If you remember reading National Geographic as a kid, then you’ll really enjoy the culture, information and storytelling on this podcast. Every episode dives into an interesting subject about curiosities and extremes of our natural world with entertaining episodes that are well produced with amazing audio content.
I feel like they wasted all there good story’s in the first two seasons. I haven’t been able to find a solid episode sense then.
I have idea what anyone is talking about it being political and I’ve listened to it at least three times.
Very inspiring love love love love love love love it
I listen to this to fall asleep. Very good storytelling, well researched.
The only thing i regret is that these reviews have gotten so political.
Interesting stories about NatGeo's hands-on research and escapades. Nice break from political podcasts :)
Listening to this podcast about Mark Synnott’s tracing of the Franklin Expedition was captivating. Learning of the challenges that Mark and his crew experienced in Pasley Bay when their sail boat Polar Sun was trapped by the sea ice seemed to be recreating the helplessness experienced by Sir John Franklin’s doomed voyage instead of following a route taken long ago. This is what made the podcast so interesting to me. After the podcast I watched the special on Disney to gain a better idea of the journey. Then, I read the article in the August 2023 edition of the National Geographic magazine. Although I had the magazine I had not taken an interest in the article until I heard the podcast. Needless to say, I will be purchasing Mark’s book describing his journey when it comes out. In regards to the flight that John Gross made some years back when he saw the rock structures that are presumably the resting place of Sir John Franklin, I have looked at Google Earth images of the area in the hopes of spotting something myself. After looking at the images for a while I can see why it is so difficult to distinguish one area from another as the topography looks the same. Imagining myself in the plane with John that day years ago, I could see myself tossing out weighted orange streamers to mark the site vice relying on GPS coordinates that may or may not be accurate. Placing visible markers on the ground could help locate the site years afterwards and be seen in different types of weather conditions. This is the magic of National Geographic - telling a story in such a manner that you are right there with Jacob, Tom, and Mark trekking over rough terrain on a quest to solve a great mystery. Thank you.
I didn’t really appreciate the reporters bias towards rats. I wish they would have focused equally on rat lovers and rat haters. Things like “rat ick factor” and ending on “The way to unite humans is our disgust for rats,” is not was I was expecting for a title of “Rats vs Humans: A Love Story.” Also rats don’t carry the plague. Yersenia pestis is the bacteria carried by fleas. All mammals can spread these fleas. In fact, in my area some prairie dogs have been known to have these carrier fleas. Rats did play a role is migration of the bubonic plague, but it was mostly spread human to human by respiratory droplets (cough, sneeze, etc.). I’m honestly surprised Bobby agreed to be a part of this discussion with the bias. He is a great person to look to as to the attitude to have towards rats. Yes they can be invasive, wild rats can also be extremely destructive to property, but they are also loving and caring animals. If you have ever had pet rats you know this. Good story about rats: my daughter suffered from social anxiety after the schools shut down, during the pandemic. She got 6 pet rats and they have totally changed her life. She is happy and outgoing and able to go to school without fear now. Rats are amazing little creatures.
These fascinating stories allow me to feel that I’m in the middle of an exploration or discovery. I will miss the conversations while the podcast takes a break.
It’s kind of boring