The Explorers Podcast
Matt Breen • Education, History
Matt Breen • Education, History
The Explorers Podcast
Matt Breen • Education, History
Matt Breen • Education, History

About

The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.

Episodes

  • The Polynesians
    The story of one of the great people of exploration
  • Nero's Nile Expedition
    The Romans attempt at finding the source of the Nile
  • The Vivaldi Brothers and the first attempt to sail from Europe to India via the Cape Route
    Two Genoese brothers try to round the tip of Africa in 1291
  • HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 5 – A conversation with Hubert Sagnières
    An interview with author Hubert Sagnières
  • HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 4 – The Passage Conquered
    Robert McClure and the Investigators complete the Northwest Passage
  • HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 3 – Across the Passage
    Robert McClure makes a desperate plan to save his ship and the crew
  • HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 2 – The Parry Channel and Mercy Bay
    Captain Robert McClure believes he has identified the Northwest Passage
  • HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 1 – Into the Arctic
    Captain Robert McClure leads the HMS Investigator into the Arctic
  • Jim Bridger - Part 6 - Powder River Expedition, Red Cloud's War, and final years
    A look at the last adventurers of Bridger and the final years of his life.
  • Jim Bridger - Part 5 - The Utah War, Raynolds Expedition, Bridger Trail and the Telegraph
    The adventures of Jim Bridger continue
  • Jim Bridger - Part 4 - Brigham Young, the Mormons, and various expeditions
    Bridger's life from 1850 to 1857
  • Jim Bridger - Part 3 - Go West!
    Bridger builds a trading post in the mountains to take advantage of the waves of people coming west
  • Jim Bridger - Part 2 - King of the Mountain Men
    Jim Bridger matures into one of the finest mountain men of the west
  • Jim Bridger - Part 1 - Early Years and the Great Salt Lake
    We talk about the early years of Bridger's life, including his path on becoming a veteran trapper and mountain man. This episode also includes Bridger's reaching of the Great Salt Lake - him being the first white man to ever reach the lake. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
  • Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 8
    In the final chapter of our saga we focus on another civil war in Peru - this between Gonzalo Pizarro and the Spanish Crown. We then detail the end of the Inca Empire. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
  • Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 7
    The Spanish continue to explore Peru and the lands beyond, while unhappy supporters of the late Diego de Almagro plot their revenge. It will mark a bloody end for many of our drama's characters. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
  • Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 6
    The conflict between Pizarro and Diego de Almagro comes to a head.
  • Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 5
    The siege of Cusco continues while an army of 50,000 bears down on Francisco Pizarro in Lima. Meanwhile, Manco Inca is forced to make a major decision when Diego de Almagro makes his long awaited return from his failed campaign in Chile. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
  • Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 4
    Manco leads the Inca rebellion and the siege of Cusco
  • Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 3
    In this episode, the Inca Emperor, Atahualpa, offers Pizarro massive roomful of gold in exchange for his freedom. After that, it is on to Cusco - the empire's capital and its wealthiest city. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices