Texplorers Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo. Andrés Ruzo is a geothermal scientist and National Geographic Explorer based in Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his work, The Boiling River Project, which uncovers the mysterious and legendary boiling waterway that lives deep in the Peruvian Amazon.Through the Boiling River Project, he is working to transform the region into a hub for scientific exploration, actively contributing to research across a wide range of disciplines, including geoscience, botany, biology, microbiology, anthropology, linguistics, ethno-history, shamanism, conservation economics, wildlife trafficking, and sustainable tourism.He is the host of an award-winning NatGeo Latin America television show, Misterios del Inframundo (Mysteries of the Underworld).Check out his work here!National Geographic Profile: https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/andres-a-ruzoThe Boiling River Project: https://boilingriver.org/The Boiling River Project: Book:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1501119478/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?tag=tedbook-ruzo-20&ie=UTF8&linkId=BGLTZWZSLDCZDSJE&geniuslink=trueMysterious Del Inframundo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7066568/Thank you so much for watching! Until next time Texplorers!--------------------------Follow us on social media:tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scistorycollectiveinstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scistorycollective/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scistorycollectivehttps://scistorycollective.org/#nationalgeographic #slingshotchallenge

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Alicia Odewale. Dr. Alicia Odewale is an archeologist and a National Geographic explorer based in Texas. Dr. Odewale’s latest research initiative, Silent Witnesses: The Black Heritage Tree Project (BHTP), seeks to develop the first-ever Global Black Heritage Tree Map. In partnership with descendant communities, historians, and forestry experts, the project will trace the legacy of Black Towns and Black freedom narratives across Oklahoma, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, told through the trees that have silently borne witness to these histories.Her work has been spotlighted across several National Geographic platforms, including Nat Geo Live, Explorer Classroom, Geography Awareness Week, HBCU + Disney on the Yard, 2892 Miles to Go, Edulab, and National Geographic Society’s social media channels.Check out her work!Website: https://archaeologyrewritten.com/Black Heritage Trees: https://blackheritagetrees.com/who-we-are/alicia-odewale/National Geographic Profile: https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/alicia-odewale-1Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/@BlackHeritageTreeProject?si=xDqfDB6P8p6WFoQs Instagram: @ode2dreamThank you so much for watching! Until next time Texplorers!---------------Subscribe and check out our channel to catch more episodes featuring National Geographic Explorers!Follow us on social media:tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scistorycollectiveinstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scistorycollective/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scistorycollectivehttps://scistorycollective.org/#nationalgeographic #slingshotchallenge

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Kyle Shaney. Dr. Kyle Shaney is a wildlife ecologist and National Geographic Explorer based in San Antonio, Texas. His work is rooted in some of the world’s most remote wilderness regions, with a focus on wildlife ecology, biogeography, biodiversity conservation, and human-wildlife conflict. Shaney currently leads projects on crocodilian ecology in Indonesia, human-crocodile conflict in Southeast Asia, and mountain lion ecology in the southwestern United States. His fieldwork has also included studying buffalo in the remote regions of Alaska and crocodilians in the peat swamp forests of Sumatra, among numerous other research efforts.Check out his work here!National Geographic Profile: https://explorers.nationalgeographic....Kyle Shaney Website: https://kyleshaney.weebly.com/people....Empty Forests: https://emptyforests.com/about/Youtube Channel:    / @emptyforests  -----------Subscribe and check out our channel to catch more episodes featuring National Geographic Explorers!Follow us on social media:tiktok:   / scistorycollective  instagram:   / scistorycollective  youtube:    / @scistorycollective  https://scistorycollective.org/#nationalgeographic #slingshotchallenge

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Texplorers Podcast featuring National Geographic Explorer Dr. Kelly Albus. Dr Kelly Albus is an environmental scientist and a National Geographic Explorer based in Dallas, TX. With a background in ecology and stream management, Albus has centered her career around environmental education. Her current research explores how community-based education and citizen science influence learning outcomes, attitudes, and pro-environmental behavior. Launched in November 2023, her Classroom 2 Community (C2C) project, funded by the National Geographic Society, builds on her earlier work with the Society, focusing on developing participatory science tools that empower students to collaborate in water management and sustainable urban development initiatives.National Geographic Profile: https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/kelly-h-albusSubscribe and check out our channel to catch more episodes featuring National Geographic Explorers!Follow us on social media:tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scistorycollectiveinstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scistorycollective/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scistorycollectivehttps://scistorycollective.org/#nationalgeographic #slingshotchallenge