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by Richard Wiese
“Exploring is an innate part of being human.” Richard Wiese spends 30 minutes every week with some of the world’s most compelling adventurers, explorers, and socio-environmental advocates, listening to their distinct adventures, unique discoveries, projects & goals, while discovering their multitude of challenges, surprises, triumphs and set-backs they encounter along the way. Join Richard as he pulls back the curtain on what it’s like to travel around the world and beyond; explore some of the most exotic and often dangerous places; and uncover what makes people, places and our planet so special.
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- 2 days ago25 min
Kelsey Leonard: Water Isn't a Resource. It's a Relative.
What changes when we stop asking what water can do for us-and start asking what water itself needs? On this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers Are Tougher, Richard Wiese speaks with Kelsey Leonard, a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, water scientist, and Explorers Club 50 honoree. Kelsey shares how growing up connected to the waters of Shinnecock territory shaped her path into science and explains why she understands water not simply as a resource, but as a living relative toward which ...
- 3 weeks ago28 min
Vera Knook: Saving Rivers
What does it mean to be an explorer when so much of the world has already been mapped? On this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Richard Wiese sits down with hydraulic engineer, kayaker, National Geographic Explorer, Explorers Club 50 honoree, and River Collective founder Vera Knook. Vera shares how studying water management and experiencing free-flowing rivers from a kayak changed the way she thought about engineering, conservation, and our relationship with rivers. Vera also e...
- Sep 28, 202630 min
Justin Grubb: Turning Backyards Into Wildlife Habitats
What if becoming a conservationist didn't start in a rainforest, an ocean, or some distant wilderness—but in your own backyard? On this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers Are Tougher, Richard Wiese sits down with conservationist, biologist, filmmaker, and storyteller Justin Grubb. Justin traces his career back to a childhood creek in central Ohio, where watching a place he loved change because of development taught him just how fragile local habitats can be. Justin shares how habitat restorat...
- Sep 4, 202629 min
Imani Black: Building the Future of American Aquaculture
Imani Black grew up near the Chesapeake Bay, but a third-grade science camp changed the trajectory of her life. What started as a childhood fascination with oysters, blue crabs, and marine restoration eventually became a career in aquaculture—and a mission to make sure more people have an opportunity to build careers on the water. In this episode of Life's Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Richard Wiese talks with Imani about founding Minorities in Aquaculture (MIA), the barriers she encountered ...
- Aug 5, 202623 min
Charles Emogor: Saving the World's Most Trafficked Mammal
In todays episode of Life's Tough, Explorers Are Tougher Richard Wiese sits down with Nigerian conservation scientist Charles Emogor, to explore why pangolins have become the world's most trafficked mammal and what it actually takes to protect them. Charles shares his journey from growing up in southeastern Nigeria to becoming one of the leading voices in pangolin conservation. Along the way, he explains why successful conservation is far more complicated than simply telling people to s...
- Jul 9, 202634 min
Andreas Heide: Swimming with Killer Whales
In this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Andreas Heide, Norwegian marine biologist, filmmaker, expedition sailor, and explorer talks about a life shaped by the ocean. From receiving his first small boat at age ten to training as a military combat diver and leading expeditions into Arctic waters, Andreas explains how curiosity, freedom, and extreme environments shaped the person he became. The conversation moves through some of his most extraordinary wildlife experiences, includ...
- Jun 17, 202631 min
Björk Brynjarsdottir: Turning Garbage Into Living Soil
In this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Richard Wiese sits down with Icelandic innovator Björk Brynjarsdóttir, who is reimagining one of humanity’s oldest problems: waste. By transforming food scraps through microbial fermentation, Björk’s work turns household waste into a powerful tool for restoring degraded soils. Her mission is especially urgent in Iceland, where landscapes once covered in birch forests have suffered centuries of erosion and now require new approaches to br...
- Jun 3, 202630 min
Andrew Budziak: Ice Diving for Science
In this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Richard Wiese speaks with filmmaker, explorer, and ice diver Andrew Budziak about his project Freeze the Future — a conservation initiative studying the hidden ecosystems beneath frozen lakes. Andrew explains how scientists recently discovered productive algae communities growing underneath lake ice, reshaping assumptions about winter freshwater ecosystems. Through dangerous under-ice diving expeditions across Canada, his team is gatheri...
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“Exploring is an innate part of being human.” Richard Wiese spends 30 minutes every week with some of the world’s most compelling adventurers, explorers, and socio-environmental advocates, listening to their distinct adventures, unique discoveries, projects & goals, while discovering their multitude of challenges, surprises, triumphs and set-backs they encounter along the way. Join Richard as he pulls back the curtain on what it’s like to travel around the world and beyond; explore some of the most exotic and often dangerous places; and uncover what makes people, places and our planet so special.
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