Sinopsis
Host David McGuffin talks to Canadas greatest explorers about their adventures and what inspires their spirit of discovery.
Episodios
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Newfoundland, Cod Collapse and saving the North Atlantic right whale with Jenn Thornhill Verma
10/03/2026 Duración: 52minThe 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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The life and death of an iceberg with Jill Heinerth
24/02/2026 Duración: 34minAhead 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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Michael Palin on Monty Python, polar plunges and travelling with curiosity
10/02/2026 Duración: 51minThe renowned English comedian reminds us why travel, humility, humour, and listening matter now more than ever
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Artemis II: David Saint-Jacques on Canada’s growing role in international space missions
27/01/2026 Duración: 31minFor 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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Storytelling at the edge of the world with award-winning filmmaker Trevor Wallace
13/01/2026 Duración: 01h02minHow 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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Christmas at Devil’s Portage – Charles Camsell
23/12/2025 Duración: 08minRecalling 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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The Hudson’s Bay Company charter: "Interesting and problematic"
03/12/2025 Duración: 11minA 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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Run Like a Girl with Catherine McKenna
25/11/2025 Duración: 53minCanada’s former Environment Minister reflects on the personal challenges, political battles and moments of resilience that shaped her journey to the front lines of global climate action
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Across Quebec's Ungava Peninsula with Dave Greene
11/11/2025 Duración: 41minInspiring the next generation through education, endurance and the power of exploration
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Frozen fjords and first ascents: Shira Biner’s Baffin Island odyssey
28/10/2025 Duración: 53minThe 2025 Nat Gillis Adventure Photography Expedition Grant recipient discusses her journey leading a groundbreaking team in Canada's North
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Gales of November: John U. Bacon on the untold story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
14/10/2025 Duración: 01h24sFifty years after the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, bestselling author John U. Bacon revisits the tragedy that changed Great Lakes history
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Vanished Beyond the Map: Adam Shoalts on the mystery of lost explorer Hubert Darrell
30/09/2025 Duración: 58minThrough extensive reporting for his new book, RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts discusses the story of Hubert Darrell, the legendary Arctic explorer who vanished in 1910
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The future of exploration with Richard Wiese
11/09/2025 Duración: 39minFrom summiting Kilimanjaro 18 times to re-shaping The Explorers Club, Richard Wiese discusses inclusivity, conservation and the next era of global discovery
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Water Borne: Dan Rubinstein’s 2,000-kilometre paddleboard adventure
02/09/2025 Duración: 40min“On a paddleboard, you‘re vulnerable to tides and winds. You don‘t fight them—you learn to fit into natural rhythms.” Journalist and author Dan Rubinstein joins the Explore Podcast for the second instalment in our annual canoe/paddling series to share the story of his epic three-month, 2,000-kilometre paddleboarding journey, which took him from Ottawa to New York City and back via the Ottawa River, the St. Lawrence River, Lake Champlain, the Hudson River, the Erie Canal and Lake Ontario. Along the way, he explored the idea of blue space—the powerful impact of water on our bodies, minds, and communities. In this conversation, Dan reflects on his new book Waterborne, the physical and spiritual pull of water, and why paddleboarding offered a unique way to connect with people, places, and history. From Mohawk communities reclaiming their relationship with the St. Lawrence River to grassroots activists restoring the Hudson to strangers offering kindness along the Erie Canal, Dan’s journey reveals how water shap
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Is a River Alive? with Robert Macfarlane
19/08/2025 Duración: 57minThe award-winning author shares his thoughts on the importance of rivers, why they deserve legal rights and the deep connection between humans and water
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Learning from water with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
24/06/2025 Duración: 47minThis special live episode of Explore features a thought-provoking conversation about the deep importance of our relationship with water between host David McGuffin and acclaimed Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, recorded at the Ottawa Writers Festival in May. Leanne discusses her latest book, The Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead, a genre-defying work that weaves together traditional storytelling, theory, and land-based knowledge. Through various lenses — skiing, eels, beavers, canoes, shorelines — Simpson reflects on the interconnectedness of people, water, and the natural world, and on how we might reimagine our relationships in a time of climate grief and transformation. This live conversation touches on land based learning, Indigenous ethics, and the hopeful possibilities of communal learning, all grounded in Simpson’s unique voice as both an academic and artist. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is an award winning, best-selling Michi
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I Interviewed The Beaverton's Luke Gordon Field. He Replied in Headlines (Kidding! This is a fun conversation)
10/06/2025 Duración: 43minThe Beaverton, Canada's Leading Satircal News site, is turning 15. A conversation with Editor in Chief Luke Gordon Field.
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The Open Road: George Stroumboulopoulos on Music, Motorcycles, Movies and Canada
27/05/2025 Duración: 01h24minStrombo!
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Return to Ellesmere Island with Ray Zahab and Kevin Vallely
13/05/2025 Duración: 43minBehind the scenes of an epic Arctic crossing as two explorers conquer the Canadian High Arctic in deep winter
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Singing Back the Buffalo with Tasha Hubbard
29/04/2025 Duración: 45minThe award-winning filmmaker explores her new documentary and her work examining buffalo restoration, Indigenous knowledge and cultural renewal