Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast
Episodes
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...
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...
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 ...
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
Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company - Part 1: Waskaganish
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the impact of the Hudson's Bay Company as it turns 350 years old, by visiting the first ever HBC Trading Post, in the Cree community of Wask...
Explore: A Canadian Geographic Podcast - Season 2, Episode 1: David Saint-Jacques
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques knows a thing or tw…
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 10: The Best of Season 1
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Take a listen to some of the most surprising, thr…
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 9: Charlotte Gray
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For many Canadians, Charlotte Gray hardly needs a…
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 8: Alanna Mitchell
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Science writer Alanna Mitchell has arguably done …
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 7: James Raffan
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James Raffan has a long and impressive resume, bu…
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast - Episode 6: George Kourounis
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When stormchaser and extreme adventurer George Ko…
Episode 5: Johnny Issaluk - Arctic Athlete and Actor
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Arctic athlete and actor Johnny Issaluk
Episode 4: Adam Shoalts - Arctic Canoe Adventures
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Shoalts is an RCGS Explorer-in-Residence and epic solo canoe adventurer and best selling author.
Episode 3: Roberta Bondar - Canada's First Woman in Space
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian female astronaut to go to space on board the space shuttle Discovery in 1992.
Episode 2: Jill Heinerth - World's Leading Underwater Cave Diver
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Heinerth’s dives have also taken her into lava tubes in underwater volcanoes, oases in the Sahara desert and flooded mine shafts. She has set r...
Episode 1: Extreme Adventuring with Ray Zahab
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Zahab has run across some of the world’s hottest deserts, including the Sahara, Gobi, Namib and Atacama. He led a Guinness World Record-breaking...