Great Adventures
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsDo you want to hear about life-changing trips and journeys? Hosted by journalist Charles Thorp (Men’s Journal, Uproxx, Apple), ‘Great Adventures’ features wanderlust-filled conversations with the world's most fascinating people (actors, athletes, explorers, musicians, and beyond) about the travel experiences that changed their lives forever. Listen to hear lessons learned from the road, travel recommendations, and the benefit of an adventurous spirit.
[Recorded at Smile Radio at Smile To Go in the Freehand Hotel of New York City]
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Episodes
Mikael Lindnord (Endurance Athlete, "Arthur The King") On Finding Friendship On The Trail
March 15, 2024 21:08 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBMikael Lindnord was trying to claim the top ranking in adventure racing during the 2014 Adventure Racing World Series in Equador when he discovered an unlucky friendship with a stray dog that became the inspiration for his book, and now the Lionsgate movie "Arthur The King" starring Mark Wahlberg. Look for the nearest showtime for Arthur The King (Lionsgate) at their official site here. Download the latest version of Picticular: the best social app for movie lovers here. ---------------...
Jimmy Chin (Filmmaker, Nat Geo photographer) On Climbing The Shark's Fin
March 02, 2024 00:13 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBJimmy Chin (Oscar-Winning Filmmaker, Nat Geo Photographer) on his landmark climb of Meru's Shark Fin route ten years ago with Conrad Anker and Renan Ozturk, the documentary that followed, and how it prepared him for making "Free Solo". Check out "Meru" if you haven't yet, and be sure to see Jimmy's latest documentary "The Rescue" on Disney Plus. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podca...
Chris Cassidy (Navy SEAL, NASA Astronaut) On Life On The International Space Station
February 16, 2024 22:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBChris Cassidy (Navy SEAL, NASA astronaut) what it was like to travel to space and live on the International Space Station. His last mission, Expedition 63, is the subject of National Geographic's "Among The Stars" on Disney+. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during thi...
Rick Stanton MBE (Cave Diver) On The Historic 'Thai Cave Rescue'
February 02, 2024 17:49 - 29 minutes - 27 MBRick Stanton MBE (cave diver) on his part in the historic "Thai Cave Rescue" where he helped rescue a young soccer team from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand. His book "Aquanaut" is now available. The documentary "The Rescue' is now streaming. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Recorded on location at Soho Works in DUMBO.] [Great A...
Brian Skerry (Nat Geo Underwater Photographer) On Swimming With Orcas In New Zealand
January 19, 2024 10:25 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBBrian Skerry (Nat Geo underwater photographer) shares his experience diving with orcas ("killer whales") in New Zealand while filming his epic James Cameron-produced series National Geographic's "Secrets of the Whales". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this diff...
Andy McNab (SAS Soldier) On Going Through SAS Selection Process In Jungles Of Borneo
January 06, 2024 02:43 - 42 minutes - 39 MBAndy McNab is a former SAS soldier and best-selling author of “Bravo Two Zero” (1993), the account of his capture and torture in Iraq in the first Gulf War. By the time he left the SAS in 1993, he was the British Army’s most highly decorated serving soldier. He shares his experience in the selection process for the Special Art Service, regarded as one of the toughest in the world. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and lea...
Cody Townsend (Backcountry Skier) On The Mountains Of Svalbard & Skiing Waves In Hawaii
December 23, 2023 04:41 - 51 minutes - 39.8 MBCody Townsend is one of the most awarded and respected free skiers in the world. Over the course of his career he has won multiple invitationals, chased new routes, and stunt skied for Hollywood productions like "xXx: Return of Xander Cage". He is currently in the midst of a project to ski all the lines in the 2010 book "Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America". But before that, he went on an epic adventure to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Please support more conversations like...
Michelle Parker (Pro Skier) On Skiing In South America and Finding 'Outer Peace'
December 08, 2023 09:20 - 40 minutes - 29.9 MBMichelle Parker is a widely respected freestyle skier having competed in the U.S. Freeskiing Open and the X-Games. These days she focuses mostly on backcountry skiing, traveling the world spreading the stoke and partnered with Arc'teryx on their 'Outer Peace' campaign. Find out more about the Outer Peace campaign and the Arc'teryx mission to protect our natural world here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving...
Episode 72: Rick Stanton MBE (Cave Diver) On The Historic 'Thai Cave Rescue'
January 21, 2022 17:49 - 29 minutes - 27 MBRick Stanton MBE (cave diver) on his part in the historic "Thai Cave Rescue" where he helped rescue a young soccer team from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand. His book "Aquanaut" is now available. The documentary "The Rescue' is now streaming. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Recorded on location at Soho Works in DUMBO.] [Great A...
Episode 71: Jimmy Chin (Filmmaker, Nat Geo photographer) On Climbing The Shark's Fin
January 08, 2022 00:13 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBJimmy Chin (Oscar-Winning Filmmaker, Nat Geo Photographer) on his landmark climb of Meru's Shark Fin route ten years ago with Conrad Anker and Renan Ozturk, the documentary that followed, and how it prepared him for making "Free Solo". Check out "Meru" if you haven't yet, and be sure to see Jimmy's latest documentary "The Rescue" on Disney Plus. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podca...
Episode 70: Chris Cassidy (Navy SEAL, NASA Astronaut) On Life On The International Space Station
October 06, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBChris Cassidy (Navy SEAL, NASA astronaut) what it was like to travel to space and live on the International Space Station. His last mission, Expedition 63, is the subject of National Geographic's "Among The Stars" on Disney+. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during thi...
Episode 69: Brian Skerry (Nat Geo Underwater Photographer) On Swimming With Orcas In New Zealand
September 28, 2021 09:25 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBBrian Skerry (Nat Geo underwater photographer) shares his experience diving with orcas ("killer whales") in New Zealand while filming his epic James Cameron-produced series National Geographic's "Secrets of the Whales". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this diff...
Episode 68: Andy McNab (SAS Soldier) On Going Through SAS Selection Process In Jungles Of Borneo
April 10, 2021 01:43 - 42 minutes - 39 MBAndy McNab is a former SAS soldier and best-selling author of “Bravo Two Zero” (1993), the account of his capture and torture in Iraq in the first Gulf War. By the time he left the SAS in 1993, he was the British Army’s most highly decorated serving soldier. He shares his experience in the selection process for the Special Art Service, regarded as one of the toughest in the world. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and lea...
Episode 67: Cody Townsend (Backcountry Skier) On The Mountains Of Svalbard & Skiing Waves In Hawaii
February 24, 2021 04:41 - 51 minutes - 39.8 MBCody Townsend is one of the most awarded and respected free skiers in the world. Over the course of his career he has won multiple invitationals, chased new routes, and stunt skied for Hollywood productions like "xXx: Return of Xander Cage". He is currently in the midst of a project to ski all the lines in the 2010 book "Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America". But before that, he went on an epic adventure to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Please support more conversations like...
Episode 66: Michelle Parker (Pro Skier) On Skiing In South America and Finding 'Outer Peace'
February 16, 2021 09:20 - 40 minutes - 29.9 MBMichelle Parker is a widely respected freestyle skier having competed in the U.S. Freeskiing Open and the X-Games. These days she focuses mostly on backcountry skiing, traveling the world spreading the stoke and partnered with Arc'teryx on their 'Outer Peace' campaign. Find out more about the Outer Peace campaign and the Arc'teryx mission to protect our natural world here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving...
Episode 65: Valerie Taylor (Diver) On Filming Sharks In Australia For 'Jaws'
February 09, 2021 07:01 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBValerie Taylor is a global marine pioneer, conservationist, award-winning photographer, and filmmaker featured in the Sundance documentary "Playing With Sharks". With her husband Ron Taylor, she caught the first footage of great white sharks without the protection of a cage and shot the underwater sequences for Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (1975). Taylor is the subject of the Sundance 2021 documentary selection "Playing With Sharks". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the ...
Valerie Taylor (Diver) On Filming Sharks In Australia For 'Jaws'
February 09, 2021 07:01 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBValerie Taylor is a global marine pioneer, conservationist, award-winning photographer, and filmmaker featured in the Sundance documentary "Playing With Sharks". With her husband Ron Taylor, she caught the first footage of great white sharks without the protection of a cage and shot the underwater sequences for Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (1975). Taylor is the subject of the Sundance 2021 documentary selection "Playing With Sharks". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the ...
Ric Roman Waugh (Director) On Iceland, Gerard Butler, and "Greenland"
January 08, 2021 19:52 - 30 minutes - 22.2 MBRic Roman Waugh, stuntman-turned-director, discusses going on location for projects like "Shot Caller", "Angel Has Fallen", and "Greenland". As well as preparation for his latest effort, re-teaming him again with Gerard Butler, called "Kandahar". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support t...
Episode 64: Ric Roman Waugh (Director) On Iceland, Gerard Butler, and "Greenland"
January 08, 2021 19:52 - 30 minutes - 22.2 MBRic Roman Waugh, stuntman-turned-director, discusses going on location for projects like "Shot Caller", "Angel Has Fallen", and "Greenland". As well as preparation for his latest effort, re-teaming him again with Gerard Butler, called "Kandahar". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support t...
Fabrizio Hochschild (United Nations) On Early Aid Missions In Bosnia & The Sudan
December 11, 2020 00:28 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBFabrizio Hochschild, USG and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, discusses how early aid missions and interactions with refugees in conflict zones informed the work he does with the UN. The UN is celebrating its 75th anniversary, for which Fabrizio is serving as Special Adviser on the Preparations for the Commemoration at the Under-Secretary-General level. Learn more here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and lea...
Episode 63: Fabrizio Hochschild (United Nations) On Early Aid Missions In Bosnia & The Sudan
December 11, 2020 00:28 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBFabrizio Hochschild, USG and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, discusses how early aid missions and interactions with refugees in conflict zones informed the work he does with the UN. The UN is celebrating its 75th anniversary, for which Fabrizio is serving as Special Adviser on the Preparations for the Commemoration at the Under-Secretary-General level. Learn more here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and lea...
Episode 62: Phil Keoghan (Emmy-Winning Host) On "The Amazing Race" & New Zealand
November 24, 2020 19:38 - 20 minutes - 15.6 MBPhil Keoghan, Emmy-winning host of "The Amazing Race" on CBS, discusses the beginning of the road for the long-running series. And his work to share the beauty of his homeland New Zealand. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult time by visiting here] [...
Episode 61: Fred North (Stunt Helicopter Pilot) On "Fast & Furious" Filming & Rescue Operations In France
October 28, 2020 04:33 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBFred North, helicopter pilot specializing in film stunts, discusses his epic career doing action sequences for "Fast & Furious, "Mission Impossible", and "Transformers" in Black Hawks and beyond. As well as his early experiences as a rescue pilot in France. See some of his flying videos here. Or his YouTube page here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile ...
Episode 60: Matt Heafy (Trivium Frontman) On Japan & Touring The World
October 21, 2020 06:12 - 31 minutes - 24.6 MBMatt Heafy, guitarist and frontman of the band Trivium, discusses connecting with his Japanese heritage on the road, putting it into his lyrics, and touring the world. **11:30 Timestamp - "Silence In The Snow" plays during Matt's explanation of the song's origins. Buy the album here. Listen to the rest of the songs discussed on Trivium's Spotify. And check out their latest record (produced by Josh Wilbur) here. Check out Matt's live streams on Twitch. Please support more conversations...
Episode 59: Jeb Corliss (Wingsuit Flyer) On China, "Point Break" & Rio's Christ The Redeemer
October 14, 2020 01:40 - 54 minutes - 38.6 MBJeb Corliss, professional wingsuit flyer and BASE jumper, discusses his most epic flights done at Rio's Chris The Redeemer and The Great Wall of China. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult time by visiting here] [Great Adventures is proudly fueled by...
Episode 58: Charley Boorman (Adventure Motorcyclist) On Africa & South America
October 06, 2020 11:38 - 42 minutes - 30.2 MBCharley Boorman, star of "Long Way Up" with Ewan McGregor, discusses meeting Ewan, their many motorcycle trips together, and biking from South America to Los Angeles for their new Apple TV+ series. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult time by visiting...
Episode 57: Chris Burkard (Photographer) On Norway & Iceland
September 29, 2020 10:09 - 36 minutes - 26.2 MBChris Burkard discusses the early photography assignments that unlocked his love for outside-the-box travel, chasing untapped stories, and his most recent expedition, bike-packing a new route across Iceland. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult time by v...
Episode 56: James Lawrence (The Iron Cowboy) On Fiji & Mount Killimanjaro
September 09, 2020 03:59 - 32 minutes - 24.3 MBJames Lawrence discusses his most memorable Ironman competitions, being one of the first people to bike down Mountain Killimanjaro, and his experience on the Bear Grylls-hosted "World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji" on Amazon. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff duri...
Episode 55: Kaj Larsen (Navy SEAL) On Colombia & The Arctic Circle
August 14, 2020 14:34 - 41 minutes - 31.9 MBKaj Larsen discussing his journey to becoming a Navy SEAL and how it prepped him for a life-changing adventure to the Arctic Circle, as well as led to his Netflix series “The Business Of Drugs”. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult time by visiting he...
Episode 54: Cory Richards (Nat Geo Photographer) On Gasherbrum II
July 08, 2020 17:11 - 58 minutes - 41.1 MBNat Geo photographer Cory Richards, talks about his life-changing first ascent of Gasherbrum II in the winter, surviving an avalanche, and lessons learned on the mountain. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult time by visiting here] [Great Adventures ...
Episode 53: Kjell Lindgren (NASA Astronaut & Backup Pilot For The SpaceX Demo-2) On Falcon9 Launch & The International Space Station
May 30, 2020 23:26 - 30 minutes - 21.9 MBNASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, backup pilot for the first commercial crew launch on the SpaceX Falcon9, talks about the historic moment in space travel and his journey to the International Space Station as part of Expedition 44/45. NASA's coverage of the SpaceX launch can be seen here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut door...
Episode 52: Adrian Ballinger (Mountaineer) On Taking On The Worlds Most Dangerous Mountains: Everest & K2
May 22, 2020 23:46 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBAdrian Ballinger summited Everest without supplemental oxygen in 2017, and then set his sights on a new challenge, taking on the world's most dangerous mountain, K2 of the Karakoram Range. Check out the trailer for a film on the endeavor "Breathtaking: K2", done in partnership with Eddie Bauer, here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forc...
Episode 51: Ami Vitale (Nat Geo Photographer) On Covering Conflict In Kashmir & Wildlife In Kenya
May 09, 2020 21:47 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBAmi Vitale talks about her time in Kashmir as a conflict photographer, and how it led her to Africa to study the relationship between humans and wildlife in Northern Kenya. Check out Ami's partnership with Omaze here. See the images discussed here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, suppo...
Episode 50: Olivier Schneider (Fight Coordinator) On Planning Battles For "The Rhythm Section" In Ireland & "Spectre" In Mexico City
May 05, 2020 23:37 - 31 minutes - 20.8 MBOlivier Schneider (martial artist) talks about his journey to coordinating the biggest fight scenes in film. From the iconic action flick "Taken" starring Liam Neeson, to the upcoming James Bond movie "No Time To Die" starring Daniel Craig, to the recently released revenge thriller "The Rhythm Section" starring Blake Lively and Jude Law. Click here to rent "The Rhythm Section". Check out a clip of the opening stunt in "Spectre" here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting ...
Episode 49: Aaron Fitzgerald (Helicopter Pilot) On Baja & Filming "Extraction" In Thailand
April 30, 2020 20:34 - 38 minutes - 28.7 MBAaron Fitzgerald (stunt helicopter pilot for Hollywood and Red Bull) discusses his early days as a paratrooper; flying chase during the Baja 500 and Baja 1000 races; as well as his aerial work in film including the Netflix military thriller “Extraction”. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, s...
Episode 48: Brian Skerry (Marine Photographer) On Hawaii & Humpback Whales
April 24, 2020 19:54 - 35 minutes - 23.7 MBBrian Skerry (marine photographer) shares his experience diving with North Pacific Humpback whales in Hawaii while filming for National Geographic's "Born Wild". Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult time by visiting here] [Great Adventures is proudly...
Episode 47: Stephen Wilkes (Nat Geo Photographer) On Wildlife In Tanzania & The Falkland Islands
April 22, 2020 19:30 - 34 minutes - 23.3 MBStephen Wilkes (National Geographic photographer) reminisces about a mind-blowing experience he had spending a day next to a watering hole in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania for his legendary "Day To Night" series, as well as photographing albatrosses in the Falkland Islands. See the photo we are discussing by clicking here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usu...
Episode 46: Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist) On Chile & The Cosmos
April 16, 2020 04:48 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBNeil deGrasse Tyson (astrophysicist; director of the Hayden Planetarium) discusses our current need for scientific curiosity, looking through the most powerful telescopes in the world, and his Nat Geo series “Cosmos”. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this diffic...
Episode 45: John Sipher (CIA Clandestine Service) On Spy Wars & Russia
April 12, 2020 23:18 - 43 minutes - 28.7 MBCIA Clandestine Service veteran John Sipher discusses his early years of espionage in Moscow, facing off against the KGB, meeting his wife in Russia, and how it changed his life forever. *Sipher is featured in the Smithsonian Channel’s new espionage docuseries “Spy Wars”.* Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this...
Episode 44: Roie Galitz (Conservation Photographer) On Svalbard & Polar Bears
April 05, 2020 22:58 - 51 minutes - 38.8 MBConservation photographer Roie Galitz speaks about his many trips to Svalbard in the Norwegian archipelago to photograph polar bears, and how witnessing climate change up close spurred his work as a Greenpeace ambassador. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this di...
Episode 43: Mike Massimino (NASA Astronaut) On Quarantine & Space
April 03, 2020 15:17 - 22 minutes - 13.8 MBIf you haven't already, please check out our first conversation (Episode 9) with Mike Massimino about his missions to repair the Hubble Telescope and journeys to space. NASA astronaut Mike Massimino comes on via Skype to talk about quarantines done before his multiple space-walking missions to repair the Hubble Telescope and how it relates to our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the "subscribe" button, checking out our spon...
Episode 42: Andrew Zimmern (Chef) On Quarantine & Cooking
March 27, 2020 09:30 - 32 minutes - 18.3 MBAndrew Zimmern joins us from his home to discuss his new MSNBC series "What's Eating America", along with the current challenges to our food systems during the COVID pandemic and cooking better while in quarantine. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. [Our usual home Smile To Go has been forced to shut doors during this current pandemic, support their staff during this difficult...
Episode 41: Ben Collins (Stunt Driver) On Le Mans & James Bond
March 21, 2020 00:33 - 35 minutes - 38.8 MBBen Collins is a prolific stunt driver known for his work in the past three James Bond movies, as well as the upcoming No Time To Die. Before that he was a professional driver competing in a number of races including Le Mans and Formula Three. *Our world is going through an unprecedented event with the Coronavirus, but we at "Great Adventures" and our sponsors believe that it is not a time to go quietly into the night, we must continue to dream and explore while staying safe, social distanc...
Episode 40: Giacomo Gianniotti (Actor) On Italy & Everest
March 13, 2020 08:49 - 26 minutes - 20.8 MBGiacomo Gianniotti (“Grey’s Anatomy”) split his time between two countries growing up, giving him an early appreciation for adventure. The actor drops by to discuss going to Everest for the first time and his favorite place to go in his home country of Italy. *Our world is going through an unprecedented event with the Coronavirus, but we at "Great Adventures" and our sponsors believe that it is not a time to go quietly into the night, we must continue to dream and explore while staying safe...
Episode 39: Tim Laman (Nat Geo Photographer) On Borneo
March 06, 2020 23:56 - 45 minutes - 37.4 MBTim Laman (wildlife photographer for National Geographic) has been journeying into the jungles of Borneo for over three decades, we dive deep on his experiences, as well as his unique technique of climbing giant trees to capture ground-breaking photos of tropical birds and orangutans. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for u...
Episode 38: Ryan Miller (Musician) On Burning Man & Tour
February 17, 2020 17:08 - 44 minutes - 37.1 MBRyan Miller (of Guster) sits down to discuss his perspective shift after going to Burning Man, his multiple visits to the Sundance Film Festival, and navigating the world while on tour. Closing song: "Look Alive" by Guster. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episodes with Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, actor Jeremy I...
Episode 37: Rhian Ramos (Actor) On The Philippines
February 17, 2020 16:54 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBRhian Ramos (actor, singer) discusses growing up in Manila, navigating the entertainment landscape in the Philippines, and taking a sabbatical to New York to regain her center. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episodes with Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, actor Jeremy Irvine, actor Nat Wolff, CEO of Conservation Inte...
Episode 36: Alexi Pappas (Olympic Athlete) On The Olympic Games
February 14, 2020 19:10 - 32 minutes - 25.6 MBAlexi Pappas (Olympic Long-Distance Runner) stops by to reminisce about competing in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where she scored a national record, and attending at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, to film her movie “Olympic Dreams”. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Let me know who you want to hear from next. Look out for upcoming episodes with Navy SEAL J...
Episode 35: Forrest Galante (Wildlife Biologist) On The Galapagos & Zanzibar
February 08, 2020 02:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBForrest Galante (Host of "Extinct Or Alive" on Animal Planet) shares stories on growing up in Zimbabwe, chasing leopards in Zanzibar, and other epic expeditions chasing down the world's most allusive wildlife. Check UPROXX's 2020 Hot List including adventure travel suggestions by Forest and myself here. Please support more conversations like this by hitting the subscribe button, checking out our sponsors, and leaving a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Let me know who you want to hear from ...
Episode 35: Forrest Galante (Wildlife Biologist)
February 08, 2020 02:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBForrest Galante (Host of "Extinct Or Alive" on Animal Planet) shares stories on growing up in Zimbabwe, chasing leopards in Zanzibar, and other epic expeditions chasing down the world's most allusive wildlife.