The Explorers Roundtable

Episode 4 (A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Nominee and New York Times Bestselling Author Dava Sobel about her latest book THE GLASS UNIVERSE)

In this episode, Pulitzer Prize Nominee and New York Times Bestselling Author, Dava Sobel, discusses her latest book The Glass Universe and shares insights into the fascinating history of Henrietta Leavitt and the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory.

Episode 3 (A Conversation with Kevin Kenny about Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Voyage)

In this episode, Kevin Kenny, director of the Shackleton Museum in Ireland, shares insights about Sir Ernest Shackleton and the infamous Endurance voyage which is considered by many to be the greatest survival story of all time.

Episode 2 (A Conversation with Jochen Hemmleb and Thom Pollard about Mount Everest and the Mystery of George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine)

In this episode, explorers Jochen Hemmleb and Thom Pollard share insights into their famous 1999 expedition to Mount Everest to search for the bodies of George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine 75 years after they disappeared.

Episode 1 (Introduction)

In this introduction episode, listeners learn what to expect from The Explorers Roundtable podcast and are invited to subscribe in order to be alerted when new episodes are released. In future episodes, renowned explorers will share tales of discovery and adventure and engage with scholars in discussions relevant to the science, history, and literature of exploration. For more information, please visit www.explorersroundtable.com