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Talking Australia

Jay Walkerden

Talking Australia, from award-winning Australian Geographic, shares the stories of Australia’s most inspiring explorers, conservationists and adventurers. Listen as they take you on a journe...

Episodes

20 of 100 episodes

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...

34:08Apr 14, 2022

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...

28:15Mar 29, 2022

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...

43:18Mar 21, 2022

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...

37:28Mar 8, 2022

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...

51:46Mar 1, 2022

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...

37:21Feb 21, 2022

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...

38:06Feb 8, 2022

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...

31:56Jan 31, 2022

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...

47:12Jan 24, 2022

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...

25:55Jan 17, 2022

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...

33:15Jan 10, 2022

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...

39:50Jan 3, 2022

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...

35:30Dec 26, 2021

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...

32:22Dec 21, 2021

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...

29:02Dec 13, 2021

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...

24:46Dec 6, 2021

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...

33:38Nov 29, 2021

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...

33:13Nov 22, 2021

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....

20:52Nov 15, 2021

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...

42:02Nov 8, 2021