Texplorers Podcast

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Welcome to the Texplorers Podcast! Here we chat with National Geographic Explorers of Texas to learn about their adventures. Check this out if you want to get an inspiring story or get tips for the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge!

Episodes

  1. 10/13/2025

    The Boiling River & more cool legends w/ Explorer Andres Ruzo | Texplorers Podcast Ep 4

    Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo. Andrés Ruzo is a geothermal scientist and National Geographic Explorer based in Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his work, The Boiling River Project, which uncovers the mysterious and legendary boiling waterway that lives deep in the Peruvian Amazon.Through the Boiling River Project, he is working to transform the region into a hub for scientific exploration, actively contributing to research across a wide range of disciplines, including geoscience, botany, biology, microbiology, anthropology, linguistics, ethno-history, shamanism, conservation economics, wildlife trafficking, and sustainable tourism.He is the host of an award-winning NatGeo Latin America television show, Misterios del Inframundo (Mysteries of the Underworld).Check out his work here!National Geographic Profile: https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/andres-a-ruzoThe Boiling River Project: https://boilingriver.org/The Boiling River Project: Book:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1501119478/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?tag=tedbook-ruzo-20&ie=UTF8&linkId=BGLTZWZSLDCZDSJE&geniuslink=trueMysterious Del Inframundo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7066568/Thank you so much for watching! Until next time Texplorers!--------------------------Follow us on social media:tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scistorycollectiveinstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scistorycollective/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scistorycollectivehttps://scistorycollective.org/#nationalgeographic #slingshotchallenge

    1h 11m
  2. 10/13/2025

    Spirit Trees, Black Cowboys, Stolen Artifacts & more w/ Dr. Alicia Odewale | Texplorers Podcast Ep 3

    Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Alicia Odewale. Dr. Alicia Odewale is an archeologist and a National Geographic explorer based in Texas. Dr. Odewale’s latest research initiative, Silent Witnesses: The Black Heritage Tree Project (BHTP), seeks to develop the first-ever Global Black Heritage Tree Map. In partnership with descendant communities, historians, and forestry experts, the project will trace the legacy of Black Towns and Black freedom narratives across Oklahoma, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, told through the trees that have silently borne witness to these histories.Her work has been spotlighted across several National Geographic platforms, including Nat Geo Live, Explorer Classroom, Geography Awareness Week, HBCU + Disney on the Yard, 2892 Miles to Go, Edulab, and National Geographic Society’s social media channels.Check out her work!Website: https://archaeologyrewritten.com/Black Heritage Trees: https://blackheritagetrees.com/who-we-are/alicia-odewale/National Geographic Profile: https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/alicia-odewale-1Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/@BlackHeritageTreeProject?si=xDqfDB6P8p6WFoQs Instagram: @ode2dreamThank you so much for watching! Until next time Texplorers!---------------Subscribe and check out our channel to catch more episodes featuring National Geographic Explorers!Follow us on social media:tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scistorycollectiveinstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scistorycollective/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scistorycollectivehttps://scistorycollective.org/#nationalgeographic #slingshotchallenge

    48 min

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Welcome to the Texplorers Podcast! Here we chat with National Geographic Explorers of Texas to learn about their adventures. Check this out if you want to get an inspiring story or get tips for the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge!