Episodes 131
Avg. Duration 41m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (23)
Since Mar 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Host David McGuffin talks to Canada’s greatest explorers about their adventures and what inspires their spirit of discovery.

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Recent Episodes

Retracing a historic fur trade route across Quebec with Bruno Forest

Jun 02, 2026 48m

For 97 days, this team of six paddled 1,200 kilometres in hand-built canoes from Tadoussac to Waskaganish, Que. while tracing a historic fur trade route

Life at the edge of the world with Louise K. Blight

May 19, 2026 49m

The conservation scientist and seabird researcher shares her insights on studying Adélie penguins in Antarctica and what it’s like to live in one of Earth’s most remote research stations

Into the Carpathians: Skiing Ukraine’s highest peaks with Laval St. Germain

May 05, 2026 43m

The Canadian explorer highlights the impacts of war on wildlife as well as people, what Kyiv is like today, and Ukraine’s shifting landscape

Beneath the ice: The hidden life of Canada’s frozen lakes with Andrew Budziak and Andy Bramburger

Apr 21, 2026 46m

In the frigid underwater ecosystems of Canada’s frozen lakes, these explorers are revealing what lies beneath the ice. Plus, climate impacts, citizen science, and what it’s really like to dive below…

Searching for life beyond Earth with Sara Seager

Apr 07, 2026 49m

The Toronto-born astrophysicist and MIT planetary scientist shares her thoughts on deep space, leading robot missions to Venus and more

200 km across the Atacama: Ray Zahab on survival, heat, and the edge of human limits

Mar 24, 2026 50m

Running a marathon a day in extreme heat, the ultra-endurance athlete’s latest expedition shows what resilience looks like and what humans are capable of

Newfoundland, Cod Collapse and saving the North Atlantic right whale with Jenn Thornhill Verma

Mar 10, 2026 52m

The award-winning journalist and RCGS Fellow joins Explore for a conversation about ocean conservation, fisheries and the future of marine life

The life and death of an iceberg with Jill Heinerth

Feb 24, 2026 34m

Ahead of her the new documentary The Berg, underwater explorer and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth reflects on diving beneath icebergs, working with James Cameron, and the science of…

Michael Palin on Monty Python, polar plunges and travelling with curiosity

Feb 10, 2026 51m

The renowned English comedian reminds us why travel, humility, humour, and listening matter now more than ever

Artemis II: David Saint-Jacques on Canada’s growing role in international space missions

Jan 27, 2026 31m

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are returning to the moon, and Canada is playing a central role

Storytelling at the edge of the world with award-winning filmmaker Trevor Wallace

Jan 13, 2026 1h 2m

How one explorer is using film to connect people with place, history, and culture — plus, one-of-a-kind insight into the world of underwater archaeology and more

Christmas at Devil’s Portage – Charles Camsell

Dec 23, 2025 8m

Recalling a memorable Christmas along the trail to the Klondike in the 19th century with an annual reading of Charles Camsell’s Arctic explorations by podcast host David McGuffin

The Hudson’s Bay Company charter: "Interesting and problematic"

Dec 03, 2025 11m

A look inside the Hudson’s Bay Company Royal Charter, now returning to public spotlight, and its enduring role in Canada’s colonial past and Indigenous displacement

Run Like a Girl with Catherine McKenna

Nov 25, 2025 53m

Canada’s former Environment Minister reflects on the personal challenges, political battles and moments of resilience that shaped her journey to the front lines of global climate action

Across Quebec's Ungava Peninsula with Dave Greene

Nov 11, 2025 41m

Inspiring the next generation through education, endurance and the power of exploration

Frozen fjords and first ascents: Shira Biner’s Baffin Island odyssey

Oct 28, 2025 53m

The 2025 Nat Gillis Adventure Photography Expedition Grant recipient discusses her journey leading a groundbreaking team in Canada's North

Gales of November: John U. Bacon on the untold story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald

Oct 14, 2025 1h

Fifty years after the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, bestselling author John U. Bacon revisits the tragedy that changed Great Lakes history

Vanished Beyond the Map: Adam Shoalts on the mystery of lost explorer Hubert Darrell

Sep 30, 2025 58m

Through extensive reporting for his new book, RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts discusses the story of Hubert Darrell, the legendary Arctic explorer who vanished in 1910

The future of exploration with Richard Wiese

Sep 11, 2025 39m

From summiting Kilimanjaro 18 times to re-shaping The Explorers Club, Richard Wiese discusses inclusivity, conservation and the next era of global discovery

Water Borne: Dan Rubinstein’s 2,000-kilometre paddleboard adventure

Sep 02, 2025 40m

“On a paddleboard, you‘re vulnerable to tides and winds. You don‘t fight them—you learn to fit into natural rhythms.” Journalist and author Dan Rubinstein joins the Explore Podcast for the second…

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