Overheard at National Geographic
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Overheard at National Geographic
Come dive into one of the curiously delightful conversations overheard at National Geographic’s headquarters, as we follow explorers, photographers, and scientists to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. Hosted by Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs.
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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 o...
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...
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...
Playback: Rooting, from Into the Depths
National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts is inspired by the stories of the Clotilda, a ship that illegally arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860, and o...
Playback: Ancient Orchestra
Sound on! From conch shells to bone flutes, humans have been making musical instruments for tens of thousands of years. What did prehistoric music sou...
Playback: A Skeptic's Guide to Loving Bats
Blood-sucking villains. Spooky specters of the night. Our views of bats are often based more on fiction than fact. Enter National Geographic Explorer...
How queer identity shapes Nat Geo Explorers
Why would a scientist brave the stench of a car full of rotting meat on a 120-degree day? What can a unique whistling language teach us about humans’...
A Mexican Wolf Pup’s Journey into the Wild
For centuries, Mexican gray wolves roamed the Southwest. But as cattle ranches spread, wolves became enemy number one, and by the 1970s the subspecies...
Playback: Deep Inside the First Wilderness
On assignment in the canyons of the Gila Wilderness, Nat Geo photographer Katie Orlinsky has a fireside chat with Overheard host Peter Gwin about tell...
She Sails the Seas Without Maps or Compasses
For nearly 50 years, a group of Hawaiians have been sailing on traditional voyaging canoes using the methods that early Polynesian explorers relied on...
How Anne Frank’s Diary Survived
Most people have heard the name Anne Frank, and many have read her diary, which details her and her family’s time spent in hiding during the German oc...
The Dark Reality Behind India’s Festival Elephants
Asian elephants have been captured and tamed by people in Southern Asia for thousands of years as war machines, beasts of burden, and part of religiou...
What Will it Take to Save the Savanna Elephant?
As the CEO of WildlifeDirect, Paula Kahumbu has dedicated her life to saving space for wildlife to thrive in Africa and building healthy relationships...
The Woman Who Knows What Elephants Are Saying
For almost 50 years, National Geographic Explorer Joyce Poole has been carefully watching the elephants of Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. Over that t...
Exploring Ramadan and Earthlike Exoplanets
Follow a day in the life of an astronomer searching for planets beyond our solar system as she explains how she observes Ramadan and celebrates her fa...
From the Frontlines to the Shorelines
National Geographic photographer David Guttenfelder is no stranger to dangerous situations. After graduating from college, he left his life in rural I...
Can You Picture That? This Photographer Can and Does
Photographer Mark Thiessen, who’s worked on staff at National Geographic for over 30 years, likens his job to a Swiss army knife—versatile enough to t...
Scenes from Nigeria's Baby Boom
With 224 million people, Nigeria is Africa's most populous country. By 2050, it could crack the global top three with some 375 million people. In the...
What Women in China Want
There are more than 8 billion humans on Earth, according to the United Nations. And for decades, China has had more people than any other country. But...
The Soul of Music: Meklit Hadero tells stories of migration
This episode is part four of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Our guest this week is...
The Soul of Music: Exploring Chief Xian's ancestral memory
This episode is part three of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Our guest this week is...
The Soul of Music: Sampa The Great returns to her roots
This episode is part two of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Our guest this week is S...
The Soul of Music: Rhiannon Giddens excavates the past
This episode is part one of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Our guest this week is t...
Introducing: The Soul of Music
National Geographic turns 135 in 2023. In February 2023, to celebrate exploration and commemorate Black History Month, National Geographic’s flagship...
Unfolding the Future of Origami
The future is bright for origami, the centuries-old art of paper folding. In recent decades, scientists, engineers, and designers have pushed origami...
What Happens After You Uncover Buried History?
The 1619 Project was a New York Times Magazine endeavor that explored the ways the legacy of slavery still shapes American society. The story exploded...
The People and Tech That Power Nat Geo
Cameras that drop miles beneath the ocean surface. Handmade art that reveals the secrets of archeological sites and extinct animals. For 135 years, Na...
Meet an Imagineer Who Built a Wish
Last summer, Disney Cruise Line released its fifth and most technologically advanced cruise ship yet: Disney Wish. We’ll meet Laura Cabo, a creative e...
How Sharks Devoured My Career
When Nat Geo Explorer Gibbs Kuguru was in college, he found himself trying to choose between two terrifying futures: going free diving with sharks off...
The Nurse Keeping Explorers Alive
For 17 years, nurse Karen Barry’s office at National Geographic headquarters has served as an important stop for journalists, photographers, and explo...
What Science Tells Us About Living Longer
Scientists are hard at work trying to understand what causes aging and how to help people stay healthy for longer. Biologist Matt Kaeberlein breaks do...
Presenting: ESPN's "Pink Card"
Today we bring you a high-stakes story from ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcasts—a tale of women’s rights, history, and soccer. As Iranian women took to the stre...
The People Behind the Photography
National Geographic photographers seldom do their work alone, especially those who journey out to far-flung places. This week, we’re shining a light o...
There’s a Bear in My Backyard
Sure, we love bears when they show up in books or cartoons. But what if one is outside our window? Human-bear encounters are becoming far more frequen...
Playback: The Real-Life MacGyver in Nat Geo's Basement
In the basement of National Geographic’s headquarters, there’s a lab holding a secret tech weapon: Tom O’Brien. As Nat Geo’s photo engineer, O’Brien a...
Pictures of the Year
Every year, National Geographic rolls the year into a collection of photos for its “Pictures of the Year” issue. It’s a mysterious process, and we’re...
Who Inspired Wakanda's Warrior Women?
The fictional, fearsome, and all-female Dora Milaje in the movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever were inspired by a real group of African warriors: the...
Wayfinding Through the Human Genome
National Geographic Explorer Keolu Fox grew up hearing stories about his ancestors, Polynesian navigators, and the men who in the late 1970s led the f...
Presenting: Greeking Out by National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids' Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the best stories from Greek mythology.
This episode, "Akhenaten Th...
The Hole Where King Tut’s Heart Used to Be
One hundred years since the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, archaeologists are still puzzling over the mysteries of his mummy. Why was he covere...