Explorers Podcast

A podcast examining the lives, explorations and discoveries of history's greatest explorers

The Vivaldi Brothers and the first attempt to sail from Europe to India via the Cape Route

In 1291, two Genoese brothers, Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi, led the first known attempt to sail from Europe to India by going around the southern tip of Africa. The attempt – which failed – would generate rumors and speculation for hundreds of years.

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Route of Vivaldi Brothers (click on image to enhance)

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The Explorers Podcast focuses on the greatest explorers in history. We look at the lives and accomplishments of some of the most extraordinary people the world has ever seen.

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Interview with the Curious Worldview Podcast

I did an interview with the Curious Worldview Podcast. The host, Ryan Faulkner-Hogg runs a website – https://atlasgeographica.com – that is dedicated to things such as journalism and finding out about the world. His podcast is just a a part of all the stuff that he does. Ryan was great, and we talked a long time about a bunch of different stuff. We, of course, talked about explorers, but also a lot about the creative side of making the podcast, which was fun. So, please check it out if you want to here me ramble on about a bunch of different subjects.

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