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**The Explorers Podcast**

The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.

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George Mallory and the Assault on Everest - Part 4/4 Dec 31, 2020

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In June of 1924, George Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine make a final attempt on Everest using oxygen.

Website, maps, links: https://explorerspodcast.com/george-mallory/

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George Mallory and the Assault on Everest - Part 3/4 Dec 16, 2020

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George Mallory returns to Everest with the 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition.

Website (maps, links, resources): https://explorerspodcast.com/george-mallory/

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George Mallory and the Assault on Everest - Part 2/4 Dec 03, 2020

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This episode covers the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition, in which three attempts will be made on the summit of the mountain. While the expedition claimed the title for the highest climb in the world at the time, it would end in disaster.

Maps, resources and links: https://explorerspodcast.com/george-mallory/

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George Mallory and the Assault on Everest - Part 1/4 Nov 19, 2020

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In 1921, the British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition would travel to Asia in an attempt to scout out a route to Mount Everest - and a way to its summit. The expedition's star climber was George Mallory - who will be part of three attempts on the highest mountain in the world.

Website (maps, links, resources, photos): https://explorerspodcast.com/george-mallory/

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Marco Polo - Part 5 - The Voyage Home Nov 05, 2020

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In our final episode on explorer Marco Polo, we take the Venetian merchant on one last mission for Kublai Khan. Marco - along with his father and uncle - were tasked with escorting a princess to Persia. The resulting mission will take the Polos - by ship - to Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and - finally - home. It will complete an epic 24 year, 15,000+ mile journey.

Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/map-home.png

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Marco Polo - Part 4 - The Grand Canal and the City of Heaven Oct 23, 2020

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In part 4 of our series on Marco Polo, we take the Venetian explorer along the eastern coast of China, following the extraordinary Grand Canal. For this journey, Marco will visit some of the most wondrous - and populace - cities in the world, including Hangzhou - the City of Heaven.

Website and resources: https://explorerspodcast.com/marco-polo/

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Marco Polo - Part 3 - The Mongol World Oct 09, 2020

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In part 3 of our series on Marco Polo, we do a dive into the Mongol World, including a look at the Kublai Khan. We then take Marco on his a trek to the most remote corners of China.

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https://explorerspodcast.com/marco-polo/

Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/map4.png

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Marco Polo - Part 2 - The Silk Road Sep 28, 2020

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Marco Polo and his family travel the Silk Road to reach the court of the legendary Kublai Khan.

Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/marco-polo/

Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/map3.png

People and Places

Marco Polo – Venetian merchant and explorer
Niccolò Polo – Father of Marco Polo
Maffeo Polo – Brother of Niccolò, uncle of Marco
Kublai Khan – Emperor of the Mongol Empire
Khanbaliq – Capital of Mongol Empire (modern-day Beijing)
Hormuz – Port at entrance of Persian Gulf
Badakshan – City on Silk Road located in modern-day Uzbekistan
Khotan – City in western China (today called Hotan)
Shazhou – City on edge of Gobi Desert (today called Dunhuang)

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Marco Polo - Part 1 Sep 10, 2020

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In part 1 of our series, we first take a look at the journey of Marco's father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, who traveled to China and met the great Kublai Khan. We then follow the Polo family as they prepare for a return mission into the heart of the Mongol Empire.

Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/marco-polo/

Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/polo-map1a.png

People and Places

Marco Polo - Venetian merchant and explorer

Niccolò Polo - Father of Marco Polo

Maffeo Polo - Brother of Niccolò, uncle of Marco

Kublai Khan - Emperor of the Mongol Empire

Teobaldo Visconti - Papal Legate in Acre - later Pope Gregory X

Venice - City State in Italy. Home of the Polos

Constantinople - Former capital of the Byzantine Empire

Acre - City on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in modern-day Israel

Ayes - City on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in modern-day Turkey

Khanbaliq - Capital of Mongol Empire (modern-day Beijing)

Bukhara - City on Silk Road located in modern-day Uzbekistan

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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and the Exploration of Central Africa – Part 4/4 - Administrator and Investigator Sep 01, 2020

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In the conclusion of our series, Brazza spends more than a decade as an administrator in Africa. He will then return to the Congo one final time, in 1905, to investigate the accusations of abuses against the native peoples.

Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/brazza/

Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/ogowe5.png

People and Places

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza - Born in Italy, but educated in France. Would join the French navy, and become interested in exploring Africa.
Ogowe River (often spelled Ogooué or Ogoway) - River in central Africa that Brazza would explore.
Congo River - River in central Africa.
Livingstone Falls - 220 mile stretch on the Congo filled with rapids and waterfalls. Impassable for most river craft.
Malamine Camara - Senegalese marine who would be Brazza's most trusted and capable comrade.
Noël Ballay - Doctor on Brazza's first and second expedition to Africa.
Charles de Chavannes - Friend and colleague of Brazza's in Africa.
Thérèse de Chambrun - Wife of Brazza.
Libreville - French outpost in what is modern-day Gabon.
Francheville - Outpost established by Brazza at the confluence of the Ogowe and Passa rivers.
Brazzaville - Outpost established by Brazza at the top of Livingstone Falls. Opposite the city of Leopoldville (now Kinshasha).
Alima River - Tributary of the Congo. Controlled by the Bobangi people.
Passa River - Tributary of the Ogowe. Location of Francheville.
King Leopold II of Belgium - Monarch who wanted to take control of the Congo basin.
Henry Morton Stanley - African explorer and journalist. Had crossed the continent and mapped the Congo River.
Makoko - Important Bateke chief who would sign treaty with Brazza.

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