Planet Visionaries

By: Rolex and The Washington Post Creative Group
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  • Summary

  • Planet Visionaries spotlights climate innovators who are helping to solve some of the world’s most challenging environmental issues. In each episode, host Alex Honnold, an adventure rock climber and outdoor advocate, will talk to one of those leaders to learn about their work, background and what motivates them to preserve the earth. Listeners will hear from the world’s most renowned ocean explorer, a man who has dedicated his life to protecting penguins, a volcanologist who found a way to predict eruptions and a Peruvian biologist who is safeguarding sea life with the help of coastal communities. Taken together, the podcast will offer an intimate portrait of the diverse and dynamic people who are at the forefront of the quest to keep the planet perpetual.
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Episodes
  • Steve Boyes returns to tell how he’s finding hope on the rivers of Africa

    Steve Boyes returns to tell how he’s finding hope on the rivers of Africa
    Nov 14 2024
    The Great Spine of Africa expeditions are an unprecedented survey of Africa’s rivers. Biologist Steve Boyes and his team are paddling 40,000 kilometers in dugout canoes to gather groundbreaking data on some of the world’s least-explored waterways.
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    12 mins
  • What one explorer has learned in a lifetime on the poles

    What one explorer has learned in a lifetime on the poles
    Oct 31 2024
    The first woman to solo ski across Antarctica, Felicity Aston knows better than anyone how to survive on the ice. Now she tells Alex Honnold how her latest expedition unlocked new truths about climate change in the Arctic.
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    26 mins
  • To save the Amazon, an explorer studies dolphins

    To save the Amazon, an explorer studies dolphins
    Oct 3 2024
    The Amazon is the world’s strongest barrier against climate change — and few of its creatures are more important than the beautiful pink river dolphin. 2024 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year Fernando Trujillo joins Alex Honnold to discuss a lifetime protecting this vital mammal.
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    24 mins

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