Come dive into one of the curiously delightful conversations overheard at National Geographic’s headquarters, as we follow explorers, photographers, and scientists to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. Hosted by Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/overheard/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 6 hours 17 minutes
The Soul of Music: Exploring Chief Xian's ancestral memory
Nat Geo Explorer and archaeologist Justin Dunnavant sits down with Grammy-nominated trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah to discuss ancestral memory, creating new instruments, and stretch music—an expansion of jazz.
The Soul of Music: Sampa The Great returns to her roots
In part two of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history—Nat Geo Explorer and wildlife biologist Danielle Lee meets Zambian-born rapper Sampa The Great.
The Soul of Music: Rhiannon Giddens excavates the past
This episode is part one of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Our guest this week is two-time Grammy award winner Rhiannon Giddens, a singer, songwriter, and banjo and fiddle player. A self-described “armchair historian,” Rhiannon chats with Nat Geo Explorer and spoken-word poet Alyea Pierce about the origins of the banjo, her new opera Omar, and how she finds inspiration through history...
Introducing: The Soul of Music
How do history and the natural world inspire art? Hear what happens when National Geographic Explorers sit down with some of our favorite musicians in this four-part series.
Unfolding the Future of Origami
Origami isn’t just child’s play–the math and science behind paper folding can revolutionize how we make all kinds of technologies.
What Happens After You Uncover Buried History?
The creator of The 1619 Project shares what it was like to be at the center of the explosive media project exploring how the legacy of slavery still shapes American society.
The People and Tech That Power Nat Geo
For National Geographic’s 135th birthday, meet the people designing the ocean-exploring gadgets and handmade art that bring science to life.
Meet an Imagineer Who Built a Wish
A Disney Imagineer shares what it was like to design a cruise ship the size of the Eiffel Tower and what it takes to become an Imagineer.
How Sharks Devoured My Career
When National Geographic Explorer Gibbs Kuguru chose to free dive with sharks instead of studying for medical school, his life changed and set him on the path to becoming the scientist and shark advocate he is today.
The Nurse Keeping Explorers Alive
Meet the nurse who explorers call when trouble arises in the field—whether it’s avoiding a deadly tropical disease, dealing with toxic gasses from a volcanic eruption, or treating a snakebite on a remote island.