Time to Eat the Dogs

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The Medieval Pilgrimage Apr 10, 2018

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Art historian Fran Altvater talks about the Medieval Pilgrimage, a practice that became central to Christian Europe in the early Middle Ages.

The Last Uncontacted Tribes Apr 03, 2018

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Journalist Scott Wallace talks about a 2002 expedition into Amazon to find the Arrow People, one of the world's last uncontacted tribes. Wallace is the author of The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes.

Bonus Episode: Exploration Books Mar 27, 2018

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Our conversation with Sarah Pickman continues about the literature of exploration. It focuses on some new categories of exploration books not commonly seen in indexes and bibliographies.

The Biggest Exploration Exam Ever Mar 27, 2018

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Doctoral candidate Sarah Pickman talks about studying exploration for her qualifying exam: specifically what it's like to read three hundred books and articles and then discuss them in front of a committee of professors.

Backpack Ambassadors Mar 20, 2018

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Historian Richard Ivan Jobs talks about the rise of backpacking in Europe after the Second World War. Jobs argues that youth travel helped create a new European culture during the Cold War, contributing to the integration of Europe during the 1960s and 1970s.

The History of Madagascar in Trade and Exploration Mar 13, 2018

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Jane Hooper talks about Madagascar and its importance to the history of Indian Ocean trade and exploration. Hooper is the author of Feeding Globalization: Madagascar and the Provisioning Trade, 1600-1800, recently published by Ohio University Press.

Lands of Lost Borders Mar 06, 2018

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Kate Harris -- writer, scientist, and extreme cyclist – talks about the trip she made with her friend Mel, tracing Marco Polo's route across Central Asia and Tibet. The journey is the subject of Harris's new book, Lands of Lost Borders: a Journey on the Silk Road.

The Ebola Outbreak of 2013 Feb 27, 2018

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Stephan Bullard, associate professor of biology at the University of Hartford, discusses the 2013 Ebola outbreak which is the subject of his new book, A Day to Day Chronicle of the 2013-16 Ebola Outbreak, soon to be released by Springer Press.

Inventing the American Astronaut Feb 20, 2018

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Matthew Hersch, author of Inventing the American Astronaut, talks about the origins and evolution of the U.S. astronaut program.

The First Americans on Everest, Part II Feb 13, 2018

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Phil Clements continues his discussion of the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition, the subject of his new book: Science in an Extreme Environment: The American Mount Everest Expedition. He discusses the expedition party's scientific findings and treatment of local Sherpas. He also talks about the expedition's broader relevance to the study of environmental history and climate change.

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