |||
| 05 Oct 2020 | Michele Westmorland and her adventures in Papua New Guinea | 00:47:29 | |
Join us for stories of headhunters, a forgotten woman artist/explorer, pristine reefs and the people of Papua New Guinea. In this episode, Michele shares with us her adventures in Papua New Guinea, the making of the documentary Headhunt Revisited and the transformational changes these experiences made in her life. | |||
| 18 Oct 2020 | James Michael Dorsey: A rare glimpse into the life and customs of tribal people living deep in the wilds. Stories of tribal exorcisms, baboon hunts and holy men. | 00:34:29 | |
James Michael Dorsey is an explorer, author, and photographer who has traveled extensively in fifty two countries, mostly far off the beaten path. His primary interest is in documenting indigenous people in Asia and Africa. He is also certified marine naturalist. A prolific travel writer. His many articles and 3 books have earned him many awards. He is a fellow of the Explorers Club, and a member and former director of the Adventurers Club. | |||
| 09 Nov 2020 | Dr. John All. Life, death and the pursuit of science on Mount Everest. | 01:10:10 | |
Alone on a science expedition in the Himalayas, John All falls 70 feet down into an icy crevasse. Miraculously landing on an ice block wedged in the V shaped fissure, his shoulder dislocated, ribs broken and bleeding internally, Hall is freezing to death. | |||
| 07 Dec 2020 | Tears of the Elephants: A life changing expedition into the jungles of the Island of Sumatra. | 00:38:22 | |
Melanie Boling, combat veteran and expedition photo journalist, recounts her adventures into the wild jungles of the Island of Sumatra. Melanie share her stories of encounters with orangutans, elephants and the endangered sea turtle that changed the course of her life. | |||
| 24 Dec 2020 | The Spirits of Tribal Music: Trance dances, ancient spirits, exotic instruments; and don't forget rat for dinner. | 00:48:04 | |
Chuck Jonkey is an adventurer/composer/musician/filmmaker who transforms his wild experiences into sound, music and film. Chuck's exotic adventures have taken him to the furthest reaches of primitive worlds. Referred to as an "ethnomusicianthropologist" Chuck travels around the world in search of adventure among the world’s most isolated tribal groups. He has explored the deep Amazon and the rain forests of Thailand, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, and Mexico. Chuck’s travels have also taken him to West Africa, Borneo, French Polynesia, Morocco, Venezuela, Russia, China, India and many other countries. Chuck owns Sonic Safari Music. He has produced and published over 110 CDs of exotic music. Chuck has also produced several TV shows and documentaries. He is a member of the Los Angeles Adventurers’ Club. | |||
| 20 Feb 2021 | War, Spirit Visions and the Lakota Sundance Ceremony. One mans search for meaning. | 00:53:11 | |
In this podcast episode, Amos Rodriguez recounts his youth growing up in the violence of El Salvador’s civil war, his travels throughout Central and North America learning primitive survival skills and the spiritual practices of the Native Americans, and his search for meaning. Amos Rodriguez grew up in El Salvador during its civil war. As a young child he saw family and friends become victims of torture and death squads. At wars end, Amos traveled throughout Central America where he experienced the cultures of the Maya and other indigenous peoples. His natural curiosity about other people and their cultures grew. Making his way to the United States and attending college there, he was introduced to primitive survival skills. Making many trips into the wilderness, he honed these skills and developed deeper connections to nature, himself and his spirit. He met and befriended the Oglala Lakota of South Dakota who taught him the practice of the vision quest. This spiritual journey led him to the Lakota Sundance Ceremony. A grueling 4-day ceremonial dance performed without food or water and culminating with a flesh offering to the spirits. This journey healed the early wounds and has given Amos clarity of his purpose in this life. Amos teaches primitive skills at the White Pine Wilderness Academy. https://whitepinewilderness.com Follow Amos on his Facebook page: amosrodriguezsurvival This Podcast is hosted by Adventure Photographer and Writer Michael J. Reinhart https://MichaelJReinhart.com Adventure Exploration Stories | |||
| 07 Mar 2021 | Rod MacDonald's search for historical lost shipwrecks, extreme deep sea diving, and a wild boat ride in Scotland. | 00:54:13 | |
