Media Advisory - Explore - New Canadian Geographic podcast features Canada's top adventurers and explorers

OTTAWA, April 9, 2019 /CNW/ -

Veteran journalist David McGuffin, host of the Explore podcast, interviews Inuit athlete and actor Johnny Issaluk. (CNW Group/Royal Canadian Geographical Society)

Jill Heinerth on a dive in Tobermory, Ontario exploring a sunken shipwreck. (CNW Group/Royal Canadian Geographical Society)

What:	One Ocean Expeditions presents Explore; a weekly podcast series featuring interviews with Canada's modern-day explorers. These exceptional Canadians recount what inspires them to take risks to explore Earth and beyond.
When:	New episodes will be uploaded every Thursday at 3pm EDT, starting on April 11^th, 2019.
Where:	Explore can be streamed or downloaded at:
	iTunes:	https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/explore-a-canadian-geographic-podcast/id1456786909?mt=2
	Spotify:	https://open.spotify.com/show/7wVJJo75oqgvslUD4uSPSn
	Google Play:	https://play.google.com/music/listen?pcampaignid=MKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16&u=0#/ps/I6qvp3fuxywa5t2wpbsmzwnoyu4
	SoundCloud:	soundcloud.com/cangeo
	Canadian Geographic:	cangeo.ca/topic/explore-podcast
Who:	David McGuffin – Host of Explore – is a veteran broadcast journalist and foreign correspondent who has reported from over 40 countries for CBC, CTV, NPR, NBC and PBS.
	Dr. Roberta Bondar – Canada's first female astronaut and first neurologist in space will talk about moon bases, missions to Mars and the impact of space travel on the human body.
	Jill Heinerth – The world's leading female underwater cave diver talks about swimming with polar bears and how tiny fish saved her life in an Antarctic ice cave.
	Ray Zahab – This ultra-marathoner and extreme adventurer talks about his journey from being a pack a day smoker to running across the worlds harshest deserts and trekking across polar regions.

In today's digital age, most of us can travel around the world from the comfort of our living room couch, but there are some who still push the boundaries of exploration in our modern world. In 1992, a young doctor from Sault St Marie strapped herself into a pressurized spaceship and risked it all to go on a space mission. Roberta Bondar's reasons for pursuing space travel are remarkably similar to that of The RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth, who ventures deep into our planet's underwater places and has discovered creatures no human has seen before. The solo treks of Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts have taken him all across Canada, leading him to discover unmarked waterfalls and bringing him face to face with polar bears. Canadian Geographic's 10-episode podcast series Explore will introduce listeners to 10 of Canada's greatest explorers, allowing audiences a peek into their world and what drives them.

Explore has been made possible with support from One Ocean Expeditions, the exclusive expedition cruise partner of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. One Ocean Expeditions offers one-of-a-kind expedition travel experiences in some of the most remote regions of the planet. For more information, visit: oneoceanexpeditions.com 

Social Media Links: Can Geo Twitter: @CanGeo  RCGS Twitter: @RCGS_SGRC  OOE Twitter: @OneOceanExp     

SOURCE Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Media Information: Deborah Chapman, Communications Manager, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, O [phone] ext. 160, C [phone], Email: [email protected]