Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast

Roy MacGregor - No Canoe, No Canada

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning journalist and best-selling author, Roy MacGregor discusses the history of the canoe and how it continues to capture the imaginations of...

Roy MacGregor - No Canoe, No Canada

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning journalist and best-selling author, Roy MacGregor discusses the history of the canoe and how it continues to capture the imaginations of...

Roy MacGregor - No Canoe, No Canada

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning journalist and best-selling author, Roy MacGregor discusses the history of the canoe and how it continues to capture the imaginations of...

Wally Schaber and the Last of the Wild Rivers

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Canoeing legend Wally Schaber talks about his lifelong love of the Dumoine River, the last of the wild rivers in the Ottawa river watershed

Wally Schaber and the Last of the Wild Rivers

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Canoeing legend Wally Schaber talks about his lifelong love of the Dumoine River, the last of the wild rivers in the Ottawa river watershed

Wally Schaber and the Last of the Wild Rivers

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Canoeing legend Wally Schaber talks about his lifelong love of the Dumoine River, the last of the wild rivers in the Ottawa river watershed

Wally Schaber and the Last of the Wild Rivers

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Canoeing legend Wally Schaber talks about his lifelong love of the Dumoine River, the last of the wild rivers in the Ottawa river watershed

Training Lunar Explorers in Labrador

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As NASA and the world’s space agencies prepare to return to the moon, geologist Dr. Gordon "Oz" Osinsky helps train potential lunar explorers in rem...

Training Lunar Explorers in Labrador

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As NASA and the world’s space agencies prepare to return to the moon, geologist Dr. Gordon "Oz" Osinsky helps train potential lunar explorers in rem...

Training Lunar Explorers in Labrador

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As NASA and the world’s space agencies prepare to return to the moon, geologist Dr. Gordon "Oz" Osinsky helps train potential lunar explorers in rem...

Training Lunar Explorers in Labrador

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As NASA and the world’s space agencies prepare to return to the moon, geologist Dr. Gordon "Oz" Osinsky helps train potential lunar explorers in rem...

Connie Walker - Surviving St Michael's

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Connie Walker discusses her late father’s experience of abuse as a First Nations child at St Michael's Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan

Connie Walker - Surviving St Michael's

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Connie Walker discusses her late father’s experience of abuse as a First Nations child at St Michael's Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan

Connie Walker - Surviving St Michael's

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Connie Walker discusses her late father’s experience of abuse as a First Nations child at St Michael's Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan

Connie Walker - Surviving St Michael's

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Connie Walker discusses her late father’s experience of abuse as a First Nations child at St Michael's Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan

Sunniva Sorby’s Arctic isolation

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

During the pandemic, it’s safe to say most of us spent some time self-isolating, but not quite in the way our guest today did. Polar explorer and...

Sunniva Sorby’s Arctic isolation

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

During the pandemic, it’s safe to say most of us spent some time self-isolating, but not quite in the way our guest today did. Polar explorer and...

Sunniva Sorby’s Arctic isolation

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

During the pandemic, it’s safe to say most of us spent some time self-isolating, but not quite in the way our guest today did. Polar explorer and...

Sunniva Sorby’s Arctic isolation

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

During the pandemic, it’s safe to say most of us spent some time self-isolating, but not quite in the way our guest today did. Polar explorer and...

How South Sudanese child soldiers found a new life in Alberta

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is about the incredible journey of a group of new Canadians. Former child soldiers who fought in Sudan during Africa's bloodiest civil wa...

How South Sudanese child soldiers found a new life in Alberta

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is about the incredible journey of a group of new Canadians. Former child soldiers who fought in Sudan during Africa's bloodiest civil wa...

How South Sudanese child soldiers found a new life in Alberta

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is about the incredible journey of a group of new Canadians. Former child soldiers who fought in Sudan during Africa's bloodiest civil wa...

How South Sudanese child soldiers found a new life in Alberta

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is about the incredible journey of a group of new Canadians. Former child soldiers who fought in Sudan during Africa's bloodiest civil wa...

