Talking Australia Podcast
1) Why? Sailing solo and non-stop around Antarctica, again: Lisa Blair
In 2017 Lisa Blair became the first woman to sail solo around Antarctica. Earlier this year she set sail again, determined to become the fastest person ever to complete the journey.On this episode of ...Show More
2) Working with rural landholders to stop extinction: David Parker
David Parker is the Senior Threatened Species Officer at the NSW Department of Planning & Environment and Chair of the National Recovery Plan for the Plains-wanderer. In his role David...Show More
3) How to make a living as a professional adventurer and photographer: Chris Bray (Rebroadcast)
Engineer and professional adventurer Chris Bray turned his passion for nature photography into a thriving business - teaching people how to photograph animals around the globe. His adventurous life st...Show More
4) How Indigenous Elders read the stars: Duane Hamacher
Duane Hamacher is an astronomer and associate professor at the University of Melbourne who has specific interests in cultural astronomy and Indigenous sciences. His new book, The First Astronom...Show More
5) How drones can help to save our forests: Aymeric Maudous
Aymeric Maudous grew up in the French countryside of the Bordeaux region and moved to Australia 17 years ago. After years of being a successful marketer in the US he eventually decided to follow his c...Show More
6) Deep earth evolution - everything you need to know and why it’s important: Alan Collins
Alan Collins is a professor at the University of Adelaide who is interested in the deep earth evolution of our planet and its effect on our atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. He leads the Tectonic...Show More
7) How Tim Jarvis went from polar explorer to passionate environmentalist (Rebroadcast)
Tim Jarvis had his fair share of suffering being a polar adventurer and going through extremes. But in order to recreate two epic journeys by Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton, from the Her...Show More
8) Here's how to save what's left of our coral reefs: Dean Miller (Rebroadcast)
Dr. Dean Miller is a marine biologist, adventurer, film maker, photographer and writer. He is also the managing director of the NGO ‘Great Barrier Reef Legacy’ which is a group of experts ...Show More
Here's how to save what's left of our coral reefs: Dean Miller (Rebroadcast)
31:56 | Jan 31st, 2022
9) From conquering Everest to pioneering Antarctic tourism: Greg Mortimer (Rebroadcast)
Greg Mortimer is one of Australia’s best known and highly respected mountaineers. In 1984 Greg was one of the first two Australians to ever summit Everest. He also climbed the world’s most...Show More
From conquering Everest to pioneering Antarctic tourism: Greg Mortimer (Rebroadcast)
47:12 | Jan 24th, 2022
10) How to help farmers future-proof their land: Kellie Walters
Kellie Walters is a holistic ecological management expert who started her career living and working as an ecotour guide in Kakadu National Park 24 years ago. Since then she made it her goal to help fa...Show More