Rod MacDonald is an undersea explorer, historical shipwreck hunter and best selling diving author with 12 books to his name. He is a pioneer in technical deep sea diving developing techniques and using cutting edge technology that opened up shipwrecks previously beyond the reach of divers. Rod is a member of the Explorer's Club, Rod shares his passion for underwater exploration and the preservation of naval history. | |||
| 25 Apr 2021 | Janey McGill. Exploring Arabia's legendary deserts, leadership and an encounter with the mysterious Jinn. | 01:02:37 | |
Janey McGill is an explorer, writer and photographer. She is part of the newest generation of explorers leading physically, culturally and socially challenging expeditions around the globe. Janey is a military veteran serving 4 years as a soldier with the Honourable Artillery Company. In this interview, Janey recounts her expedition across Arabia’s infamous desert, the Rub’ al Khali, known in the west as the Empty Quarter. A vast desert wilderness of which much remains unexplored. A land of searing heat and frigid nights, and home to a friendly and generous people. Along the way she encounters the mysterious Jinn. Spirits that have been part of the Arab culture for thousands of years. She also discusses the challenges of expedition leadership and the hard lessons she is learning along the way. Janey's website and blog is at JaneyMcgill.com
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| 08 Jun 2021 | Into the wild swamps in search of the truth behind the Bigfoot legends. | 00:53:41 | |
Robert C. Robinson recounts his search for the truth behind the Bigfoot legends in the swamps of Florida and other wild places. | |||
| 03 Jul 2021 | Adventure film maker Peter Rowe: Tales of bandits in Timbuktu, giant anaconda in the Amazon, a poisonous volcano and running moonshine into Tennessee. | 00:31:22 | |
Peter Rowe is an award-winning adventure film maker and member of the Explorer’s club. He is best known for hit TV series “Angry Planet” which he filmed in thirty different countries on all seven continents. He has produced documentaries on locations in over forty countries. In this interview, Peter shares some of his exploits traveling the world filming in exotic and wild lands. Peter has paid a dear price in this pursuit. While on expedition filming at the rim of an active and poisonous volcano, his vocal cords were damaged leaving him with a strained and husky voice. His voice may be challenged, but his words and experiences are a pleasure to hear. See more of Peter’s work at Peterrowe.tv and visit him on his Facebook page. Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart AdventureandExplorationPodcast.com
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| 17 Jul 2021 | Wayne White: Exploring New Guinea, science at the South Pole and death in the Amazon. | 01:04:25 | |
In this interview, Wayne recounts his experiences exploring New Guinea, dying in the Amazon and the challenges of working in the South Pole. Wayne White is a throw back to the golden age of exploration. Reminiscent of Sir Richard Burton, his solo expeditions using only local support include travels through the jungles and swamps of New Guinea, the Amazon and Africa. His latest adventure was as the Winter Manager of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole research station. Wayne is US Marine veteran and holds a BA in geography and an MPH in environmental health science from Tulane’s school of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He has worked in remote assignments all over the globe as a Defense Department contractor. Follow Wayne via his Facebook page | |||
| 04 Aug 2021 | Jim Davidson: Surviving Mount Everest's deadliest disaster and the pleasures of rancid yak butter tea. | 01:04:47 | |
Jim Davidson is a high altitude climber who has spent a life-time climbing peaks around the world. Raised in Massachusetts, he worked in the family business as an industrial painter of high-voltage electrical towers. Early on, the mountains called him. He moved to Colorado to attend college and to climb its big mountains. Jim earned a bachelors and Master’s degrees in environmental engineering and has worked cleaning up oil and gasoline spills. His climbing career has taken him to Alaska, Argentina, Bolivia and Tibet. He received commendations twice by the U.S. National Park Service for assisting on remote mountain rescues. Jim was on Mount Everest during the tragic earthquake in 2015, then returned in 2017 to reach the summit. He is an award-winning author and he has appeared on National Geographic, Smithsonian Channel and Discovery.
