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The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.
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In the final episode in our series on Bridger, we take the mountain man on his final western adventures - the Powder River Expedition, and Red Cloud's War. We then wrap up by talking about the final years of Bridger's life, and his legacy.
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1This episode covers some of the most dramatic changes of the west in Jim Bridger's life. This includes the Utah War, the coming of the telegraph, and several expeditions of exploration, including the establishment of the Bridger Trail to the goldfields of Montana.
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In this episode, we detail the growing conflict between Brigham Young and the United States government - and the effect it had on Bridger. We will also talk about Bridger's time as a guide for several expeditions - including his work with an American survey team heading into the mountains around the Yellowstone River.
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In part 3 of our series, the 1840s will feature waves of people coming west - including settlers, miners and Mormons. Bridger will build that will later become a part of the Oregon Trail, and become a guide for those looking to forge new routes through the mountains.
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In part 2 of our series, we talk about the adventures Bridger had in his years as a trapper (1825-1840). We will also look at some of the people he encountered, and the places he visited. We will also discuss the changing fur industry, and how the west evolved during these years.
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We talk about the early years of Bridger's life, including his path on becoming a veteran trapper and mountain man. This episode also includes Bridger's reaching of the Great Salt Lake - him being the first white man to ever reach the lake.
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In the final chapter of our saga we focus on another civil war in Peru - this between Gonzalo Pizarro and the Spanish Crown. We then detail the end of the Inca Empire.
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The Spanish continue to explore Peru and the lands beyond, while unhappy supporters of the late Diego de Almagro plot their revenge. It will mark a bloody end for many of our drama's characters.
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The rivalry comes to a head between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro at the Battle of Las Salinas. Meanwhile, the ever pesky Inca under Manco continue to be a thorn in the side of the Spanish, resulting in multiple campaigns to Vitcos and Vilcabamba.
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The siege of Cusco continues while an army of 50,000 bears down on Francisco Pizarro in Lima. Meanwhile, Manco Inca is forced to make a major decision when Diego de Almagro makes his long awaited return from his failed campaign in Chile.
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In part 4 of our series, Diego de Almagro heads south on his own expedition of conquest. Meanwhile, the treatment of the Inca people at the hands of the Spanish drives the young emperor, Manco, to plot rebellion - which leads to the Siege of Cusco.
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In this episode, the Inca Emperor, Atahualpa, offers Pizarro massive roomful of gold in exchange for his freedom. After that, it is on to Cusco - the empire's capital and its wealthiest city.
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Francisco Pizarro sets out to Peru with less than 200 men - looking to conquer the Inca Empire, which was embroiled in a civil war. We will detail his journey - as well as elements of the Inca Empire - and conclude with the meeting of Pizarro and the Inca Emperor - Atahualpa.
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In the first episode in this series, we cover the early life of Pizarro, as well as his first two exploratory expeditions to South America and Peru - where he gets a glimpse of the wealth of the Inca. We wrap up with Pizarro going to Spain to get a license to conquer Peru and its people.
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In 399 AD, Faxian, a 62-year old Chinese monk set out for India. His goal was to find and copy sacred Buddhist scripts that were missing or falling apart in his homeland. The result would be an epic 13-year journey through 30 kingdoms. Faxian's account of his journey is one of the earliest and most complete of India in this time period.
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This is an ad-free, bonus episode from History Dispatches. Sidi Mubarak Bombay grew up a slave - taken from his home in Africa to India. But that didn't stop him from being one of the most accomplished explorers and travelers of Central Africa. Over a period of 20 years, Bombay traveled with some of the most famous African explorers, including Richard Francis Burton, Henry Morton Stanley, David Livingston, and Richard Speke. This a look at his extraordinary his life.
This episode does not replace the regular schedule of Explorers Podcast episodes. A new regular episode will be out next week.
History Dispatches is a new daily history show hosted by Explorers Podcast creator Matt Breen and his son, McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. The show offers short, fun and easily digestible bits of history goodness. History Dispatches comes out every weekday.
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In the final chapter in our series on William Adams, we details the opening of Japan to the Dutch and English, as well as the final years of the man's remarkable life.
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English mariner William Adams continues to rise in prominence in the court of the new Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu. He will be so successful, he will become the first European to ever be granted the title of Hatamoto - or bannerman
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This is an Episode from History Dispatches, a new daily history show hosted by Explorers Podcast creator Matt Breen and his son, McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. The show offers short, fun and easily digestible bits of history goodness. History Dispatches comes out every weekday.
Drake's Brass Plate - Relic or Hoax?
In 1933, a small brass plate was discovered near San Francisco - not far from where famed English privateer Francis Drake had supposedly landed back in 1579. It fit the description of a plate reportedly left by Drake - making it potentially one of the great relics of North American Exploration.
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English pilot William Adams has led his ship to Japan. But in this episode, he and his men - wracked by starvation and scurvy - must now negotiate the various powers of this exotic land. There are the Japanese warlords, the Portuguese, and the Jesuits, who all would like nothing more than to see Adams and his comrades executed. But there are other elements who have interest in the strangers - including the land's most powerful lord - Tokugawa Ieyasu. It will fall on Adams to find a way out of the dangerous situation he and his fellow crewmen face. And if that means going to war - so be it.
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Again fantastic series!! #ExplorersPodcast
Phenomenal storytelling and really insightful. I always wanted to read about his journey but you made it so easy to understand , i am even more excited to read on his journey now! #ExplorersPodcast
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I wish you could have spoken slowly and not so fast. otherwise your voice is 👌
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Love the Explorers podcast. Job well done and gets me headed to the library for same subject books.
wonderfully told series!
"Highly recommend “The Explorers” podcast for stories of exploration of many cultures over the ages. Am currently learning about Ibn Battuta, an amazingly widely traveled Islamic explorer." Elon Musk
One of the Best, thank you so much
Great podcast and narrator. The shouting big mouth ads in the middle are very irritating tho
I love this podcast. so well written and presented. thanks for all your hard work!
What a great series. Thank you for this.
I am enjoying this podcast very much. I loved the sea voyage & new lands discovery episodes. As an Aussie I knew a bit about Burke & Wills and the ending, but was still totally enthralled by details and the drama of it all. After all those I thought the Antarctic and Mt Everest episodes wouldn't be as exciting. Boy! how was wrong was I. They were the best yet. I found my self totally engulfed in the epic stories, hanging out for the next episode. Michael Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Just listening to the Burke and Will's episodes. I live in Australia and grew up poking fun at people from South Australia...funny it all began in the 1860's...nothing much has changed. Great podcast, well delivered.
I am really enjoying this podcast. when I first saw 97 episodes I thought I'd just listen to a couple of the better known explorer's. I'm up to episode 23 and listen daily whilst I exercise on my 10km run. My intention is to listen to all 97.
The highest quality of historical podcasts.
Highly recommend this engaging history podcast.
I can not tell you how happy I am to have discovered this podcast! It is absolutely fantastic! As an African American, I'd love to see more diversity though. Those stories are hardly ever represented! Maybe Matthew Henson would be a good place to start? Keep up the EXCELLENT work!
Really great history podcast. It's added to my favorites. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great podcast! if you like historical adventure type books and podcasts then you will love this one. well researched and well told!