10 episodes
The Antarctic Report Podcast The Antarctic Report
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Science, history, adventure, politics, and technology converge on the Antarctic Report podcast. Each week you’ll hear from an international expert with a compelling story on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
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Finding the oldest forest fossils in Antarctica - 280 million years old!
The 280 million year old trees; US Geologist Erik Gulbranson talks about his discovery in 2016 of the oldest forest fossils ever to be found in Antarctica.
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Dispatches from Continent Seven - the writings of Antarctic scientists
From James Cook to today, New Zealand writer Rebecca Priestley discusses her anthology of Antarctic science, "Dispatches from Continent Seven"
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NASA’s Operation IceBridge; surveying the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets
We talk to John Sonntag, mission scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge, the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown.
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What it's like wintering over at the South Pole - thirteen times!
We talk to astronomer Robert Schwarz at the South Pole who is just completing his thirteenth winter there!
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Revisiting Terra Incognita, Travels in Antarctica, with Sara Wheeler
We talk to travel writer, Sara Wheeler, author of Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica.
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Recounting the heroic exploits of Tom Crean - companion to both Scott and Shackleton
We talk to Michael Smith, author of “An unsung Hero - Tom Crean”, the first biography of this Antarctic veteran, companion to both Scott and Shackleton.