What's Your Map?
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S6 Ep5: Waldseemüller: Armchair Explorer with Chet Van Duzer
S6 Ep5: Waldseemüller: Armchair Explorer with Chet Van Duzer
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From historians, scientists and writers to creatives and cultural custodians, people have used maps as a source of knowledge, guidance, and inspiration for centuries.
Winner of the Gold award at the British Podcast Awards 2025 in the Education category!
Join award-winning expert Professor Jerry Brotton, as in each episode he invites a guest to share a map close to their heart - and unfurl the ideas, inspirations, and stories behind it.
So if you’re fascinated by history, art, adventure and culture, why not become part of a global community of fellow explorers as we ask - What’s your map?
What’s Your Map? is brought to you by Oculi Mundi (‘eyes of the world’), the online home of The Sunderland Collection of antique maps and atlases. For a fully immersive experience, visit Oculi-Mundi.com/podcast to explore each of the maps as you listen.
Follow the official Instagram @oculimundimaps to learn more about the collection.
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- S6 Ep5: Waldseemüller: Armchair Explorer with Chet Van Duzer · 30 min. · Sæson 6 Episode 5Jerry speaks to esteemed map historian and author Chet Van Duzer. As well as having written many books on maps and map motifs, Chet is the Associate Director of the Lazarus…
- S6 Ep4: At Doom’s Gate with John Romero · 33 min. · Sæson 6 Episode 4In this episode, Jerry will be joined by pioneer of the video game industry John Romero. John is best known as a co-founder of id Software, and responsible for designing over 130…
- S6 Ep3: Rounding the Cape with Patricia Seed · 32 min. · Sæson 6 Episode 3In this episode, Jerry meets with Patricia Seed, an American professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. Patricia has spent her career mapping the earliest…
- S6 Ep2: Mapping Albion with Zakia Sewell · 29 min. · Sæson 6 Episode 2In this episode, host Jerry sits down with broadcaster, producer, writer and DJ, Zakia Sewell. Together they discuss her latest book, Finding Albion, which chronicles her journey…
- S6 Ep1: Travelling Backwards with Jost Schmid · 27 min. · Sæson 6 Episode 1In the first episode of series six, Jerry speaks with Dr. Jost Schmid, the Head of Maps and Panoramas at the Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Zürich Central Library). Jost is a…
- What's Your Map? Live at Hay Festival: David Olusoga, Emma Jane Unsworth and Tim Marshall · 58 min.In this special episode, live from Hay Festival 2026, Jerry was joined by former diplomatic editor at Sky News and author Tim Marshall; award winning historian, broadcaster and…
- S5 Ep8: Here Be Dragons! The plot thickens with Cressida Cowell · 28 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 8In this episode we have a roar-some treat: our intrepid host Jerry Brotton journeys to the legendary Barbaric Archipelago with best-selling children's author and illustrator…
- S5 Ep7: Sea Queens and Desert Ants: Celestial Navigation with David Barrie · 32 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 7In this episode, Jerry meets master navigator, sailing expert and award-winning author David Barrie. Together, they discuss a British Admiralty chart of the North Atlantic Ocean…
- S5 Ep6: The Craft of Globemaking with Jonathan Wright · 28 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 6In this episode, Jerry meets master craftsperson, globemaker and conservator Jonathan Wright. Jonathan brings with him a twelve-inch celestial globe produced by Scottish firm…
- S5 Ep5: Fight for your right to Map! Radical Cartography with Bill Rankin · 32 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 5Jerry meets Bill Rankin, a cartographer, author and Professor of History at Yale University. In this episode of What’s Your Map? they discuss two fascinating infographic maps…
- S5 Ep4: Un-Bordering the Map with Rohini Rai · 30 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 4In this episode, Jerry speaks with Dr. Rohini Rai, a sociologist of race, ethnicity, and migration, and lecturer at Brunel University in London. She is also the co-founder of the…
- S5 Ep3: To Hear the World in a New York Street with Ross Perlin · 38 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 3This week, Jerry meets Ross Perlin, a linguist, writer, and translator focused on exploring and supporting linguistic diversity. Ross is the co-director of the Endangered…
- S5 Ep2: The Beauty of Blue with Richard Pegg · 33 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 2This week, Jerry meets Dr. Richard A. Pegg, the Director and Curator of Asian Art at the MacLean Collection, Asian map aficionado, and proud owner of Blue China Map shoes! The…
- S5 Ep1: The Explorer from the Home of the Giants with Cecilie Skog · 36 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 1In this episode of WHAT’S YOUR MAP? we are transported to the wild mountains of Southern Norway as Jerry speaks with adventurer, climber, and trained nurse Cecilie Skog. An…
- What's Your Map? returns on March 25 with Season 5! · 2 min.The British Podcast Awards GOLD winning podcast returns on March 25th! From historians, scientists and writers to creatives and cultural custodians, people have used maps as a…
- S4 Ep6: From Meadow to Metropolis: Mapping a World of Sound with Michaela Vieser · 28 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 6In this episode, Jerry meets with acclaimed nature and travel writer Michaela Vieser. The focus of their conversation is an interactive map that charts 98 distinct sounds and…
- S4 Ep5: Out of the Cave: Encounters and Anima with Jago Cooper · 33 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 5In this episode, Jerry meets with Dr. Jago Cooper to examine a map of an ancient cave network on Isla de Mona in the Caribbean Sea. The map pinpoints the locations of markings…
- S4 Ep4: Smuggling Silk: WWII Escape Maps with Dr. Barbara A. Bond · 34 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 4In this episode, Jerry speaks with the illustrious Barbara A. Bond, the former cartographic researcher in the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Together, they pour over an important but…
- What's Your Map? Live at the British Library: Lessons in Scouting with Dwayne Fields · 31 min.In this second live episode from the British Library, Jerry speaks to explorer and Chief Scout Dwayne Fields, who is accompanied by Head of the Scout Heritage Collection…
- What's Your Map? Live at the British Library: Manoeuvres along the Meridian with Nicholas Crane · 31 min.In this special live episode at the British Library, Jerry speaks to celebrated geographer, author, broadcaster and former President of the Royal Geographical Society, Nicholas…
