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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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- 3 weeks ago34 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...
- May 20, 202631 min
Serena McCalla: Educator Who Built a Science Empire
In this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Richard Wiese sits down with Serena McCalla — National Geographic Explorer, molecular scientist, educator, and mentor featured in the acclaimed documentary Science Fair. Serena shares her journey from growing up in a hardworking immigrant family to building one of the most successful high school science research programs in the country. She explains how curiosity, discipline, and sacrifice shaped her path, and how she pushed students bey...
- May 6, 202631 min
Hugues de Kerdrel: Mission to Save Whale Sharks
In this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Hugues de Kerdrel joins Richard Wiese to share the story behind Mission William - a global initiative aimed at protecting whale sharks and the ecosystems they depend on. What began as a promise to a young boy evolved into a large-scale conservation effort focused on creating safe migration corridors across the Southeast Atlantic. Hugues explains how little data exists on these animals and how his team is working with governments, scienti...
- Apr 22, 202641 min
Bertrand Piccard: Life is the Ultimate Exploration
In this episode of Life’s Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Bertrand Piccard joins Richard Wiese for a conversation about exploration, failure, innovation, and the mindset required to build a better future. Piccard reflects on how repeated failures shaped some of his greatest achievements and explains why curiosity, perseverance, and respect matter far beyond expeditions. For him, exploration is not only about going farther, but about challenging comfort, accepting risk, and staying open to what ...
- Apr 8, 202623 min
In Memory of Birute Galdikas - 53 Years of Studying Orangutans
In this episode of Life's Tough, Explorers are Tougher, we celebrate the life of Dr. Birute Galdikas. The amazing life lived, and the legacy that continues to this day. Dr. Birute Galdikas dedicated over 50 years of her life to studying and protecting orangutans in the rainforests of Borneo. As one of the legendary “Trimates” chosen by Louis Leakey — alongside Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey — Birute helped pioneer the field of primatology and conservation. She reflected on her journey from gr...
- Mar 25, 202621 min
Alex More on Pandemics, Climate, and Human Survival
In this episode of Life's Tough, Explorers are Tougher, Richard Wiese speaks with Dr. Alex More about an extraordinary journey that spans immigration, survival, scholarship, and discovery. Alex recounts leaving Italy as a teenager, navigating New York and Chicago with limited resources, and eventually building an academic career that led to Harvard and beyond. His story is one of persistence, risk, and the determination to keep asking bigger questions. The conversation then expands into Alex’...
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About Life’s Tough, Explorers Are TOUGHER!
“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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