National Geographic photographer David Guttenfelder is no stranger to dangerous situations. After graduating from college, he left his life in rural Iowa to cover the 1994 Rwandan genocide, an experience that kicked off a decades-long career of reporting on war, conflict, and major news events all around the world. But when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down tr ... Show More
Jul 2023
Trapped in the icy waters of the Northwest Passage
For centuries, the Northwest Passage, the long-sought sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through northern Canada, was a holy grail of Arctic exploration. Even now, sailing through it isn’t guaranteed. Mark Synnott, a National Geographic Explorer, writer, and adv ... Show More
34m 16s
Jul 2023
Playback: Modern Lives, Ancient Caves
There’s a lost continent waiting to be explored, and it’s right below our feet. We’ll dig into the deep human relationship to the underground—and why we understand it from an instinctive point of view, but not so much from a physical one. (Hint: We’re afraid of the dark.) In an e ... Show More
28m 39s
Jun 2023
Playback: This Indigenous Practice Fights Fire with Fire
For decades, the U.S. government evangelized fire suppression, most famously through Smokey Bear’s wildfire prevention campaign. But as climate change continues to exacerbate wildfire seasons and a growing body of scientific research supports using fire to fight fire, Indigenous ... Show More
29m 8s
Jan 2022
Véronique de Viguerie, "photographe de guerre, blonde et pas stupide"
"Retour de terrain", c'est le podcast du magazine GEO. Chaque mois, on donne la parole aux reporters que l’on catapulte à l’autre bout de la planète pour revenir avec des mots et des images. A notre micro, ils vous racontent leurs aventures, leurs découvertes et ces rencontres qu ... Show More
23m 30s
Sep 2023
In 1864, Nine Union Officers Escaped from a POW Camp and Trekked 300 Miles to the North
At the height of the Civil War in November 1864, nine Union prisoners-of-war escaped from a Confederate Prison known as Camp Sorghum in Columbia, South Carolina. They scrambled north on foot in rags that had once been uniforms of blue. Traveling in brutal winter conditions more t ... Show More
53m 44s
Nov 2018
Essdras M Suarez at Xposure Photography Festival (28.11.18)
Meet double Pulitzer-prize winning photographer Essdras M Suarez, who was an award winning photojournalist for 20 years with images published in the National Geographic, Time Magazine, The New York Times, and the Washington Post, amongst others. He was a staff photographer at the ... Show More
24m 39s
Apr 2024
A War Photographer Watches Alex Garland's 'Civil War'
Alex Garland's new film, 'Civil War,' debuted at no. 1 at the box office earlier this month, and follows four journalists on a road trip from New York City to D.C. in the midst of societal collapse. The beating heart of the film is Lee, a veteran photojournalist played by Kirste ... Show More
23m 7s