Unfolding Maps
by Erik Lorenz
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#41: Where Languages Disappear – Fieldwork on Remote Pacific Islands…
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About this podcast
This travel podcast travels the unbeaten path. Unfolding Maps talks to adventurers of all dimensions about their expeditions and the experiences that shaped them. Join the host, Erik Lorenz, in his conversations with globetrotters, who are best-selling writers, award-winning photographers and critically-acclaimed filmmakers.
Through the pens and lenses of these border crossers, Unfolding Maps tells stories that encourage us to step out of familiar spaces, to venture to the other side of borders, and to savor the magic moments in between – big and small.
Open your eyes to adventure – with Unfolding Maps.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 41 episodes
- #41: Where Languages Disappear – Fieldwork on Remote Pacific Islands | with Linguist Dr. Mary Walworth · 1 h 9 min · Episode 41Around 7.000 languages are spoken worldwide. But about every two weeks, one of them disappears along with the last person who speaks it. Linguist Dr. Mary Walworth dedicates her…
- #40: Al Mennie on Big Wave Surfing, Night Swimming and Finding your Moon · 1 h 7 min · Episode 40Al Mennie is one of the best big-wave surfers of all time — but it wasn't the giant waves that had the biggest impact on him. When the world shut down in 2020, the Northern Irish…
- #39: Guardian of Beauty – My 10 Years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – with Patrick Bringley · 1 h 22 min · Episode 39What happens when you consciously leave behind the fast pace of life and devote ten years to wonder? Patrick Bringley once worked at The New Yorker, one of the world's most…
- #38: The Dream of Human Flight – Base Jumping & Wingsuit Flying with Christina Clusiau, Shaul Schwarz, Amber Forte & Espen Fadnes · 1 h 49 min · Episode 38Imagine standing on a mountain, right at the edge of a cliff. Below you, the ground drops steeply. Then you take a step forward— and let yourself fall. You spread your arms and –…
- #37: The Power of Conservation Photography – with Cristina Mittermeier · 53 min · Episode 37A giant whale shark gracefully swims beneath a fishing boat, its massive form capable of capsizing the small vessel with a single movement. This captivating moment was captured…
- #36: Arctic Ascent – with Dr. Heïdi Sevestre and Alex Honnold · 1 h 14 min · Episode 36Steep rock faces, surrounded by vast glaciers and massive icebergs floating far below on the ocean - Greenland's nature is truly unique. Not only in terms of the landscape but…
- #35: The Secrets of the Elephants – with Dr. Paula Kahumbu · 1 h 9 min · Episode 35Powerful, loving, and wise – elephants hold a great fascination for people worldwide. And yet they are threatened with extinction. Due to ivory trade and loss of habitat through…
- #34: Dr. Jane Goodall – Thoughts on a good life and a healthy planet · 46 min · Episode 34What does real success really mean? How can we effectively fight against climate change and for nature? And what to make of the protests of the "last generation"? Jane Goodall…
- #33: On the other Side of Fear – with Dwayne Fields · 52 min · Episode 33From a childhood close to nature in Jamaica, to a youth marked by violent experiences in England, to an unforgettable walk to the North Pole that would change everything – that's…
- #32: A Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood – a Journey from Gangster to Movie Star with Danny Trejo · 57 minThis time at Unfolding Maps - not a climber, not a cyclist, not a desert photographer, but: Hollywood's most famous and beloved villain! Danny Trejo was shot, stabbed…
- #31: A World in Crisis (and what to do about it) – with Jared Diamond · 1 h 13 minWhat can we learn from the tribes in the rainforest of New Guinea? What are the greatest dangers facing humanity and the earth today, and how can they be overcome? These are some…
- #30: The Power of the Wild – with Bear Grylls · 40 minIn this very special episode, we welcome a real survival icon: Bear Grylls has become known worldwide as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure…
- #29: Shots of Adventure or the joy of surfing in ice cold water – with Chris Burkard · 53 minChris Burkard, born in 1986, is many things: he is an adventurer, photographer, creative director, speaker, author, father, husband, surfer, certified yoga instructor ... and…
- #28: Euphoria and Terror – Crossing Antarctica with Felicity Aston MBE · 1 h 17 min“I just think back to that first time I got a proper look at Antarctica: There was something about the simplicity and the beauty and the perfectness of it all that made me want…
- #27: Extreme Adventures, extreme Life – with Mike Horn · 60 min"One of the most amazing things about Mike Horn's life is that it still hasn't come to an end." This sentence sums up the life of this episode’s guest quite well: Mike Horn is…
- #26: Travel and what we can learn from it – with Erik Lorenz · 1 h 53 minIn this episode the tables are turned. Instead of asking them, Erik answers questions – such as: What can we learn from travel? How can storytelling change the world? How do we…
- #25: A Journey to the Edge of Europe - with Kapka Kassabova · 53 minA childhood in the shadow of a Cold War border - this is how Kapka Kassabova grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria. After studying in Sofia and emigrating with her family to New Zealand…
- #24: Hope for our Planet – with Dr. Jane Goodall · 47 min60 years of research on social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees. And decades of commitment to animal welfare and environmental protection. This episode’s guest is the…
- #23: A Walk in the Woods – with Eric Adams (Manowar) · 1 h 55 minA winter walk in the woods with an icon of heavy metal: Eric Adams is world-famous as the singer of the American band Manowar. In episode 16 of Unfolding Maps, he has already…
- #22: The Spirit of a Rock Climber – with Maureen Beck · 60 minMaureen (Mo) Beck was born without her left hand, but that didn’t stop her from starting to climb at the age of 12 – to prove everyone wrong, who thought this sport might not be…
