14 Best Exploration Podcasts

1. The Explorers Podcast

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The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.
Host Matthew Breen
Producer/Network Airwave History
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Julian Sancton, Monet Izabeth +7 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 2.3KFacebook 1.4KTwitter 2.4K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates, and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Sarah Al-Ahmed and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bruce Betts as they dive deep into space science and exploration. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance...more Host Sarah Al-Ahmed
Producer/Network The Planetary Society
Email ****@planetary.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Jack Kiraly, Julianna Charlene Kolczynski +76 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.8KFacebook 974.8KTwitter 242.3KInstagram 706.4K Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. NASA's Curious Universe

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An official NASA podcast bringing you mind-blowing stories you won't find anywhere else. What does it take to launch a rocket? What happens when we go looking for life beyond Earth? And what can the universe teach us next? With extraordinary access to the people and places behind NASA's exploration of space, Curious Universe brings you closer to the discoveries shaping what we know about our universe. Don't forget your curiosity.more Hosts Dr. Padi Boyd, Jacob Pinter
Producer/Network National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Email ****@nasa.gov
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover +21 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.8KTwitter 88.1MInstagram 104.4M Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

4. Armchair Explorer

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Award-winning podcast featuring travel documentaries recorded on location, immersive adventure stories, deep dives into cultures around the world, and inspiration for how to life to the fullest. Hailed as 'inspiring storytelling' by the New York Times, and 'Ear candy for listeners' by the Washington Post. Two-time Webby Nominee Best Society & Culture Podcastmore Host Aaron Millar
Producer/Network Armchair Productions
Email ****@mac.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Levison Wood, Tom Kerss +8 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 779Facebook 8KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 5.2K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

5. Spacepod

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Hear stories about the alien moons orbiting our Sun, of cold stars, and the future of space exploration. Every week, scientist Dr. Carrie Nugent chats about an amazing part of our universe with an expert guest. Spacepod is the podcast that gives you an inside look into space exploration. Learn more: http://listentospacepod.commore Host Carrie Nugent
Email ****@olin.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Dr. Alejandro Soto, Dr. Jeremy Kubica +6 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 533Twitter 1.4K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Aug 2015 Get Email Contact

6. The Adventure Podcast

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An ongoing series of long-form conversations with individuals at the forefront of exploration and adventure in which filmmaker Matt Pycroft speaks to the most knowledgeable, accomplished and respected voices in the field. From mountaineers to wildlife cinematographers, environmental activists to polar photographers, The Adventure Podcast brings you up close and personal with those who live extraordinary lives. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-adventure-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Host Matt Pycroft
Producer/Network Coldhouse Collective
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Tony Juniper, Erin Ranney +11 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 458 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast

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Host David McGuffin talks to Canada's greatest explorers about their adventures and what inspires their spirit of discovery.
Host David McGuffin
Producer/Network Canadian Geographic
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Andrew Budziak, Andy Bramburger +9 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 159Facebook 82.5KTwitter 4KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. The Caving Podcast

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A podcast about caves and cave exploration, hosted by Matt Pelsor of the Central Indiana Grotto of the NSS.
Host Matt Pelsor
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Val McNamara, Mikko Cuevas +3 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 98 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Since Jul 2016 Get Email Contact

9. A Voyage to Antarctica

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Journalist and broadcaster Alok Jha talks to leading explorers, scientists, conservationists and artists about Antarctica's fascinating past, present and future, to discover why the icy continent matters to us all.Created by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first sighting of Antarctica...more Host Alok Jha
Producer/Network UKAHT
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 69 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Whiskey and a Map: True Stories of Adventure.

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These are the true stories of adventure as told by those who lived them. This adventure story podcast brings you an up close and personal conversation with people who travel the world and live extraordinary lives Travel with us to the faraway jungles of the Amazon, the Himalayan mountains, deep water ship wrecks, and people and places lost in time. Many an adventure has started with a map and a glass of whiskey. May this podcast inspire you to seek you own. Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart https://www.michaeljreinhart.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Producer/Network Michael J Reinhart
Email ****@michaeljreinhart.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Oscar Scafidi, Victor Vescovo +12 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 46Instagram 944 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Peaks Podcast, the exploration of climbing the highest peaks in each of our seven continents.

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Peaks Podcast is A detailed description of the adventure climbing the 7 summits of the world that's the highest peak on each of the 7 continents of our planet Earth:) Denali, Vinson, Carstensz, Elbrus, Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro and Everest. Also included our training climbs around the world in preparation for each of the big peaks. Both family friends and long time climbing buddies are featured throughout the years this podcast spans. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/b-rad-life-and-adventures/supportmore Producer/Network B-RAD Life and Adventures
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. RGS Presents: The Future of Exploration

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Hosted by Matt Pycroft, this new RGS podcast series is an inquiry into what it means to explore in a rapidly changing world. We'll speak with leading thinkers, scientists, and explorers to examine both the practical frontiers and the philosophical questions that define modern discovery.The series asks what's left to explore, how exploration is changing, and why it matters more now than ever before a conversation that will challenge assumptions, broaden perspective, and help shape how we understand the unknown in the decades ahead.more Producer/Network Royal Geographical Society
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Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Meet our Explorers

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Scientific Exploration Society (SES) is a grant-giving charity and portal to the world of scientific expeditions that focus on climate change, environmental protection, and conservation.
Producer/Network Scientific Exploration Society
Recent Guests Levison Wood, Lucy Shepherd +2 more
Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. Overheard at National Geographic

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Come dive into one of the curiously delightful conversations overheard at National Geographic's headquarters, as we follow explorers, photographers, and scientists to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. Hosted by Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs.more Hosts Peter Gwin, Amy Briggs
Producer/Network National Geographic
Email ****@disney.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 12.5KFacebook 51.3MTwitter 27.8MInstagram 268.3M Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2019 Get Email Contact