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| 11 Oct 2021 | Alex Chionetti. Explorations in the Andes mountains and Amazon jungle, lost Inca cities and the mysterious Tayos Caves. | 00:52:31 | |
Alex Chionetti is a renowned South American explorer, film-maker and writer. He was awarded the Explorer's Medal from the Andean Explorer Foundation for his explorations in the Andes and Amazon jungles. Alex is best known for his expeditions to the cave of the Tayos. | |||
| 28 Nov 2021 | Bruce Barron: Life as a professional explorer. Part One | 00:48:15 | |
Bruce Barron is a professional expedition guide, explorer and photographer. Bruce began guiding backpacking and mountaineering trips at the age of 15, and has since led expeditions into remote areas in the Andes, Himalayas, Amazon rain forest and West Papua New Guinea. In this three-part series, Bruce recounts the experiences of a lifetime as a professional explorer. Listen to his tales of hunting with native tribesmen, a close encounter with a jaguar, witnessing unique customs and rituals, starvation in the jungle, eating Sago grubs in Papua New Guinea, and drinking rancid yak tea in Tibet with the Ladakhi and Chicha with the Amazon’s Waorani. Most notable of his adventures is the Heath River Expedition in 1996, which discovered the source of the Heath River in the Peru/Bolivia Amazon Basin. The Heath River delineates the border of Peru and Bolivia for 350 kilometers from the Amazon basin lowlands into the Amazon cloud forest. The expedition's objective was to follow South American explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett's 1910 Expedition route and then continue on to discover the still unknown source of the Heath River and make the first river descent. Learn more about Bruce’s adventures at brucebarronexplorer.com See Barron’s photography at brucebarronphotography.com Follow Bruce on his Facebook page. Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart
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| 08 Dec 2021 | Bruce Barron: Life as a professional explorer. Part Two | 00:45:38 | |
Bruce Barron is a professional expedition guide, explorer and photographer. Bruce began guiding backpacking and mountaineering trips at the age of 15, and has since led expeditions into remote areas in the Andes, Himalayas, Amazon rain forest and West Papua New Guinea. In this three-part series, Bruce recounts the experiences of a lifetime as a professional explorer. Listen to his tales of hunting with native tribesmen, a close encounter with a jaguar, witnessing unique customs and rituals, starvation in the jungle, eating Sago grubs in Papua New Guinea, and drinking rancid yak tea in Tibet with the Ladakhi and Chicha with the Amazon’s Waorani. Most notable of his adventures is the Heath River Expedition in 1996, which discovered the source of the Heath River in the Peru/Bolivia Amazon Basin. The Heath River delineates the border of Peru and Bolivia for 350 kilometers from the Amazon basin lowlands into the Amazon cloud forest. The expedition's objective was to follow South American explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett's 1910 Expedition route and then continue on to discover the still unknown source of the Heath River and make the first river descent. Learn more about Bruce’s adventures at brucebarronexplorer.com See Barron’s photography at brucebarronphotography.com Follow Bruce on his Facebook page. Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart
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| 28 Dec 2021 | Bruce Barron: Life as a professional explorer. Part 3 Conclusion | 00:50:29 | |
Part 3 and the concluding episode of Bruce Barron's expedition to find the source of the Heath River and other tales of adventure. Bruce began guiding backpacking and mountaineering trips at the age of 15, and has since led expeditions into remote areas in the Andes, Himalayas, Amazon rain forest and West Papua New Guinea. In this three-part series, Bruce recounts the experiences of a lifetime as a professional explorer. Listen to his tales of hunting with native tribesmen, a close encounter with a jaguar, witnessing unique customs and rituals, starvation in the jungle, eating Sago grubs in Papua New Guinea, and drinking rancid yak tea in Tibet with the Ladakhi and Chicha with the Amazon’s Waorani. Most notable of his adventures is the Heath River Expedition in 1996, which discovered the source of the Heath River in the Peru/Bolivia Amazon Basin. The Heath River delineates the border of Peru and Bolivia for 350 kilometers from the Amazon basin lowlands into the Amazon cloud forest. The expedition's objective was to follow South American explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett's 1910 Expedition route and then continue on to discover the still unknown source of the Heath River and make the first river descent. Learn more about Bruce’s adventures at brucebarronexplorer.com See Barron’s photography at brucebarronphotography.com Follow Bruce on his Facebook page. Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart | |||