What's Your Map?
Oculi Mundi
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Winner of the Gold award at the British Podcast Awards 2025 in the Education category!
Join award-winning expert Professor Jerry Brotton, as in each episode he invites a guest to share a map close to their heart - and unfurl the ideas, inspirations, and stories behind it.
So if you’re fascinated by history, art, adventure and culture, why not become part of a global community of fellow explorers as we ask - What’s your map?
What’s Your Map? is brought to you by Oculi Mundi (‘eyes of the world’), the online home of The Sunderland Collection of antique maps and atlases. For a fully immersive experience, visit Oculi-Mundi.com/podcast to explore each of the maps as you listen.
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Recent Episodes
S5E6 S5 Ep6: The Craft of Globemaking with Jonathan Wright
In this episode, Jerry meets master craftsperson, globemaker and conservator Jonathan Wright. Jonathan brings with him a twelve-inch celestial globe produced by Scottish firm James Kirkwood &…
S5E5 S5 Ep5: Fight for your right to Map! Radical Cartography with Bill Rankin
Jerry meets Bill Rankin, a cartographer, author and Professor of History at Yale University. In this episode of What’s Your Map? they discuss two fascinating infographic maps that feature in Bill’s…
S5E4 S5 Ep4: Un-Bordering the Map with Rohini Rai
In this episode, Jerry speaks with Dr. Rohini Rai, a sociologist of race, ethnicity, and migration, and lecturer at Brunel University in London. She is also the co-founder of the Critical Himalayan…
S5E3 S5 Ep3: To Hear the World in a New York Street with Ross Perlin
This week, Jerry meets Ross Perlin, a linguist, writer, and translator focused on exploring and supporting linguistic diversity. Ross is the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA), a…
S5E2 S5 Ep2: The Beauty of Blue with Richard Pegg
This week, Jerry meets Dr. Richard A. Pegg, the Director and Curator of Asian Art at the MacLean Collection, Asian map aficionado, and proud owner of Blue China Map shoes! The MacLean Collection is…
S5E1 S5 Ep1: The Explorer from the Home of the Giants with Cecilie Skog
In this episode of WHAT’S YOUR MAP? we are transported to the wild mountains of Southern Norway as Jerry speaks with adventurer, climber, and trained nurse Cecilie Skog. An extremely accomplished…
What's Your Map? returns on March 25 with Season 5!
The British Podcast Awards GOLD winning podcast returns on March 25th! From historians, scientists and writers to creatives and cultural custodians, people have used maps as a source of knowledge,…
S4E6 S4 Ep6: From Meadow to Metropolis: Mapping a World of Sound with Michaela Vieser
In this episode, Jerry meets with acclaimed nature and travel writer Michaela Vieser. The focus of their conversation is an interactive map that charts 98 distinct sounds and silences from around the…
S4E5 S4 Ep5: Out of the Cave: Encounters and Anima with Jago Cooper
In this episode, Jerry meets with Dr. Jago Cooper to examine a map of an ancient cave network on Isla de Mona in the Caribbean Sea. The map pinpoints the locations of markings that depict Indigenous…
S4E4 S4 Ep4: Smuggling Silk: WWII Escape Maps with Dr. Barbara A. Bond
In this episode, Jerry speaks with the illustrious Barbara A. Bond, the former cartographic researcher in the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Together, they pour over an important but unassuming silk…
What's Your Map? Live at the British Library: Lessons in Scouting with Dwayne Fields
In this second live episode from the British Library, Jerry speaks to explorer and Chief Scout Dwayne Fields, who is accompanied by Head of the Scout Heritage Collection, Caroline Pantling.They shine…
What's Your Map? Live at the British Library: Manoeuvres along the Meridian with Nicholas Crane
In this special live episode at the British Library, Jerry speaks to celebrated geographer, author, broadcaster and former President of the Royal Geographical Society, Nicholas Crane.They discuss the…
S4E3 S4 Ep3: Fighting the Robber of Youth with Dr. Animesh Sinha
In this episode, Jerry Brotton meets Dr. Animesh Sinha from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders). Animesh is an infectious diseases specialist who has spent his career caring…
S4E2 S4 Ep2: Encountering the Big River with Hannah Claus
In this episode, Jerry takes another excursion to meet with Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) and English visual artist, Hannah Claus. Hannah is in London exhibiting at the High Commission of Canada in the…
S4E1 S4 Ep1: Silver Sails: Following the Galleon Route with Dr. Katie Parker
In the first episode of Season 4, our host Jerry Brotton finds himself at one of the world's largest and most active exploration-focused institutions: the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in London.…
S3E7 S3 Ep7: Season 4 Launches November 5th!
From historians, scientists and writers to creatives and cultural custodians, people have used maps as a source of knowledge, guidance, and inspiration for centuries.Join award-winning expert…
S3E6 S3 Ep6: Polar Bears and the Unknown with Djoeke van Netten
Jerry journeys to the Arctic polar region with Dr Djoeke van Netten from the University of Amsterdam, following the attempts by Dutch navigator Willem Barentsz and his crew to reach China via the…
S3E5 S3 Ep5: Wild, Native, Extant - Exploring Emotional Geography with Anton Thomas
Jerry interviews Melbourne based artist-cartographer Anton Thomas, who discusses his latest project: a meticulously hand-drawn world map titled "Wild World." Wild World centres the animal kingdom,…
S3E4 S3 Ep4: WWII and the Dangers of Cartographic Lethargy with Susan Schulten
Jerry and University of Denver Professor Susan Schulten delve into the groundbreaking work of Richard Edes Harrison, an artist cartographer whose innovative mapping style emerged in the tumultuous…
S3E3 S3 Ep3: The Society of Cells: Brainbow Mapping with Jeff Lichtman
Neuroscientist and Harvard Professor Jeff Lichtman walks Jerry through his astonishing work mapping the human brain. In 2024, with the help of Google Research, Jeff’s team developed the most detailed…
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What's Your Map? has published 37 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Arts, History.
What's Your Map? is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 31m.
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