Exploring Canada’s deepest cave with Christian Stenner

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'm thrilled to have Christian Stenner, one of Canada’s leading cave explorers and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, as our guest...

Exploring Canada’s deepest cave with Christian Stenner

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'm thrilled to have Christian Stenner, one of Canada’s leading cave explorers and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, as our guest...

Exploring Canada’s deepest cave with Christian Stenner

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'm thrilled to have Christian Stenner, one of Canada’s leading cave explorers and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, as our guest...

Exploring Canada’s deepest cave with Christian Stenner

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'm thrilled to have Christian Stenner, one of Canada’s leading cave explorers and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, as our guest...

Crossing Ellesmere Island with Ray Zahab

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to have Ray Zahab back on the podcast. He was our very first guest back in 2019. Give that one a listen if you want a great overview ...

Crossing Ellesmere Island with Ray Zahab

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to have Ray Zahab back on the podcast. He was our very first guest back in 2019. Give that one a listen if you want a great overview ...

Crossing Ellesmere Island with Ray Zahab

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to have Ray Zahab back on the podcast. He was our very first guest back in 2019. Give that one a listen if you want a great overview ...

Crossing Ellesmere Island with Ray Zahab

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to have Ray Zahab back on the podcast. He was our very first guest back in 2019. Give that one a listen if you want a great overview ...

Leroy and Leroy: There’s always something to do

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Moose Jaw, Sask. comedy duo “Leroy and Leroy” began posting their short video hot-takes on Instagram and TikTok in 2021, their hope was to ge...

Leroy and Leroy: There’s always something to do

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Moose Jaw, Sask. comedy duo “Leroy and Leroy” began posting their short video hot-takes on Instagram and TikTok in 2021, their hope was to ge...

Leroy and Leroy: There’s always something to do

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Moose Jaw, Sask. comedy duo “Leroy and Leroy” began posting their short video hot-takes on Instagram and TikTok in 2021, their hope was to ge...

Leroy and Leroy: There’s always something to do

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Moose Jaw, Sask. comedy duo “Leroy and Leroy” began posting their short video hot-takes on Instagram and TikTok in 2021, their hope was to ge...

Jill Heinerth on spending the pandemic underwater

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s always fun when one of our RCGS Explorers-in-Residence comes on the podcast; they’re always up to the most fascinating things. That’s espec...

Jill Heinerth on spending the pandemic underwater

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s always fun when one of our RCGS Explorers-in-Residence comes on the podcast; they’re always up to the most fascinating things. That’s espec...

Jill Heinerth on spending the pandemic underwater

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s always fun when one of our RCGS Explorers-in-Residence comes on the podcast; they’re always up to the most fascinating things. That’s espec...

Jill Heinerth on spending the pandemic underwater

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s always fun when one of our RCGS Explorers-in-Residence comes on the podcast; they’re always up to the most fascinating things. That’s espec...

Severn Cullis-Suzuki on a path forward for the environment

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Severn Cullis-Suzuki, the new Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation, has been an environmental activist for almost as long as she can reme...

Severn Cullis-Suzuki on a path forward for the environment

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Severn Cullis-Suzuki, the new Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation, has been an environmental activist for almost as long as she can reme...

Severn Cullis-Suzuki on a path forward for the environment

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Severn Cullis-Suzuki, the new Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation, has been an environmental activist for almost as long as she can reme...

Severn Cullis-Suzuki on a path forward for the environment

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Severn Cullis-Suzuki, the new Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation, has been an environmental activist for almost as long as she can reme...

Lisa Koperqualuk on fighting for an Arctic future

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“To protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world.” So says Lisa Koperqualuk, Vice-President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, in ...

Lisa Koperqualuk on fighting for an Arctic future

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“To protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world.” So says Lisa Koperqualuk, Vice-President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, in ...

Lisa Koperqualuk on fighting for an Arctic future

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“To protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world.” So says Lisa Koperqualuk, Vice-President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, in ...

Lisa Koperqualuk on fighting for an Arctic future

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“To protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world.” So says Lisa Koperqualuk, Vice-President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, in ...

Charlie Angus on Cobalt and the legacy of a mining boom

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Musician and politician Charlie Angus is our guest this episode, talking about his new book, Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Sup...

Charlie Angus on Cobalt and the legacy of a mining boom

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Musician and politician Charlie Angus is our guest this episode, talking about his new book, Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Sup...

Charlie Angus on Cobalt and the legacy of a mining boom

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Musician and politician Charlie Angus is our guest this episode, talking about his new book, Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Sup...

Charlie Angus on Cobalt and the legacy of a mining boom

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Musician and politician Charlie Angus is our guest this episode, talking about his new book, Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Sup...

Perry Bellegarde on reconnecting with language and ceremony

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to have Perry Bellegarde on the podcast, the new Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society You likely also kn...

Perry Bellegarde on reconnecting with language and ceremony

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to have Perry Bellegarde on the podcast, the new Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society You likely also kn...

Perry Bellegarde on reconnecting with language and ceremony

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to have Perry Bellegarde on the podcast, the new Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society You likely also kn...

Perry Bellegarde on reconnecting with language and ceremony

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to have Perry Bellegarde on the podcast, the new Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society You likely also kn...

Dave Bidini on the West End Phoenix and reviving local news

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hard to think of a person who has written with more passion about Canada, and in as many different mediums, as Dave Bidini. You might know him ...

Dave Bidini on the West End Phoenix and reviving local news

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hard to think of a person who has written with more passion about Canada, and in as many different mediums, as Dave Bidini. You might know him ...

Dave Bidini on the West End Phoenix and reviving local news

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hard to think of a person who has written with more passion about Canada, and in as many different mediums, as Dave Bidini. You might know him ...

Dave Bidini on the West End Phoenix and reviving local news

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hard to think of a person who has written with more passion about Canada, and in as many different mediums, as Dave Bidini. You might know him ...

Daniel Pauly on preventing the end of fish

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re lucky to be talking to Dr. Daniel Pauly, professor of marine biology at the University of British Columbia, the leading expert on the de...

Daniel Pauly on preventing the end of fish

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re lucky to be talking to Dr. Daniel Pauly, professor of marine biology at the University of British Columbia, the leading expert on the de...

Daniel Pauly on preventing the end of fish

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re lucky to be talking to Dr. Daniel Pauly, professor of marine biology at the University of British Columbia, the leading expert on the de...

Daniel Pauly on preventing the end of fish

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re lucky to be talking to Dr. Daniel Pauly, professor of marine biology at the University of British Columbia, the leading expert on the de...

Catherine McKenna on being a woman in politics

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With this December marking the 100th anniversary of Agnes Macphail becoming the first woman elected to the Canadian Parliament, Explore welcomes one o...

Catherine McKenna on being a woman in politics

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With this December marking the 100th anniversary of Agnes Macphail becoming the first woman elected to the Canadian Parliament, Explore welcomes one o...

Catherine McKenna on being a woman in politics

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With this December marking the 100th anniversary of Agnes Macphail becoming the first woman elected to the Canadian Parliament, Explore welcomes one o...

Catherine McKenna on being a woman in politics

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With this December marking the 100th anniversary of Agnes Macphail becoming the first woman elected to the Canadian Parliament, Explore welcomes one o...

Emily Choy on climate change in the Arctic

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to welcome Emily Choy, the newest RCGS Explorer-in-Residence, to the Explore Podcast. Based out of McGill University, Emily is an award...

Emily Choy on climate change in the Arctic

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to welcome Emily Choy, the newest RCGS Explorer-in-Residence, to the Explore Podcast. Based out of McGill University, Emily is an award...

Emily Choy on climate change in the Arctic

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to welcome Emily Choy, the newest RCGS Explorer-in-Residence, to the Explore Podcast. Based out of McGill University, Emily is an award...

Emily Choy on climate change in the Arctic

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to welcome Emily Choy, the newest RCGS Explorer-in-Residence, to the Explore Podcast. Based out of McGill University, Emily is an award...

A journey to Africadia with George Elliott Clarke

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Viola Desmond was arrested 75 years ago this month for refusing to leave her seat in the “whites only” section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, ...

A journey to Africadia with George Elliott Clarke

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Viola Desmond was arrested 75 years ago this month for refusing to leave her seat in the “whites only” section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, ...

A journey to Africadia with George Elliott Clarke

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Viola Desmond was arrested 75 years ago this month for refusing to leave her seat in the “whites only” section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, ...

A journey to Africadia with George Elliott Clarke

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Viola Desmond was arrested 75 years ago this month for refusing to leave her seat in the “whites only” section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, ...

Harvey Locke on COP26 and why “nature needs half”

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow is being described as a critical moment in human history, as our ability to reverse global warming reaches a p...

Harvey Locke on COP26 and why “nature needs half”

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow is being described as a critical moment in human history, as our ability to reverse global warming reaches a p...

Harvey Locke on COP26 and why “nature needs half”

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow is being described as a critical moment in human history, as our ability to reverse global warming reaches a p...

Harvey Locke on COP26 and why “nature needs half”

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow is being described as a critical moment in human history, as our ability to reverse global warming reaches a p...

What we learn from birds with Patrick Nadeau

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's bird migration season. Geese are flying south, loons making their last mournful cries on northern lakes and bird feeders are getting set up in ba...

What we learn from birds with Patrick Nadeau

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's bird migration season. Geese are flying south, loons making their last mournful cries on northern lakes and bird feeders are getting set up in ba...

What we learn from birds with Patrick Nadeau

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's bird migration season. Geese are flying south, loons making their last mournful cries on northern lakes and bird feeders are getting set up in ba...

What we learn from birds with Patrick Nadeau

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's bird migration season. Geese are flying south, loons making their last mournful cries on northern lakes and bird feeders are getting set up in ba...

Spooky storytime with Adam Shoalts

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

October ... The nights grow longer and darker. It's time for Hallowe'en, time to gather around fires and tell ghost stories. And that is exactly what ...

Spooky storytime with Adam Shoalts

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

October ... The nights grow longer and darker. It's time for Hallowe'en, time to gather around fires and tell ghost stories. And that is exactly what ...

Spooky storytime with Adam Shoalts

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

October ... The nights grow longer and darker. It's time for Hallowe'en, time to gather around fires and tell ghost stories. And that is exactly what ...

Spooky storytime with Adam Shoalts

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

October ... The nights grow longer and darker. It's time for Hallowe'en, time to gather around fires and tell ghost stories. And that is exactly what ...

How Marie Wilson will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

September 30, 2021 marks the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It's a federal statutory holiday, a time to reflect about...

How Marie Wilson will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

September 30, 2021 marks the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It's a federal statutory holiday, a time to reflect about...

How Marie Wilson will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

September 30, 2021 marks the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It's a federal statutory holiday, a time to reflect about...

How Marie Wilson will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

September 30, 2021 marks the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It's a federal statutory holiday, a time to reflect about...

Chris Hadfield’s Space Race thriller

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Commander Chris Hadfield is arguably Canada’s most famous astronaut. There was even a time, during his 2013 mission aboard the International Space S...

Wade Davis on the Magdalena, Colombia’s “river of dreams”

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“Colombia is a place where magic seems to happen every moment and I would argue that only a people like the Colombians, with their enduring spirit o...

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 4(3): Treasures of the fur trade

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One last trip into the HBC vaults at the Manitoba Museum with curator Amelia Fay.

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 4(2): Blankets and moccasins

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Explore, we take another fascinating dive into the Hudson’s Bay Company Collection at the Manitoba Museum.It contains over 27,00...

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 4(1): The Royal Charter

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amelia Fay, Curator of the HBC Collection at the Manitoba Museum and Archives

Explore presents HBC BONUS EPISODE - Life at Fort Simpson

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RCGS founding president Charles Camsell on his 19th century childhood at an Arctic HBC post

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 3: The rise of the Métis

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How The Métis Nation was born from the Fur Trade and the HBC

Explore presents Sir George Simpson - HBC Management by Canoe

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The impact of legendary HBC Governor Sir George Simpson

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 2: Early explorers

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Shoalts on early HBC Explorers and their impact on mapping Canada