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 fas...
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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 Pla...
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...
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...
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 success...
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...
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 b...
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 B...
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...
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 P...
The end of an epic solo crossing of Australia with camels: Sophie Matterson
Sophie Matterson took a break from her work in the film industry and the constraints of city life to find new inspiration in the outdoors. S...
How biohacking is changing the world: Paul Dabrowa
Paul Dabrowa is a Melbourne-based biohacker and an expert in the field of artificial intelligence and social media. During his time at Harva...
Making a difference through powerful documentaries: Craig Leeson
Craig Leeson began his life in a small community in Northern Tasmania but today he works out of Hong Kong from where he operates an award-wi...
How genetic testing can save the dingos: Kylie Cairns
Dr Kylie Cairns is a population geneticist and runs the Dingo Genetics Research program. Her aim is to gather more genetic information from...
Turning the world into a mountain bike playground: Glen Jacobs
Glen Jacobs is the Director of World Trail and the first and only Australian to be inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. With his co...
Inspiring a new generation of Rally drivers: Molly Taylor
Molly Taylor grew up in family of passionate and successful rally drivers. In 2016 she became the youngest ever and first female driver to w...
How to save animals from extinction: Annette Rypalski
Annette Rypalski is the Biodiversity Director at Mt Rothwell, the largest feral-free ecosystem in Victoria – just 50km outside of Melb...
How an inventor is fighting the war on waste: Veena Sahajwalla (Rebroadcast)
Professor Veena Sahajwalla is also known as "the waste queen" and the inventor of the world's first e-waste micro factory. Her mission in li...
Why flies are way cooler than you think: Bryan Lessard (Rebroadcast)
Bryan Lessard, better known as "Bry the Fly Guy", is an entomologist who's dedicated to changing our perception of flies and other insects....
Changing the narrative on UFOs: Ross Coulthart
Ross Coulthart is a highly respected, award-winning investigative journalist, TV presenter and author. He is well known to Australians thank...