The Explorers Podcast
266 episodes — Page 6 of 6
Ep 16Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca - Part 2
In one of the greatest journeys of survival - and exploration - ever recorded, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca begins a 2,500 mile trek across Mexico in a bid to return to Spanish territory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 15Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca - Part 1
Stranded and alone in modern day Texas, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca begins a remarkable eight year struggle to return home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 14Pánfilo de Narváez and the Narváez Expedition
Spanish conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez heads to Florida in search of gold - only to find lots and lots of misery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 13Bartolomeu Dias and the Cape of Storms
Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias becomes the man to round the southern tip of Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 12Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger River - Part 2
Mungo Park returns to West Africa with a large expedition, determined to map the Niger River and find the city of Timbuktu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 11Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger River - Part 1
Scottish explorer Mungo Park ventures into West Africa to find the Niger River and the legendary city of Timbuktu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 10John Cabot and the Exploration of North America
Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing for England, becomes the first European to land in North America since Leif Erikson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 9Erik the Red and Leif Erikson
The father and son duo of Erik the Red and Leif Erikson found the colony of Greenland, and become the first Europeans to arrive in North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 8Zebulon Pike - Part 2
Zebulon Pike sets off into the Louisiana Territory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 7Zebulon Pike - Part 1
American explorers, including Zebulon Pike, set out to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 6Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Part 2
Balboa sets off to find the mysterious sea on the other side of the mountains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 5Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Part 1
Balboa and the Spanish quest for gold leads him to establish the first permanent European colony in the Americas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 4Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 4
Juan Sebastián Elcano takes the reins of the fleet as they try and finish the circumnavigation of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 3Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 3
Magellan and the Armada de Molucca set sail across the Pacific in search of the Spice Islands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 2Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 2
Magellan sets sail for South America to find the strait that will take him to the Western Sea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 1Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 1
We take a look at the background that led Magellan to undertake his expedition to the Spice Islands, including the rejection by his native land, Portugal. He then must navigate the intrigue of the Spanish court to assemble his fleet - the Armada de Molucca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices